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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1917
Page
2
A fragmented OCR item notes a sequence involving a person area, a writer, and a general context about commerce after September, with references to a Texas or Wisconsin locale and a potential crime incident. Readable elements imply a local report style but lack concrete details or names.
The Conservation Commission surveys declining partridge numbers across the state. Field reports, a new questionnaire to 35 percent of sportmen’s associations, and weather data aim to identify causes such as predators, harvest pressure, disease, and winter hardship. Findings seek measures like open season changes and vermin control under commission guidance. The piece also includes a brief daily thought and a club anecdote.
A man realizes his lasting sense after finding an old love letter he wrote to his wife during courtship, prompting reflection on past decisions and perceptions of himself.
A disjointed list of prices and product names appears, including clothing, athletic goods, hosiery, and holiday season items. The OCR text mixes numbers, currencies, and product items like handkerchiefs and khaki kits, with incomplete phrases and marketing language. The scattered items offer little coherent narrative beyond a general sale catalog vibe.
The Times-Press highlights living Wallkill players from Middletown’s famed semi pro era, noting former public safety leader John Degnan and local figures like John Pohlman, Chief Higham, and Cousiss Chesebrougi. Games were once played on Academy Avenue’s Pleasure Grounds in 1883 to 1885 with top regional teams and notable players.
John Weldon Wyckoff of Buffalo, ex Athletics player, was drafted after the exemption board in Williamsport Pennsylvania refused his request claiming release from military service on grounds of marriage and two children. The board ruled the father‑in‑law Charles C. Crouse, a wealthy manufacturer, influenced the decision toward service. Brains Tell in Golf.
A fragment discusses crayfish as freshwater lobsters that stay largely aquatic yet some Australian varieties dig burrows in damp soil. The burrow heart is water filled, with chambers at the end housing the animal, and crayfish can affect artificial watercourses by undermining banks and dams.
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