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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
7
A parishioner recalls a locket with her husband's hair. The clergyman's wife questions the memento, noting the husband is alive yet his hair is gone. The exchange highlights ecclesiastical privilege and intimate memory.
A visitor and a quick wit clash as a man boasting of being the girl Lillian’s intended match asserts his claim against a skeptical kid who knows the family and what they seek. The exchange hints at romance and social expectations in a small town.
A military drill guide explains forming column of squads from line and executing direction changes. Commands cover squad right, column right, and marching, with steps for oblique maneuvers, dress, and halting. Preservation of leading squad position and rear ranks noted.
A drill manual describes two hard maneuvers for forming a company from a column of squads. It covers right or left into one and right front into line with precise commands, halts, and dress steps for each squad and the captain's control.
A military drill guide explains turning a unit on fixed and moving pivots. It compares company and squad maneuvers, detailing commands for right and left pivots, halts, and marching, with emphasis on formation changes from column to line and back.
The article cites Donald Wilhelm quoting a munition maker who asserts women can perform mechanical work as well or better than men. A factory foreman voices support in a company officers room, noting women’s capabilities and a manager who replaced 100 men with female workers in Ohio.
A short advertisement notes that a ten minute hot bath with Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment eases eczemas irritations and itching. It claims speedy relief and heatment, ideal for toilet use. Free sample by mail with a book. address postcard to Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
A plain man calling himself John Smith visits a Texas doctor asking how long cure would take. The physician says two months under supervision before returning to work at the bank. The man reveals he is actually Smith the street car driver, leaving the doctor surprised at the mix up.
An electrical maker introduces a glow in the dark light switch. A tiny radium compound in a switch screw or its pull chain ball makes the device shine like a tin star when activated.
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