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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1919
Page
1
Local notices recount Plainsboro becoming a township with a large clambake at Springdale Park, a sequence of gratitude messages, and plans to raise 4000 dollars to equip Cranbury with a first class chemical fire engine. Also details on a plane stunt at Brainerd Lake and obituaries including Mrs Amanda Moore of Friendship Road.
The Cranbury Volunteer Fire Company extends thanks to George H. Walters for a $25 donation for services at the fire on Saturday night July 26. The letter also expresses gratitude from Mr and Mrs Gro C Peppler and family for kindness shown after the death of their son and brother John Peppler and for floral pieces. senator Howard Sutherland comments on league of nations and president.
John Peppler 17 died after being struck by an automobile at the intersection of South Main Street and Etra Road. He and cousin Walter Grover bicycled home from Bharon without lights when Augustus Byrne's car struck him. Byrne was arrested later but released on recognizance. Peppler worked in Mercer Shoe cutting room and funeral services were held at his parents home.
Dayton residents and visitors share weekend trips and family visits. Harry Vogt of New York stays with cousin Charles Oertel after serving overseas. Several families travel to Manasquan Asbury Park and Stockton. A found locket at the harvest home lands at the Dayton parsonage awaiting ID.
A House resolution from Representative Wood of Indiana charges the President with disobeying the 1917 act by delaying sale of vast government stores of canned goods and meats. It asserts the War Secretary and Hoover blocked distributions to force storage, set prices, and control markets until wartime ends.
The potato wart disease, a parasitic fungus with walnut sized warty tuber growths, is present in parts of Western Pennsylvania and risks spreading to New Jersey. Infections begin at the eyes, warts darken as decay starts, and entire tubers become warty masses. Reports urge growers to notify the state department of agriculture in Trenton.
The piece notes rising visibility of women as authors and dramatists. It cites Jane Austen, the Brontes, George Eliot, and contemporary women writers shaping novels and plays. It compares wartime publishing, theater history, and the growing presence of women on Broadway signs alongside male peers.
The text playfully notes failing crops with oats peaches and beans harmed by worms, but asserts Jersey potatoes remain unaffected. It mentions Ireland's common larch tree and oddly claims an elephant trunk holds 40,000 muscles.
The notice advertises Victor records at Stoll's and promises a complete stock on sale. It notes high service standards, frequent runs on special records, and an offer to listen without pressure to buy.
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