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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
2
Fragmentary text from Farmer's Bulletin describes cheese preparation and dairy processing. It mentions serving cheese with dressings, heating clamber curds, and saving whey, while recommending various kitchen steps and occasional product branding. The passage reflects instruction style and rural food guidance from the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
A quirky column blends garden lore with home defense era advice. The piece mixes personal memory, vegetable lore, and practical tips on tomatoes vegetables and canning. It also urges thrift in meals during wartime and promotes home preservation practices.
Thompson Ridge December Monday event at William Callan home celebrated Cecelia Callan’s birthday with dancing and music. Community updates include church services at Hopewell Presbyterian and a union social at Grange Hall. Local residents visiting or returning home are listed along with Thanksgiving guests and neighboring area changes.
A short sales note touts Home-Grown Little Pig Hams and Home-Dressed Poultry Milk Fed Fowls and Roast ing Chickens. The ad emphasizes pure food plan choices and invites customers to keep the shop's number in mind as a convenient option.
Newton New Jersey December reports a strange scene as duck and chicken mingle in a Sparta barn. Alanson Schaif notices ducks and fowls cavorting after a hired man spills a barrel of treacle or feed, causing amicable barnyard chaos.
Philadelphia reports a bone dry policy where driving stores cannot sell pure alcohol for beverage use. Druggists say the government prohibits stores from stocking any product that could be consumed as liquor, leaving only denatured alcohol. This note reflects a nationwide shift toward restricted sale of consumable alcohol beverages.
Investigations show a rogue practice since the start of the month where denatured alcohol is being obtained for bathing a child. Drugstores report formaldehyde glycerine carbolic acid and corrosive sublimate used to denature the alcohol, with stronger mixtures for other uses. A pharmacist notes the government aims to ensure alcohol is used only externally.
The New York state education department and the New York state forestry association launch a campaign starting Monday to collect and destroy egg masses of the whitemarked tussock moth. Prizes of five, three and two dollars are offered to the top pupils in ten districts across the state for the largest egg mass counts.
Athens December 7 the steamboat C W Morse of Hudson Navigation is moved from the dock to New York and will be used to house government employees at the Brooklyn navy yard during winter. The Adirondack of the same company has served as a receiving ship at the yard for four months.
A 1917 advertisement lists Best Made Sausage 26¢ per lb, Pork Shoulder 26¢, Hamburg Steak 16¢, Pork Cheaps 10–13¢, Pork Roast 16–18¢, Western Prime Ribs 18¢, Western Round Steaks 22¢, Sirloin Porterhouse 22¢, Home Dressed Round Steak 20¢, Sirloin Porterhouse 18¢, Fransforts Bologna 24–26¢, Fresh Ham 28¢. Located at People’s Meat Marked 2&0 North Street.
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