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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1917
Page
4
A Boston Herald line notes volunteers with heart on the right side join the effort while Des Moines Register jokes about a new food war starting next month as oysters are shelled for soldiers.
A Washington Herald writer notes the president took the Pope peace note on a Potomac voyage aboard the Mayflower and contemplates his reply. The piece recalls Lusitania events and the president’s delay before the Philadelphia trip to address naturalized citizens. It then contrasts autocracy and democracy through a quoted Kaiser plea and praises the Lawrenceburg Union for the autocracy analysis.
In the war with Mexico there were many battles and in summer months families may face severe diarrhea. Mrs F F Scott of scotteville New York says she used Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy five years ago for a painful summer attack and one dose relieved her. Others in her family have since used it with similar results.
Dr E L Loblein of New Brunswick plans to seek the Democratic primary nomination for the Board of Freeholders on September 25. He may team with C Raymond Wicolf and Francis H Gordon, with others to be announced. Republican candidate Dr Louis J Belloff of New Brunswick enters the race alongside Walter Masterson and William S Roth as contenders in the party’s primaries.
Bordentown Health Board credits State Board effort with halting spread of typhoid. After days of work the source was traced to a local dairy not from cattle but a long known typhoid carrier. No milk from the dairy will be sold until health authorities clear the matter. The owner plans to use pasteurized milk from a Philadelphia establishment to remove infection risk.
About 143 inmates at Windsor Vermont state prison joined a memorial to U S Congress members urging national prohibition. Widespread blame of alcohol for crimes and personal misgivings about liquor are cited by signers including a long-term prisoner serving for a deadly liquor related accident.
The Field Day on September 6 at the New Jersey State College of Agriculture Farm in New Brunswick invites residents to inspect grounds and buildings. Activities start at 10 30 a m with brief departmental accounts, followed by afternoon farm tours and light lunches. Directions provided via Milltown Throop Ave cars to George St. and Throop Ave.
There are families who keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy at home for use when needed and find it a good investment that saves them much suffering. For reliability, ask anyone who has used it.
Representative Royal C. Johnson of South Dakota proposes a bill directing the President to draft all able bodied citizens aged twenty to fifty who cannot prove steady occupation for at least ten months a year. He argues it will employ many otherwise idle men and reduce social burden. The measure is referred to Military Affairs Committee. Champ Clark Labor Day Speaker at Freehold and Long Branch Elks convention to follow.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue orders New Jersey distilleries to shut down on September 1 under the new food control law. Small distilleries are affected with larger firms closing a week later. Two Middlesex County plants, John Bennett at Jamesburg and J D Courtney at Applegarth, are named among the sixteen in the state that produce applejack.
Mrs John B Rowland and niece Miss Bernice Brown were visiting friends out of town on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Thomas Fallon entertained their daughter in law and family of Linden and Mrs George Brown of Princeton visited Mrs Rowland. Charles Schoop bought the Cahill farm. Mr and Mrs John Barlow were New Brunswick visitors Friday. Miss Bernice Brown visits relatives in Princeton.
The Dayton Presbyterian church will hold its annual Sunday School picnic at Dean's Grove on Saturday September 1 with assembly at 9 a m in the church and transport to the grounds by auto or carriages. Also notes include Harvest Home receipts totals for August 2 1917 and social updates from Dayton.
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