Obituary notices From Newburgh and area events
Cherus M Mapes of Newburgh dies after long illness at about seven. Jane Carter Woolsey wife of Charles Mapes, born Kingston, lived 240 Grand Street. Also listed: Mrs Terry Ketchum 43, Mrs Myrtie E Ketchum, Mrs Christopher McCormick, Mrs Ann Sheerin McCormick, Charles R Young Milner, Mrs Sherwood Rightmyer, and more death notices with brief biographical details and funeral plans.
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Frank W. Mayes
Headquarters
Mapes
Ann and
Grand Streets
Grand Street
Terry Ketchum
Myrtie E. Ketchum
Ilness
New Jersey
Sidney Polly
Amande Robbins
Unionville
Grant Street
XL. Hope
Christopher McCormick
Ann Sheerin McCormick
Christopher O McCormick
West 15Uth Street
New York
St Catherine’s Church
West 152d Street
Middletown
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Sherwood Rightmyyer
Anna Rightmyer
Sherwood Richtyer
Port Jervis
Arlington
Rightover
Mabel Potter
Spendthrift Jimmie Temple’s Folly and Baltimore Comeback
Jimmie Temple, son of a wealthy man, inherited a fortune and spent it in wars horses dogs cock fighting and gambling. Evading creditors he hid in Baltimore courting Miss Belle Ashurst. After legal scrapes and a debtors prison spell he finally settled his habits, married Belle, and rose to prominence in Baltimore society.
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Jimmie Temple
Jimmie
Jimomie
Middle West
Baltimore
Belle Ashurst
Lieutenant Temple
Belle
Jim
Markham
Tina
Jin
Watson
Hhs
Mise Ashurst
Sociely
No Sentiment For Jack In Naval Anecdote at Portsmouth
A writer on naval topics recalls an old gentleman who visited Portsmouth to view Nelsons Victory. A bluejacket walked by, the elder man seized him and asked if he knew what the ship meant. The bluejacket answered simply, Its the old tub they hold courts martial in.
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Jim
Miss Ashurst
Watson's
Jack
Fred Jane
Navy League
Portsmouth
Nelson
Embecunious Irritation Honeymoon Quarters Joke
A brief humorous note from the Leitimore American features wit about a poor couple on their honeymoon. It plays on the idea they have little money left, with a pun on quarters indicating both lodging and coin. The item reads like a local humor snippet from a 19th or early 20th century paper.
Buckhout III Stricken at Home on Gardner Avenue
Stanton Buckhout III Erle James street ticket agent is seriously ill at his home after a heart incident Saturday night at 48 Gardner Avenue. Authorities reported the condition as serious and ongoing medical care was provided.
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Buckhout
Stanton B. Buckhout
James Street
Gardner Avenue
Do you think the automobile will displace the horse
A conversational exchange presents a witty debate on cars versus horses. A nervous young man predicts automobiles will dominate only if they truly strike him, implying skepticism about the speed of progress. The line captures early 20th century ambivalence toward motor vehicles.
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Ding
Henry Manning
Dutch Reformed Church
Mary T. Reeder
Stella
E. A. Gross
Brooklyn
Ophelia , Quick
Warwick
Charles R. Y. Stiller
Charles R. Young Milner
Norman and
Marianna Miller
Valley Avenue
Walden
Wallkill Valley Cemetery
the Audit Bureau of Circulations
the Middletown Times-Press
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulations
American
Cosmopolitan
Delineator
Everybody's
Mother’s
Woman’s Home Companion
Lawrence A. Toepp
East Main Street
Singer Shop
Bluitie
Gid
G. J. Giering
North ST
NEW Holiday Club
Grange County Trust Co
Times-Press
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