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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR note from Middletown Daily Times dated February 1966 references press items and a biweekly edition. Names and specifics are unclear due to damaged text but indicates publication history and establishment dates.
A reader column cites wartime shortages and urges See America First and See Middletown First. It questions German prisoners escapes and critiques Fourth of July protests. Obituary honors Hon. Augustus Denniston, and news notes view 107th division arrival and Western front reports. The Holland Hotel drops its bar as vacation season begins, urging constructive uses of time and patriotism.
A fragment from wartime newspaper remarks rally readers to support the Allied cause. It blends patriotic verse, civic exhortations, and humorous bits about civic duty including warnings against spies, encouragement to join volunteer efforts, and a mix of poems and witty quips. The piece weaves in references to liberty, national colors, and calls to action for citizens to aid the war effort.
Wartime scenes unfold as children in New York City and Middletown schools join prayers for soldiers abroad. The Junior Red Cross grows to nearly a million in the state while Home for the Friendless Kindergartners recite a vigil prayer for brothers fighting in France.
Saturday Snips reports the Millen Aikenheant Co supplying 126 suits of pajamas for a chapter alongside gifts of wooden horses and five more offered later. Boxes of packing materials delight workers at the High School crafts shop. State Hospital lists substantial monthly donations of sweaters wristlets socks and bandages, with soldiers and auxiliaries contributing across multiple sites.
An aged advertisement style testimonial claims chronic fatigue and kidney trouble in Middletown. Mrs A Quick of 37 Knapp Avenue endorses Doan's Kidney Pills, from Mills Drug Store, as effective relief after years of back and head pain and dizziness. The ad urges readers to ask for Doan's by name and notes price at dealers.
An ad voice extols a battery brand promising peak performance and safety. It questions water levels, proper charging, and overheating risks while touting a “Bone Dry” principle used by The Still Better Willard line, claiming it keeps batteries as fresh as new from the factory.
Thamas H Ince has taken star Charles Bear to Camp Kearny with war department permission to work on The Hand of the Hun as a propaganda picture for Paramount about central powers foes. Jane Novas and Ray’s leading lady join the scene. George Sargent, known director, hired by Vitagraph to shoot scenes for Enemies Within with Corinne Griffith and Governor Whitman in supporting roles. Dean Reymond, Nelson in May Allison's Metro project, has stage and screen credits and notable past roles. Gismonda, Lina Cavalieri in a 15th century democracy tale, will be Paramount’s next production with 12 000 extras, mirroring the democratic war theme. Use Times-Press Want columns for needs.
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