Why is the sky blue and where do birds fly
A poetic inquiry questions existence and love while a weekly corner previews photos of people and historic events. It invites readers to submit portraits for potential display by the Historical Society, noting photos will be returned.
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Historical Society
Remember When Romulus Deepens Its 19th Century Roots
This 1817 era sketch traces Romulus history from a log house and scattered dwellings to a developing town. It details early inns, a temperance era Hinkley House, a store network, post routes reshaped by William McCarty, bank attempts, and the Steele era extending to modern ownership by the O'Mare Brothers.
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Romulus
John R. Steele
Hinkley
John P. Updyke
Skillman Doughty
Seward Doughty
Henry Burton
Matthias Marvin
Frank S. Adair and Son
Marvin
Richard E. Gay
Wm. McCarty
William McCarty
Ithaca
Ovid
Lancaster
Willard
Lake Road
John Sayre
Readers dispute Sheldrake image misidentification
In a letter to the editor Harry Hill of Ovid corrects a January 9 photo caption. He says the image shows Cayuga Lake Hotel at Sheldrake Point, not the Sheldrake House or Cayuga Lake House, citing a brochure in Elsie Williams Robinson’s History of Sheldrake.
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Cayuga Lake
Elsie Williams Robinson
Sheldrake Springs
Campbell label drive thanks fans for big collection
Bob Ploss of Trumansburg Central School thanks supporters for collecting nearly 7000 Campbell labels to buy a record player and announces plans to collect three to four times as many labels by next December to fund more items.
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Campbell
Bob Ploss
Trumansburg Central School
Praises Ambulance Service Of Ovid Community
Letter praises the South Seneca Volunteer Ambulance Corp for fast response and professional transport of a very sick man to Arnot Ogden Hospital Elmira. Writer thanks the crew and expresses community pride in this invaluable service.
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South Seneca
Ogden Hospital
Martin
A. Rub
Ovid
Classifieds Offer Space to Buy Trade and Sell
Local classifieds invite readers to list items for sale trade or barter. Ads cover household goods vehicles collectibles and services with contact details and pricing where available. Readers can post notices for home items vehicles and small business services using the standard insertion form.
Nutrition quiz answers and FDA guidelines summarized
Lucy Lebeffr presents true or false nutrition statements. Topics include protein from cheese and meat, vitamins from tomato sauce, and balanced meals with salad and milk. Notes on 1200 calorie plans, FDA labeling for TV dinners, calcium propionate, and protein amounts in meats amid FTC Egg Advertising actions.
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Lucy Lebeffr
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Trumansburg Long Ago by Gertrude Carme
A column recalls 1838 discussions on federal expenditures. Halstead criticizes costly items in the administration’s spendthrift pattern. The piece notes lavish sums for decor, art, and papers while citizens face hardship.
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Trumansburg
Gertrude Carme
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I-T Publishing Corp
P.O. Bex
Interlaken
N.Y
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the Gazette
the Free Press
Lecy-Treas
Adv. Mgr
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G. B. Winchell
Wenda M. Waid
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