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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1914
Page
8
A census reveals high illiteracy among native white rural residents in New Jersey. Rural districts show three times the illiteracy rate of urban areas, with 118 502 illiterates statewide and 25 522 on farms. Among those on farms 14 975 are male and 10 547 female unable to read or write.
The writer extols farm life in New Jersey with motorists visiting harvest fields by car. It stresses the need for good roads and gasoline to support auto travel to rural areas and suggests a promotional campaign to highlight rural America.
A classified listing describes numerous farms for sale with varied acreages from 1 to 147 acres. Properties include multiple room dwellings, barns, outbuildings, apple and pear orchards, timber, streams, and proximity to stone roads or trolley lines. Regions mentioned include Avonmouth, Mercer, Burlington and Middlesex Counties with a printed list available on request.
Charles A. Comp is listed at 147 East State Street in Trenton New Jersey. The entry records a residence or potential registration detail with no additional context or actions noted.
Heavy rainfall over the past week slowed widespread woods fires that had raged for a month. Six miles of woodland were attacked. smoke disrupted road travel on the Trenton division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Buckelew Cranberry Company bogs faced threats but were saved after back firing and sand.
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