Conover Wins Government Contract for Newark Shipyard Piling
Addison A. Conover secures a U S Government contract to supply one thousand oak pilings forty feet long for a new Newark shipyard. Two hundred timbers shipped already as work progresses.
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1917
Page
8
Addison A. Conover secures a U S Government contract to supply one thousand oak pilings forty feet long for a new Newark shipyard. Two hundred timbers shipped already as work progresses.
Reverend James B. Clark gave a Sabbath morning discourse on Psalms 5 11 and read Cheerfulness of Faith. Andrew Ely returned from Portsmith Va. and visits were noted. The Junior Christian Endeavor meets Oct 8 at Mrs Eliah Dey home. The Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society opened fall meetings with President Mrs Clark presiding and a focus on Africa and a broader vision.
A Youth and Beauty column excerpt urges readers to seize simple pleasures. It contrasts those who shun joy with those who savor small delights like sleep, sunshine, babies smiles, baseball, bird songs, pay day, and nature. It argues life is not drab and urges adding zest to routine with small pleasures.
An old Norse tale explains misfortune tied to thirteen guests at a banquet. Loki, the malice god, incites Baldur’s death by persuading Hodur to strike Baldur with mistletoe, piercing him and releasing his divine soul.
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