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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
4
A Commerce Reports item notes Argentina turning wheat bran into fuel. One firm makes 280 tons daily and burns 100 tons to power operations while the remainder fuels sales.
The U S Food Administration fined three San Pedro fishermen by a 30 day suspension for dumping undelivered catch at the cannery. The piece argues punishment should encourage production, proposing a double catch at half price instead of halting fishing.
A Democratic newspaper defends the administration by highlighting appointments of Charles M. Schwab and Charles E. Hughes to positions of responsibility. It argues Schwab's appointment followed failed partisan efforts and public protest, noting the shift from partisanship to efficiency in the shipping program due to persistent criticism.
A political column quotes Representative Hull arguing tariffs are not inexhaustible revenue. It notes past tariff yields, contrasts Democratic and protective rates, and asserts prosperity comes from high industrial output and wages, enabling greater income tax payments.
A dampened flannel with Chamberlain's ointment bound to the painful back often relieves a lame back more effectively than a plaster and costs much less.
Washington reports Congressman Louis W. Fairfield pushes for fair treatment and federal aid to small railroads facing closure. Illinois' Congressman William Rodenberg seeks cost price uniforms for Army Navy officers. Maryland Senator Joseph I France argues for higher wheat prices to help producers amid bran costs. Also mentions League for the Protection of American Prisoners in Germany and Fourth Liberty Bond record attempt.
The article reports German first line troops choosing between clean shaven or bearded looks for gas mask use. Some authorities argue masks fit only for clean faces while others say a full beard improves filtration. A Deutsche Zeitung piece calls for true patriarchal beards shaped as Teutonic traits to enhance frightful appearance.
William Ransford and Allen Jackson, a seaman and wardroom cook, leaped from their ship the U S 8 1 town in icy seas after seaman W A Wells fell overboard from the forward turret. The cold water and floating ice thwarted their daring effort as Wells drowned.
Nell asks what someone would give for hair like hers. Bell replies she does not know and asks what would be given. The exchange reflects period newspaper dialogue style from the Boston Evening Transcript.
In Altoona Pennsylvania caretaker E. M. Cashman notes an unusual sight as robins occupy a box while bluebirds nest inside the same birdhouse. The two families contend briefly, then coexist with both mothers sitting on separate nests, a rare overlap in bird lore.
Ken Wang, the twelfth graduate in the 1919 West Point class, announces he will return to China to participate in the upbuilding of its new army. He was brought to America to be educated at the world’s premier military academy for the role of bringing military coherence to Chinese army affairs.
A discouraged employer laments giving up on hiring a live-in helper. He says he cannot compete with wages paid by a munitions factory, reflecting the era's wartime labor demand and raised pay. The remark underscores economic pressures on households during unrest.
A quip about suffering in the heat and rushing to lay in coal for next winter. The cartoonish remark mocks the endurance of a person as they hurry to stockpile fuel in anticipation of colder months.
A user named Blanche Bowers from Indiana Pa reports long standing digestion problems improved after trying Chamberlain's Tablets. She credits the product with restoring normal digestion after about a year of trial and error finding relief.
The German general staff is the army’s creation, not the Kaiser’s, and in Germany the army is the nation. As Brandenburg evolved into Prussia the great elector and later rulers ruled autocratically, their cabinets and parliaments merging into the general staff, symbolizing the surrender of the state to the army and of the army to its chiefs.
A narrator remarks on a wife’s happiness after a touching dialogue about genius and hardship. She admits relief at her husband being an ordinary sort of felon, contrasting genius’s unhappiness with domestic calm. The exchange reveals quiet humor and affection in a domestic scene.
Mrs Styles compliments memory for dress as Mr Styles recalls the night he proposed marriage. She asks about what she wore and what he wore the moment he proposed, noting his amused reaction to her memory.
An Exerciser asks Mr. Chuggins if he exercises regularly. He replies yes and jokes that he “ceink” the old flivver three or four times daily and repairs a tire at least twice a week.
A home remedy column describes a bilious attack where liver function falters causing constipation fermentation of food and a terrible headache. It recommends taking three Cham berlain’s Tablets to tone the liver cleanse the stomach and restore health at a cost of 4 quarters.
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