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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1917
Page
2
If 15 is your limit for a suit or overcoat you are welcome here as the man who pays 50. Our lower prices are honest not bait. You will find a satisfactory variety of weaves and patterns and clothes fitted as carefully as if you paid more.
A health column from 25 North Street suggests a stomach cleansing via hot water. It recommends drinking two quarts or more in quick intervals, using water not too hot to avoid discomfort, with two cups every five minutes until ample intake is reached.
A plant called the jeboneelio or soap berry tres grows in humid western Ecuador. It reaches about fifty feet tall with wide-spreading branches and abundant fruit resembling cherries. Its nearly transparent yellowish skin and sapomaceous pulp allow its seeds to be used as soap, valued at many times the weight of the fruit by Ecuadorians.
Goshen Grange elected officers including I-B. FL Crane as Assistant Treasurer and Harriet Gate Beerer as Steward. Local items report a missing person case, a snow rescue, Red Cross sale extension, Belgian prisoners convicted in Brooklyn, and plans for the Great Western Gateway bridge replacement. A Dec 15 birth notes a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kreher of Chester, former Goshen resident.
A quirky exchange contrasts ancestral courage with modern practicalities. One speaker recalls an ancestor who signed the Declaration of Independence while the other highlights the boldness required to sign this year’s lease. The playful dialogue blends history with present-day risk.
Washingtonville December gathering of the Athenia Club at Moffat Library featured a Christmas luncheon hosted by several members. Members accepted membership pledges and elected officers for the year, with Mrs Edward J. McLoughlin named president and Mrs. James S. Burnett as vice president among others.
A compact reflection on friendship as the transfiguration of service and a force that revives life by giving motive and joy to ordinary tasks, attributed to Donald Sage Mackay.
A prolific fraudster known as Crawford operated under many aliases and roles including lawyer, pastor, and army officer. Born in Saugerties and a Civil War veteran, he swindled women via marriage, spent fortunes, and traveled Europe and Australia while fronting cults and religious schemes. He partnered briefly with Lord Ashton, targeted heiresses, and left a trail of debts across multiple countries before continuing his criminal career in Providence.
Gen A F Werd, wounded in service, rose to prominence in Poughkeepsie while courting heiress Miss Pean. He later misused funds, deceived church members, and fled after marrying Mrs Showelter. Detectives pursued him as inmates once funded his defense, with offers of 190 dollars each.
In a quirky exchange highlighted by the Times-Press Want Ads, an inventor pitches a newly patented bullet-proof vest while a financier counters with interest in a goop-proof variant, hinting at evolving protective materials.
In a recent interview the scientist cautions readers not to draw overly optimistic conclusions from early findings. He stresses the need for further testing and verification before declaring breakthroughs.
Thousands seeking to volunteer before the new draft regulations took effect at noon were turned away as recruiting stations were swamped. The article notes that all qualified applicants who presented themselves by noon should be accepted, though examinations and other details would follow later. The phrase Knows No Bounds appears, attributed to SaadL, in a historical context.
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