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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1903
Page
1
A patchwork of unrelated phrases and opinions covers topics from gum and divorty to public figures and transit disasters. The text weaves social satire with partial anecdotes, including remarks about Harry Lehr, Carnegie, King Edward, and immigration, ending with a note on trainmen and a Paris railway mishap.
Rumor says Schwab is forming a tailors' trust modeled after the cigar dealers' trust. The item suggests a wider plan to issue coupons with every salt purchase and offer a graphophone after saving up 987,000 coupons.
The article notes that college students entering Western harvest fields speak their tacation with courage and are not afraid to work. It suggests that after graduation they will continue in the same course and receive approval from peers as the reward of courage and success.
Civilians view DAVA and joint army navy maneuvers along the coast as elaborate shows, but to those involved the exercises resemble real warfare with rivalry and constant alertness, even without physical danger.
Russia deemed within its rights to receive a petition urging punishment for officials blamed for the Elshener anti Jewish heist. The Kishener protest, though informal, holds weight similar to a formal submission to St. Petersburg. An ongoing campaign seeks guilty officials, and some have already felt the Czar's displeasure.
The consul at Southampton recounted a Scotsman’s friendly act during the Spanish American War. Faced with coal shortages and a blocked sale, the Scotsman offered to sell coal from his ship Oregon, eight hundred tons, despite legal limits. The tale drew cheers from American and British sailors and officers as a gesture of camaraderie amid tense times.
A report from the French Academy of Sciences notes two pear trees of the same variety grafted on pear seedling and quince. The pear on pear stock bore green fruit, while the quince stock produced golden yellow fruit with red rose blush, heavier by a third, denser in flesh and juice, and richer in acid and sugar.
The article argues confined poultry in yards around orchards can aid fruit trees by pest reduction. It notes hens are more useful when kept in yards here and there in the orchard and suggests lovable yards around trees as a practical option.
A plan recommends keeping market sheep in a separate operation from ordinary raising. It suggests clover hay, liberal ground grain, and a large sheltered yard to prevent field travel during fattening, aiming for rapid fattening and quick sale.
The article urges farmers to adopt trade marks for branding and to apply a cement mixture to trees to protect them. It advises mixing only small amounts at a time since it can set, applying the cement with a stiff brush in thin layers, and placing the first layer six inches below ground and a foot above.
It is uneconomical to grow pasture crops on land with weeds or crab grass. Sowing grass seed on wheat or oat stubble should be avoided unless followed by corn, which needs frequent cultivation as grain seeds are destroyed by such methods.
The queen bee lays an egg about one sixteenth of an inch long and as thick as a cambric needle. Eggs hatch into larvae in 6 to 72 hours and remain larvae for about six days. Workers seal the cell with a raised cap, the larva spins a cocoon, and transforms into a worker bee after about 21 to 23 days depending on conditions.
James Thornton reads a long letter from his younger brother Tom recounting adventures with Miss Laura Garman at Greycrag near the Hudson. Tom falls for Laura while Jim puzzles over a scheming suitor and Tom’s wild letters reveal a growing, comic melodrama between youth, romance, and guardianship.
Ex-Congressman Tim Campbell laments losing his 3600 diamond, dubbed the headlight, after a pickpocket on a Grand Street car. He recalls wearing the gem before state occasions, meetings with Speaker Reed, President Cleveland, and White House visits to secure favors for constituents.
The Philadelphia Record argues urban households waste food due to hired servants and crowded living. It cites immigrants and social duties as barriers to thrift while noting hucksters in poorer districts recycle scraps to sell cheaply, highlighting urban domestic economy challenges.
Department of Commerce and Labor statistics reveal exports to China rose from about 19,000 in the fiscal year 1000 to record highs in 1903, with Europe exports near a billion dollars in 1903. The New York Sun notes immigrant workers seek jobs as a path to opportunity, citing Polish and Italian families pursuing education and a better life in America.
Long account recalls the Alamo siege and the death of heroic Travis while defending his comrades from Mexican forces. Mme Candelria, nurse to Bowie, survived and lived to 115. Texans honor the old fort as the model for the St. Louis World's Fair state building and note San Jacinto secured independence.
Thomas Preston Brooke known as the Bandmaster calls rag-time the natural music. He told a Chicago reporter that rhythm began with Adam leaving the Garden of Eden and that music existed in his soul only after the serpent woke him.
Thomas Preston Brooke reflects on rag-time as a natural music product and the buck-and-wing dances from plantation culture. He praises rag-time as the most inspiring sound, describing dancers moving in circles with brisk footwork and rhythmic hand patting.
Fragmentary OCR text shows Cinderella crying while a fairy promises modern assistance. It references twenty first century concepts and mentions Harper’s Bazaar and Haiti devoting income to free schools. The readable pieces hint at a transformative fairy intervention and educational funding themes.
A section notes that Africa and China influence global trade as the arts sector expands, driving shipments to Asia and reflecting broader economic ties discussed in Harpers Weekly.
The Venice campanile reconstruction has started with a 1908 completion goal. Archaeologists learned bricks used in arches fortifications and walls differ from Roman bricks and date to the first centuries. Notable finds include a horseshoe nail print suggesting early horseshoes may resemble modern designs.
A Missouri horse owner had surgery after a lump appeared on its jaw three years earlier. A vet removed a four inch by one inch white stone like substance. Experts say a corn cob entered the mouth and lodged under the skin without causing distress.
The signal corps will place wireless telegraph stations at Fort Davis Safety Harbor Fort Michaels Fort Piggons Bates Rapids and Valdes linking with the submarine cable to Puget Sound. The report notes these sites will form a network for long distance communication.
A new plant discovery from a mountain canyon near the San Jacinto range in California features purple leaves with a rough hairy underside and thornlike poisonous projections. Blossoms are rusty red about two inches wide, resembling a tarantula, and emit a chloroform like perfume that can cause fainting. Prospectors were rendered insensible approaching the tree.
A Philadelphia Press item quotes Ascom and Bhori debating a report about someone alleged to be malicious. The exchange centers on whether the subject was guilty and who started the report. The fragment hints at a contentious remark and clarification.
A quoted exchange shows a farmer girl and a man debating timing and certainty. The dialogue hints at a nearly brief acquaintance and a cautious approach to an early engagement, with remarks about the summer and possible delays. The source is a fragment from the Chicago Evening Post.
A reader’s OCR fragment notes a statement about younger children failing to understand why a man takes pride in how long he has lived in the same house. The garbled text hints at social or familial pride tied to tenure rather than possessions.
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