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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1919
Page
3
Lee Foon, a Chinese resident in Portland, faced a charge of possessing lottery tickets after police raid. The court accepted his explanation that the alleged tickets were pages from a Chinese school book, translated on the spot, and he was discharged without a fine.
A man with a revolver robbed the Frank Chalx restaurant in Souls, Missouri, at 5 am taking $20 from the cash register. He told clerk Joseph Matthews and cook August Koppell to continue breakfast and apologized for spoiling their appetites.
In Chester Connecticut Rev. George B. Gilbert the church rector orders pews removed and rocking chairs installed to ease rigidity. He says straight backed pews ruin the church and invites parishioners to relax during services. On weekdays the auditorium will host basketball and skating and after services he offers to umpire baseball games on the lawn.
Cleveland James Gearson told police he was deeply cut by a thief who entered his shop, sliced eight pounds of meat, and stole his best knife.
The adventuress Masie Crawford posed as a wealthy American heiress and war heroine to swindle towns in England. She married and divorced multiple men, including Walter Crawford, and faked frontline exploits to solicit money and mortgages from locals. Police inquiry followed her years of elaborate deception.
The article argues for simple, durable school attire with emphasis on neatness and practicality. It discusses uniforms as easing cross comparisons, teaching to value how clothes are worn, and suggests wool or cotton outfits with plaids, middy blouses, and sturdy contrasts suitable for ages thirteen to eighteen.
In Chehalis Washington a cow dying after a prolonged illness was killed to end its misery. An autopsy revealed a live lizard lodged in the animal’s lung, a discovery that explained the puzzling symptoms and caused the animal’s death.
The autumn blouse surge expands role in wardrobes due to higher dressing costs. Overblouse and smock styles lead the season with two materials or colors, metallic embroidery decorates georgette crepe, and silk beads add sparkle. High necks gain favor among matrons, while concealed fastenings stay unseen.
Daddy tells of a big city public school where three thousand children write poetry and publish a self made yearbook. The pupils run a print shop, select best verses, perform poems as plays, and create drawings for the book front. The story celebrates child creativity and school pride.
Little Roy explains his folding bed after a week with aunt. He says it lays down at night and stands on its hind legs in the daytime, describing the unusual furniture in simple terms.
In a culinary notes, the article lists varied cheese dishes as Macaroni and Cheese Omelet Welsh Rarebit Cheese Balls Celery and Cheese Salad Cheese Soup and related tips. It emphasizes love as life and offers practical preparation steps across several recipes with dairy aids and serving ideas.
A collection of honey based dishes and remedies including Blanc Mange, Honey Candy, Butter Scotch, Cracker Jack, Honey Fruit Cake, and a cough remedy made from honey and horehound. Instructions describe mixing honey with milk, cornstarch, nuts, spices, and other ingredients to mold, bake, or flavor desserts and sweets.
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