Stifled Voices on the Press War’s Toll and the Country Paper
The Republican Publicity Association led by President Jonathan Bourne Jr condemns wartime pressures on newspapers. It cites 1917 losses of 62 dailies and 569 weeklies, warns 1918 will worsen due to paper shortages and costs, and urges support for the country press as the voice of the people. It contrasts metro papers with local editors and calls for protecting freedoms of speech and the press. It also includes a note praising Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for croup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican Publicity Association
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Washington, D. C
United States
Northern New Jersey Sets 135 Percent Liberty Loan Subscriptions
Northern New Jersey Sub-District No. 7 reports $194 453 150 in Fourth Liberty Loan subscriptions, about 135 percent of quota, with $143 850 000 from the region. The drive across the Second Federal Reserve District raised total near 1.8 billion, and officials urge vigilance against Liberty Bond brokers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Liberty
Europe
Second
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve
Spaniard's Beard Air Plants Nod on Wires in Mexico
Air plants thrive without soil and draw moisture from the atmosphere. Tillandsia usneoides, called Spaniard's Beard, often clings to telephone wires and can become a nuisance, requiring workers to clear it away as it is a leafless mass of green gray threads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Heat stain removal tips for varnished surfaces
Methods to remove white heat or water stains from varnished wood include applying olive oil or salt for half an hour then wiping dry. or wringing a cloth in boiling water and placing it briefly on the spot, then rubbing dry. or using alcohol or camphor applied briefly and wiped off.
The Building of Life
A compact meditation on growth as a construction of the self. Life’s every experience, touch, influence, book, talk, and daily act adds a block to an inner building that rises within us day by day through the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Miller
Greatly Benefited by Chamberlain's Tablets
Mrs M P Harwood of Auburn New York attests to relief from indigestion headaches and fatigue after using Chamberlain's Tablets for two years noting dramatic improvement and renewed health after two bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
M. P. Harwood
Auburn
N, Y
Another American Hero Wins Courage and Trust at War
Neal Adams and Victor Barrows, two soldiers in the same regiment, face deception as Harley Coan schemes to win Lettie Adams. Victor sacrifices himself by feigning death to guide Neal to safety, then reveals the truth, and Neal confesses his error. The duo's bond strengthens as they await homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Conn
Coan
Neal Adams
Neal
Fair Lettie Adams
Victor Barrows
Victor
Ife
Lettie
Barrows
Lettié
Feiling
Leslie
Leuie
Doan
Pit Hole
Tottar Ondine
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the Cranbury Press
Cranbury, N.d
Geo. W. Burroughs & Sons Editors and Proprietors
Cranbury
Webster
Croup
Charles V. Duffy
Internal Revenue
Adam Smith
Western Newspaper Union
A F Williams
East State St
Trenton, N. J
Jeweler
America
Williams
This
Grace Richmond
Jerial
Anne Exeter
Companion
McCall’s Magazine
Youth’s Companion
Commonwealth Ave
St. Paul St
Boston
Mass
Christella Milne Silvers
William Russell Silvers
Middlesex
Curistella Milne Silvers
John H. Fortsch
Harold Dey
County of
Joan H. Fortsca
Brown & Gibson’s
Cranbury Station
Walker-Gordon Laboratory Co
Plainsboro
J. E. White
Middlesex County Board of Taxation
William A. Spencer
New Brunswick
N. J
WM. TF. Perrine
Hightstown Garage
Ford Cars
Hightstown
East Windsor
Mercer County
Washington Township
Middlesex County
Detroit
Ford
Leon Ely
Prop
J. Ke, Marryott
Jamesburg, N. J
F. M. Miller
Asbury Park, N. J
Ate Ion
J. B. Carlson
Cranbury, N. J
Charles C. Groves
Office North Main Street
Oranbury, N. J
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