Orange County Newspapers Union Formed in Middletown
The Orange County Independent Corporation publishes weekly papers in Middletown with editors and officers led by President Roland Harriman and Treasurer M A Stivers. Subscriptions run $2.04 yearly in advance. Obituaries are free. death notices and other notices incur regular rates.
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Orange County
Orange Bow
Middletown
N. Y
Orange County Independent Corporation
James Street
Roland Harriman
W. Averell Harriman
Percy V Vl
Talcott Powell
M. A. Stivers
Country Boys and the lure of leaving the farm
A Goshen dialogue recounts a judge and Orange county agriculturist discussing youths who stay or leave farm life. It contrasts a Russian immigrant who rose from street selling to millionaire status with a farm boy who rejected farming, wandered through jobs, faced family debt, and finally stayed home amid a bungalow fad.
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Goshen
Orange County
New York
Farm boy turns bungalow empire from failed land bids
In Orange County a rural youth ridiculed for selling bungalow sites built wealth after years of wandering a path from farm to real estate. His father’s death left property to wife and son who pushed the plan, and the one track mind transformed habitats into money. The judge notes many country youths overlook home opportunities and argues focus can yield success.
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Florida
California
Orange County
Henry Ford
Coolidge Veto Seen As Politics Not Farm Policy
The article argues Coolidge’s McNary Haugen veto does not endanger his 1928 renomination and election. It notes past vetoes, claims the veto reflects method not farmer aid, and credits him with statesmanship amid political hysteria. Prohibition remains a central 1928 campaign issue for both parties.
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Coolidge
West
Middle West
Death of George N Beebe at Ellenville
Judge Beebe obituary notes the life of George N Beebe who died at his Ellenville home. The text praises his long public service as a congressman and trusted public figure, honoring his loyal and upright life and the Beebe family’s contributions to the community.
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George N. Beebe
Ellenville
Congress
Mystery flappers named in Reed committee hearings
The Reed committee slush fund hearings in the Senate office building reveal two constant attendees dubbed mystery flappers Miss Doris Gibson and her friend. Doris Gibson is the daughter of Representative Ernest W. Gibson of Vermont and a rising political writer. The piece also notes British and Dominion diplomats in Washington and profiles of William J. Donovan, a Nation leader, plus speculation on retiring senators and possible cabinet moves.
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Washington
Reed Committee
Senate
Doris Gibson
Ernest W. Gibson
Vermont
Miss Gibson
Jim” Reed
Daybook of a New Yorker Daybook of a New Yorker
New York tales include a streetwise hat trick by a sidewalk donor and a charity-gleaning humorist. Bob Benchley collects 2.83 dollars in minutes for Salvation Army, while Mississippi Jones the cab veteran explains his horse's red light mischief and retirement. The writer cherishes horse drawn cabs for summer escapes along Fifth Avenue and at hotel stands.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
Bob Benchley
Marc Connelly
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Salvation Army
Mississippi Jones
Times Square
Misissippi
Mississippi
Victoria
Brains Not Legs Sought as Boy Applicant Tests Legislature
A 10 year old, Henry Steen, applied to be a page in the Texas legislature. A committee member deemed him too small and short of legs, but the boy replied that the legislature needs brains, not legs.
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Henry Steen
Texas
Colored nurse informs proud father of multiple newborns
A nurse announces to a father that he has twins and a triplet along with another baby, indicating a large set of newborns. The message carries a folksy, humorous tone reflecting linguistic style of the era.
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Rastus
Red Hot Babies Protest Billboard Display at Ottawa Show
Complaints by church women and the W C T U over undraped figures on billboards advertising a musical in Ottawa Kansas led the chorus to perform in long red flannel underwear on stage.
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Red Hot Babies
Ottawa
Kans
Inventor Walks Out After Interruption at Factory
An engineer explaining a machine in a factory refuses to continue after a persistent interrupter. He asks who pretends to know more about the instrument and is told the man is the inventor of the device. He walks away in frustration.
Philadelphia junotor jailed for alleged slapping a coed
George W. Lloyd aged 24 of Philadelphia a jun tor at Cornell University was sentenced to 10 days in jail after standing him up for slapping a co ed who canceled a dinner engagement.
