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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1917

Page

8

Hightstown Leads County M C A Effort and Recovery Case

Hightstown hosts a county C A A meeting at the Railroad Hotel outlining a boys and young men program with adult leaders. A fundraising committee is named and Princeton and Trenton pledged 1 500 for the work though they gain no direct benefit. Henry Markley of Hightstown recovers after surgery reveals a four inch rubber tubing left inside him during a prior operation.

Hightstown M.C. A B. R Ryall Iar C. Herbert Davison Q. T. Fenton J. Arnold Thomas E. Applegate Walter C. Black John W. West Princeton Trenton Cranbury Allentown Mercer County Henry Markley H. A. Markley Wilmington

Prohibition boosts all lines including circuses in dry towns

W H Rice notes circus profits rise in dry towns with higher take in Seattle and Portland as he tells a Dry Chicago Federation banquet that sobriety improves the pocketbook and business reliability. A separate Middlesex New Jersey rural carrier exam is announced for May 12 1917 with openings in Monmouth Junction and other duties. A cartoonish quip about Grabcom the capitalist reflects on lost innocence to success.

Chicago W. H. Rice West Seattle TuwWortland Ore United States Civil Service Commission Middlesex New Jersey South Amboy New Brunswick Perth Amboy Monmouth Junction Washington, D. C Commission Washington

Spring Rheumatic Pain Relief with Chamberlain's Liniment

The piece notes spring's damp, cold weather worsens rheumatic pains but can be relieved by Chamberlain's Liniment, which is available everywhere.

Chamberlain

Local Notes: Notables and Visitors in Higatstown Area

Frank V Jemison buys a new Overland touring car. Mrs. James M Maxwell of Freehold visits friends in town. Misa Jessie Lyle visits friends in Milltown, her former home. Gov. C. M. Jr and Mrs. C. M. Franklin return from Philadelphia. James J Hutchinson Jr named assistant marshal. The Brokaws return to Higatstown after wintering in Orlando. Mrs. Elmer B Chamberlin suffers blood poisoning from a hand laceration. Mrs. Grant Everett returns from Mercer Hospital improved. F F Grove tours Perth Amboy and Jersey City with Stiffs. Ada Barlow operated on at St Francis Hospital and recovering well. Lidia Temple and Rebecca Everett in Trenton. John Van Doren much improved. Andrew Everett visiting. Mary Grove hosts out of town friends. John Hamilton drives to Trenton. Howell Jones buys a new Ford touring car. Howell Jones and Luella Grove enjoy ride to Trenton.

Grant Everett Mercer Hospital F. F. Grove Perth Amboy Edward Stiff Stiff Grove Jersey City Ada Barlow St. Francis Hospital L. W. Grove Trenton Ellison Errickson Dayton Geo. Davison H. H. Grover New Brunswick Isaac Barlow, Jr Ida Lewis John McNamee Helen Barlow Lidia Temple Rebecca Everett John van Doren Andrew Everett Mary Grove John Hamilton

Dayton Notes on Visits and Local Happenings

Daytown residents host and visit relatives with Jamesburg and Cranbury Station linked gatherings. Philadelphia guests include Nathaniel Carroll and Dr. John H. Turner while Vera Turner shares time in Glenolden. Local deeds include P. R. R house rental and a 5-1 ball game between Forman & Dilatush’s crew and the Dayton team.

Willard McDowell Sarah Cole Jamesburg C. G. Snedeker Nathaniel Carroll Philadelphia Edgar Carroll North Main Street Joseph Duncan Elia Jeama Rowland South Main Street C. Noble Jamesburg Road Ferdinand Rule John Turner Paul Dewitt John H. Turner Glenolden Mange James B. Clark Joan Sigle Cranbury Station Walter Bastedo Princeton Webster Bastedo Messrs

A Bird's Wing Proportional Strength Compared to Man

A discussion notes that a bird's wing, relative to its owner weight, is twenty times as strong as a man’s arm. The claim emphasizes the efficiency and power of avian flight relative to body mass.

Why Constipation Injures and How to Relief

The bowels act as the body's sewerage system and when constipation blocks them part of the poisons they should remove enter the system. This dulls the mind and harms digestion. Relief comes quickly with Chamberlain's Tablet, obtainable everywhere.

Chamberlain

Runaway Wagon Spooks Town Near Kingston

Pedestrians in the vicinity of the Pennsylvania railroad bridges at Hightstown witness a spectacular runaway. Muller Dey's team hitched to a wagon ran through the yard of Schanck Hutchinson & Field and over Main and Stockton streets before stopping in front of the passenger station as a Union Transportation train arrived. The team was unharmed besides a minor horse wound.

Pennsylvania Railroad Hightstown Muller Dey Schanck, Hutchinson & Field Main Street Stockton Street Union Transportation Company

Also Mentioned on This Page

Doctor Scholl East State Trenton, N. J Trenton Clothing ATL Horace Mann Mgr Federal Reserve First National Bank M. OG. A W.c TU Grabcom Birmingham Age-Herald Higatstown Frank V Jemison James M. Maxwell Freehold Misa Jessie Lyle Milltown C. M. Franklin Gov. C. M., Jr James J. Hutchinson, Jr Thomas D. Brokaw Orlando Florida Elmer B. Chamberlin Eee Plainsboro Howell Jones Luella Grove Dayxton H. W. Deane Dayton House Charles Potta George W. Miller Sivinhard Asbury Park Kingston Gillette- Wykoop Laboratory William Perkins Mr. Garneau Heathcote The Standard Oil Company Alexander Eagles Farm Lehigh Burr Baltimore Avenue Woodbridge South Amboy Old Bridge Spotswood Olmette Jamesboro Prospect Plains Windsor Robbinsville Yarville Bordentown Kinkora Roebling Florence Burlington Edgewater Park Beverly Jolunco Riverside Rivartan Palmyra Union Station National Museum Library of Congress Washington Monument Botanic Garden Corcoran Art Gallery
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