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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
10
A compact list of market produce items includes new potatoes spinach Brussels sprouts and red cabbage. The note appears as a brief shopper’s listing with several vegetable names. No additional context or quantities are provided.
A noisy jumble of 1900s classified notices lists raw peanuts and nuts, farm animals, gas heaters, furniture, and cameras for sale at various addresses. Lost items include a gold signet ring and spectacles. A brief business opportunity ad seeks exclusive dealership in automobile accessories. A political cartoon caption mocks Congress delays and a senator’s long winded rhetoric.
Help wanted male salesmen sought to promote calendars leather goods novelties and samples with high compensation and strong prospects. Live territory with full cooperation. Address The Elwood Users Co Eastern Gyusb Maruridge Bids. Also a separate line mentions a Ted Aen to cut 1 000 cord wood. Help wanted female.
Fragmentary ads mix with a romance scene where Frederick pleads for Catherine's promise not to marry anyone else while he is away. She refuses the marriage, citing country and independence, as he presses for a bet her affection can be bought by sacrifice or money. The scene centers on love, sacrifice, and loyalty.
Fragments show local business ads, telegraph and telephone notes, a state dissolution certificate for The Manneng Company, church and funeral notices, and a personal scene involving Catherine and Fred Winthrop. Includes addresses, street names, and several person names like Levinson, Seeley, and Gr Bros with Christmas tree ads and local market listings.
Lemuel Wesley, recalling over twenty years later, reconstructed an oratorio of more than 300 closely written pages he composed earlier in life. He claimed the score appeared in his mind’s eye as clearly as if it rested before him.
Catherine and Fred Winthrop share a playful exchange on a boat as he insists he would buy the world for her. They note gifts received, including books and candy, while Catherine jokes about spending and generosity, and he teases about extravagance and a priceless moment.
Reports from cantonments nationwide highlight Boy Scout training as valuable for young enlistees in the nation’s fighting forces. Government officials have praised the program to Boy Scouts of America headquarters, citing camp activities where signaling training proved useful.
A diner storekeeper defends a 25 cent lettuce price against a customer protest, recalling that lettuce has risen in Chicago. The remark echoes the era’s sharp reader humor about rising costs and public discourse in local commerce.
The note cites Michael as the first archangel described in Daniel and Jude. It notes Daniel 10 21 calling him the prince of Israel and 1371 reference describing him as the great prince who stands in time of conflict for the people.
December dates present with a candy shop fundraiser at Franklin Square run by Middletown C E Union. On December 21 a progressive pinochle game at Odd Fellows Hall in Middletown Camp 11671 and Rural Neighbors Camp 7472 with refreshments. December 25 dances at Hagie Hall hosted by F O Eagles and year end anniversary events for Ontario Chemical Engine and Hose Co at Eagles Hall.
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