New Jersey Reports Range of Local News and Outbreak
The Olivet schools close temporarily due to scarlet fever. Belgians aided by Mer chantville Red Cross. Woodbury plans a political social at the Country Club. Clayton residents head to California. Swedesboro enforces sidewalk snow removal. Thom as fertilizer workers settle a pay dispute. government stockpiles canned goods. Farmers’ wharf in Swedesboro to be sold. Gloucester ships adjust labor. Woodbury seeks bicycle thieves. New York buyers seek Salem potatoes. Mayor Stackhouse leads Kuttable memorial effort for local WWI service. Various towns report health, political, and economic updates as influenza resists in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivet
Merchantville Red Cross
Equal Suffrage League of
Woodburys
Country Club
Clayton
California
Swedesboro
Thomas Fertilizer Works
Paulsboro
South Jersey
William Myers
Labor Adjustment Board
Gloucester
DuPont Company
Gibbstown
Europe
Woodbury
New York
Salem County
Stackhouse
Unee Sam
Millville
TG. Miller
St. BD. Wood Grammar School
Nuenza
State Board of Health
Atlantic County Agricultural Department
Leeds Point
Massey
Thompson
Pleasantville
Jo“ph Bacon, Jr
Delanco
Eagle Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Phillipsburg
John
Bowers
Lodge
Warner Underwood
J. Howard Porch
Benjamin J. Trego
W. F. Varney
W. E. Meritage
Frank P. Dunha
Clarksboro
France
Gloucester County Red Cross
Glassboro
Woodstown
Glenshaw
B. Frank Smith
Ocean City
Bes
Blackwood
Godfrey
Gloucester County
Limpert Bros
Mhve
Vineland Grape Juice Company
Merchantville
Cape May
Edward Crist
Camp Dix
Joseph Dunn
Hackensack
James
Crawford
D. H. Chandler Shoe Company
Vineland
Franklin Murphy
Newark
Republican National Committee
Hamilton Kean
United States
John Kenn
Phillipsburg Board of Education
M. I. Maloney
Easton High
South Seaville
Army Aviation Corps
William V. McCarthy
Phillipsburg High School
Josiah van River
Scranton
Quinton M. E
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
Atlantic City Boulevard
Absecon
Westmont Field Club
Gloucester Red Cross
Salem Ma
Pennington Carson
Woodbury Board of Health
Elmer Presbyterian Church
Westville
Pitman
Pancoast
St. Charles
Casper
Joseph Snitcher
Lower Penn's Neck
Oaklyn
Salem County Boarch of Freeholders
Newport
Phineas Lore
Philip Campbell
Edith Husted
Retha Campbell
L. H. Hummel
Salem Board of Education
State Department of Health
Atlantic City
Board of Education
Indian Chief Joins Scout Campfire Tale
Troop No. 5 Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania scouts hear a life like account of pioneer days as an Indian chief in full war costume steps from the woods. He speaks on native costumes and habits from birth to warrior years as the night camp becomes tense. The scoutmaster finds clubs outside tents during a late night check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Girty
Wilkinsburg
Scout Fire Making Tests Emphasize Control and Safety
The article outlines the key aims of scout fire making: ensure fires stay under control and are fully extinguished, even in rain or varied terrain. It discusses materials, methods like hunter or Indian fires, and debates whether scouts should use matches or only natural tinder.
Scouts Now Part of U S War Effort Says Leader
A wartime article asserts Boy Scouts of America have arrived as a government supported working organization. It praises scouts for duty and warns that any who seek change should join the slackers, reflecting a strong home front stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
France
Boy Scouts of America
United States of America
Atlantic Fleet
Scouts Aid At Train Wreck Along Worseshoe Curve
A two engine eight coach train derailed south of Vankirks Pennsylvania with one coach on its side. Boy Scouts from Canonsburg reached the scene within minutes to aid victims and were offered tips by passengers but declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vankirks
Canonsburg
Philippine sugar production climbs through 1917 to 1918
Philippine islands steadily increase raw sugar output. Crops rose from 349,077 short tons in 1918 to 408,339 tons in 1914 and to 425,266 tons in 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Easy Job for an Architect
A doctor advised building up strength. The punchline sees an architect faced with a simple task framed as easy. The exchange highlights irony as the professional expertise contrasts with the suggested challenge.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad and Sugar Crop Report
Cuticura Complexions promises clear complexions and soft hands with daily use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and offers free samples from Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 60 cents. Also notes sugar beet crop of 1918 up 10 percent and sugar cane up 25 percent from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. X
Boston
Mall
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Offer
Advertising copy offering $100 for an incurable case of catarrh. Claims Ball's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for over forty years. Price seven cents. Testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ontario.
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Hall
Ball
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Onto
Bias the Circus Strong Man Seeks Exemption
A fragment reads Bias the circus strong man any de pendents who claim exemption for him Why he holds up the whole group. The line suggests a humorous aside about exemptions within a circus troupe.
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Circus
England Turns to Vegetables for Jam Amid Shortage
Amid fruit shortages in England the idea of using vegetable marrows to make jam spreads. Carrots pumpkins and squash are proposed as alternative ingredients and sugar supplies may boost adoption by households in the United States.
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England
United States
Grip Rebuilding Health After Illness
An article urges careful post illness recovery highlighting danger during convalescence from grip and pneumonia. It promotes Father John's Medicine as nourishing, non addictive tonic aiding strength and immune defense after sickness.
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Father John
Physician’s Endorsement for Father John’s Medicine
A New York professional states after severe typhoid pneumonia and a drastic weight loss he recovered his health by faithful use of Father John’s Medicine. He credits the remedy with restoring flesh and vigor and notes his physician often prescribes it in such cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Father John
John
Its Lack of Royalties in World Drama
A terse exchange notes a large global production failing to generate royalties. The dialogue implies frustration over financial returns despite scope and attention. No specific people or organizations are named in the readable text.
Charm Mosaic Proves Happiness Found In Helping Others
A legend tells of a magician who builds a happiness mosaic from colors representing health wealth education and more. His students fail until a new pupil gifts the mosaic to a loved one, proving happiness comes when shared with others.
Frontline furlough prompts governor’s inquiry
A judge quotes a soldier and his father in a terse exchange about a soldier bringing a friend from the front on furlough. The father presses for details on origin religion college and family while the judge notes the wartime focus on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
Fritz
Growing Bold Family Inquiry Sparks Quick Count
A brief dialogue shows Mr. Pewee asking about family size and the speaker replying there are five members. The Wife interrupts to reconfirm the count and names Henry among those present.
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Pewee
Henry
Genius Walks and Notes on Car Ownership
A short exchange frames a view that genius must walk alone while another remark observes most people can afford a car. The dialogue hints at social divides in mobility and intellect without additional context or events.
Too Many for Him Rich Uncle Will Jokes
A witty exchange about a rich uncle’s will reveals the excess of provisions and the gap between an old husband and the ideal one in a humorous dialogue. The banter highlights financial expectations and social pretensions in a light note.
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Nipper
Ripper
Olle
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