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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1918
Page
4
A 1904 Middletown Times Press column quotes on Germany Austria Hungary England and the Kaiser. It discusses Molokai internment humor and a New York ice dealer punished for selling ice too hearts. It notes 43,000 German prisoners vs 2,363 American captives, and remarks on Baruch and Christmas relief via Red Cross Roll Call.
The United States forces have crossed into Prussia and begin occupation as conquerors with humanitarian aims. They may not reach Berlin, yet their presence challenges German authority and signals a shift toward peacekeeping and postwar stabilization. The piece contrasts naval efficiency with campus reform, arguing military drill builds character and fitness for both war and peace, and suggests colleges reconsider training plans to balance minds and bodies amid change.
A collage of verse and observations recalls autumn woods and winter nuts glimpses of nature figures like the gray squirrel muskrat and redbird, along with mashed snippets on Socrates and public figures, ending with aphorisms about worry and optimism.
Sergeant R S Taylor spoke at First Presbyterian Church Sunday, recounting 18 months in the French Motor Transport Service and later with American forces. He described truck operations, frontline assignments, and experiences around Paris and various French villages, praising fellow soldiers before urging support for those still serving.
High School seniors met after school in Mrs Huise s room to distribute advertising matter and tickets for The Arabian Nights at Linden Hall on December 27 at o clock. The three act farce features music by a selected orchestra and dancing after. Tickets are being sold by class members. Cast rehearsals have been underway under Mr Oakes, English and rhetoric teacher, with high hopes for a successful performance.
The article notes large livestock losses to poisonous weeds, with 1916 figures in United States national forest ranges showing 6,643 cattle and 16,278 sheep killed, plus several horses goats and other animals.
A World War I era account portrays a clergyman serving in a New Jersey camp who did myriad roles beyond preaching. He cooked, cleaned, supervised laundry, ran events, tutored soldiers, safeguarded Liberty bonds, and once watched over a box of detonators risking a dangerous night.
A dated medical ad claims Doctor and patient should use Blood and Nerve Tablets after grippe influenza or other illnesses. It touts iron, vitamins, gentian and zinc phosphide in tablet form with Aloin to improve absorption, promising safe health benefits and advising weigh-in and monitoring progress.
Mrs Lewis of Brooklyn describes a year of misery from displacement and a run down condition with headaches and side pain. She says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored strength and health, and she recommends it to others with similar troubles.
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