Belgian Prices Shock in Occupied Belgium Report
A dispatch compares Belgian wartime scarcity with New Jersey, detailing rationed foods and inflated prices in Antwerp under German control. It notes heavy restrictions on staples, the confiscation of paper for stuffing, and the seizure of church bells and organs, prompting bishops to protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Garden State
Belgium
Europe
Germany
United States
France
Antwerp
von Falkenhausen
Mercier
Farmer Fined for Damage from Rats in Woburn
A Woburn farmer received a 250 fine for allowing a wheat stack to be damaged by rats. Five or six bushels were destroyed and witnesses estimated eighty to one hundred Ta in the stack. The case highlights wartime aims to conserve food resources and community welfare over individual gain. Other items note visits by Alberta Waldron and Edna Waldron to Hamilton place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woburn
England
English National Food Journal
Church Activity and Services Across Local Congregations
The notice lists weekly church events and sermons across multiple congregations. Rev Harold W Schenck delivers themes on unity and faith. diverse services include junior and adult worship, prayer, and missionary talks. The document notes Communion, Red Cross activities, and oblique references to service flags and World Democracy discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Schenck
Franklin Boy's Club
Manse
Christian Endeavor
Red Cross
Douglas Matthews
C. J. Hoyt
J. D. Little
H. M. Smith
Ass't
A. D. Macc
Corkindale
L. E. Garwood
Kev
A. F E. Chenoweth
Columbus
Methodist Church
M. Epworth League
Dia
Geo G. Yarrow
America
Special preacher Rev Hugh B Wilson at evening prayer
Prayer services announce Friday at 8 p m with Rev Hugh B Wilson of St George s Passaic as special preacher Masses at St Clare s Delawanna Allwood Road are 8 30 and 10 30 am with St Francis School program after the 8 30 am mass
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosary Society
Holy Name
Sodality
Michele Leggieri
D. J. O'Connor
Christian Science Society
The
Post Office
Franklin Avenue
Jety
St. Stephen's P. E
Hugh B. Wilson
St. George's, Passaic
St. Clare’s Roman Catholic Church
Allwood Road
Delawanna
Cyclones and Tornadoes Explained as Dusty Wind Terms
The West’s so called cyclones are tornadoes of great violence but limited area. Tornadoes vary in width from a few rods to several miles rarely. Ordinary storms with 40 to 60 mph winds are straight air inflows and do not whirl.
Chinese Newspaper Circulation Facts From Early Data
A survey notes about 440 newspapers in China with roughly fifty having strong circulation. The average issue print run is around 38,000 copies. It mentions one newspaper in Bhanghal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Bhanghal
Red Cross Seeks Fast War Casualty Reporting
A Nutley Sun letter urges The Sun to publicize cases like young Connolly as part of the Nutley Red Cross Home Service. The writer explains the Red Cross has a department to track soldiers killed wounded or prisoners and has made progress informing families abroad. The aim is to speed reliable casualty information when many Americans serve overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sun
Nutley
Connolly
Home Service Committee
Red Cross
Taste versus imagination claims by scientists
Scientists argue taste is imaginative perception and tests once confused chopped onions with raw potatoes, but the smelling apparatus failed. The piece notes people misjudge tastes and lack of knowledge about what tastes really are.
Our Neighbors and the Lure of Getting Acquainted
A reflection on judging neighbors, with a Lamb anecdote about preferring acquaintance over contempt. The piece recalls Tudor era punishments, noting harsher methods and shifting standards, and ends by praising twentieth century life.
Growing of Trouble and Noxious Weeds in Tears
A reflective note on trouble and weeds, describing how troubles persist without truth and the need for collective compassion. It cites St Paul and the press in a somber, poetic tone.
Always Rainfall With Cyclon
Cyclones bring rain and cloud bursts as the air saturates and a whirl forms. Upward currents lift vapor into the funnel where steam weight eventually breaks away, while a bride chides for secrecy about distress and money.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cal
Alberta
Edna Waldron
Brooks
W. J. Horner
Hamilton Place
Artemus Bissell
Franklin Reformed Church
Grace Episcopal Church
ST. Paul's Church
St. Paul’s
Harold Armst
James T. Boyle
John Krug
Daath Mulmer
Rte
ST. Mary’s R. C. Church
Church OF the Holy Family
Tion
Clare's Church
Meyerholz & Dressig
Iuilders
Centre St
Union Ave
N. J
Telephone Ae. R
Chas. A. Keyler
Bloomfield Avenue
Bloomfield, N. J
Charles Lamb
Lamb
Weasen
Dedel
A. L. Huntley
High Street
Franklin Avenue Station
Lew Rmirwie
Hahne
Alf Price
Newby
Hahne Club
Advent
Keeler
Roi
Fes
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