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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
4
The War Industries Board seeks end to free copies and exchanges to conserve newsprint. Rural and small-town papers face higher publisher costs as unpaid readers and dead-ends are cut off. Publishers expect most former free readers to convert to paid subscribers under the federal order. Mt. Holly Mirror.
In Brooklyn Justice Aspinall ruled that the New York Supreme Court cannot enforce alimony against a soldier in the U S Army. The decision in Merriman vs Merriman says a private cannot pay forty dollars monthly as ordered, since pay rates and schedules for soldiers are irregular and often insufficient.
A boy in a scout suit objects as a teacher heads to France with a Red Cross nurse. The exchange questions the value of the trip for the group, suggesting another teacher would simply replace her.
The U S Department of Labor will centralize common labor recruitment for war industries starting August 1. Private recruiting for firms with payrolls over ten will shift to government service, under War Labor Policies Board oversight chaired by Felix Frankfurter. Skilled labor recruitment will follow federal rules as they are prepared. Non essential industries will donate labor equitably to protect employers.
Describes a Japanese Noh performance with lineage actors entering via a bridge. Gertrude Emerson notes unseen hands lifting a curtain of silk, ghostly white hair, flowing sleeves, and rhythmic dances. The chorus, drums, and flute create a somber, sacred atmosphere.
Bruce Cummings argues in Science Progress that printing preserves events and knowledge for all time. He notes the British Museum houses books from Garvice to Kiang hi, and envisions vast future libraries expanding to cradle centuries of learning.
Cassandra Andrews, a shy college girl, frustrates a English professor by not joining the crowd. A tennis match with the economics professor sparks her courage and sparks romance. She wins the decisive game, then faces a new challenge as feelings grow and terms of endearment clash with her resolve.
The Living Church muses on unusual baby names and their meanings. It laments misspellings of familiar Christian or family names and questions variants like Ga Nun and U Rell. The piece contrasts quirky labels with traditional, meaningful names.
Maj Bob Yokum, a former U.S. marshal, after five years trains a pair of buffaloes to trot to a wagon and perform stunts. The animals reportedly outpace horses in races and resist saddling, bucking riders as in old ranch life from Kansas to Oregon.
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