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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
5
A fragmentary history of the Middletown Times Press with multiple name changes from 1853 to 1894 and a list of staff, departments, and subscription rates. Includes notices about editorial and publishing offices and a note on wartime trade in a European context.
The Times-PRESS notes moral guarantee limits for ads and urges advertisers to contact the advertising department. Also lists a sequence of historical and astronomical notes including dates from 1620 to 1915 and a winter solstice event.
The article notes a four million dollar Japanese synthetic dye company under government patronage growing fast with over subscribed stock. It mentions subsidies to related firms and fears Japan may outpace the West in German dye trade, signaling rising competitive pressure and caution about unexpected rivals.
The article argues that anti trade talk misreads national prosperity linked toexports. It cites Commerce Department figures showing explosives exports worth 557.3 million dollars in ten months out of total exports 4.44 billion, about 13 percent. Rifles and related materials add roughly 37.9 million, about 12 percent, totaling about a quarter of exports.
Government inquiry should reveal facts on supply and distribution of foods coal and essentials. Proposals to resign before facts or sensational state stories may hide real issues. Storage, milling, and price manipulation in Chicaza Elgin are cited as obstacles to relief.
The piece argues the Aus. 1S 1814 act fails to grow the American merchant marine. It notes eight vessels totaling 10 023 tons admitted to registry since June 30 and 38 American ships of 7 6 580 tons sold abroad, a shrinkage of 63 257 gross tons. It cites Congress giving 50 million dollars to Secretary McAdoo for shipping aid but says that won t buy ships, calls for intelligent resistance and timely action.
The New York Stock Exchange plunged amid panic selling on news of President Wilson's peace note. Steel, copper, and war stocks led declines with many issues off 2 to 6 points. Texas Company and Union Pacific rose amid volatile trading. Grain markets in Chicago followed with wheat prices advancing on private cable reports of reaction to the peace note.
French forces in Alsace seized German trenches at Hartmannsweillerkopf atop a Vosges peak. The Reichstag approved a government loan of 2.56 billion dollars while nineteen Socialists opposed the measure. Greek troops guard the Bulgarian frontier amid regional tension.
Stony Ford Dec 27 The auction at the famous old stock farm attracted a large crowd from distant sections with many traveling over 50 miles to buy furniture and items tied to the site. Auctioneer W H Lunner presided though not all property sold today and another sale is expected. Many Middletown residents attended Wednesday mostly for antique furniture and were disappointed at limited offerings amid ongoing stock and farming equipment sales. Weather threatened but did not deter attendees who noted unusually large distant turnout for this sale.
Four wagons are delivering parcel post packages with another expected tomorrow and more on Saturday as the rush grows. Insured packages rose 1.066 percent this year, with Monday’s totals higher than all of last year’s holiday season. In the busy post office corridor, little acts of kindness mix with holiday hurry, while some grumble at the cost of Christmas. A husband and wife exchange hopeful and blunt views on spending as the market shows gains, with prices advancing through the day reflecting broader optimism.
Boy Scouts Troop No 1 will meet at 7 20 sharp tomorrow at the First Baptist Church to conduct urgent business. Also reported, the British steamer St Ursula torpedoed and sunk on December 12 near Malta with four crew lost and six Americans aboard but none lost.
A Battle Creek man reports relief from painful ulcers after using Peterson’s Own Ointment. He credits doctors’ treatments as ineffective for years and says after two tins he recovered enough to return to work. The letter endorses the product for eczema salt rheum piles and general skin diseases and notes widespread belief in its effectiveness.
A December conference in the Albany Senate Chamber led by State Commissioner of Agriculture Wilson sought to cut living costs by preventing sheep losses from dogs. Attendees urged an unlicensed-dog kill plan, tuberculin testing for cattle, ferrets for rabbit control, standardized packing of apples by law, and deer damage protections for farmers.
Riders in the six day bike race at Madison Square Garden had covered 1,690 miles and three laps by 2 pm today with no change in standings since midnight. Empire Aerie, 514, F. O. E., calls a regular meeting tonight at Eagles Hall and requests full attendance.
Mechanicstown reports the death of Seely Green on December 24, a roving father and son figure with many acts of kindness. The funeral was held Saturday despite stormy weather, with out of town relatives attending and the bereaved family receiving sympathy from neighbors.
The notice lists a New Year event at St Pauls Church with a synchronized program of lecture motion picture pipe organ and singing. It also advertises a dance by Jr 0 at U A M Hall on Friday evening December 22 with a concert orchestra.
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