Reception Given Lester Aldrich in Asheville Christmas Night
A pleasant reception was held for Lester Aldrich of Asheville and his young niece Virginia at Engineer Lochwood Aldrich’s Benton Avenue home on Christmas night. Friends gathered in costume, entertainment featured a long song and merry speeches, ending with well wishes and holiday cheer from locals.
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Lester Aldrich
Asheville
N. C
Virginia
Lochwood Aldrich
Benton Avenue
Albert Street
Vicks
Uae
Simail
Eadh
Umd
Admiral Raps the Wood Ship Plans
Rear Admiral Bowles told the Senate committee that the wooden ship program was near a complete failure. Quartermaster General Sharpe blamed winter clothing shortages for soldiers on delayed deliveries.
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Br Associated Press
Washington
Coal supply restored in city says fuel administrator
Archivald Taylor of the Times-Press reports the coal situation is normal again and urges anyone who cannot obtain coal to call the City Hall central office so the matter will be addressed immediately.
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Archivald Taylor
Times- Press
Doubt Sincerity of Czernin Peace Proposals
Washington officials doubt Count Czernin's peace proposals, fearing they aim to prolong negotiations and appease the German public while seeking time to strengthen the western front. The Associated Press reports concern over sincerity and potential strategic delay.
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Iby Associated Press
Washington
Count Czernin
Invisible Ship Arrives in Baltimore Harbor
The first of Thomas A Edison s invisible ships has reached Quarantine in Baltimore aboard a British registry freighter. The vessel features hinged derricks along the masts that can extend to the deck and a removed smoke stack to minimize detection. Decks are low and the ship burns hard coal, leaving little smoke in neutral colors as it enters U boat infested waters.
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Baltimore
Thomas A. Edison
Harbor
Edison
Widow of Chief Keefe Weds Stephen Moran
Word from Newburgh New York states Stephen Moran of this city married Mrs Catherine Keefe widow of Chief Farness John A Keefe of the Fire Department in Hartford Connecticut Moran is a plumber at West Point Mrs Keefe was widow of the late Fire Chief Keefe
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John Keefe
Stephen Moran
Newburgn. der. T
Catherine Keefe
Newburgh
Hartford
Moran
Tyest Point
Keefe
Chie Farness
John 3A. Keefe
Fire Department
Hotel Continental Adverts Prime NYC Location
Promotes Hotel Continental at Broadway and 41st Street New York City near Grand Central and Penn Station Terminals. Claims central heart of shopping district with forty theatres nearby. Advertises advanced hotel service and comfort under one roof at competitive city prices. General Manager H S Duncan.
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Grand Central
Penna. 2. R
Lehigh Valley Coal Usages New Fuel Mixture
New York December 27 The Lehigh Valley Coal Company announces using a mix of crushed soft coal and anthracite dust or slush as fuel. Tests show 30 percent more steam and potential to save coal, with mixing plants expanding across Lehigh Valley engines.
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New York
Lehish Valley
Balford
Hamesh
Jand
M. Chase
le Hish
M.S. Hachita
Iib
Hazelton
EL EL Law
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Lehigh Valley
Niagara Power To Be Apportioned Amid War Demands
In Niagara Falls arrangements outline sharing electric power for wartime needs. Ontario and Canadian authorities plan to reserve generation for war production and shipments. Currents will be diverted to American factories not tied to war work to reduce peak consumption and support strategic energy use.
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Nincien
Buia
Caneadan
Freton
RISC
Rochester
Niagara Falls
Bastian Reaches 79 Amid Healthful Years
Former Alderman William C F Bastian of 37 Mills Avenue turns 79 today. Friends extend hearty congratulations on his long life in good health and wish him many more years of activity and happiness.
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C. FL. Bastian
Value of Happiness in Times-Press Want Ads
A compact note urging happiness as a remedy for quarrel and vice. It promotes reading the Times-Press Want Ads as a path to contentment and better living. The item reads like an editorial aside or family guidance column from a local paper.
