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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
5
Local page highlights U boats and war talk abroad while Middletown mobilizes at home. Red Cross drives recruitments. over 360 residents in uniform and many more joining war service. Public Health Service urges children to keep hands away from mouths and noses to curb disease spread amid civil defense efforts.
A garbled mix of war reminiscences for Gunner Bill Clancy, a brief note on Rena C Sheffield, stray social satire about pigs and manners, and fragmented theatre and dating quips. Contains names like Pearl Breua and Dolson, plus random lines about a moon and a six cylinder love story.
The State Hospital Club bowling tourney resumes Tuesday night with six three man teams, prizes for top scores and high averages, and a bustling schedule leading toward Christmas. Team 1 Schoemaner Emrich Alvarez beat Team 2 Schnitz Federico Hudson, while Team 6 Lane Anthony Oldfield toppled Team 3 Hand Bumppster Lunner. high team score reached 518 with 526 later noted. Special awards include a candy box, cigars, a gold link set, and a Mentley trade certificate. The event honors Dr Schmitz the statistician, and a hollow statue of a howler marks the top match score.
A Russian applicant for naturalization was asked to define the Constitution. He replied with the unexpected answer Rugged and healthy. The exchange sparked discussion about understanding of U.S. civic principles during the naturalization process.
Sanction granted for building an underground electric railway in Madrid. The approval outlines planned routes and timeline, aiming to modernize urban transport and reduce surface congestion. Authorities emphasize safety and coordination with existing infrastructure.
The Ossining State Hospital welcomed Francis X Bushman for a Wednesday evening showing of The Sun Princess to boost senior classes. Miss Kaufman accompanied on piano as Gordon B. Elliott sang When I Dream in the Gloaming of You. A Mitchell Inn dinner preceded the event, with 12 seniors and 85 guests in attendance before curfew.
Albany date line reports the Moniray Food Company Inc of Liberty Suvan county filed and chartered by the Secretary of State to deal in food products confections with capital stock 101000 and directors Birger Kildal Edward A Brown and William A McGuire. Book Proves a Life Saver notes Mark Twain's The Innocents Abroad credited with saving a life in a Harper's Magazine letter describing its use by a husband wife Chicago fire doctors and generals.
A naturalist extols nature's processes as interesting even when not understood and urges readers to observe more. The message invites engagement with the natural world, promising growth in curiosity and delight in discovery through careful observation.
The invariable assertion urges readers to seek happiness by using the Times-Press Want Ads. The tone favors personal action and communal well being through classified listings.
The Ohio experiment station recommends a thorough biannual cleaning of dairy stables with coal tar disinfectant. Spring and fall disinfection reduced calf digestive troubles and deaths, lowered garget, and helped control tuberculosis and contagious abortion in flocks. Mygagers, stairs, and floors require special attention, with post-disinfection whitewashing.
Instructions describe making a wood vise in the field by cutting a hardwood sapling, forming a square topped stump, splitting it, lashing with a tope, and using wedges to hold the article. The method yields a functional vise built outdoors.
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