Local Social Calendar and Visits Reported
The Granbury Press notes a flurry of social visits and guests across towns including Franklin Park Rahway and Princeton with numerous families hosting and attending events. It records attendance at meetings and school openings, travel to Ark ark and New York visits plus a first colored people's meeting at the BI E Church and a public sale notice.
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BI. E
William C. Hoffman
Trenton
Symmes H. Perrine
S. H. Perrine
Diarrhoea Advice for Children and Home Remedy Use
A public health style note recommends Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for children one year or older, followed by a dose of castor oil. It urges keeping the remedy on hand and giving at the first sign of unnatural looseness of the bowels.
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Chamberlain
Rev Burslem Attacks Cranbury Board Over School Vote
G Ashworth Burslem of Plainsboro defends remarks after criticizing Board of Education in Cranbury debate on funding a new Plainsboro school. He calls report a willful misrepresentation and malice, urging voters to protest at Monday night election.
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Burslem
Plainsboro
Board of Education
Cranbury
Cranbury Press
G. Ashworth
Local Social Happenings In Hightstown And Nearby Towns
Miss Rose Dryling of Englishtown spent a week with Mr and Mrs Joshua Thomas. Mr and Mrs Jonah Dey hosted guests Sunday with Mrs John Vy Ely. Russell Rockhill and son Donald visited Geo Peppler’s family. John Applegate and family spent Sunday at South Amboy with Mr and Mrs John Applegate Jr. Cranbury’s Jackson Donaha began work at Wright and Martin in New Brunswick. Charles Davison and family of Sharon weekended at Manasquan. Wilton Lanning of Jersey City visited John Lanning and family Sunday. Mrs Charles Wilson spent Tuesday in Trenton. Sarah Eldridge and daughter visited Trenton with Mrs C M Franklin.
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John H. Barclay
Matthew Suydam
Franklin Park
State Horticultral Society
State House
Trenton
H. C. Symmes
Sea Girl
Ernest Scottgand Aon Walter
Rahway
Benjamin Bayles
Emma Reynolds
Hughes
Richard Gluck
New York City
Clara
Bessie Bergen
Ocean Grove
Baird Davison
Freehold
Marie Appleget
Earl Wilson
Matthew A. Rue
Cranbury
Alex Butcher
Henry Wilson
George Applegate
Princeton College
Miss Rose Dryling
Englishtown
Mr. and
Mra
Joshua Thomas
Jonah Dey
John Vy. Ely
John Applegate
South Amboy
John Applegate Jr
Jackson Donaha
New Brunswick
Wright & Martin
Charles Davison
Sharon
Manasquan
Wilton Lanning
Jersey City
John Lanning
Charles Wilson
Sarah Eldridge
C. M. Franklin
Joseph Cole
Deans
John S. Mount
L. C. Bowers
Reba Hunt
Joseph Vannest
Hightstown
Willard Howell
U. S. Transport
U.S. Grant
Alfred Perrine
Community Notes From Dutch Neck and Nearby
Local residents gather for visits and entertainments as families host relatives from Trenton and Hightstown. Spanish influenza affects Howard Mount. Red Cross fundraiser nets 31 dollars from cake and ice cream sales. Peddie Institute reports large enrollment. Fourth Liberty Loan planning begins with Willie Thompson presiding.
Farmer Held in Heavy Bail for Animal Cruelty
William C Danser a farmer living between Hightstown and Edinburg was held on $1000 bail by Justice of the Peace Mitford on cruelty to animals charges. Dr Monroe Bodenwieser alerted last Saturday that Danser used a crippled horse without shoes and with a shoulder wound. The SPCA agent attempted to arrest him but he resisted. Tuesday morning officers mounted and Connors placed him in Hamilton township lockup. He spent the day in custody and was released on $1000 bail. a hearing before Squire Mulford is set for October 8.
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William C. Danser
Hightstown
Edinburg
Justice of the Peace
Mitford
Monroe Bodenwieser
Danser
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Dénser
Hightstown Borough
Bodenwieser
Mount
Connors
Broad Street Park
Hamilton Township
Squire Mulford
Greeting customers and selecting goods for a better store
A merchant expresses pleasure in greeting old friends and selecting goods to improve the store weekly, aiming to attract more old and new customers to choose from.
New Alcohol Made From Plant In Juarez Mexico
Consul E A Dow reports a plant called so tuo grows wild in Mexico and southern Texas. From one ton of the plant 18 to 25 gallons of alcohol can be produced in Ciudad Juarez Mexico.
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Ciudad Juarez
Mex
Mexico
Texas
E. A. Dow
Looks Are What Count in Life Caption Exchange
A quoted Life magazine moment shows Isabel arguing over fashion choices. One character insists on economy while purchasing an expensive fur coat to avoid looking economical, highlighting style over thrift.
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Isabel
Coffee Supply Assured
Abyssinia remains the original home of the coffee tree with vast untouched forests in the southern and western highlands, ensuring long term supply potential.
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Abyssinia
Longest Bridge Lion Bridge Over Yellow Sea
A brief note describes the Lion Bridge in China as the world’s longest, spanning an arm of the Yellow Sea. The bridge measures about five and a quarter miles in length with a roadway 70 feet above water.
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Yellow Sea
China
Ater
Paper Shredder Aids Fragile Packing
A new machine shreds different papers fed into it into soft material suitable for packing fragile goods. The invention aims to provide an inexpensive cushioning material derived from shredded paper.
New Pastor Anticipated at Hightstown M E Church
Hightstown reports a new pastor and guest speaker lineup with two Sundays of services. Dr George H Franklin preaches next Sunday morning, Rev Doran of Cranbury speaks that evening, and on the following Sunday Rev George T Hillman of Manasquan assumes pastoral duties and moves to Hightstown with his wife early next week.
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Hightstown
Methodist Church
George H. Franklin
Doran
Cranbury
George T. Hillman
Manasquan
M. E
Mra. Hillman
Too Much Education Says Uncle Chen in Dialect Skit
In a folksy quip Uncle Chen laments that some educated people focus more on expression than on substance. His observation appears in a dialect sketch underscoring language over content.
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Uncle Chen
Dey
Deiise
Dan
Silk Trade Knowledge Among Hebrews in Solomon's Era
The text suggests Hebrews first knew silk during Solomon's reign amid expanding trade. It notes early commercial ties and hints at Silk’s introduction through ancient commerce and relations with other regions.
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Solomon
Miss Emma Verbryke Endorses Chamberlain's Tablets
Good for biliousness says Miss Emma Verbryke of Lima Ohio after trying Chamberlain's Tablets following two years of frequent stomach trouble. She reports rapid improvement after using the advertised remedy.
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Chamberlain
Emma Verbryke
Lima
Ohio
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