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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1915
Page
4
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge supports frank criticism of the President at Worcester Massachusetts noting labor loss higher taxes and continued high cost of living while condemning Democrats for war era policies He warns against partisan foreign policy framing and urges a clear stance as voters consider the President and party's record.
The passage laments the Democratic party's shortage of leaders for positive action. It argues that while war leaders exist, genuine constructive direction is missing and suggests reviewing history to see this pattern.
The article notes that many lawmakers opposing national defence legislation are Democrats, including Hay of Virginia as House military affairs chairman, Kitchin of North Carolina set to succeed Underwood as floor leader, and Tavenner of Illinois who headed publicity for the Democratic Congressional Committee.
The text argues the Administration delayed dispatching ships to Vera Cruz because officials thought no ships were needed. It contrasts Commander McNamee’s on ground knowledge with what Mr. Daniels and Mr. Wilson supposedly knew about Mexican conditions, implying overconfidence in Washington.
The Marion Register predicts a united Republican party in 1916 achieving the greatest political victory in U.S. history. The Nyack Journal cautions against free trade as a business aid, calling it knockout drops, while Mt Vernon Republican questions the national treasury deficit and the impact of war on Underwood Tariff operations.
George W. Perkins predicts the Progressive party will gain strength as 1916 nears. The remark is recorded alongside a recollection of whistling near the village graveyard at dusk during childhood.
The British Empire is worth 108 billion dollars and the United States 187 billion. The combined wealth of France, Germany and Russia is said to be less than the US, accumulated behind a tariff wall, per Steubenville Herald.
A Vernon column argues against American Free Traders claiming all Americans benefit from free trade. It states every purchase of foreign goods deprives Americans of wages from locally produced goods and challenges free traders to face American workers.
Robert Grimshaw, consulting engineer and NYU lecturer, predicts America will be a vast dumping ground for European products after peace. He cites Germany’s 2,000,000 unemployed returning home to 30 cent a day work, with wartime production stored for export once seas open.
C H Brown chairman of the hosiery manufacturers association reports May import statistics showing seven products up by 4 778 361 from 29 600 248 in May 1914 to 14 378 609. He notes war conditions fail to help domestic industry and many mills run under capacity with foreign hose entering at low prices under the Underwood law.
The Glendale sanitarium recently used a rabbit eye membrane to cover an eye socket for patient Frank Delechino of Los Angeles after his eye was removed. The membrane proved too small, requiring the rabbit to be brought into use.
A reader from Montpelier praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy noting it provides prompt relief and outperforms other cough cures. The testimonial urges readers with colds to try the medicine, claiming it is splendid and widely available.
The Philadelphia Telegraph recounts a humorous domestic moment as the Smiths, newlyweds of about four months, attempt old fashioned crullers from a cookbook. The dish plagues their dining room with tasteless crumbs but earns fond remarks from the wife and a cautious verdict from the husband about the holes.
A collection of snatches from 1920s papers noting umpires, a Southern league team losing twenty eight straight, and quips about players not striking. The quotes reflect sharp sports opinion and fan sentiment across major papers including Washington Star Detroit Free Press Philadelphia Press.
Grouch insists he is not a polygamist. Mrs. Grouch retorts that relatives think he married the entire family in a lighthearted exchange.
A short exchange features the Old Man asking if the Beggar has worked, and the Beggar replying he did once in jail. The brief vignette hints at past labor and imprisonment as a defining memory.
Mrs Unis Peek of Gate New York writes that biliousness and constipation were cured after using Chamberlain's Tablets for a year. She reports relief after two bottles and notes the medicine is obtainable everywhere.
Notice of a special election on October 19, 1915 in New Jersey to vote on proposed constitutional amendments agreed by the 1914 and 1915 legislatures. Official ballot instructions explain marking Ye or No with black ink or pencil. Secretary of State Thomas F. Martin signs the notice.
No. Strike out Article IX and in place thereof IDsect. ARTICLE IX Amendments. Any amendment to the Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or General Assembly and if agreed to by a majority of the members then elected to both houses, such proposed amendment shall be entered on journals with yeas and nays and referred in the Legislature next to be chosen and published for three months prior to the election in at least one newspaper of each county if published therein. If in the next Legislature such proposed amendment is agreed to by a majority of all members elected to each house, the Legislature shall submit such amendment to the people at the election for General Assembly members held next after four months have elapsed, and if a majority of electors vote yes the amendment becomes part of the Constitution. if more than one amendment is submitted they shall be voted on separately and distinctly. If an amendment has been submitted and rejected, no similar amendment may be submitted again within five years.
The amendment seeks to extend the right to vote to all US citizens aged 21 or older who have resided in the state for one year and the county for five months before elections. It sets residency and eligibility rules, bars voting for certain disqualified groups, and grants wartime absentee voting rights with legislature authority to regulate voting and canvassing.
The page explains how to mark a ballot with an X in the square opposite Yes and an X in the square opposite No. It notes thick ink or black pencil may be used for such purpose.
A short instruction advises voters on marking an X for Yes or No on a jersey printed ballot prompt and notes black ink or pencil as acceptable.
The text proposes a new Section IX to allow government bodies to take more land than needed for construction of parks, roads or public places, with limits. It notes the remainder may be sold or leased after essential needs are met and cites advertising of a special election for three constitutional amendments. The publisher protests the underpriced legal notice rate.
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