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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1920

Page

6

Lawlessness in Prohibition Era Hits New Jersey

Federal Judge John Rellstab appeals to a grand jury urging harsh action against violators of the Volstead Act. He cites millions in illicit gains and calls for indictments of traffickers and officials aiding the crime. The article also covers state efforts in Camden, Morris, and Ocean counties, water pollution controls, and education and absentee voting updates.

Trenton Bar of Justice John Rellstab Grand Jury Rellstab Administration of Justice Supreme Court Parker Hart Bergen County Chancery Court Camden County Morris Ocean Counties New Jersey

New Jersey Briefs Highlight Local Events And Incidents

Gloucester City police recover a car left by the ferry. Cumberland County to appoint Trinnell as county agent. War and postwar topics appear with school enrollments, church activities, road and harbor projects, and local crime sentences. The fleet ending at Gloucester City launches the William Penn, Miss Pollock leads women’s division, and a fatal Pleasantville crash occurs.

King’s Highway Mount Ephraim Pike Mount Ephraim Delaware River Turtle Gut Five Mile Beach Two Mile Beach Glassbore Mary Baker J. Thompson Baker Wildwood Cumberland County Board of Agriculture Robert Trinnell Malaga County Elton R. Wagner Belmont Fire Company National Park South Ocean City Weakfish Creek John de Antonio Sewell’s Point Haddonfield Carney’s Point Pennsgrove Francis D. Ellis North Seventh Street Ellis Hamilton Avenue North Bergen Chesterfield Forest Hill Park Charles Norris North Cramer Hill Smith Camden John Northrop Vineland Monterey Mass Northrop Trenton Bishop Walsh Church of the Sacred Heart P. Lane Horace Hammond Bertha Troost Helen Flood Lbrary Association of Odd Fellows Collingswood Esther Elfreth Prohibition E. E. Gebhardt Clinton Emma Bourns State Grange Mantua Congress of Mothers’ Clubs Parent Teachers’ Associations Atlantic City Association Chamber of Commerce Millville M.E. Temple George Dugan Michael Phifer City Hospital Emergency Fleet Corporation Pusey & Jones Shipyard Gloucester City William Penn Philip J. Duff South Fiftieth Street Philadelphia Fleet Corporation N Nmber Sarah T. Pollock Trenton U High School Heher Democratic County Committee New Jersey Parker Mount Holly William E. Russell David Bailey Baltimore Luke Armstrong Leslie Cosgrove Weehawken Cunard Line Coroner Dark New York M. J. Connor Holy Trinity Catholic Church of Bruno Model Albertina Modes Washington Street Hoboken Lewison John J. Walsh Modes Bordentown Board of Education Emma H. Carrow Cream Ridge Lily Brown Catasauqua Dorothea Gernova Abigail Shopsmith Shiloh School Friendship M. G. Church Jersey City International Union of Steam and Operating Engineers Hudson County Board of Freeholders City Commission

Domestic Tragedy and Domestic Strife in an Odd Exchange

Dialogue captures a domestic rift as Henrietta ignores pleas to share chores and curb late nights. Meekton warns ambition and business preoccupation may wreck the home over suffrage talk. The page also touts Roman Eva Balsam for granulated eyelids and inflamed eyes.

Henrietta Mr. Meekton Leonidas Roman Eva Balsam

Jerusalem’s fragile rebirth amid ancient wounds

The piece reflects on Jerusalem’s enduring upheaval since Nebuchadnezzar and its 1917 capture by British forces. It contrasts the city’s sacred allure with its naked scars, foreseeing a future of renewal and a bridal restoration after recent turmoil. Burma’s oil output is cited at about 300 million gallons annually.

Gethsemane William D. McCracken Asian Magazine Nebuchadnezzar Jerusalem Mount’ of’ Olives Garden

Fascination of Mendacity and the Aesop Parallel

A dialogue frames truth and deception as Senator Sorghum discusses public interest. The exchange likens political honesty to Aesop's talking animals, noting the difficulty of engaging audiences with plain truth without gilded fabrication.

Senator Sorghum Aesop

Cuticura Ad Promises Pimply Face Solution

Purports Cuticura Ointment to remove pimples and blackheads and advises washing with Cuticura Soap. Recommends daily use to keep skin clear and warns not to forget Cuticura Talcum.

Admitted He Was Loser At Races Then Paid Price

Three men drank wine after poor racing results and swore to obey their wives. Each recounted ridiculous actions urged by wives to break or ruin household items. The night after, their tales revealed the wives expected mischief and the men faced the humorous consequences.

Recipe Mystery Questioning Proven Fame

A dialogue fragment shows Uncle Bill Bottle Top doubting a recipe’s fame while another character defends it as intriguing though unproven. The exchange hints at skepticism about popular wisdom and the allure of an unverifiable dish.

Turnhout Lacemaking School Serves 4600 Children

In Turnhout Belgium a lacemaking school educates 4600 children. A proverb says wise is the man who can conceal what he does not know.

Turnhout Belgium Wise

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