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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
2
A terse call invites readers to form their own view or bring judges to evaluation events. The wording suggests a comparative or panel-based assessment context, emphasizing direct participation and scrutiny.
Oil stoves from Standard Oil Company on offer with Perfection and Boss Glass Door Ovens. Perfection stoves come as 2 burner units starting at $5.00. Boss Glass Door Ovens priced at $2.75.
Mrs Evelyn Crawford visits her brother Almond Sleck and Jamils in Ogdensburg. Airs Harvey Malone and daughter relyn stay with sisters in Ellenville. Florence Paddock of McAfee’s Valley visits the city. Rev Charles H Bermolds returns from part of vacation to occupy the paint on Sunday. Mrs Victoria Dean of ON City Pa visiting sister Mrs Robert Lame then Denver Col and KMrs Jacob Knapp with son Ester visit Memorial Day near Circleville. Mrs J Harkness of Philadelphia visiting Mrs E Mackenroth on MWethins Avenue. Watch the classified ads.
Goshen June 2 canvass for the Goshen Seld fund continues with good results from generous contributions. Miss Mary R Finan to wed Charles C at St Jehuins on Saturday at 1. The Dikemen Hose Co sermon postponed indefinitely due to scheduling. Police arrest John Schmidt for public intoxication. fined $3. St Elmo undergoes extensive summer improvements. Dewey Decker on leave from L S Texas. Maplewood summer home opened by Russel Murray and family of New York. Fred Hock and Edward Wood travel to see Cleveland game. Conklin and Cummins build a new scale platform near their office. Guests H Simmons of Chicago and G J Beebee of Philadelphia stay at St Elms. The Centrals show The Golden Chance tonight with Cleo Ridgely and Wallace Reid.
Chicago June 2 International News Service reports a sharp denial from Fairbanks managers that he would run for Vice President on a ticket headed by Colonel Roosevelt. Burton's backers deny cabinet plans with Roosevelt. W Murray Crane doubts Roosevelt, signaling Old Guard opposition to Roosevelt. Roosevelt aims to block Hughes while seeking support from Whitman and New York. Committee moves include replacing Barnes with Parsons and placing Daniels on temporary convention roll.
The article recalls red and blue hail in 1885 at Castlewellan and a Russian shower near Minsk with ring shaped pellets some staining fingers red through and through. It mentions mineral salts as a possible cause and includes a brief domestic vignette about a clergyman’s son forgetting to brush his hair and saying prayers, ending with a quip about a safety gift.
A London Telegraph item cites a fairy dialogue debating wealth versus wisdom for a son. A young mother favors wisdom as the key to wealth, while the fairy argues wealth alone cannot grant wisdom. Years later the son gains science arts languages and knowledge, yet supports himself by writing a biography of Mr Fetpurse the sausage maker.
On Pacific islands jacanas perform 90 love dances by male birds to attract females. As the mating season nears, a male selects a mate and uses dazzling wing displays and vivid feathers to win her admiration.
The Market New York reports strong early trading with Norfolk and Western rising to 120 and multiple rail and utility issues advancing. Big Four up to 58, New York Central to 107.58, Reading and Southern Railway Preferred among top gainers while cattle and grain receipts show mixed activity and prices steady as Wheat falls fractionally and Corn climbs. A professor notes marriage as an ancient rite and bachelorhood as a modern wrong.
Albany June 2 a concerted campaign by dairymen supplying New York city with milk to raise prices was begun in Albany at a meeting of the Dairymen’s League executive committee. The league covers dairymen in New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania and aims to lift prices beyond the present level of 15. The plan may be drastic and seeks to broaden the league’s scope and enforce higher returns for about 199600 cows and 13600 members across multiple states with officers listed in the report.
El Paso reports Brigadier General Pershing warned General Gavira not to bring Mexican troops within gun range of American positions. Conference at Casas Grandes discussed troop dispositions, not a withdrawal. Rioting and looting reported at Villa Ahumada as supplies ordered to front lines. Birth announced of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert B Cook of this city. The White House site plans traced to Washington and L Enfant in 1792.
Advertises chocolate coated Jumbo Mints and various special sweets for Saturday. Mentions Liggett and Apollo Chocolates with prices from 40 cents to 1.00.
In a heated session, prosecutors questioned handwriting expert Carvalho about tissue sheets and forged issue sheets. Rodgers testified he had 20 years as a clerk, claimed a failed Rio Canto Company deal valued at $150,000, and noted a Cuba bound letter contained a 10 percent commission clause. Dr Highway corroborated parts of the defense story, while denying involvement in theft.
An old style advertisement promotes athletic underwear for general men and sports enthusiasts. It highlights metric shirts interwoven socks wash ties bow ties straw visor caps silk or cloth straw hats priced at 2.00 and invites readers to visit for better clothes.
In Roumania yearly a fair gathers marrissble girls and their dowries in wagons. Girls and their families are inspected by suitors who compare possessions and status. If matching, a marriage immediately follows and the bride leaves with her husband to a new home.
A fragment notes a couple who knew each other for a long time before marriage and have remained together most of the time since. It hints that her relations may be bound to them, reflecting a Boston Tran script context.
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