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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
8
In the south Isle of Aran off Ireland, a belief holds that sewing the first garments for a child invites ill fortune. The clothes should be made from distant, improvised materials, using old rags deemed safest to ward off evil.
The Detroit convention of the Young Men's Christian Associations approved an enlarged social service program aimed at Americanization and improved capital labor relations. The creed promotes housing reforms uniform divorce laws and stronger church association cooperation. The plan seeks to raise membership from 739000 to over one million and extend work nationwide.
The Times-Press declares itself an advertising medium with no competition in this section. It claims over 29 004 readers daily, noting advertising reach.
The Y M C A plans to expand influence across mining camps rural communities villages oil fields and college towns to develop boyhood and young manhood through hut-like buildings and army navy styles. It aims at community recreation moral uplift mass singing and athletics while Americanizing foreign speaking youths beyond English civics. Women in city associations will extend experimental home room service and a feminine lobby touch. The railroad and merchant marine services will expand to towns with no Y M C A presence and reach thousands of young men entering service.
National Thrift Week starts January 17 and runs through the week with plans across the country to educate citizens on saving money and prudent spending. Bank Day will highlight banking services and sound investments while Home Ownership is promoted as a path to savings and industrial stability.
A Washington Star quotation notes that many men who praise a broad clear view of the world spend most days inside an upwashed window observing life. The remark contrasts talk with actual lived perspective.
Astronomers explain the moon looks larger near the horizon due to atmospheric refraction and the Moon’s position near the earth line. Once the moon climbs higher and is framed by fewer nearby objects, its apparent size diminishes to normal.
Figures from insiders show Florida exports and trades of alligators totaling about one million dollars annually. Museums and wealthy families sustain demand for hatchlings while skin markets remain robust. The animal’s upkeep is light as it feeds only five months a year.
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