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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
2
William A. Cloke, veteran newspaperman, named New Jersey Commissioner of State Reports by Governor Fort to trim volume and cost of annual department and state institution reports. He will supervise reductions without harming essential data, after brief start in room at the State House. Most departments already under way.
The State Excise Commission delivers its majority report to Governor Fort detailing startling liquor trade violations and political influence. It urges sweeping reforms to curb traffic, cites violations in Middlesex and New Brunswick Perth Amboy areas, and notes widespread slot machines in saloons. The minority report will follow later.
A compact guide offers practical home craft tips including wall stenciling techniques for bold color contrasts and careful brush use, plus advice on testing dress fabrics for wool, silk, and linen adulteration. It also covers eye irritations from travel, curing fainting spells, preserving feet, canning peaches, removing rust, mending plaster, and recommends Electric Bitters for health.
A quirky collection of aphorisms on manners, discipline, justice, and marriage. It humorously contrasts dressing up with dressing down, warns of stubborn men, and muses on happiness, envy, and balance in social life. Notable lines touch patience with grouches, the value of justice, and harmony in couples.
The Cranbury township ordinances restrict bathing near Briard Lake within 900 feet of the mill dam with fines and jail time for offenses. They also regulate bicycles on sidewalks and highways, requiring lamps and bells with penalties, plus enforcement powers for constables to arrest violators.
In Middlesex County New Jersey the court orders all interested parties to appear on February fifth at ten in the morning at the Middlesex County Court House Cranbury Prose to show cause why John Silver should not be granted letters testamentary and charged with debts against the estate of the deceased William Monro Corwin.
Al Parsons concerns notices that the administrators of Cornell Stults deceased seek the court’s approval for sevenment and allowances. The Surrogate audits the accounts to be settled at the Orphan's Court in Middlenes County on the fifth day of January, 9 a.m. December 2, 1904. Addison Stults and Daniel W. Crayton named as administrators.
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