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George W. Lloyd
Philadelphia
Cornell University
Pie Order Sparks Custard Reveal at Lunchroom
A renowned magazine editor orders a pie in a small lunchroom. He points to a blackberry pie and the proprietress corrects him, saying it is custard as she waves away flies with a duster.
Salem marshal orders women’s galoshes kept buttoned
Thomas Hensley, newly appointed marshal of Salem Indiana, ordered all women’s galoshes kept buttoned in public. He declared flapping galoshes a public nuisance.
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Thomas Hensley
Salem
Ind
Anything for Murphy
A freckle faced girl asks the post office clerk for Murphy names in turn and receives a firm no for each Murphy in a London Tit Bits vignette. The girl persists until she finally asks for Clarence Murphy, prompting a pause in the clerk.
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Murphy
Murphys
Jane Murphy
Bob Murphy
Biddy Murphy
Pat Murphy
Dennis Murphy
Pete Murphy
Paul Murphy
Murphy's
Clarence Murphy
London
Was Her Hair Bobbed Mrs Mora Claimed 122
Petra Mora who died in Pomona California claimed to be 122 years old. A San Gabriel Mission search shows birth on October 14 1804. Survived by a son two daughters 28 grandchildren 72 great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren.
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Petra Mora
Pomona
Cal
San Gabriel Mission
Gas sedation prank at the dentist
A nervous man bursts into a dentist room and asks if gas will numb him. The scene ends with him demanding the gas engine to pull a porous plaster from his back, cheering as relief and mischief mix in the room.
Threats Lead to Arrest in Monticello Case
Mrs. Sarah Hosier of Phillipsport, 45, was jailed after threatening Mrs. John Herling. Justice of the Peace George Colwell sentenced her to five days. She refused breakfast on Tuesday, suggesting a possible hunger strike.
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Monticello
N. Y
Sarah Hosier
Phillipsport
Hopkins
John Herling
Justice of the
George Colwell
Hosier
Man Sentenced to Thirty Days for Intoxication
Isaac Allen was sentenced Monday to thirty days in jail for intoxication. He was arrested by night policeman William Eberhard.
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Monticello
N. Y
Isaac Allen
William Eberhard
Fight in Hotel Prompts Arrest and March Hearing
An altercation between two young women in a local hotel Monday afternoon led to one arrest. A hearing is scheduled for March 8 to resolve the matter.
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Monticello
N. Y
Middletown Incorporation Vote: Octagon Boundaries Adopted
A March 25 1848 election certified Middletown village incorporation with 123 Yes to 77 No votes. The area described forms a perfect octagon centered on Franklin Square, bounded by specific landmarks and streets, with details to be mapped in a future chapter. The piece notes notable opposition and cites official approval by County Judge D W Bate.
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Middletown
D. W. Bate
Henry S. Beakes
Israel H
Orange County News
J. 8. Brown
Bate
George Little
Franklin Square
DeWitt C. Dolsen
Samuel Denton
Harvey Everett
Joseph Knapp
Monhagen Brook
Grove Street
Wickham Avenue
President Coolidge on Philippine independence 1924
In a February 21, 1924 letter to Manual Roxas, Speaker of the Philippine House, President Coolidge said the Philippines must show readiness and capacity to cooperate with the American government before broader autonomy can be considered. Will Rogers is a famed American humorist and commentator known for his social wit and voyaging performances.
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Beverly Hills
California
Norma
Thelma
Alexander the Great
Macedonia
Hyphasis River
India
Egypt
Marathon
B. C
Thermopylae
Salamis
Plataea
Mycale
B.C
Anawan
Philip
Ayrshire
Jersey
Guernsey
Harriet Lane Johnson
Buchanan
McElroy
Arthur
Harriet Lane Johnston
James Buchanan
White House
Mary Arthur McElroy
Chester A. Arthur
Bulletin “Poultry Primer
Washington
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Country Boys
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Frederic W. Wile
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Irish Free State
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William J. Donoven
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Roland S. Morns
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Siberia
Admiral Kolchak
Bill” Donovan
Department of Justice
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Kellogg
Pepper
Lenroot
New Yorker
By Burton Rascoe
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Harmony
England
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Middletown Village
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New York Avenue
Washington, DC
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Daily Herald-Times-Press
Will Rogers
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