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Middletown Times Press

Location

Middletown, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1917

Page

3

Weekend Vacation at Union Hat Company Reported

The Union Hat Company and Aldrich Har Company announce a weekend vacation due to Thanksgiving and a complete inventory of Zoods is underway. Hiring shortages hinder advertising, while temporary idle work follows. A new store opens at 250 North Street by Asrud in the North End. Corporal Roy Leemen returns from the New York Aqueduct area after weather hardships. Jack the Hugger activity subsides. local youths pose pepper and pins risks. A North Street Congregational Church meeting featured prayer and a brief address. Casper Smith leaves Q and W Read Foreman role to buy Osborn confectioners business.

Union Hat Company Aldrich Har North End Asrud Benjamin Weeks North Street Furiovagi Corperal Roy Leemen Depot Co. L New York Aqueduct Vail Leemen Regaris Leeman New York Q. & W. Read Casper Smith Mr. Smith QO & W Robert J. Osborn

No Bowling Team At O W This Year

It appears there will be no O. and W bowling team this season as the proposal has stalled with no definite progress. In past years O. W. teams have been fairly successful, but current interest is lacking and it is doubtful the New York Ontario and Western will be represented.

New York, Ontario & Western Boston Amelia &. Barrs New York Dr. Graham

Rabbit hunting yields dinner for local sportsmen

Local sportsmen took advantage of fine Thanksgiving Day weather to rabbit hunt. Parties explored surrounding country with varying success while some headed to Yankee Lake and Falisburg. One party from Falisburg, riding the O W train, had great success with two in the group each reaching the rabbit limit.

Yankee Lake Falisburg

Sugar Shortage Looms Over Middletown Stores

In Middletown most residents anticipate a sugarless period as Thanksgiving demand emptied shelves. North End shops report no granulated or brown sugar and only a few have confectioners sugar. Personal notes mention Erwin Packheiser visiting family in Bethlehem. A Thanksgiving Eve party at 15 Worth Street hosted by Mr and Mrs James Kearns ended with a brief fire alarm pause before resuming celebrations. Out of town guest Mrs L Ennis and daughter Mary came from Phillipsport. Birth notice: Henry PD Sayer and wife announce their daughter December L.

Middletown North End James Kearns Worth Street Kearns Harry K. Orr

Father Found Dead In Lane In Liberty Farm Area

Charles Main left his Liberty area farm to mail a letter and did not return for dinner. His son found him dead in a lane, the cause a sudden heart attack while en route to Ferndale. Neighbors and family summoned aid. the body was carried back.

Liberty Charles Main Ferndale Mr. Main Mrs. Main Alt Jennie M. Hutchinson Charles, Jr Zocieesx King

Rat Bacon Trick: Cork Lard Bait for Rats

A simple inexpensive rodent control idea proposes using a cork sliced to the thickness of a dime smeared with lard fried brown and salted. The cork bait causes a rat to chew and choke, leading to death outside the house, after it sticks in the throat and cannot be swallowed.

Times Press Want Columns Adver Tisement

Classified note suggests using arcing in Times-Press want columns. Advertisement wording appears informal and decorative. No clear events or named entities present.

Dance by the Senior Class at School of Nursing

The Senior Class at the School of Nursing hosts a festive Friday dance with decoration and frocks. Nurses and staff note bowling results, visits from New York, and plans for post Thanksgiving events as students and alumni socialize and prepare for examinations and future careers.

Siver School of Nursing Niner Dr. Swift Mildred H. Hurley Officers Hall deSanlles Manning

Khaki in Poetry Warns Poets to Weigh War Mood

The Indianapolis News notes khaki lacks poetic appeal beyond its utilitarian use in uniforms. Authors should consider its cold, hard connotation before wooing the muse. Reducing war poetry’s excess could aid a troubled nation.

Indianapolis News

Times Press Want Columns Advertisement Prompt

A helpfully terse advertisement note inviting readers to use the Times Press want columns for any needs or requests. The line emphasizes practical service and advertising utility for local readers.

Tobacco origins claimed by Heastridgee Ash villagers

Tradition credits the origin of tobacco to many sources but the tiny Somerset village Heastridgee Ash claims the title. The Old Ash Inn is said to be the birthplace of smoking in the early seventeenth century, with local champions supporting the claim in the vicinity.

Walter Raleigh Heastridgee Ash Somersetshire Old Ash

Electric Cradle Rocker in Chicago Patent Debut

A Chicago man has built a motorized cradle rocker that a mother starts from the house to rock a baby to sleep. The device powers a carriage’s back and forth motion, freeing the mother to continue chores as the child rests.

Oldest Form of Investment in Ancient Babylon Mortgages

Archaeologists report Babylonian moneylenders documented mortgages on bricks. Records were stored in large jars buried underground, later unearthed after about 2300 years, showing the ancient origin of mortgage lending as an investment.

Babylon

Old Soldier Praises Foley Kidney Pills In Ad

Gustev Wangelin commander of G KR Pest Biackneyville NL writes kindly recommending Foley Kidney Pills as the best remedy for backache rheumatism swollen joints and kidney symptoms. He claims the pills restore vigor and vitality in his ad listing the product as superior to others.

Freemont Dydis E. Pink Ban Mies B. Gorpri Napoleon St Fremont Aio Gustev Wangelin G_ KR Pest Biackneyville Foley Johnny MyeMonaugle & Lussers Advertiacs

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