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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1922
Page
9
A method from S Leonard Bastin in the Scientific American describes using a large bowl with water and powdered resin to reveal Earth's rotation. By marking a line of floating particles and leaving the bowl undisturbed, the vessel appears to move while the water remains still, illustrating the Earth’s west to east sweep.
Observers note a shift in Japanese girls and women toward more confident posture and participation in sports. Street play shows girls jumping over sticks like a pole vault without a pole, while schoolrooms reveal students reciting with heads up and eyes on the teacher. Side-by-side walking by couples signals broader social change, per long‑time foreign teachers.
The Louvre safeguards Leonardo da Vinci’s painting La Belle Ferronniere confirming its authenticity and long-standing display. Director D Estournelles de Constant notes foreign doubts persist but no theft history ever occurred. The work linked to Francis I and Pere Dan and identified with Lucrezia Crivell by some historians.
Danbury helps an ailing man at Kempton Park and learns of a horse named Silver King. The old owner bets big on a 50 to 1 outsider, securing 400 pounds to win 10,000 if the horse triumphs. Silver King falters and finishes last as the crowd reels from the loss and the bookmaker vanishes.
A dialogue shows Senator Sorghum admitting ongoing disappointment over Santa Claus and noting that constituents write to him asking for gifts or favors. He says every person wants something and expects him to secure it.
Thousands of dolls in shop windows feature hair sourced from Angora goats. The fibers give the dolls their distinct fur like appearance and texture.
Sheriff Elmer E Wyckoff to publically vendue on August 30 1922 at two oclock daylight saving time at the Sherriffs Office New Brunswick N J for the half interest of Charles Ely in a Cranbury Village land tract with mill dwelling and lot containing about 2 25 acres after prior quit claims and deductions. Decree approx 300 dollars. A 8 46. $39.48.
Mrs Mahala Burns of Savanna Missouri recounts using Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy to cure flux and another attack years later. She says it is a quick and positive cure for bowel troubles and she has recommended it to many people.
Executors Katie J Clayton Bertram J Clayton and Arthur A Clayton warn creditors of Daniel W Clayton deceased to file debts demands and claims under oath within six months or be barred. Notice issued by Middlesex County Surrogate on July 3 1922.
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