Middletown News Roundup Remembers War and Community
A patchwork of wartime notes and local appeals from Middletown highlights include reports on Red Cross activities and enlistment of local volunteers, with calls to support Senate Bill 1587 and the nation’s unity effort. Community leaders McMonagle and Rogers plan expansion as Franklin county firms promote benevolent causes and local merchants urge charitable giving. The page also features humorous local quips and a lighthearted nod to doctor cures for colds amid wartime strain.
Prohibition Act To Start In United States Next July
A plan for nationwide prohibition to take effect on the first of next July is outlined, with disputes among senators about the law’s details. It notes the likelihood of state ratifications before the next presidential election and argues that state rights debates will fade once the federal amendment becomes effective. The piece laments saloons and urges sobriety as essential for lasting peace and safety.
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United States
New York State
John Barleycorn
Times-Press
Philadelphia
Endorse Federalization of Educational System
The Council of School Superintendents in Binghamton unanimously endorses a plan for federalizing education. Senate Bill 4987 proposes $100,000 in appropriation and outlines a major development program for public schools. The item mixes editorial content and miscellaneous notes from the period.
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Council of
Binghamton
J. F. Tuthill
Middletown
Rivalry and ribbing over brands and beauty power
A playful clash unfolds between a wife deriding her husband’s loyalty to a gun brand and a wife’s claim to higher riches in face powder. The piece also quips about the Kaiser and a boastful engineer, reflecting whimsical wartime era chatter from ACM sources.
Refugee Garment Work Notes and Fashion Reflections
The Red Cross wires urge auxilaries to prioritize refugee clothing, finish bandage work, and send all usable linen and towels. Pledged packers report boxes of cellu cotton pads socks pajamas convalescent robes and towels, while officials praise John Wesley on cleanliness and discuss refugee fashion inspired by French Belgian peasant styles.
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John Wesley
Atlantic Division
France
Belgium
Red Cross
Friesland
Bokhara
Captain Corbett recounts seeing ex Kaiser Wilhelm
Captain David W. Corbett writes from the Canadian YMCA service overseas describing a sighting of the ex Kaiser Wilhelm near Roermond as a motor convoy passes. He notes the Kaiser’s aging appearance and recalls other war refugees and scenes in Holland, Bruges, and Leeuwarden, with praise for relief efforts to prisoners of war and refugees.
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Captain Corbett
Kaiser Wilhelm
Stivers
DW. Corbett
Corbett
Stiuard
Helland
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Holland
Camsdian
Hague
Leeuwarden
England
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Aga
Darksht
Roermend
Kaiser
Venice
Miute Generel Foch
Jae
Endorse Plan to Federalize the School System
Superintendent James P. Pathill reports at the New York State Council of School Superintendents conference in Kingharston that the council unanimously endorses federalizing education. The plan, led by Frank D. Boynton of Ithaca, would create a federal department with a Secretary of Education and allocate about 260 million dollars for public schools, with New York expected to receive roughly 79 million back. The proposal argues federal aid would ease local tax burdens and curb interstate inequalities in opportunity.
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James&. ‘Pathill
State of
New York
Kingharston
Frank D. Boynton
Ithaca
United States Senate
Banceauor
Federal Department
Wilkie Bintes
Auwin Iditef
Counry
Boynton
Sesson
J. D. Sullivan
State Department of Eduacation
Turhill
Druggist Arrested Over Hazardous Label Violations
New York December 14 James R Miller owner of a Broadway drug store was arrested by Detective Dennis J Mahoney for allegedly selling descriptive labels on hazardous substances and for sale of such items. The store sold road sales that caused the accidental death of Major John F Murtaugh of Elmira. During the fire on Monday morning tar paper pieces were carried into the yards of Frank H Cosner at 31 Ridge street and sections of Myrtie and Little avenues.
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New York
James R. Miller
Broadway
Dennis J Mahoney
Miller
John F. Murtaugh
Elmira
Frank H. Cosner
Ridge Street
Myrtie and
Little Avenues
Fruit-A-Tives Cure Promises Rheumatism Relief
A Montreal advert claims long rheumatism suffering ended after using Fruit-S-tives. Customer P. H. McHugh reports 16 years of pain eased in 15 days, with eczema and constipation also improved. Sold 50c and 6 for $2.50 by Fruit-A-Tives Limited, Ogdensburg NY.
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Church Street
Montreal
P.H. McHugh
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
N.Y
OYSVILLE NEWS AND CHURCH SERVICES REPORT
Rev J Lewis Evans and wife return from Madison New Jersey where their son Paul joined them from Lafayette College Easton Pa to assist with Naval Reserve duties Mrs Evans ill but improving In Otstie Presbyterian Church Sunday sermon theme continues The Secret of Good Hearing at 11 service Junior choir to sing Evening sermon Fretumge and Grumbling Special music Sunday school Prayer meeting Wednesday 735 Chow practice Saturday 8 o clock
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Oysville
J. Lewis Evans
Madison
N. J
Paul
Lafayette College
Easton
Juncr Chow
Optimistic Thought About Freedom Under Divine Will
A brief aphorism asserts that if God wills a person to be free, no ruler can prevent it. The line foregrounds faith as ultimate agency beyond earthly power, conveying a hopeful, providential view of liberation.
Goldine praised for kidney and rheumatic relief in Goshen ad
Local painter Charles M Perry extols Goldine after using two bottles for kidney and rheumatic trouble. testimonials from Middletown resident T W Dean note nightly urination relief. Goldine products listed with prices and local stores McMonagle Rogers Goshen Scott's Pharmacy. Storefront promotion claims liquid and tablet forms with laxatives offered.
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McMonagle & iRogers
Scott's Pharmacy
Goshen
N. Y
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