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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1916
Page
5
A stream of historic Middletown publications shows transitions from Whis Press in 1851 to Tri-Weekly and Daily titles, reflecting shifts in naming. Entries span 1800 to 1906 with notes on business office and editorial departments.
The Times-Press hints at avoiding fraudulent ads while noting a declination in ad guarantees. It lists historical dates from 181 to 1915, including events in Worcester, Mozart's death, George Armstrong Custer, and World War I actions in Poland and Belgium, followed by an astronomical note about five stars forming a W near the northwest sky at 9 p.m.
An unsigned British note questions the safety of Count Tarnowski, newly named Austrian ambassador to the United States, arguing that Britain should not judge ambassadorial activities in neutral countries while signaling the US may need to seek other recourse. The piece frames this as a dispute over diplomatic courtesy and international manners during wartime diplomacy.
Coal consumers are urged to follow an Anthracite Bureau pamphlet with practical tips for stokers. It warns against overfilling, crowding, and improper ash removal, recommends correct coal sizes like chestnut and egg for various furnaces, and advises maintaining moisture with open water near radiators.
The Cuba election dispute has lingered longer than the United States’ and remains unsettled. The opposition paper concedes re election of President Menecal, praising Cuba’s calm handling of a lengthy dispute as a vindication of republican governance.
Times-Press readers urge the county to maintain roads by opening waterways along highways to prevent water accumulation and road damage after summer. They warn that neglect until spring wastes labor and taxpayer money, and urge the county superintendent to act promptly. S. W. Rockefeller, RD 2 Middletown.
Texedo Park reports a one year old boy named Arthur Andre Lord was thrown from a horse named Tem. He suffered a brain injury and was taken to hospital with his mother. his father P. Lord remained at home. B and G found him unconscious on the road and transported him to the hospital.
The annual supper of Queen Esther Chapter No. 160 will be at Scenic Temple on North street. The menu lists Orange County Roast Turkey with dressing giblet gravy cranberry sauce mashed potatoes French peas cabbage salad celery bread and butter coffee ice cream. Supper will be served promptly at 3 o clock.
A Goshen area paper recalls distress of debtors in Orange County with doors open for air and later closings under statute. It notes wary hospitality, sleighing calls, and a wary economy with hay at fifty dollars a ton and sparse local banks before national systems.
A year ago today December 5 reports the Austrian fleet sinking ten unloading vessels at an Albanian port aiding the Allies in Greece. King Constantine warned of Allied failure in the Balkans without more troops. German forces under Von Windeburg launched a major assault on the Russian line near Lodz and Lochlea while Russian forces repelled a night attack.
Ellenville December 5 reports a wedding at the home of Mr and Mrs Millard Hook on North Main where Mrs Clara Eck became the wife of Fredi Booth of Bridgeport Conn. Justice W H Moser of the M E Church performed the ceremony as family gathered and a wedding dinner followed. They left Saturday for a Connecticut home. Local notes mention visitors, school assignments, and club meetings plus a church supper and fair set for December 7 with a modest chicken supper and a musical program.
A vintage advertisement promotes Wreth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair darkener. It claims gray hair vanishes after one or two applications, leaving hair darker and glossy. The product is described as a cosmetic, not a medicine, with home preparation noted as messy.
Newburgh at the December term saw 14 of 24 Grand Jury members answer their names. Several jurors faced excusal or nonappearance, with one over 79 and another a government mail carrier noted. Forty-eight of 66 Petit Jurors answered, 13 excused for business or age. Ninety plus cases were listed as ready for trial with multiple adjournments and dates set in December 7, 9, 14, 15, and 18.
The Brotherhood of St. Paul’s Church voted to pay half the cost of a large electric sign to be erected in front of the church. The sign will be lit on service nights and aims to benefit the edifice and community. A committee was formed to advance the project, with plans to proceed quickly. A social meeting is set for Thursday Dec 14 with a local speaker and refreshments.
Dr Benter of New York visits city schools to lecture on dental care at the invitation of the Parent Teacher Association. He will spend several days touring each department and stressing key points about preserving teeth and risks of neglect.
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