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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1916
Page
4
The National Model License League cites 83 arrests or ejections for intemperance at the exposition. Attendance reached 18,756,148 showing strong sobriety, though expositions often loosen enforcement and sightseers are not inclined to excess. The Trenton Times notes opposition to the President's preparedness program from Rep. Sherwood of Ohio.
A New Jersey state assembly may attend a Billy Sunday service in Tren ton amid Feb second prophecies of earthquakes and world upheaval. The day also features a massive temperance convention with over fifteen hundred churches sending delegates and a groundhog forecast.
A New York Weekly reflection on marriage notes a wife’s influence extends beyond the present, shaping posterity. It argues culture, purity, industry, gentleness, and intelligence elevate the home, while a wealth of numerals fails without virtue to sustain the family and husband.
In Trenton during week three of the legislative session Essex backers push to secure Republican nominations for Governor and U S Senator while North Jersey organizers seek to block South Jersey influence. Edge's Governor bid heightens tension as Hudson fights internal divisions over impeachment moves and reform plans. Republicans eye State Treasurer post, State Road Department reorganization, and new commissions to oversee roads and vehicle funds with proposed local option and tax measures amid graft-era politics.
A Baltimore American line notes a sharp quip about a girl beginning school. The speaker insists the child will pursue only polite literature, rejecting any crude instruction.
A Brooklyn Eagle quote notes belief that differing character traits aid happy marriages and adds a joke about seeking a girl with money.
Eugene 8 Knight of Wilmington North Carolina praises Chamberlains Tablets as the best remedy for constipation and indigestion, noting his wife also benefited from them. The product is stated as obtainable everywhere.
By C W McMurran of New York. A piece praising Rev William Sunday’s coming to Trenton for sermons that are described as inspired and modern, drawing large crowds from Syracuse to Washington and San Francisco, with notable receptions by President Wilson and cabinet officials. It urges Mercer County churches to close during meetings to allow attendance.
Annapolis Md. lawmakers see a statewide vote on liquor traffic as the solution. The measure, drafted by the Anti Saloon League, would institute a state wide prohibition question for voters.
A light exchange from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recalls a man framing pictures with his wife nearby. She asks what he swears at, turning a domestic task into a humorous moment.
A Gowanda New York woman recounts how Chamberlains Cough Remedy ended her eight year old cold and persistent cough in a few days and says she has recommended it to many friends who spoke highly of it. Obtainable everywhere.
The 20 mile stroll wager ends with Bininger finishing at Arlington to win a cigars prize for Yorke, who sees the twist when Yorke’s sister Kit helps him win by delaying the bet. Kit and Bininger become engaged, sealing a surprise romance born on a long tramp.
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