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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1906
Page
2
A New York article warns of fakery in high and cheap restaurants. It cites cod cutlets dyed to resemble salmon and beef treated overnight to mimic fresher meat, plus lobster patties made from chopped crustacean meat and flavoring to fool epicures.
A London docks warehouse displays giant ivory lots before periodical sales. Buyers study sizes grades and waste factors, with billiard ball ivory prized for soundness and near regulation size. Preparation reveals hollow cores and hidden cracks, guiding resale value and use across crafts.
The Chicago Advance credits the Congregationalists with founding the first foreign and home missionary societies in the nation, the most effective city mission, a major youth movement, the first college, seminary, religious newspaper, hymn book, and the town meeting form of government. They also started the first temperance society and produced three of the nation's greatest evangelists.
A London Chronicle notes Lady Margaret Jardine sister to the first Duke of Queensbury earned fame for extreme love of money. She ferried foot passengers across the River Annan for a halfpenny, sat by the bank on market days awaiting customers, and wore rags except when visiting, when she donned clean garments to enter then returned to her dirty attire on departure.
The writer Zangwill finds that judging real greatness depends on perspective at a political meeting. A man near him points out speakers, calling one “Lodge,” provoking debate on whether the nickname refers to the Senator Henry Cabot Lodge or the historian.
A historical note recalls the Great Eastern carrying a billiard table on a swinging deck to steady it amid rough seas. The table proved hard to stabilize yet remained a popular onboard feature for years, unlike other ships.
The London Graphique notes changes in matchmaking power as modern daughters gain freedom in choosing partners. The concept of a pure love marriage, once troubling to mothers, is now rarely discussed during May fairs.
Farmer Corntesel notes his son Josh shares a dislike of work but possesses the courage of his convictions in a witty exchange reported by the Washington Star.
A fragment cites Cicero asserting a person learns enough to know how to act well and to have power to refrain from evil. The text emphasizes virtue guiding action and self control as key moral strength.
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