Middletown Times-Press Established 1822 Returns
A scanned historic note outlines the Middletown Times-PRESS lineage from 1822 and confirms its place as a 20th century daily paper with offices at Bullies Corner, King and Center. Subscription rates and policy details are summarized, along with editorials urging unity with Britain after World War I.
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Frivols and Fractured Fireside Echoes in a Humid Breakfast Page
A garbled column mixes breakfast menu musings with social quips and odd asides. Fragments praise a rich gravy, nostalgic lines on meals, and a jumble of quotes from figures like Luke and Ted Cassent. Confusing humor mirrors a wartime era page with local witticisms and scattered notices.
News Of The Past Week For Defenders
No. 12 Middletown December 7 1918 summarizes events from November 30 to December 6. Entries note Lt Harry Taylor Moore dies of pneumonia at Camp Upton. lawyer Thomas Louise dies. plans for a war hero memorial. New York Guard relief with Co 1 likely to guard the aqueduct. funeral with military honors. deaths of Major Murtaugh and Elks memorials. Private George D Herman safekept in Holland. returnees to be assisted with work. election fraud cases. bank loss. Orange County Society meeting. Epworth League convention. address on Lloyd George. parish house completion. long-distance walk by William A Harun. Middletown soldiers to Otisville General Hospital. glove factory plans. local deaths and crimes. Goshen murder indictment. war work layoffs.
High Cost of Onions in Middletown
Letter to the editor from Middletown cites onion price disparities in Orange County. The writer notes retailers quote 44 cents a pound to customers while stores claim wholesale prices around 1 cent per pound, and a local shop offers 115 dollars per 100 pounds for the best onions. The letter questions why consumers pay more in stores and what justifies handling charges. December 7.
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Sale at State Hospital Proves Great Success
The Christmas sale at the State Hospital ended as a notable success despite wartime strain on pockets. The piece notes public notices, a tentative revised wage schedule by the Legislative Committee, and a benediction by Rev. Father Colfer. It lists new hospital recruits, staff activities, social events, and staff illnesses, with background on a historic kitchen shooting mentioned but not dwelt upon.
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State Hospital
Ashley
Legislative Committee
State Conference
Father Colfer
Thanksgiving notes and reorganized work report
Saturday Snips covers Memorial Church organ recital proceeds of 71 dollars and 50 dollars from Piave Ualt dance, plus Red Cross afterwar work shifts. It details yarn and wool department schedules, the return of a lent typewriter, and urgent postwar letters. November totals list kits, cotton pads, sweaters, socks, and pajamas distributed by Middletown Chapter units and auxiliaries in Bloomingburg and Campbell Hall.
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Memorial Church
Piave Ualt
Red Cross
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Middletown
Bloomingburg
Campbell Hall
Charity Aid Inventory Totals From Various Localities
A compiled list shows amounts of clothing and medical supplies donated by communities including Ursuline Convent and Otisville. Items include socks, pajamas, sweaters, bandages, pillows, wash cloths, wristlets, napkins, towels, and mufflers. Totals are reported per place such as Convent Ursuline New Hampton Pine Bush Ridgebury Scotchtown State Hill South Centreville and State Hospital.
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New Hampton
Helmet Otisville
Pine Bush
Ridgebury
Scotchtown
State Hill
South Centreville
State Hospital
Plain Questions To Middletown People
Middletown residents are urged to admit the soundness of the logic behind Doan's Kidney Pills based on long standing experiences. A statement from N Elno strained doubts about effectiveness, while Mrs Elliott reports relief from lameness and dizzy spells after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad promotes the 60 cent remedy from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y via Monagae Rogers.
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Thompson Ridge Sock and Wristlet Distribution
Thompson Ridge reports 26 pairs socks and sweaters, 9 pairs. Unionrville lists 7 pairs socks 10 pairs wristlets and 58 bandages. Webb Horton Memorial Church distributes 79 pajamas.
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Unionrville
Webb Horton Memorial Church
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