Cranbury News Roundup Ahead of New Year
Local notes from Cranbury reflect holiday visits and family gatherings across Prospect Plaing Princeton Jamesburg Hightstown and Trenton. influenza prompts smaller gatherings while health improves for several residents including Walter Griggs and Edward Applegate as community eyes a hopeful new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EB. Curry
Mary
Charles F. Taylor
Edward W. Applegate
Elmer H. Dey
Prospect Plaing
E. C
Davis
John Stryker
Sarah Bergen
Zeph
Princeton
Frank Perrine
Alice
Phoenixville
Samuel Perrine
Harry Moore
Orville Moore
Jamesburg
Emma
Louise Schnell
Lang Say
Harry Schnell
Midna
Ottie Puerschner
York City
William Dey
Hights- B
Viola Petty
Philadelphia
Chester Snedeker
Trenton
Elen Hughes
William Hoffman
Charles H. Butcher
Officers Training School
University of Pennsylvania
Alex
T. F. Everett
Gertrude Wycoff
Manasquan
No one escapes a cold in winter
The writer endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for treating coughs and colds. They claim many families have used it for years with the best results and urge following the directions on each bottle to recover quickly and avoid serious consequences.
Public health order closes public gathering venues in Cranbury
Due to a new influenza outbreak in Cranbury Township all schools churches moving picture houses pool rooms and similar public gathering places are ordered closed until further notice by the Board of Health.
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Cranbury Township
Board of Health of
Fertilizer in the Hill Boosts Potatoes Early Growth
Guidance on placing fertilizer in the potato hill to feed young plants from rooting. It explains root distribution, timing, and regional differences for hill versus broadcast application, noting Western regions use limited hill fertilizer while Maine growers often place it all in the hill.
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Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
Aroostook
Maine
Wartime car saving by fertilizer industry
The fertilizer industry, aiding the war effort, shifted to full carload shipments last year. Average carload rose from about 20 tons to over 30 tons, saving the equivalent of more than 7 000 car trips. Other industries urged to follow by planning ahead and ordering early to ensure full carloads and prevent storage pressures.
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Chicago
Niagara Falls
Croup Remedy Praised by Frankfort Resident Mia Hassett
Mia Edward Hassett of Frankfort New York says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is splendid for croup. She reports her children were quickly relieved and notes the medicine contains no narcotics and is safe for children and adults alike.
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Croup
Chamberlain
Mia
Edward Hassett
Frankfort
N.Y
Natae
Food conservation guidance urges thrift to aid exports
Citizens are urged to use meats and fats sparingly and avoid waste to double exports to Europe. Emphasizes conserving butter fat, using cottage cheese, buying local perishable foods like Massachusetts apples onions and winter squash, and cutting snacks and teas to reduce food use.
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Europe
Massachusetts
New England
Need of fats abroad urges thrift in meals
The Food Administration appeals to American housewives to reduce fat waste in kitchens. It asks if fat is trimmed from beef, if baked ham serves excess fat, if heavy cream is overused, if foods are fried in deep fat, if large butter portions are common, and if pies and pastries replace simpler, more nourishing desserts.
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The
Food Administration
World War I Food Shortages and Relief Posters Aim to Help
A reader notes famine across Poland and Serbia where many children died, and prices at Liege soared after the war. Federal official William S. Tyler urges removing war posters and replacing them with world relief signs while cautioning bread rations not to exceed two ounces per person per meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Tyler
New Jersey
Office
The
Food Administration
Christmas 1918 Feast in France for Freedom
In place of a crowded home gathering, the author envisions a Christmas feast in France for nations striving for freedom. The piece, signed Arthur Gusterman, reflects on shared sacrifice and simple living amid famine abroad despite domestic abundance.
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Arthur Gusterman
Life Publishing Company
Stockholders Meeting Notices for Cranbury Water Co and First National Bank
Two notices announce annual stockholders meetings. Cranbury Water Company to elect seven directors January 21 1919 at 4 PM in the pumping house. First National Bank of Jamesburg to elect directors January 14 1919 with polls open 2 PM for one hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury Water Company
H. Perrine
First National Bank of
Jamesburg
N. J
M. I. Voorhees
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Remeere
Walter Griggs
M. D. Griggs
U. S. Aviation Corps
Detroit
Stanley Conover
Mercer Hospital
Thomas Hutton
Fred Cox
Penna Neck
William Gordon
Jacob Gordon
Joseph Gordon
Brooklyn
Andrew Harris
Bristol
Charles Patty
Mama Chamberlin
Albert Walters
Prospect Plairs
William Chamberlin
John Carlson
Charles Carlaon
W. H. Johnson
E. O. Howell
Cape May Court House
Warren F. Johnson
Washington, D. C
W. H. Havens
Miss Minnie Havens
Newark
Hunt- van Nest
Messrs
Clarence Perrine
Hrocet Stulta
I. C. Hoffman
H. 8. Dey
James A. Vrevland
Camp Beauregard
Nicholas Vreeland
Cranbury
Viola Bergen Putty
Disbrow Bergen
W. B. Silvers
New York
Claudius Hammond
Poland
Serbia
Liege
France
Uncle Eben
B. R. Seors
Alderney
Groverais
Prospect Plaine
Hengy RK Rep
Stockholders Meeting
Geo. B. Mershon
Cashier
Cranbury, N. J
J. E. Carlson
Charles G. Groves
Office North Main Street
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
FF. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
F. J. Cheney
Tolledo
P. Dunham & Co
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