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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1917
Page
5
The piece lauds Judge Hirsenherr and public service while urging ongoing war effort support. It celebrates civic virtue, rights expansion for women, and a broader outlook for Middletown amid wartime strain, calling leaders to advance reform, social duty, and temperance stance. It notes loss of a local figure and stresses unity in governance and law.
A 1918 outlook urges Middletown merchants to boost advertising to ride wartime demand. Citing Field of England and Wanamaker's plans, the piece argues that increased ad spend spurs sales as wages rise, warns against halting promotion, and notes higher business failure risks for non advertisers.
An old newspaper ad promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It warns of uric acid from each meal and urges prompt use to avoid death. The copy promises instant relief or money back and instructs readers to ask their druggist for the genuine product.
A 1918 local note urges 3iddietown merchants to maintain and improve commerce during wartime pressures. It calls for resilience beyond normal operations, framing the period as business as “unusual” and requiring proactive effort to keep stores active.
The Exemption Board mailed questionnaires to 139 registrants from 1736 to 1874 inclusive. They were sent to post offices including Middletown Walden Marybreck Roseton Montgomery Newburgh Middle Hope Wilmington Del Oldensburg White Plains N Y city Orange Lake Ridgeport Conn Chester Pa Fe s ner Pa Rome Westtown Hancock and Wallkill, one each.
Sullivan county men depart from Sul county for Camp Dix at Wrightstown, with Captain in charge, as the unit readies for departure this Saturday at 11:40 oclock. Albany reports the Ladies Hebrew Auxiliary outlines social and charitable activities, naming Esther Shin-Gler Lilian K é and Luba Bloomwitz as directors for the year.
A historical note proposes a crude rodent trap using a cork coated with lard fried to brown, salted, and fed to rats. The plan relies on the cork lodging in the throat, causing the rodent to seek water and die outside the house.
The Indianapolis News notes Khaki is ill suited for poetry, being utilitarian in a uniform and dull in print. War poets should weigh this difficulty before composing. If reducing the current of war poetry could aid a troubled nation, it would be a service.
Tradition credits tobacco origin to Henstridge Ash Somersetshire where the single house village, the Old Ash or Virginia Inn, allegedly hosted the first tobacco smoke. Local champions insist the claim is undisputed, with supporters in the vicinity.
Chief John D. McCoach reports photographs of young thieves in custody. The Department of Dewelive Divi ot Pa and local authorities pursued suspects described in uniforms and linked to a city area. Magistrate Pennock advised action as deserters and securities as part of the case. The report mentions a banker and a regiment in Middleiwr with unconfirmed details.
Miss Alice Clark entertained friends and relatives at Mount Eppe including her sister Penney and Mrs Fier dren. Guests from Newark and Paterson joined the gathering as Miss Clark’s family hosted exercises and gift exchanges before a U S Marine's short leave.
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