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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
4
The piece argues that President Wilson's League of Nations stance will shape the 1920 elections but many other issues loom. It cites class government, wage demands, the Adamson Act, labor policies, sugar pricing, living costs, inflation, taxes, and government waste as key concerns shaping voters next November.
When stiffness and soreness affect the muscles and joints, massage the affected parts with Chamberlain's ointment. It relieves pain and helps rest and sleep.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas calls for the immediate return of all 19,000 U S troops from Europe stating the war has failed to justify continued presence. He argues Americans must leave foreign entanglements and rely on leadership to restore national life.
The Supreme Court unanimously sustains the prohibition amendment and the enforcement act. Justice VanDevanter writes that the amendment fits the federal amending power, is law, and limits on enforcement remain within Congress. The ruling casts strong doubt on wets hopes and signals invalidation of higher alcohol content laws elsewhere.
The first American novel to gain broad popularity outside the United States is James Fenimore Cooper's Spy. He published it at his own expense after no American publisher would accept it. It quickly spread to French German and Spanish editions and appeared in thirty four European places.
A hair restorer uses a dubious testimonial as the advertising manager questions its credibility. The boss notes the customer claims improvement from three spots to one after using the product, a claim that looks suspicious to London Tit-Bits readers.
A description of tapa cloth from the South Sea islands notes its simple repair by moistening and beating edges to close holes. The fabric is made from banana breadfruit or mulberry inner fibers fermented after scraping outer bark, bleached to white, and used to make durable garments as described in Boys' Life.
Christopher Morley cites a quip from the New York Evening Post about Manhattan’s native name meaning The place where they all get drunk. He references William Loring Andrews 1893 Bradford Map and James F. Drake as noting a revel during Peter Minuit’s deal with the Indians aided by schnapps.
A brief aside uses a playful idiom about a man named Jiggers and his stubborn belief, noting that continued indulgence in a curious fact earns a stinging response. The exchange mirrors a lighthearted, period tone.
A young pianist returning from abroad is greeted by his mother who learns his success is less than reported. She sobs with relief and pride, then gently rebukes him that he could not even afford a haircut, revealing the gap between rumor and reality. The scene plays out on the station platform.
Discussion of animal and human spirits and ghost sightings. Examples include ghost elephants and tigers in India and a naval officer recounting a phantom dog wandering a country house. A fox terrier in the room trembled as an unseen hound pad echoed at the door.
Louis C. Minette enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at Tulsa Oklahoma. He claims American and French Italian roots after being born on a ship under Spanish colors in the English Channel. His parents died in Sweden and he was adopted by a German protector. the sergeant jokes he would call him a League of Nations rather than a Man Without a Country.
A dental authority links children's diet to adult dental health. Liquid and mushy foods may thin jaws and crowd teeth, weakening gums and marring appearance, while excessive liquid feeding can cause crowded enamel and future decay.
The text notes gold as a decorative metal tied to religious ideas. It cites Inca myth of copper and gold eggs signaling nobility and divine birth. It also mentions the Chocos of Colombia venerating a gold idol of a goddess figure, with human sacrifices at seasonal rites.
A Raleigh and Wake county study reports North Carolina had nine capitals: Bath, Edenton, Brunswick, Wilmington, New Bern, Hillsborough, Smithfield, Fayetteville and Raleigh. The switchings before 1791 followed the practice of moving the seat of government to the residence or temporary assembly location.
Royce Bemis, in trouble over a failed stock move, finds refuge in a city garden cottage where Rita Ward and Morris Ward offer help. Bemis lands a new venture selling warehouse sail material, clearing his debts, earning a share of 10 percent, and discovering romance with Rita.
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