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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1917

Page

5

Cranbury Socials and Visits Highlight Weekends

Cranbury residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from Brooklyn Newark Allendale Princeton Perth Amboy and nearby towns. Notables include Miss Kathryn Troutman Miss Stella Schumacher Mr. and Mrs. Mark Swetland and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cole hosting weekend guests. A Ford touring car changed hands and a baptismal birth noted for Irvington.

Wm. Cole Carl Hughes Brooklyn Kathryn Troutman Englishtown Robert Button Minnie Stella Schumacher Annie, Sutton Newark Ruth Whitaker J. L. Whitaker Nelson Petty Genevieve Tallman Allendale Mark Swetland Peddie Institute Marie Bartoo South Brooklyn Dorothy E Fausner Cranbury George 5. Burroughs Trenton Geo. W. Burroughs Abram Voorhees Harry Brown South Amboy R. P. Stillwell

All Cards of Thanks 265c from Arthur Burroucus

A note states Arthur LesLiz Burroucus plans to continue teaching Cranbury pupils through July and August and will arrange fall instruction for current and new students. He thanks friends for faithful patronage and promises ongoing involvement with the community’s music program.

Cranbury Arthur LesLiz Burroucus

Liberty Loan Installment Plan Offers Bond Purchases

The First National Bank advertises a Liberty Loan plan explaining government bonds can be bought by installments. A $50 bond costs $100 weekly payments, while a $100 bond costs $200 weekly. It urges citizens to invest for security and duty.

First National Bank

Honor Roll at Cranbury Public School May Listing

The Cranbury Public School honor roll for May lists students from all grades. Eighth Grade: Mary Woolston, Mary Symmes, Bergen Petty, John Hughes, Newell Davis. Seventh Grade: Frieda Schnell, Marie Witte. Sixth Grade: Gertrude Harder, Mary Hart, Marion Hughes, Harvey Phares, Lizzie Schnell. Fifth Grade: Katherine Collins. Fourth Grade: Irving Bennett, Edward Hickey, Banks Stabs. Third Grade: Stanley Barclay, Ethel Lodine. Second Grade: Carlton Laird, Edward Hickey, Grover Bennett, Helen Ried. First Grade: Anna Scott, Emma Bennett, Mary Hoffman, Anna Schnell, Luella Reid.

Cranbury Public School Mary Woolston Mary Symmes Bergen Petty John Hughes Newell Davis Frieda Schnell Marie Witte Gertrude Harder Mary Hart Marion Hughes Harvey Phares Lizzie Schnell Katherine Collins Irving Bennett Edward Hickey Banks Stabs Stanley Barclay Ethel Lodine Carlton Laird Grover Bennett Helen Ried Anna Scott Emma Bennett Mary Hoffman Anna Schnell Luella Reid

Middlesex Defeats Monmouth in Spelling Contest

Middlesex county team defeated Monmouth county at Perth Amboy in a county test held at the high school. The winning squad earned $100 in gold, with each Middlesex member receiving a $10 gold piece from Melvin A Rice, president of the State Board of Education.

Middlesex County Sunday Times Monmouth County Perth Amboy Middlesex Monmouth Melvin A Rice Atlantic Highlands State Board of Education Middlesex Word Victor Hammerschlag South River Alvin Timberman South Brunswick Marion Barclay Mary Woolston Cranbury Martin Hogan Helmetta George Diblin Jamesburg John Hughes

Stomach Troubles and Constipation Remedies Cited

A Wellsburg NY druggist praises Chamberlain's Tablets as the best remedy for stomach troubles and constipation after 34 years in business. The item also includes a light joke about the word dessert, attributed to a St Louis Post Dispatch cartoon caption.

S. H. Murphy Wellsburg N. Y Freddie St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Hadrian Composes Hymn Later Paraphrased by Pope

The hymn beginning "Vital spark of heavenly flame" is attributed to the Roman emperor Hadrian a pagan ruler and persecutor of Christians. Centuries later Alexander Pope paraphrased the verse into a widely known devotional line.

Hadrian Alexander Pope

Wanted Girls Wated for Light Work at Grist Mill

Local notice seeks female applicants for light work at Grist Mill. Training provided with pay during learning. Apply between 3 and 4 PM on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday the 11th 12th and 13th.

Root of the trouble get at, chief counsel line

A satirical exchange notes the aim to reach the root of the trouble by identifying the late Mr. Bigwad’s fortune as the source. The dialogue emphasizes decisive action by chief and associate counsel.

Mr. Bigwad New York Tribune

Witty Quotations and Theatre Snippets From Old Papers

A collage of humorous lines and theatrical notes. A lawyer’s tagline about cash for services appears alongside quips about acting Juliet in tight shoes and a joke on bolting as a refining process.

Philadelphia Bulletin

Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises $100 Reward

Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh in all stages as a constitutional disease. It is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces and purportedly strengthens the patient while destroying the disease’s foundation. Proponents offer $100 for any failure to cure and urge sending for testimonials from Scheneey & Co of Toledo, Ohio.

Scumace Hall Obeneey & CO Toledo Demeeriata

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