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Newspaper
Mays Landing Record
Location
Mays Landing, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1903
Page
2
A Victorian column describes card routines using an ordered sequence and memory verses to reveal suits and values. It explains dealing thirteen heaps, identifying a bottom card, and reciting guiding words to predict the full pack. Variations include a “thirty-one” trick and methods to reveal drawn cards.
A young man’s business pitch signals a wage increase, while a marine predator, the orca, is described as a violent twenty five foot species with fierce jaws. A specimen reportedly contained fourteen seals in its stomach, marking a dramatic note in this odd combination of labor and wildlife notes.
The article surveys burglars and pickpockets who rely on omens from dreams, rainbows, donkey shoes, coal, and lucky tokens. It notes behavior at weddings and funerals, beliefs about coins, and routines like cutting worn boots into lucky pieces for distribution among accomplices.
Describes eye color meanings for temperament and personality. Dark or steel tones suggest coldness or deceit, while tawny or gray hues hint at fickleness or intellection. Light blue signals cheerfulness and constancy, with varied shades linking to wisdom, affection, or impulsive traits.
A sober country gentleman joins a new London West End club offering country members bedrooms in town. He sleeps early but returns at eight to find the dining room being dusted with no tables set and learns no suppers are served after half past seven, a clash of club hours with decorum.
The article discusses palladium iridium osmium and osmiridium with their properties and uses in science. It describes platinum ore composition, and the hardness and applications of iridium and osmium. It also traces Fahrenheit and Celsius scale origins and how temperature measures evolved from human body benchmarks to modern thermometry.
Our annual clearance sale is in progress with remarkable bargains on reliable lines. Prices are lower than ever as a grand clearout of odds and ends from the summer trade, including items broken and damaged.
A dish of fresh water is a constant necessity for dogs and cats and needs regular attention. Animals should be offered cooked vegetables to supplement meat and dairy. Do not keep caged pets unless needs are remembered consistently and treat horses with steady care for longevity.
The passage lists beliefs and lucky charms of Rosa Bonheur Caroline Versebe George Eliot Lady Millais Harriet Beecher Stowe Queen Victoria and others. It describes charms from St Anthony to cracks in sidewalks and the idea that removing wedding rings or keeping old objects could bring luck or calamity.
A baldheaded man jokes about bringing home a fashion paper and being mistaken for a bachelor. A misdelivered item labeled Mothers Friend causes laughter aboard a train. The note recalls various brief, humorous newspaper quips from different cities about contests and college mischief.
Indigestion causes catarrh of the stomach not vice versa. Re current indigestion inflames stomach membranes and nerves, leading to mucin secretion. Kodo Dyspepsia Cure claims to relieve inflammation and cure indigestion and dyspepsia. Sold by C Dinltt & Co in Chicago at 1.60 and 50 cents.
Our facilities for handling banking business are unexcelled. Officers invite your business and extend courtesy. Three per cent interest on special and time counts. Demand accounts invited. Vapino $750,000. Depassis $1,000,000. Bartlett Building, North Carolina and Atlantic Avenues, Atlantic City, N J.
The London Chronicle traces the hansom to Joseph Wansom, architect of Birmingham Town Hall, noting his 1834 square sedan chair design with an eight foot high frame. It credits Gillet and Chapman with shaping the modern hansom, praising English stoicism in riding it.
Maud worries while Clara frets over Fred missing his planned interview with papa this afternoon. The scene hints at parental consent and potential friction as tension rises in a domestic drama.
The sedan chair traces to Se dan town and is linked to early Tudor uses. In 1581 England first mentions it and the 1620s Buckingham scandal involved men carrying it in London. Massinger’s The Bondman alludes to noble pomp borne on shoulders.
A fragmented excerpt recounts a scene where a father warns of marriage to Harold who, after being told he was too poor, confronts the suitor. The narrative notes Harold’s potential inheritance of $200,000 from his uncle and hints at clubroom discussions.
A Washington Star quote depicts a boy asking about a mathematician and a father explaining that a mathematician calculates vast distances and may struggle with a two dollar bill, framing math as abstract mastery and everyday clumsiness.
Five piece green velvet parlor suit priced at 26 dollars reduced to 20 dollars.
The Philadelphia Ledger reports a courtroom moment as Constable Joseph Higgins presents a case with Alice Skates set to testify. A dramatic exchange features the magistrate prioritizing a female witness in the next hearing.
A brief dialogue contrasts a tender conscience with egotism as one speaker notes the other’s sensitivity to others faults while remaining untroubled by personal shortcomings. The exchange ends with a light jab about egotism.
The author of Portugal Old and New criticizes English hotels for using crowded bill forms. He argues that a traveler paying for a day and night lodging sees numerous items beyond simple needs and feels misled or shamed by unrelated charges.
A quirky exchange centers on Nawley writing fiction for a tailor. Renally declares the project for a magazine or payment, while Jie demands his money and a check is promised for next week. The snippet hints at humor and everyday street life.
In a wry exchange from the Atlanta Constitution a character known as Jinks sits in stillness and growsl es at the world. The dialogue hints at his motive as the world remains unmoved to rally.
A fragmented exchange shows a lawyer recalling youth ambitions to be a pirate. The client replies that many share the dream, framed by an era of print culture in Pittsburg.
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