Orange County Newspapers Listed as Second Class Matter
A list of weekly and local newspapers in Orange County New York shows their post office status and dates of second class matter, including Middletown Washingtonville Monroe Cornwall-on-Hudson Highland Mills Central Valley Florida Chester and Highland Mills publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange County
County Times-Preas
Middletown
P Post
Orerac
N. Y
Orange County Record
Washingtonville
Lake
Reston
Monroe
Storm King Sentinel
Cornwall-on-Hudson
Maybrook
Maybrook Enterprise
Highland Mille Star
Highland Mills
N.Y
Midetown
Central Valley Post
Central Valley
Florida Journal
Florida
Chester Press
Chester
Highland Parls
America's 1776 idea now moves China
A historical essay argues that nationalism reshapes nations. It compares China’s rise with the American Revolution, warning that nationalist fervor is powerful and potentially dangerous, with outsiders unable to suppress it for long.
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America
China
Peking
Shanghai
Great Britain
Money and True Love in Romantic Novels
The passage notes money as the driving force in many romances where wealth smooths love’s path. It reflects on how gold often motivates plotlines and character choices in stories, hinting at tensions between affection and material wealth.
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Herbert
Money as barrier to romance in California elopement tale
The 18 year old Michael Cudahy, son of a wealthy packing house family, tried to elope with a movie actress but licensing clerks blocked him due to age. The piece argues money helps in some cases yet can still stop a union, contrasting with poorer suitors who might wed with fewer obstacles.
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Leon
Ernest
Gertrude
Emma
Allene
Michael Cudahy
Cudahy
California
Silent Diplomatic Seeds Stand as World War I Remnants
The American Legion advances its silent diplomacy by sending sacks of Douglas fir seeds to Great Britain France Belgium and Italy. Led by Charles Lathrop Pack the seeds symbolize goodwill and reforestation for areas touched by the war ten years ago.
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American Legion
Paris
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Italy
Charles Lathrop Pack
American Tree Association
Lord Lovat
British Forest Commission
M. Sartiges
Forestry Departments
The American push for brevity harms understanding
The piece argues Americans prize speed and brevity, often preferring ten word telegrams over full explanations. It claims this mentality makes readers susceptible to smooth talking fundraisers and turns citizens into victims of machine-like thinking.
Spectacular Lake Erie Rescue Tale Moves City
A boy skater stranded on a detached ice floe on Lake Erie sparked a massive search as tug boats and planes scoured the lake. Citizens followed day by day, drawn by the dramatic rescue effort that captured public attention.
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Lake Erie
Books Sell Big Then and Now, Author's Reach
The piece notes that large reader audiences and high royalties existed a century ago. It cites Sir Walter Scott selling English rights to his Life of Napoleon for 52500 and later earning 87000 in royalties, arguing that meaningful writing finds a wide audience in any era.
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Walter Scott
Napoleon
Ray Long's Rise to Magazine Editor Revealed by Bookman
New York editor Ray Long, chief of Hearst magazines, explains his ascent from telegraph messenger to Cosmopolitan editor in the Bookman profile. He notes the power of chasing a clear goal, modeling one's ambitions, and finding fulfillment in a career path that rewards persistence and passion.
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New York
Ray Long
Hearst Magazines
Bookman
Long
Telegraph
Indianapolis
Richard Harding Davis
Cosmopolitan
Davis
John Brisben Walker
Caesar
Alexander the Great
Napolon
Mussolini
Napoleon
Lord Northcliffe
Napoleonia
Dante
Virgil
Victor Hugo
Homer
Hampton’s
Cleveland Press
Red Book
Irony in nationalist China and Westward education
The piece notes the irony that nationalist China, fighting foreigners, is led by Chinese educated in the West. It recalls U S aid repaid with Boxer indemnities and suggests American education seeded democratic ideas in China. It also mentions Iceland’s leap to “wet” status tied to 1922 choices and a Spanish ultimatum linking fish exports to wine.
