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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
3
An advertisement touts Neutrone Prescription 99 as a cure for sore inflamed joints and muscles claiming quick disappearance of pain and renewed youth. Bottles priced 50 cents to $1. Mail orders accepted. Names of druggists and distributors listed.
Circleville June 6 the annual school meeting drew a large attendance. Trustees elected were Hon Wm T Doty collector ML Hi Santee clerk Alvin Woodruf. Rebuild chimney and add storm porch planned before winter. Rev A Van Oeveren chaired the meeting and Rev Frank E Bennett preached on The Next Great Awakening. The church purchased a service bag signed by eight names.
Advertises GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles and early warning signs of Bright's disease. Claims immediate relief with a money back guarantee if not effective. Promotes brand specificity and availability at drug stores.
Ferndale residents Mrs Joseph Goldstein and daughter Gertrude visited relatives in New York City. Mrs George Berle and daughters Xinnie and Frances spent Memorial Day with relatives in Hurlerville. Chester Benedict hosted friends Thursday evening for a birthday. Memorial services were held at Liberty Thursday with several attendees. Tractor demonstrations planned in Albany on June 6 by Calvin Husos of the New York State Food Commission to showcase farm machines.
Otisville reports a busy spell with nurse Margaret Cranse's return to New Brunswick duties, visitors from Jersey and New York, and local church events. Children’s Day plans dominate, with rehearsals urged. several residents travel, recover from illness, or assist church activities as townsfolk prepare a large Presbyterian supper and celebrate weddings and visits.
A vintage ad touts Parisian Sage liquid as a quick safe fix for faded dull hair, dandruff, scalp itch, and hair loss. It claims boosted growth, soft fluffy appearance, and a pleasant scent, offered at local pharmacies with money-back guarantee and strong persuasive language.
Schenectady barbers plan to raise haircuts to fifty cents by week’s end after a barbers’ meeting. The Journeymen Barbers’ Union demanded a twenty dollar two week wage scale with fifty percent earnings above twenty six dollars, while the present scale was fifty cents a week with a fifty split above twenty one dollars.
Washington June 3 President Wilson opposes further prohibition legislation until the food administration deems it necessary to conserve foodstuffs. His stance came in a letter to Senator Sheppard of Texas. A house amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill would permit an expenditure of 10000000 dollars but the president would veto the use of grain in alcohol production.
For the first time in New York Masonic history the constitutional officers of the grand lodge will meet in Syracuse. The gathering is set for Friday and Saturday with the session opening Friday night at an early hour and continuing through the weekend.
Judge William D. Cunningham of the Court of Claims is chosen to fill the vacancy on the Western State GOP primary ticket after Attorney General Merton E. Lewis withdraws. Governor Whitman’s advisers have not publicly named a successor, with uncertainty over who will lead the campaign. Cunningham, currently serving in a key court role, faces potential opposition from Hinman of Albany in a forthcoming primary contest.
Republicans of the state and local papers report on Judge Cunningham in the Court of Claims case. He declined to comment on the situation as Oswego and Onondaga factions weigh their support, noting his friendships in Oswego and Ellenville.
Albany June 6 Miss Elizabeth Sheridan of 16 Farrington street Newburgh is among candidates who passed the competitive civil service examination for the position clerk in commercial subjects for the State Education Department The position carries a yearly salary and is part of the civil service exams announced by the department.
A note describes a simple woodpecker home built from a hollow log with a mid height hole, a bark top, and a small platform walled below the opening. It mentions Mr. Red-Headed Woodpecker of Flicker as the intended resident.
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