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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1917
Page
4
A peace society advertised for contributions promising $200000 to avert war but spent funds to send thousands to Washington to harass Congress. The piece recalls Coxey’s Army as the first booted petition to Congress and questions the plan’s obscure fate.
The statement argues that fighting will be the principal task of wartime but not the sole duty. It emphasizes keeping normal industry and government functioning, supporting the President while urging nonpartisan civil service and restrained partisan appropriations. It calls for the President to stand by the country by temporarily reducing partisanship.
Shippers who urged Congress to avert a strike support higher rail wages under the Adamson law but oppose rate increases needed to fund the pay raise. Railroads secured the law and seek higher rates while shippers now contest the petition before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The piece argues that Attorney General Gregory’s phrase applies to all, urging Germans in the United States to avoid actions that could provoke persecution. It calls for restraint from both natives and aliens and warns against unnecessary public hostility.
Antonio Adamo of CarbondalePa died when struck by a Fell Brewing Co wagon. Attorney D J Reedy Philadelphia sang a closing verse citing the case causing jurors to smile. Jury awarded $1,400 damages to the father after a trial led by Judge Witmer.
New Jersey plans a summer coast patrol with 200 young women under Miss Ethel A Grosscup. The battalion will train in Red Cross work, drill daily, use Major Moss code, and camp on land owned by Grosscup with Governor Edge and Adjutant General Barber approving. The group will come from across the country for service and training.
A reflection on a book that promises profit and wisdom from start to finish. The author praises a well made work that educates the reader progressively while reserving detailed study for quieter moments.
A Memphis reference notes a little brown hen leaving her nest and announcing that an egg is given, implying a future fried chicken. The line captures a rustic, humorous take on poultry and food.
Advice suggests light evening meals with little or no meat and no milk, then take one Chamberlain's Tablet after supper to improve rest. Obtainable everywhere.
Aileen Van Vorst, after training at Miss Medbury's in New York, wins the heart of Arthur Bainbridge, a Cambridge-educated English teacher who later becomes blind in war. She remakes herself as his devoted nurse and, unseen by him, ultimately reveals herself as his wife when he regains sight of one eye. His inheritance then frees him to marry without hardship.
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