Welfare Conference in Trenton Promotes Social Welfare Policy
New Jersey Conference for Social Welfare schedules a three day meeting at Stacy Trent Hotel Trenton October 25 26 27 with speakers from Hudson Guild Consumers League and labor groups. Topics cover unemployment living standards and leisure time with tours of local institutions and film exhibitions from the State Fish and Game Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Lewis T. Bryant
Florence Kelly
Consumers’ League
John B. Andrews
American Association For Labor Legislation
Washington
M. Dawson
Helen Knowlton
Trenton Y. W. C. A
Trenton
Hackettstown
State Fish and Game Commission
Moving Picture
Forked River Game Farm
Fieids
Commission
Ireland the World's Chief Linen Producing Center
The article traces Ireland's linen industry from its medieval cottage origins through the rise of power looms after 1830, the Civil War era demand, and the expansion to 36 942 looms by 1912 with 924 817 flax spindles. It credits climate in Ulster and hereditary worker skill as key factors, noting historical migrations of skilled workers from France and the Netherlands to Ireland.
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Ireland
Belfast
Linen, Board
Lancashire
Ulster
France
Netherlands
Brabant
Jersey
Carrick
Belfast Lough
How Better Than Pills Chamberlains Tablets
The answer says Chamberlains Tablets are easier and more pleasant to take than ordinary cathartics and liver pills. They move the bowels gently without realization of medicine, while also improving appetite and strengthening digestion.
Foundation of All Success Thrift as Core of Business Achievement
An article emphasizes thrift as the essential foundation for lasting business success. It cites S. W. Strauss of the American Society of Thrift and urges young Americans to combine courage initiative and aggressiveness with hard work and patience, with thrift at the heart of all activity.
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W. Strauss
A American Society of Thrift
America
Thrift
Thrift Magazine
Pot Luck Origins and Old World Dining Traditions
The piece explains how pot luck began as a literal practice where all edible scraps were tossed into a pot hung over the fire. Guests fished for themselves, receiving whatever was available. The phrase later shifted to mean an improvised meal with no special preparation.
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Europe
Why Slight Shock May Be Fatal
A safety expert notes fatal shocks can occur at low voltages. Dana Pierce of the American Society of Safety Engineers cites cases of death from 110 volts and warns danger rises with higher voltages. He says well over 150 volts can be dangerous and that 220 to 600-plus volts require caution.
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Dana Pierce
American Society of Safety Engineers
Beach banter from a summer romance
A Boston Transcript fragment shows a beachside exchange where a woman complains her hands lack a tan after two weeks, while her summer beau jokes that they have mostly rested in the shade of his sheltering palms.
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Boston Transcript
That lady’s lace handkerchief drops spark awkward doubt
A brief Louisville Courier Journal quip implies a comic mix up over a lace handkerchief and a petticoat. The fragment suggests a light social observation on etiquette and propriety without further detail.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
The Doctor's Bride and a Town's Secrets
A Kansas town greets a new school principal, while Dr Bentley, famed for a rescue ride and a broken engagement, returns in triumph. Rumors swirl as the doctor and the new principal are seen kissing in public, shocking onlookers.
Service Spells Sales on Weigh to Measure Signs
An eastern retailer displays signs on counters to help customers convert between weight and measure. The signs show conversions like 4 peck equals 3% pounds and %4 peck equals 744 pounds, aiding customers who usually buy by measure to order by weight.
Color Institute Planned in Dresden for Scientific Study
Dresden will establish an institute to develop the scientific study of color and adapt research results for industrial use.
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Dresden
Helmetta General Election Held November 8 1921
Notice declares a general election in Helmetta on November 8 1921 from six to seven pm at the Hose House. Offices include State Senator and three Assembly members for New Jersey Middlesex County officers plus local posts in Helmetta. A statewide bond referendum on up to fourteen million dollars is also on the ballot. Signed by Clerk William Trendt.
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Hose House
Helmetta
General Assembly
State of
New Jersey
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Middlesex
Helmetia
Plainsboro
Plainsboro Hall
Cranbury Building and Loan Association
Cranbury Inn
Monroe Township General Election Notice 1921
Notice of general election in Monroe Township held at the Old School House Prospect Plains Jersey. Electors vote for Freeholders Coroner Assessor Committeeman Constable Justice of the Peace and a referendum on state debt bonds up to fourteen million dollars to fund state institutions. Witness dated September 2, 1921 by Clerk Fred A. Clayton.
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New Jersey
State Board of Control of
William Trundt
Borough of
Helmetta
Monroe
Prospect Plains
General Assembly
State of
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Middlesex
Fred A. Clayton
W. W. Perrine
Plainsboro
South Brunswick Township Public Elections and Officials
The notice outlines elections for the first and second election districts in Public School Houses at Dayton and Monmouth Junction. It lists positions including State Senator, three Sunegate members, two Board of Committeemen, Assessor, and three Justices of the Peace, with a funding figure of fourteen million dollars and related expert provisions. George Walter, Clerk of South Brunswick, signs the notice.
Plainsboro Election to Elect Township Officers
The election will be held in Plainsboro Hall to elect one Committeeman for the Township of Plainsboro. The debt principal at maturity and the general election are addressed. W W Perrine, Clerk of the Township of Plainsboro.
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the Cranbury Press
Geo. W. Burroughs & Son
Cranbury
Finney
Foundation OF All Success
Western Newspaper Union
Miss Brown
Boston
Doc Bentley
Nortonville
Bentley
Edith Somers
Jim Somers
Claflin
Carters
Jim
Carter
Dec Bentley
Miss Somers
Jim Soimers
Doctor
Garry Myers
Free School
South Brunswick
Said
Dayton
Said Township
Monmouth Junction
State of New Jersey
Sunegate
George Walter
D.C. Mershon
Raymond Wicoff
David C. Lewis
Treas
Jos, T. Wincklhofer
Wilton T. Applegate
W. H. DeBow, M. A. Rue
H. J. Butcher
T. B. Woolston
Charles T. Hoffman
W. F. Perrine
H. Dey
8. E. Bennett
David M. Griggs
Clayton
William M. Cox
Arthur Perrine
F. W
Tey Fe i Ie S
Donnelly’s
Fred’k W. Donnelly
South Broad Street
Trenton, N. J
Hlallowe
Hallowe'en
E. State Street
Peppler
Thomas Peppler
Hightstown, New Jersey
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