Political Gossip From Washington and Economic Shifts
A Washington Star excerpt discusses a parliamentary vote and a symbolic incident at the White House amid Wilson administration maneuvering. It notes Vice President Marshall praising Justice Hughes in Chicago and hints at political maneuvering around 1918 trade and tariff policy, citing William H. Lough on U.S. exports to South America rising from 1903 to 1918 and tariff effects on trade.
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White House
Washington Star
Wilson
Waller
Chicago
Marshell
Justice Hughes
Marshall
Indiana
Iss Hughes
Roosevelt
Kaiser
William H. Lough
U.S. Department of Commerce
South America
Ben Johnson’s plan taxes gasoline at $100 per gallon
The Kentucky Democrat Ben Johnson proposes a tax of $100 per gallon on any part of the gasoline price above 15 cents a gallon. He suggests similar fixed price and tax ideas for eggs rentals shoes and tombstones while noting the trouble with Ben is that he is too modest.
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Ben Johnson
Kentucky
Ben
Johnson
Renta
A Fine New Weekly Ocean County Leader Debuts
The Ocean County Leader at Point Pleasant makes its first appearance on Friday March 17. The weekly newspaper promises up to date coverage and aims to command reader attention with its initiative and focus.
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Ocean County
Point Pleasant
A Specific Against Colds and Cold Remedies
A sleeping porch or open bedroom plus a cold sponge bath each morning may fend off colds. When illness does occur during epidemics, Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is suggested as a helpful aid to recover. Obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Petition filed against Cranbury inn renewal in New Brunswick
A petition with 186 Cranbury residents objects to renewing William McGill’s license for the United States Hotel in Cranbury Township. Judge Daly declined to grant renewal now. McGill’s petition returns Tuesday with a hearing slated for the second Friday after. A remonstrance, letter from Rev. J B Curry, and local option league clippings accompany.
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New Brunswick
Cranbury Township
Dalyin
William McGill
United States
McGill
Trenton
J. B. Curry
First Presbyterian Church
Middlesex County
Curry
Daly
Reminders of Arbor Day Circulated in New Jersey
State Department of Conservation and Development issues Arbor Day reminders for April 14. Observances focus on schools with programs by the state forester. Emphasis is on conserving and improving existing woodlands rather than planting anew, while urging tree shade and greenery around homes and schools.
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New Joorney
State Department of Conservation and Development
Department of Conservation
New Jersey
Return of Ely Reed from South Featured in Cranbury Press
Ely Reed, general manager of Mercer Rubber Company, returns to Hamilton Square after a southern vacation including Havana and Cuba and car trips in the West Indies. He previously led the Hamilton Township School Board and the Mercer County Board of Education, is a Mason and Odd Fellow. The Cranbury Press, Cranbury New Jersey, publishes the 1916 ownership and circulation statement.
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Ely Reed
Hamilton Square
Reed
Havana
Cuba
West Indies
Mercer Rubber Company
Freehold
Stewart Business College
Rubber
Hamilton Township
Mercer County Board of Education
Mystic Shrine
Cranbury
New Jersey
Norr
Washington, D. C
P.O
George W. Burroughs
N. J
Arthur L. Burroughs
John C. Barlow
Value of alfalfa shown by results
John P. Nelson of near Allentown New Jersey has grown alfalfa since 1895 and now cultivates 105 acres calling it the finest in New Jersey. He notes a six year effort to establish a stand and says alfalfa thrives when properly treated. He reports cattle and horses prefer alfalfa hay and that cows produce more milk feeding it.
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John P. Nelson
Allentown
N. J
New Jersey
Nelson
Mr. Nelson
Record corn crop yields set by S C Goggin in Virginia fields
S C Goggin grew a record nine hundred ninety bushels of shelled corn from a ten acre field in Campbell County Virginia averaging 99 bushels per acre. The old alfalfa sod field was planted May 6 7 with rows three and a half feet apart and 15 inch in-row spacing. Fertilizer 300 pounds broadcast and worked in. Weeding and shallow cultivations followed. W MacDonald notes alfalfa as soil builder improving subsequent crops.
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S. C. Goggin
Campbell County
Virginia
W. MacDonald
Orange County
Farming alfalfa for brood sows seeks best soil and feeding mix
Mr. Nelson advocates loamy soil with good drainage, deep plowing, and lime application of 4 tons per acre when sour. He recounts using cow manure plus 600 pounds of fertilizer yearly, and notes best alfalfa stands from corn-soy rotations with peas sown green for cows. Four annual cuttings possible in Maryland and Virginia, while New Jersey yields three.
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Mr. Nelson
Canada
Nelson
New Jersey
Maryland
Virginia
Starting Crops on the Jump for Alfalfa
The article outlines prep and management for starting alfalfa. It covers seed bed preparation after preceding crops, benefits of summer fallowing, early plowing and weekly harrowing, testing seed quality, inoculation, lime use for sour soils, and applying 200 to 500 pounds of phosphoric fertilizer before sowing. Proper attention to seed bed to hay curing yields profitable alfalfa.
The Acre as a Farming Unit and Profit
The article argues that acre yield drives prosperity, with higher margins from careful seed, early maturity, and intensive cultivation. It notes that early market entry fetches better prices and that quality crops meet rising demand while overhead remains similar regardless of seed quality.
Experiment Stations Active in Advancing Farming Methods
Dr. Jacob C. Lipman of the New Jersey Experiment Station outlines a program to evolve extensive methods into intensive farming. Stations, county agents, and colleges across New Jersey Maryland Delaware and Virginia push for better soil fertility manures and fertilizers to unlock 150000 more farmers and higher land values.
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Jacob C. Lipman
New Jersey
East
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
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Anu Dersey
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Cranbury Press
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Trenton, N. J
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Mer
Peppler
Aspinwall
Eureka
Iron Age
Hoover
Perfection
Eclipse
Prairie State
Owego Jersey
Saeger
Pittsburgh
John Deere
Ford
Martin Motor
Trom
Thomas Peppler
KR. J, Keppel
Plainsboro
Monmouth Jct
Charles ¢. Groves
Office North Main Street
Cranbury, N. J
Thedrs
MacKay Colony
Hillside Poultry Farm
T. Carling, Prop
Princeton Junction
New Terrey
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