Sergeant Bande to Remain Here In War Effort
Recruiting Sergeant Arthur M. Bande is to stay in the city for the war and head a new permanent recruiting sub-station. Joseph C. Nelson has enlisted and left for Poughkeepsie to join the Signal Corps. Colored men are now eligible for infantry and for roles in telephone construction and switchboard work, with transfers to the Field Lifts LALaton of the Loo vision, all to Camp Sherman.
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Arthur M. K. Bande
Joseph C. Nelson
Howston Avenue
Poughkeepsie
Phi Go
Lewall
Slocum
Sisner Corps
Infantry
Signal Corps
Teld
Lalaton
Loo
Camp Sherman
British air bombs miss Kaiser in Mannheim raid
Geneva dispatch reports a British air squadron raid on Mannheim on Christmas Eve narrowly missing the German Emperor returning from Verdun. Bombs damaged the palace and a suspension bridge, with an ammunition factory blown up. Several injured or killed, many workers away for holidays, and trains between Mannheim and Basel halted.
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Geneva
Asia
Verdun
Manuenheim
Basel
Chs
Mannheim
Nechar
Rhine
Annual Christmas Exercises At First Presbyterian
The Sunday School of First Presbyterian Church will hold its annual Christmas exercises tonight in the church's Sunday school department. Michael C. Lynch known as the Silver King died at his Syracuse home Monday evening at age 54. He was well known in Binghamton and Edmira where he worked as a bartender.
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First Presbyterian Church
Church
Silver King
Michael C. Lynch
Syracuse
Tell Mown
Binghamton
Edmira
M Jarsze Reiels
Eat Less Meat and Back Hurts Warned in Ad
An old style health ad warns against eating too much meat and links high uric acid to kidney issues. It touts Jad Salts as a safe remedy to flush kidneys, reduce urine acidity, and prevent bladder problems, claiming broad use by men and women to maintain kidney health.
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Eventrail
Excise Law Violators Are Admitted to Bail Today
Several persons indicted by the last Grand Jury and not in custody were brought in on warrants. Frank Garof proprietor of the Glensood Inn and bartender Wil diem Aschowell released on bail for selling liquor on Sunday. Charles Horton charged with leaving a carcass exposed on his farm. bail set at 500. Annie Sullivan of Red Envie area arrested for maintaining a disorderly house, bail posted at 5000 by a house owner. Rose Penestsi of 215 Washington street Newburgh indicted for keeping a disorderly house, bail set at 1000.
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Times-Press
Newburgh
Hirschberg
Esterd and
Baik
Frank Garof
Glensood
Justi
Cry
Wildiem Aschowell
Sunita
Ulu Vail
Watham
Frank Belera
Leslie Birasall
Heilara
Connelly
Glenwood Inn
Charles Horton
Newsurfh
Ee Lewis
Ails Wate
Annie Sullivan
Goshen
TAS
Miss Sullivan
Rose Penestsi
Washington Street
Newburgh Cop Escorts Arrest on Train
Newburgh policeman John Barrett of the Newburgh police force escorted a man wanted on abandonment charges through Canada after a train departure from Chicago. A custom inspector found a copy of the New York Journal in the suspect’s pocket and warned of a possible $500 penalty for bringing Hearst papers into the country. Barrett used his badge and credentials to avoid arrest during the incident.
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Times-Press
Newburgh
Poiceman
John Barrett
Canada
Chicazo
Barren
Admiral Wemyss Succeeds Jellicoe as First Sea Lord
London December 23 Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss has been appointed First Sea Lord succeeding Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. Jellicoe receives a peerage for services and may take another high post. Wemyss becomes Second Sea Lord after a noted naval career including commands in the Atlantic and Home Fleets.
