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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard envisions a war victory bringing many new heroes and abundant fresh presidential candidates for multiple campaigns across political parties, claiming there will be glory enough for all.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a Swedish vessel attacked by two U boats. The crew should line up on deck and sing a plaintive line Dont Bite the Hand Thats Feeding You to mark the incident with dark humor and wartime resolve.
The Roosevelt family shows active wartime service with Major Theodore Roosevelt and Lt Archie Roosevelt in France under General Pershing. Kermit Roosevelt joins General Maude's staff in Mesopotamia while Quentin Roosevelt trains in aviation at Mineola. Dr Richard Derbey serves in the Medical Officers Reserve Corps. The family spokesman notes their patriotism and readiness to join the front.
The Newmarket Iowa Herald warns Americans to beware strangers after a traveling peddler of court plaster was arrested in Henderson with over $1 000 in currency. Tests showed the plaster carried leprosy germs. The German suspect spoke little English and authorities vow to investigate while public alarm grows.
John F. Janszen of Delmeny Saskatchewan states he has used Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for himself and his family and recommends it as an exceptionally fine preparation.
July gardening tips advise planting string beans Savoy cabbage cauliflower celery lettuce and potatoes seed grown last season with white turnips and spinach possible. The article also covers saving seed, aphid damage on apples, and precautions against lice and grubs in lawns.
The notice promotes Robert W. Chambers's Cosmopolitan serial The Restless Sex with August installment featuring Stephanie Quest. It extols the novel as one of Chambers's best, praising its plot and female struggle against social conventions and highlights stories and artwork in the issue.
In Punxsutawney Pennsylvania on the Fourth of July Governor Brambaugh urged Prohibition to end booze production and sale to aid victory in war. He argued rum weakens nations and linked a “dry” America to beating autocracy, noting a food control bill amendment as a step forward.
A reader asks for badge suggestions to represent the Don't Worry Club and considers a pine knot as a possible emblem. The Indianapolis Journal notes the lighthearted inquiry from a typewriter boarder and the cheerful response.
A quoted admonition extols the thrift of time as a moral and intellectual measure. It warns that wasting time leads to decline in intellect and character, while prudent use yields profit beyond belief. The excerpt frames time as a valuable, moral currency.
Leaf blight known as late blight threatens tomato crops across New Jersey. It begins in southern counties in July on lower leaves with dark spots then climbs the plant causing yellowing and early ripening. Control relies on thorough Bordeaux mixture spraying. further guidance is in Circular 71 from the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.
In the August issue Robert W. Chambers debuts The Restless Sex while Cynthia Stockley presents Blue Aleas. The magazine also features works by Lillie Langtry, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Jack London, John Galsworthy, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Arthur Reeve, Will Foster, Anton Otto Fischer and other notable writers and artists.
Maine experienced a rare sequence in 1843 with four governors. Governor Fairchild, elected for the year, resigned. he was followed by Governor Kavenaugh, then by Governor Dann, and finally by Governor Dana before Anderson was elected for 1844.
London Express recalls ancient Greek names Ichnosa and Sandalotis for Sardinia linking to footmarks and sandals. It notes Sardinia’s name origin from Sardus, son of Hercules, and ponders how different fish and the sardonic laugh would be named without the island.
Mrs. M. R. Sears of Baldwinsville credits Chamberlain's Tablets with curing a six month stomach problem after a bad spell caused gas and pain. She reports the first dose relieved her and continued use finished the cure. The tablets stop pain after relief may prevent recurrence.
Julius Dabney seventeen years old grows from a carefree, gifted youth to a soldier. His parents push him into the national guard to instill discipline, converting him to an officer after his Mexico service and World War I deployment.
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