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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1915
Page
4
The Youngstown Vindicator editorial attacks Billy Sunday and his revival methods. It accuses Sunday of manipulating crowds by closing churches and provoking reactions, denouncing his “mediaeval revival” tactics and urging viewers with moralizing rhetoric.
Senator Hutchinson of Mercer introduces a bill to replace capital punishment for murder with life imprisonment at hard labor. He cites wrongful convictions like John E. Schuyler, who spent six years on death row before being proven innocent, urging public input and a shift in state policy.
A light exchange aboard an ocean liner on the second day out prompts a courtly reply. The young woman asks where Mother Carey feeds her chickens and the captain answers in a grave tone that she feeds them in the trough of the sea.
Public health note urges rapid relief for colds to avoid serious illnesses. Recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for loosening secretions aiding expectoration and speeding recovery. For sale by all dealers.
Miss Nellie Schuyler hosted a Saturday evening gathering for guest Miss Helen Lourie of Little Silver with friends including Miss Lourie and Mrs. Schottman. A Sunday School class met at Mrs. Nelson Schlottman’s home and elected officers for 1915. C Robert Rhenow and Jacob Stults began a hardware business following the purchase from Stanley Hutchinson. Damages from last week’s flood near Main Street are estimated at 3000 dollars with injuries to nearby properties. Posts recommend Robbins as Hightstown postmaster, with other nominations for Flemington and Lebanon.
A Peru Indiana man R F Erwin recalls indigestion biliousness and constipation last winter. He says Chamberlains Tablets helped him right away after trying them on the recommendation. For sale by all dealers.
A Chicago Tribune item notes a quip about a man known as Squillips who quit drinking after becoming rich. The exchange flips the presumed cause and effect, highlighting irony in social commentary.
A manager notes the subject’s vocal talent and calls her a lightning calculator for salary, highlighting sharp earnings judgment alongside performance claims in a Washington Street context.
Middlesex County Circuit Court publishes an auction of Frank Kafka in Jamesburg New Jersey. The sale covers all rights to a parcel described from Augusta street to Helmetta road with various stakes and appurtenances. Sheriff Edward F Houghton and Attorney Charles K Seamen Jr authorize the sale for debt. Date set for February 3 1915 at 2 PM in New Brunswick.
At a January board meeting in Newark the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs discussed establishing a state women's college. Rutgers College would affiliate if $15 000 for maintenance was guaranteed for year one and $20 000 for each of the next three years. The offer includes James Neilson property near the State Agricultural College and temporary quarters if needed.
The New Brunswick Fire Insurance Company sues to foreclose a mortgage on the premises dated December 29, 1914, with Charles W Hoagland and Clara N Hoagland as defendants. George A. Vieimann listed as solicitor. amount $19.82.
Undreamed passions have burst forth devouring lands and treasures as global war comes, surprising readers who missed the book predicting such conditions. The 659 page cloth edition, first issued in 1897, promises better times after nations’ wrath ends. Send thirty four cents in stamps to The Temple for a copy.
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