Plainsboro Weekend Visit and Local Events
Mr and Mrs Robert Keppel of Chester Pa visit Plainsboro and stay with the Tefft family. Local figures attend services and share community updates including a returned soldier from the 29th Division. A Strawberry and Sea Cream Festival with Cranbury orchestra is planned along with Children's Day activities.
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Robert Keppel
Chester
the Missionary Society
Miss Post
Turkey
Raymond Jemison
104 Engineers
France
Camp Dix
Bis
H. W. Jeffers
Boston
R. E. Krider
Briarcliff Farms
Jeffers
Cranbury Orchestra
Music and War Shape Swift Rhythms and Songs
The piece notes how war accelerates music and morale with toy fife and drum guiding marching troops. It mentions favorites like There’s a Long Long Trail and Tippeary while Chick French children sing, and phonographs soothe wounded soldiers as music aids recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afons
Tipperary
Hightstown Social Roundup Highlights Memorial Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Walter Davison hosted relatives including Mr and Mrs Kirby Applegate and family on Sunday. Dr Eugena Whitelvad from Mount Holly visited the Norris family. Disbrow Applegate of Union Valley spent Memorial Day with the Dey family. Russell Rockhill and son Donald stayed with George Peppler. Field and Probasco families celebrated Decoration Day in Asbury Park. Helen Jamison of Trenton visited Gladys Ely and Virginia Rabold visited Esther Jones. A son was born Saturday May 31 to Mr and Mrs Bert Lanning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Davison
Kirby Applegate
Eugena Whitelvad
Mount Holly
James Norris
Disbrow Applegate
Union Valley
William Dey
Russell Rockhill
Donald
George Peppler
Charles Field
Charles Probasco
Asbury Park
Helen Jamison
Trenton
Gladys Ely
Bert Lanning
Aviator Willian Diehl Jr Resumes Flight After Dayton Accident
Aviator Willian Diehl Jr of West New York New Jersey forced to land a Curtis plane due to engine trouble over Dayton on Decoration Day. He escaped unhurt as the craft damaged in a grain field owned by John Everett. Mechanics repaired the plane and Diehl resumed flight on Saturday before about sixty witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian Diehl Jr
West New York
N. J
Curtis
Harrisburg
John Everett
Dayton
Diehl
Apple Crop Expands Amid 1918 Forecast Rises
The November forecast from the U S department of agriculture says the 1918 commercial apple crop will exceed 1917 by about 9 percent. Total production estimated at 25,008,000 barrels, with boxed apples down 22 percent from 1917 but overall gains due to a 31 percent rise in barreled and bulk production and stronger Eastern states output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Chronic Constipation Remedy Advice from 19th Century Guide
The text explains chronic constipation results from dry residual matter and recommends drinking water, eating raw fruit, and outdoor exercise. It cautions against harsh laxatives and promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as gentle and agreeable to use, urging readers to give them a trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
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