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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
5
An advertisement touts red blooded men and women as leaders in all walks, claiming phosphated iron builds pure blood, strengthens nerves, and boosts energy. It warns against fake tablets and promotes capsules by J. E. Sijils, a leading druggist, urging trust in genuine phosphated iron products.
Midland Chapter No 46 BML will hold a stated conclave this evening at 7 20 when the Work Master degree will be conferred on a class of candidates. December 23 brings the annual convocation with R W L Dickerson making a official visit and election of officers. For classified ads use Times Press Want Columns.
Delegates and guests traveled to the Epworth League convention in Newburgh, listed by town with clergymen, teachers, and society members from New York and surrounding areas attending sessions at St. Pat’s Church and churches across the region. Names include Rev. W. E. Ridgeway, Miss Clara Carpenter, Mrs. J. Royce, Rev. F. L. Deaing, Miss Helen Johnson, Rev. H. Haz zard, and Rev. F. Withey among many others.
In Searsville on Monday evening more than a hundred friends held a farewell surprise party for Mr and Mrs Erhel Baker at the Searsville Grange Hall. The event featured warm tributes and best wishes for their future.
A working man credits Neutrone Prescription 99 with easing pain and swelling, saying one bottle changed his life. Drugstore reports strong sales at 50c and 1.00 a bottle, with mail orders. Local notices mention community events, Red Cross supper funds, and moving plans in Searsville and Middletown.
A Red Cross Magazine passage attributed to Napoleon notes morale as a three in one concept. Bruce Barton explains morale includes turning soldiers’ minds from trenches to other thoughts to preserve enthusiasm and prevent despondency and homesickness.
The city of Constantinople is rich with beauty and interest. After Santa Sophia, the mosque of Feni Vandeh Sultan, wife of Ahmed I, stands as a marvel. Tile lined wells viewed from Galata bridge display elaborate interlacing patterns and borders, strikingly unique. The mosque’s tiles are among the most admired in the city.
English country folk assign quaint flower names that reflect farm life and colors. Honest becomes Money-in-both-pockets, columbines are Grannies Bonnets, cabederias Wisherman’s Baskets, and larkspur spikes Noah’s Arks. Weather and time are read from flower behavior. the scarlet pimpernel is Poor-man’s weather-plass and the cotteger’s dinner is John-gotobed-at boon, aka Goat’s Board.
A dated advertisement urges internal cleansing through hot water with limestone phosphate each morning. It claims this daily drink purifies the alimentary tract, rids the stomach, liver, and bowels of toxins, and improves skin via internal bathing. It cites two physicians and warns against various ailments.
The high school held a 4 pm drill at the Armory with about five boys in the company. A 2 pm monthly fire drill saw 600 pupils exit in 55 seconds. The Senior class planned a Santa Claus for Christmas exercises and a party in Linden Hall on December 27. Junior class chose colors green and silver and began banner and gift planning. Mary Connell and Aileen Wallace were named co chairs for Christmas gifts for the Seniors. Irwin announced girl ushers for the Senior play on December 27.
The Middletown community holds a Boys and Girls Corn Club show on December 7 at Linden Hall with space on the ground floor for displays. The event follows a season of active participation, seed supplied by Merchants National Bank, and Farm Bureau oversight. The fourth annual Farm Bureau Association meeting occurs in Linden Hall that day with officer reports, elections, and talks by Dr V Farley and Dr G F Warren on crop value and storage.
A local chamber of commerce event awards prizes for corn exhibits in a farm club competition. First prize is a one horse cultivator, second a band cultivator, third a 3 War Savings Stamp. Exhibits enter by 9 am the day of the event. Standard Bearers meet at 8 pm at the rear garden of Mr. T. KR. Wallace.
A quiet room at Port Said Suez and Ismailia houses the canal’s signaling system with a long trough model showing the canal layout, stations, sidings, and major locks to illustrate traffic management along the Mediterranean and Red Sea entrances.
A Bad Hable notes that the phrase it will never be noticed appears often. The piece argues avoidance of conspicuousness and urges being noticed for neat clothing and thoughtful detail, not for vanity, reflecting a New York Herald sentiment.
A weekly list of uncalled letters from Maddietown New York shows ladies and gentlemen on the pending roster. The notice lists names such as A L Bulwer Mrs John Olson Mrs Fred Green Mrs GC Hall Elizabeth Hanns Miss Edina Irwins Miss Lena Jacobus Miss Jennctavin Mrs Lozan Miss Mars Smyth J Wertz and others with postmaster Daniel B Sweeney. The Farmers' Almanac advertisement notes copies available from the Times-Press business office.
The Needlecraft Club held a regular meeting at Mrs. FL Harding’s home on Broadstreet Wednesday afternoon. Officers elected: President Mrs. W. Muhlmann, Secretary Mrs. WLPL Kesteloo, Treasurer Mrs. W. Grant. Refugee Work Committee members listed. Club voted to donate $5 to the Red Cross and to take up refugee work at meetings. Past president Mrs. Jiddiuiay received a cut glass vase. Refreshments served.
Over ten months of illness left Hap PNEUMONIA weak and run down. Oliver Ketchan from Olisile reports long weakness, catarrh, hearing issues, short breath, heart palpitations, backache, and sleepless nights. He claims recovery after using a tonic called Nov ko Gokdine and invites inquiry.
Ex-Senator William F. Clark testifies that Goldine helped his long lasting indigestion sour stomach and kidney problems after two years of poor eating and sleepless nights. He describes rapid improvement after starting Goldine No. 1 and No. 5 and urges others to try the herb medicine at Missionagle & Segers and Scott's Pharmacy in Goshen N Y.
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