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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1916
Page
7
Numerous listings show FOR SALE items including a Ford touring car, paper cutter, typewriter, and garden tools plus two chicken coops and survey services. Also LOST notices for a collie named Roddie and a fox hound, along with real estate offerings and a job-seeking ad from a young man seeking work. Advertisements list contact details and locations in New York and surrounding areas.
Help wanted notices include male and female positions such as a married Polish or Hungarian man with one child, experienced retail grocer for advancement, young man for kitchen work, farm hand, printer assistant foreman, carpenters, top-makers moulders machinists assemblers, and alterations hands. Female roles include waitress, general housework, and hat making apprentices with paid learning. Also obituaries and a quote about George Washington.
A set of classified rental ads offering furnished and unfurnished rooms and flats. Listings include six room houses, five room flats, single rooms for night housekeeping, and options with improvements and low rents. Locations include East Main, James, Hanford, Smith, Canal, North and Liberty streets plus Wawayanda avenue. Prices range from seven to twelve dollars monthly with utilities noted in some ads.
Bankrupt stock of Guarantee Clothing Company for sale with trustee Edmund Co Faulkner urging prompt action. A free movie ticket with every classified ad for Saturday or Monday. Dirt loads announced at old piano factory site by Hughes, contractor. Tuthill Studio advertises cameras and photo supplies at 42 North Street. Suffrage sale at James Street store in Siertitus on December 5th. Free movie tickets with ads for weekend. Eggs offered in quantity by Franklin Lawrence, Bloominsburg. Kellogg Food Company health foods demo at Kellogg's in Battle Creek with free samples.
Kohl appears for the plaintiff and Russell Wigsins for the defendant in a suit to recover 343.28 alleged as principal and interest on a judgment secured by the Dairy Company 18 years ago. Kadans, tied to butter and cream business in New York City, disputes the settlement terms and faces a counterclaim seeking 247.28 for the remaining judgment and interest.
The text recalls a 1792 Dublin bill of performance where Hamlet was said to be inserted into Shakespeare’s works by Dan Hayes of Limerick with a bagpipe solo between acts. A Miss Cayenne questions the personal history and a Washington Star quote ponders a charming title with an unsatisfactory story. Also notes grapefruit varieties in China differ from the American pomelo and share a bitter taste.
The Market in New York opened irregularly with U S Rubber up 1 to 66 1 2, Crucible Steel 1 2 to 74, and Western Union 1 to 102 3 4. Reading rose after a 3 point gain to 171 1 2, then edged to 170 1 2. Steel Common rose 4 to 126 1 2 and pulled back to 126. Missouri Pacific up 2 to 26, Gutfe and Superior 1 to 73, American Steel Foundries 14 to 124. Grain closed wheat up 3 4, corn up 3, oats up 3, provisions higher in Chicago on Dec 6.
Mrs. Alice Fitzpatrick wife of Hugh Fitzpatrick died in this city after a long illness aged 60 born in County Sligo Ireland she married Hugh Fitzpatrick in 1875 and lived here 45 years also survived by son Hugh Jr of Poughkeepsie and sister Mrs Thomas Murphy of Hudson Heights NY Funeral notice appears elsewhere Aisarn Mevonaia wife of Nicholas Meonaid died at home aged about 60 born in Ireland married in Newark in 1832 resided here 24 years survived by one son and three daughters John of Rochester Mrs P A Smith of Orange M S Mary of Mahwah and Byr en at home funeral notice elsewhere William Horton Sr died aged 18 years after automobile accident at Bullville survived by parents siblings John Harold Charles Minnie funeral Thursday at 2 at late home interment Washingtonville Ida Stevens died aged 56 at Campbell NY survived by husband Walter Stevens married in 1976 born Hamptonburgh long resident here
In pursuance as an order of the Surrogate of the County of Orange notices are given to all persons with claims against the estate of George B D Blumenauer of Middletown to present claims with vouchers to the administrator at Wiggin s and Butterfield Albany or Middletown by February next. Also notices of executors for Aber Richmond and Catherine O Leary estates, with dates and places for filing, plus a long list of local business ads and obituary notices for residents including Emma Richmond and Catherine O Leary. The document includes auctioneers and service ads for Middletown and surrounding towns.
A long list of local happenings includes Dec 6 annual turkey supper by Queen Esther Chapter 163 at the Masonic Temple, Dec 8 festival at St Pauls Church, Dec 8 Hoffman Lodge reception and ball at Masonic Temple, plus dances, receptions, a Christmas sale, Hawaiian dance, bazaar sewing circle, portrait studio ads, storage and auto services, funeral directors, and Dec 13 and 28 events at Eagle Ball and St. Pauls Church. The notice blends civic activities, entertainment, and local business advertisements.
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