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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1918
Page
8
An itemized legal notice lists sanitation sewers gutters and street work, including construction, gutters, brick repairs, lighting, sprinkling, and related public works. It mentions revenue additions, uncollected taxes, and interest on funds, bonds, and deposits within the general government budget.
A remarkable image shows the British battleship Britannia sinking after a submarine torpedo, just before the armistice ended hostilities. The decks are clear as the crew evacuated into small boats, making it a rare record of the allies' last naval loss.
The article discusses how the city proclaims moral ends guiding humanity while acknowledging life’s profound problem. It contrasts urban purpose with the country’s role to soothe and refresh, offering religious solace and hopeful uplift.
An ad for Calcerbs calcium tonic claims to remove warning coughs and colds. Mentions Eckmen's Alterative and Eckmen manufacturers in Philadelphia and presents a health boosting remedy.
A local boy recounts his WWI experience as he fought in eight battles, running ahead then resting in shell craters. He describes being wounded in the left hand by a machine gun and later another shot injuring the fingers of his right hand, but he kept going until nine thirty in the morning on September 27 when his hands became too sore and he returned to the dressing station.
Sergeant Hasbrouck describes Middletown men in the Soo Infantry wounded and returning from hospital. Wilbur King shot in the face and another sergeant wounded in the head are noted as recovering. Corporal Crawford wounded, recovering. Private trouch wounded but fully recovering. West attended and with his relief. Kinsbrouck eager to fight if needed. He recalls pride in the hospital stay and the brand pen given before home.
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