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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1916
Page
7
James B. Connolly argues in Collier's Weekly that submarines are buoyant and agile, not heavy doomed craft. He likens a submarine under water to a toy balloon, saying slight buoyancy would allow it to bounce over obstacles rather than crash.
The quoted lines reveal a tense exchange about gullibility and money. A remark notes Gullibly's son as a promising youth. A sharp question implies lending money. A blunt line references a woman’s faint makeup as a nerve stimulant.
Trenton report notes seventy six Fourth Regiment men deserted in two to three days after returning from Sea Girt camp. Most may have overstayed furloughs. expect forfeited pay and guardhouse sentences. First Regiment from Newark also suffers high desertions.
The town of Montclair received state authorization to shoot English starlings threatening the Crescent area. Commissioner John C. Barclay announced the permit was mailed, with patrolman William Stewart named as town gunner, and killing already underway.
A nutrition outline urges increased intake of starchy foods and sweets for mid childhood growth, with guidance on meal structure and digestion. It lists suitable foods for breakfast lunch and dinner, emphasizing easily digested meals, cooked cereals, lean meats, fish, milk, and simple desserts while avoiding fried foods and heavy pastries.
A collection of dessert and kitchen ideas from lemon and banana frozen treats to peach parfaits and tomato salad cups. Also includes quince balls in syrup, elderberry pie tips with vinegar and spices, and apple filling for layer cake to keep cakes moist.
A London Mirror note recalls Miss Ellen Terry's Shakespearean recital for a war fund where Chelsea schoolgirls, many from a renowned institution, followed every line. When Terry momentarily faltered the audience held breath, and a twelve-year-old girl supplied the missing line with her clear voice.
A stranger asks about future action in Crimson Gulch and a man named Bronco Bop questions the stranger’s purpose. The exchange warns against political arguing and emphasizes respectful treatment. Mention of Mrs Daggett and her miserable husband riding out.
An editorial urges every parent to avoid narcotic infant remedies and promotes Castoria as a safe alternative. It argues that Castoria, bearing the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher, helps blood flow and reduces fever, contrasting it with opium laden drops and syrups blamed for child deaths.
A mother packs a lunch basket for a woods outing with lettuce and olive sandwiches and other treats. The father jokes about eating. Freddie defines dessert and a doctor explains the word abbreviation in a classroom moment.
Hundreds of permissionaries descend on Paris from the trenches mixing ages and dress. They buy post cards and rings as gifts while families wait, some with babies or widowed women mourning sons missing in action. Relatives greet them with warmth and escort them to trains or taxis.
A Russian plan proposes a Melbourne to Sydney and Vladivostok ship line with half Russian and half Australian capital. The government would buy ships, subsidize the company, and accept long repayment terms. A special trade envoy outlined these ideas for the Russian chamber of export.
Fiery red pimples treated with Cuticura Ointment and Soap offer a free sample by mail. A Missouri bird program imports 10,000 quail from Mexico to restock depleted covers, noting climate similarities with Coahuila mountains.
The dialogue offers a pun on dieting and expense. A speaker suggests the present cost of living as a quick fat reduction, framing a joke around economic pressure and health. The exchange highlights humor over dieting advice.
A dialogue notes a mining stock question and a prediction that waste paper prices are increasing. The exchange suggests holding the stock as a rising external factor signals ongoing demand for recycled material.
A classic advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a physician prescribed cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It promotes wide personal endorsements and offers a sample bottle for ten cents with a note to mention the paper.
The Orleans celebration of Joan of Arc was revived under Napoleon after a revolutionary suspension. Chap tal, later Napoleon’s minister of the Interior, suggested the revival, and a memorandum in the national archives includes Napoleon’s note praising Joan of Arc for proving French genius can perform miracles when independence is at stake.
A U.S. pencil maker consumes about 000 feet of lumber yearly and wastes roughly half in sharpening and discarded short ends. A commentator quips about the rarity of women sharpening a pencil, clarifying disbelief at such waste.
A historic Boston residence known as the oldest hotel in town is slated for demolition. The engaged couple discusses telling their families, while the father’s reaction remains unmentioned.
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