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London
Rossiurn Wemyss
Alt
Jutland
David Bezity
Wem
Decrease Shown In U Boat Sinkings This Week
London reports a drop in British shipping losses for the week ended December 19. Eleven merchantmen of 1,610 tons or more were sunk by mine or submarine, plus one under that tonnage and one fishing vessel. Twelve merchantmen were attacked unsuccessfully. Shippingings totaled 2,216 armed forces 2,466 sails.
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London
Admiralty
Armvsts
Hobbs Returns From East Orange Visit
Airs. C. W. Hobbs has just returned from East Orange New Jersey after four weeks with her sister Mrs. William H A McElroy who is critically ill Miss Frances Thompson and Mrs. Cudney of Passaic New Jersey are at Middletown Sanitarium
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C. W. Hobbs
East Orange
N. J
William HA. McElroy
Frances Thompson
Cudney
Passaic, N. J
Middletown Sanitarium
Barrel churn method praised for cream separation
The text notes that churns which make the cream strike churn sides yield the best fat separation, and that barrel churns are a good example of this method used in some modified form.
Wise as Anybody Paragraph Sparked by Aunt Panny’s Quip
In a witty exchange Aunt Panny declares Walter is mistaken. Walter retorts that he knows as few things as anybody, highlighting a playful clash of confidence and vanity. The moment captures a humorous dynamic between the characters.
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Panny
Walter
New Thermometer Scale Invented by Kentucky Doctor
A Kentucky physician invented a thermometer scale that starts at zero at the freezing point and is divided into 190 parts to reach normal human body temperature.
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Kentucky
Just Pork Chops
A short reader note describes Donald visiting a butcher with his frugal mother and later going alone to request free pork chops without bones fat or jean, illustrating economical shopping guidance.
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Donald
Jean
No Right to Crow Bettie Sparks Country Row
Bettie visiting the country briefly hears a rooster crow and stamps in annoyance exclaiming at the bird to stop laying eggs. The lighthearted note captures a rural quarrel over a morning crow and a country mood.
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Bettie
Man Who Saves Fortune Favors The Earnest Saver
A short item notes that a man with $200 in the bank is far wealthier than the man who must borrow $5, though the latter hopes one day to amass a fortune. It highlights the value of steady saving over flashy borrowing in building wealth.
A Life of Pleasure Punch Quip Angers Readers
A Punch magazine quip about a nurse setting a patient straight ends up in court as readers debate its tone and propriety. The remark sparks discussion of satire and the boundaries of humor in 19th century periodical culture.
Not Always a Press Agent Says What a Fellow Believes
A columnist in the Times-Press warns that a man should doubt his press agent's claims and not trust every boast or statement about him. The piece reflects skepticism toward publicity and self-promotion in media coverage.
Wonderful Discovery Porous Plaster Hoax Claims Grand Cures
A sensational, jokey ad purports a miracle Brown's Paradise Porous Plaster promising instant cures and life changing energy. It recounts ridiculous testimonials including a horse and a man in Iowa cracking 500 veils and a woman in Michigan. The piece uses humor to lampoon scam medical claims and drugstore battles.
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Almonts
Eben Jehoshaphat Jones
State of
Kansas
Eben
Paradise
Man Im Towa
Michigan
Strange Remedy Claims Local Plaster Boosts Health
A peculiar testimonial spree extols porous plasters labeled Fruitatives as a cure for rheumatism deafness and energy loss. The letter-like prose mocks skeptics and warns against children swallowing plasters while promising mass distribution to southern states and outrageous health claims.
Not His Fault by Times-Press Adverts Insertion
Mrs. Dubwaite laments fate if she had married a high earner and Afr. Dubwaite responds with dignity. The excerpt leans on newspaper humor and suggestive dialogue, ending with a plug for Times-Press want columns and advertisements.
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Mrs. Dubwaite
Afr. Dubwaite
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Jellicoe
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Fietives Limited
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Farm Bureau
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