Slate Hill and Middletown Rivalry in 19th Century Trade
J G Austin, former Middletown city clerk, recalls Slate Hill now Brookfield state line era. The hamlet near today’s Brookfield boasted tanners, stores, two hotels, crafts, and a local newspaper. Horse racing drew crowds, bets, and a Yankee peddler’s flashy win before trotting became the lasting sport, while mail service evolved from hand delivered papers to pre paid postage and stamped envelopes, reshaping local routines.
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J. G Austin
Middletown
N. J
Brookfield
Middletown i
Dolsontown
Aland
Times
United States Mail Service
New York
Sun
Journal of Commerce
Just Brasging Through Life More Dead Than Alive
An advertisement recounts a man named George H. Backus praising Goldine remedies No 1 and No 3 for chronic pain and fatigue. It claims rapid relief, urges readers to buy from McMonagle and Rogers and local pharmacies in Goshen and Orville, New York.
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Goldmeman
icMonagle & Rogers
Goldine
George H. Hackus
George
G. H. Backus
Hunters Must List Game Bags on License Stubs
Albany reports from the Times-Press Albany Correspondent that starting January 1 1919 New York State hunting and trapping license applicants must state their prior year game takings. This data will be recorded on license stubs kept by town and village clerks to aid the Conservation Commission with state food and game resources. A tally card will be provided at license issue to help track 1919 catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Press
Albany
New York State
Conservation Commission
Jewish War Fund Reaches 4 261 000 Total
New York Dec 18 contributions to the Jewish War Relief Campaign increased the total toward the 2 003 10 goal. A significant pledge of 500 000 was pledged by Brooklyn Jewry as Max Abelman of the Brooklyn Federation announced plans to run a February campaign to raise the sum.
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New York
Jewry of
Brooklyn
Max Abelman
Brooklyn Federation of Jewish Char Hws
Foot Loss Awarded to Local Worker in Erie Yards
Sucquehanna New Jersey? No, Sucquehanna Pa Mec 18 G P Kuhn of this place is awarded 1211 by the State Compensation Board for the loss of his foot while working in the Erie yards one year ago.
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Sucquehanna
G. P. Kuhn
State
Erie Yards
Wizard O11 First Aid Kit Ad Claims Safe Quick Use
An old advertisement touts Wizard O11 as a safe antiseptic for wounds to prevent infection and ease pain. It also promotes Wizard Liver Whips pink pills for constipation and headaches, priced at 30 cents and 20 cents respectively, with a money back guarantee.
Influenza Shows a Big Increase In New York City
New York city officials report a sharp rise in influenza cases on December 18. Dr Woods Hutchinson criticizes the lack of cooperation between civil and military medical authorities, blaming delays in warnings for the spread of the so called Spanish influenza across the United States. He notes the war effort hindered recognition of a national health threat and cites hundreds of thousands of deaths, many in the prime of life.
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New York
New York City
Woods Hutchinson
United States
America
Coas
Atlatic Coast
Porte
Hutchingon
Isne Tebeg
Ife
State Pension Commissioners Appointed by Gov Whitman
Albany on December 18 Gov Whitman named Choten Horton former state senator Josephine Wicker of Buffalo William Chilvers of New York City reform adviser to Gov Whitman and State Tax Commissioner Johan A Merritt to a new state pension commission created by a law passed last winter, expanding oversight.
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Albany
Choten T. Horton
Josephine Wicker
Buffalo
William Chilvers
New York Colts
Whitman
Johan A. Merriit
Mark Cross Co Gift Goods Catalog Items
A vintage sale list from Mark Cross Co offering a wide range of menswear and holiday gifts. It details prices for underwear shirts silk goods trunks suit cases neckwear gloves and leather novelties, plus lunch kits thermos bottles and sewing baskets, ending with athletic goods and gift suggestions for men and women.
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Automobile G
Pajaras
Mackinaw Co
Cardigan
Jacl
Madras
Phoenix
Mark Cross CO
Mark Cross Company
Mark Crosa Co. Het
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Soar
Slate Hill
Conmecticut
Mindo
Gsorsey
Gq Syndicate
McMonagle & Rogers
Scott’s Pharmacy
Goshen
Benton's Phermasy
Orville
N. Y
Jewish War Fund
Lozse S. Phillips
Tuthli’g Pharmacy
II Tireataen As
Royal Insurance Company
W. x. Startup, Inc
Chester Barratt
Merchants’ National Bank
The
Hartford
Tompkins’ Dry Goods Company
W. J. Startup, Inc
Archibald Taylor Co., Inc
Merchants’ Bank
Sealekia
EOD Yup
Mark Crose Co
M. B. Wolf & Bro
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