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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
4
Representative John M Morin of Pennsylvania introduces a resolution asking the Secretary of War to outline available training facilities for boys aged 18 to 21 and a plan to use schools and colleges with minimal scholastic disruption. He urges immediate focus on military education for young men liable for service in coming years.
The New York Sun editorial laments the absence of fiscal oversight as the United States raises and spends vast sums for war. It condemns executive control over appropriations, argues for legislative input, and criticizes early wartime policy and planning.
A succinct parable notes Mr. McAdoo's rising war costs and asks if a husband provides all money. The contrast shows finite funds and constant demands, recalling a tale of two women discussing money and limits. The exchange highlights scarcity amid wartime needs.
Families keep Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand for relief and prevention. Users report it a good investment that saves them much suffering and asks readers to consult those who have used it for reliability.
The Philadelphia Inquirer quotes Claude Kitchin as saying a Democratic Tax should fund a democratic war effort. The piece questions what constitutes a democratic tax, arguing true democracy requires a burden shared by the South and North rather than selective levies.
A hobo at the back door asks for food after claiming to be a war hero. The woman offers sympathy and asks about his deeds, he explains he knocked at the front but no one heard, then came around to the back. The piece is from Fun and Frolic in The People’s Home Journal.
The State Gazette notes Secretary Lansing urged imagining a German victory in Europe if the United States stayed neutral. The editorial remarks recall Lansing aided in re electing the President who claimed to have kept the nation out of war just months earlier.
Agriculture notes urge more wheat seeding and use of fertilizer, citing federal price guarantees and the need to boost output within the wheat belt. Corn and oats prospects rise with wheat prices, supporting broader cultivation to feed cattle and poultry and to boost regional wealth.
The Rev Henry Johnson is on his annual vacation with Har old Bennett to lead next Sunday's service. Local figures Crosby Vohman Brown Smock and Ed wards attended a New Brunswick meeting of the local option league. Mr and Mrs H Courtney Brown returned from Peekskill Pa after a week by car. Gwendolyn Brown extended her visit. Fire Department plans an annual outing to Coney Island with committee Harry Lokergon Lincoln Hayes and John Jennings. Anthony Dughi seeks Newark treatment for chronic lumbago. Mr and Mrs Richard Combs welcome a son born Monday, a ten pound heir.
A big Connecticut machine tool company reports a merit based pay system that boosted staff from 250 to over 1,400 in a year, then stabilized around 1,100. It uses maxi pay, production and service bonuses, plus group insurance, with distinct wage classes and English proficiency favored for advancement.
In 1916 the narrator, mate on the tramp Mark Andrews, boards a seemingly abandoned ship near Rio de Janeiro. He discovers it punctured by a submarine and sinks it, later rescuing the crew and a captain’s daughter. An engagement forms after he returns to New York, aided by a coffee planter’s US business offer.
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