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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1917
Page
4
A Chicago dispatch notes Oklahoma farmers feed wheat to hogs because government price is lower than corn. Yet within hundred miles some towns have wheatless days on the calendar. The piece questions the food-control statute hailed as promising for all.
The article argues the Tariff Commission fails to be nonpartisan despite promises of unbiased analysis. It lists members Taussig, Roper, Lewis, Kent, Culbertson, and Costigan as largely free traders or unknowns, noting resignations and political aims affecting commissions and policy direction.
The extra cent for letters to Brooklyn may push New Yorkers to favor a single city post office with borough branches and a maintained two cent rate. The piece argues for federal tariff funding instead of heavy direct taxes and stamp duties.
The piece argues that paying contractors cost plus a percentage as profit inflates costs and wages. It warns this encourages recklessness and raises prices across the economy, urging a reduction in contracts under this plan as uneconomical and dangerous to production.
A November Harper’s Bazaar features Mise E. M. A. Steinmetz etchings inspired by Callot of Paris. The dry point works, printed from copper plates, depict an evening frock and a formal gown. Steinmetz is said to be the first fashion artist to use this method and Bazaar the first magazine to publish such fashions.
Fleas are abundant in the orient and feature in many proverbial expressions. The insect is named twice in the Scriptures, Samuel chapters 24 and 25.
Local chatter says a daughter sings with great expression, leaving even her mother unable to recognize her face while performing on stage. The remark, attributed to Puck, highlights the striking stage presence and vocal talent drawing attention in Flickton.
Wondell Phillips quotes a dialogue about perception of a play and honesty. The scene depicts a wife seeking money and responses that probe motive and method. The exchange uses clipped, staccato lines to question authenticity.
Mrs G H Smith of Brewerton New York says she has suffered gastric trouble for years with indigestion and heaviness after meals. She reports one or two Chamberlain's Tablets relieve her and act as a pleasant laxative, helping the stomach function naturally.
Austin C. Snedeker as Administrator gives notice to creditors of Raymond A. Snedeker deceased to file debts, demands, and claims within nine months under oath or affirmation or be barred from action. Dated August 16, 1917.
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