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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
3
Hashimura To, a Japanese boy, narrates a chaotic laundry day with Mrs. Griddle and Hon Maggie. He endures grueling chores, miscommunications, and a dramatic fall from a clothesline ladder, ending in a comic escape and blue forehead.
The article recalls the opening of the Civil War with the May 24 1861 battle at Bethel Church under Gen B F Butler. It tracks early Western actions including Philippi, Rich Mountain, Carnifix Ferry, Romney, and Bull Run preparatory to the nationwide conflict. It notes McClellan’s rise, Lyon’s Booneville and Belmont actions, and the shift of command to McClellan in 1861.
A Memorial Day dedicates the nation to recalling divine mercy guiding the United States. It asserts blessings come from God and that strength to act for humanity's highest interests stems from a faithful friendship with God.
A long fragment recounts the May 21 1856 mob attack on Lawrence Kansas led by David A Atchison and territorial officials. He directed a miniature howitzer aimed at the town hotel and fired a shell that sailed over the target to litter the west side with a whistling arc.
The passage argues that the South and North should honor their soldier dead together and remain one nation. It asserts mutual interests in shared tribute and references Abraham Lincoln’s vision of national unity despite past conflict.
The U S Department of Agriculture and partners completed a soil survey of Camden area incl Camden County and parts of Gloucester Burlington Atlantic Salem Cumberland counties. It maps nine soil series, notes Sassafras soils as most extensive, and highlights crops from truck vegetables to potatoes and fruit trees with recommendations on manure lime and green manure.
As registration day nears, plans for possible extra legislative session hinge on state participation beyond national duties. Advisors have not determined necessity yet. Governor Edges is praised for aggressiveness as the public weighs what action may be endorsed in a crisis.
William Sutton, described in the report as a negro, changes his plea to non guilt and is sentenced to 30 years hard labor in the State Prison by Supreme Court Justice Trenchard in Trenton after shooting his wife at their Washington area home. Other items include vegetable crops in South Jersey towns and various local civic notes from Woodstown to Vineland, with community projects, road juries, and Red Cross activity.
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