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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
4
The President desires a western tour this fall aiming to energize support after the Wisconsin election and calls for active encouragement from Republican leaders including Chairman Hays of the RNC.
An editorial argues the Department of Labor must shield farmers from recruitment by higher paying industries during World War I. It notes wage competition, government cost plans, and the tension between protecting farmers and workers' freedom to change jobs, urging farmers to report recruitment threats.
The Department of Labor notes 20 000 Employment Service agents placing 10 000 workers daily in war industry. It argues for pooling natural resources and price controls on tin as shortages loom. Britain is cited as influencing tin imports, with Bolivian tin promises failing to materialize and Bond investment urged to avert regret.
The piece argues that mail to soldiers abroad is severely inefficient under Burleson and that a Republican return to power would restore an adequate, prompt mail service. It cites Senator Johnson and Otto H. Kahn describing mail delays as a major grievance affecting morale, urging restoration of Republican leadership to fix the Post Office.
A short medical note describes a bilious attack as liver failure causing constipation, fermentation, stomach inflammation, nausea, vomiting, and headache. It advises taking three Cham berlain's Tablets to tone the liver and stomach, with a price of a quarter.
Practical tip from the Chicago Daily News encourages women to sit when possible to protect their feet. It notes that miles walked cause less harm than standing still for short tasks like paring vegetables or ironing, warning of fatigue and potential injury from prolonged immobility.
The Liakhoy Islands and New Siberia hold vast fossil mammoth tusk deposits buried in Arctic ice. Over the last century shiploads have been mined and sold at high prices, making one of the era’s remarkable Arctic bonanzas.
A dampened flannel with Chamberlain's ointment bound to the painful area often proves more effective than a plaster and costs much less.
The U S Food Administration urges every American to observe a sugar ration of two pounds per month or half a pound per week until January 1, 1919. The aim is to reserve sugar for the Army Navy Allies and civilians, with new crops and sources expected to arrive to ease shortages.
Pat applies for a butler position and is quizzed about directions. The house owner asks do you know your way to announce, prompting Pat to joke he cannot measure to an ounce but knows his weight to a pound or so.
An English visitor to New York praised the city noting its cleanliness and observing that even little children wear rings. The remark appears in World Outlook.
A short tale from Boy's Life shows a student correcting a teacher during a spelling moment. The boy asserts "T" is the ninth letter of the alphabet, sparking light classroom humor and surprise.
A fragment notes women view gambling with caution while buying cantaloupes in Cincinnati. The item hints at social attitudes but provides few concrete details or identities.
France must import most sugar due to German control of sugar beet land. French rationing cuts annual consumption to about 64 000 tons, after wartime losses of mills. Before the war France averaged 7 000 tons, with leftovers for export.
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