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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1917
Page
4
Friday January 5 1917 notes a country schoolboy's comic essay on editors from the Fall Brook Enterprise. He imagines editors as ancient beings who never die and then contrasts editors with doctors noting sharp words and charges in satire. He repeats the line Any old college can make a doctor but an editor has to be born.
A Boston Globe note argues that adding a half nickel would simplify cash handling and help curb rising prices. It cites lunchroom clerks needing quick change and notes that even with dimes and quarters, a small fractional coin could reduce price increases and streamline transactions.
A hotel guest spills ink on a velvet rug and a friend uses fine salt to absorb the ink. The salt is sifted gently onto the spot, covered with a heavy chair, and left overnight. The next day the salt is removed and no stain remains, demonstrating a simple and prompt stain removal method.
The document lists receipts and disbursements from multiple banks including Peoples National Bank and First National Bank of Woodbridge, with notes on bank stock taxes and maintenance fees. It also includes a detailed state comptroller allocation for road repairs and bridge maintenance and ends with a bank balance sheet for the First National Bank of Cranbury dated December 27, 1916, detailing assets, deposits, and liabilities.
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