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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
5
A fragmented OCR sample outlines the Middletown newspaper lineage from Whig Prece to Daily Times, listing dates like 1853 1870 1872 and 1908. It includes notes on mail class entries and associations and mentions obituaries and notices, with garbled lines and partial details.
The article explains the 1970 census scheduling with Census Day set January 1 and fieldwork by special agents. It outlines how population counts for farms, manufacturing, fins and quarries, oil and gas, and forest products will be collected, and notes questions on age, race, language, and income for residents and households.
A dense, garbled collection of musings referencing politics, candidates, and local figures. The text mentions Cheyenne, Governor, and others with unclear context, suggesting a chaotic public discourse fragment from a historical page.
C M Winchester is elected as a bank trustee in Albany. The result confirms Winchester’s authority over local banking matters and reflects a formal council or board decision affecting the institution.
The entry notes Steam Laundry Chartered with a corporate name Pagers Corps Inc and details about start dates and capital. It mentions customer services and a proposed test or trial run, with references to pricing and a projected package. The readable text is fragmented but centers on business organization and initial provisions.
A column titled Our Cub's Notebook offers a brisk, varied rundown of current events across topics from Mexico to labor tensions in the U S and Europe. It mixes political chatter with oddities. A reader recounts a humorous encounter with a demonstrator while passing commentary on national affairs. The piece references elections, candidates, and a general sense of mounting tension.
The report from the Director General indicates a sharp drop in Argentina's foreign trade in the latest quarter due to port strikes and other countrywide troubles. Export values fell while peso-denominated figures show partial recovery, with expectations of further losses in the coming quarter before year end.
A historical notice outlines a revised pay scale for constables and deputies. It specifies allowances for duties such as serving, notifying complainants, guarding prisoners, and appearing in court, with mileage and juror-like fees to be charged to the county and paid by the treasurer.
Regular meeting of Middletown lodge of Odd Fellows will be held tonight. The second degree will be conferred on a class of candidates and officers will be nominated. All members are requested to be present.
The Catskill Mail reports the original 1749 Hardenburgh patent map by Ebenezer Wooster has been found after years of boundary disputes between Greene and Ulster counties. The four by four foot vellum map confirms Monument 4’s location and details the lots across northern Ulster Sullivan Delaware Greene, with mountains and lows clearly marked.
Missiclen Mapes visits Newark relatives as Ot oan New York City ties draw local families. Meo Smith recalls school days while Mrs Gates and daughter move near Stony. Pixon family in New York hosts gathering at Mrs James Fie home. Mt Tope church holds Sunday services led by Rev A Daivell. Harold Taald hosts Middletown guests. Jassie McShane visits Howells. Mrs Shedn hosts daytime visit with Mr and Mrs Charles Smith. Mr Dean delivers a noted talk. Misses Alto and Fana Smith join Folnest music clubs.
Wawayanda Grange met Friday electing 64 officers for the year. Slate Hill December 11. New officers include C. V Vanderwort master and A Spears overseer. Also listed are Frank Clark steward and Ruth Peterson lecturer. Members urged to attend Christmas program rehearsal.
Ten thousand locomotives are idle in Germany's repair shops, according to railroad men who met with Pierrepont B. Noyes, the American representative on the Inter Allied High Commission, to discuss the coal shortage and how railroads will distribute fuel this winter. They blamed lack of raw materials, not worker effort, for the idle locomotives, noting workers aim to fulfill repair duties. The average railroad shop wage is sixteen marks a day, worth about three and a half cents at Coblenz army HQ exchange.
An old advertisement warns that tobacco is dangerous and highlights a simple method to quit using Nicotel tablets. It claims rapid relief and urges readers to visit drug stores for the tablets, noting the promotion by Mc Monastie Rogers and J. Erskine Mills.
Coblenz reports say German industries are busier than in years with foreign orders pouring in for months. Workers demand higher wages while unrest grows. foreigners buy German goods at low mark values, prompting talks of export duties as commerce plunder. Chambers urge price adjustments to reflect world market values.
A 1918 letter from a child at 103 East Ave Middletown New York asks Santa Claus to bring a drum. The note dated December 3 1918 expresses holiday wishes for Christmas and a Happy New Year.
A short note from Edward Murphy requesting candied nuts or nuts to spare and stating no more to say goodbye. The text ends with an advertising line praising the Times Press as an advertising medium with over 20,000 daily readers.
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