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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
4
The Plainfield area faces scrutiny as reports reveal wasteful wartime spending on aircraft and shipyard projects. A Senate inquiry cites high wages, mismanagement, and calls for a broader probe into conditions, with emphasis on women entering skilled industrial work and gasoline conservation amid looming shortages.
Courier-News relays a long interview with Freeholder Bird addressing his position on petition support for Mr May and his stance toward Mayor Calkin's administration. The piece contrasts Bird's alleged loyalties and questions whether he favors Caliina or May.
The passage critiques police conduct and efficiency, noting reduced skulking and more focus on vital districts. It mentions two-platoon staffing, concerns about officers with long years of service, and calls for a safer, better working department under Chief Jennings. An investigating committee is urged to review actions and missed steps.
A Philadelphia food expert states one glass of milk equals two eggs a large piece of beef and a portion of bread in food value. The author notes personal reasons keep to eggs beef and bread in daily meals.
The fragment discusses a woman defined as a “lady of leisure” tending to a husband and home, noting tasks like cleaning, cooking, washing, yard work, and sewing. It questions whether such roles are mere leisure or societal expectation.
The text compares a boastful Kaiser figure to a spring rooster whose prominence shifts with seasons, noting that the loudest may be least apt to predict outcomes in complex situations like a boarding-house stew in November.
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to pale girls and ages thirty to thirty one as part of a wartime exhortation. It mentions backing the United front and facing the Hun with resolve. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or attribution.
A fragmentary piece riffs on a Mayoral election and social satire. It mentions rotten apples as a metaphor for poor answers, hints at taxation, war talk, and a public utilities sign misused to stir sentiment, with references to officials and corporate slogans.
Hugh Treacy of this city seeks the Fifth district seat in Union and Morris counties. He pledges unwavering support for the Wilson administration and war policies, with the slogan He Can Depend Upon Me. Treacy emphasizes loyalty, no pre election promises, and full backing of the President in wartime. He filed his petition August 26 in Trenton after gathering required signatures.
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