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China
Grm
United States
Peking
Cainese
South
Oya
Iceland
Arctic
Denmark
Sam
Spain
Reykjavik
Adjusting to Speed in Modern City Life
The piece argues that speed limits once strict have faded as cities adapt to traffic. It notes speeding is rarer as drivers keep moving to relieve congestion and pedestrians accept autos. An anecdote shows calm exchange after a minor collision.
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City of
Washington
Stanhope
Fellow Springs
Jimtown
Orange Blossoms and Public Inquiry From Kiwanis Kapers
A letter urges fear of a foul deed and demands a public investigation into a dog’s welfare near James and West Main streets. The note blends local humor about Kiwanis Kapers, jokes, and a plug for Dinky corn cob pipes by Middletown residents.
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James and
West Main Streets
Biography of Middletown reveals early Methodist church origins
The article traces the 1824 start of St. Paul’s M E Church in Middletown, begun by Edwards the bootmaker, growth through a Montgomery Circuit, founding of The First Methodist Episcopal Church of South Middletown in 1838, construction of a 33 by 45 foot church, debt challenges, and eventual expansion including a 15 foot rear addition in 1854. It notes strict early practices and funding struggles.
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Middletown
United States
St. Paul's M. E
Edwards
Danbury
Conn
Middle Town
West Main Street
West Main
Grace Churcy
Gothic Hall
North Street
Monhagen Lake
Montgomery
Walden
Bloomingburg
Bethel
Otisville
Mount Hope
Valentine Buck
David Webster
Anna Sears
South Street
John M. Tuthill
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
South Middletown
William L. Dann
Eabenezer Mills
Elias Woodward
Alfred Goodale
John H. Little
George Brown
David Buck
Sanford
John Kennedy
D. D
John Green
Bonney
Ridgebury
Z. Lewis
John G. Smith
Matthew VanDusen
Morris D.C. Crawford
Jesse T. Peck
Mr. Crawford
Peace with Germany Declared 1921 and Great War Treaty
The United States and Germany ended hostilities on July 2 1921. A treaty restoring friendly relations was signed in Berlin August 25 1921. Senate ratified October 18 1921, announced October 21 1921, German ratification notified November 2 1921, exchange of ratifications November 11 1921, and the Treaty of Peace proclaimed November 14 1921.
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United States
Germany
Berlin
United States Senate
Nelson
Valentine Parties Bulletin Promotes Party Ideas and Coupons
A Washington bulletin offers invitations decor ideas games and refreshments for Valentine parties. Readers are urged to clip a coupon from the Daily Herald and Times-Press to receive the booklet by mail for five cents in stamps or coin. The coupon asks for name street city state and code.
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Daily Herald and Times-Press
Washington
New York
Washington, D. C
Daily Herald and Times- Press
New York Avenue
Q and A miscellany on stocks sports and history
A tb of Q and A covers short selling and stock delivery practices, Babe Ruth’s 1926 World Series four homers off Rhem Bell and Haines, Wisconsin’s state flower the violet, color of rain, Alcock Brown transatlantic flight time and prize, King Alfonso XIII of Spain, New York per capita wealth vs Nevada leader, court reporter retirements, and the origin of game cocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Exchange
Babe Ruth
Rhem
Bell
Haines
Wisconsin
Alcock
Lieutenant Brown
British Air Service
Atlantic
London Daily Mail
Spain
Leon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore
Pascal Antoine Bourbon
Alfonso XIII
New York State
New York
Nevada
India
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Pendenton
N.S
Money and
New Yorker
By Burton Roscoe
Frederick W. Wile
Kellygrams
C. B.S
Kiwanis Kapers
Dr. Holt
Dick Whitlock
Chicago
Wilbur E. Sutton
Oscar Paul Spiffenwhittle
Lan
Samerrielp
F. B. Williams
Early Methodism
Joe Gans
Goldfield
Rupert Hughes
Los Feliz Boulevard
Los Angeles
Shakespeare
King Priam of Troy
Troilus
Cressida
Carpathia
Rostron
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