Middletown Times-Press History of Publications and Auto Accidents
The piece traces the Middletown Times-Press lineage from its 1872 establishment as a daily paper through name changes and mergers including Middletown Daily Times and Daily Times-Press by 1906. It then discusses yearly automobile accident counts, noting a long-term rise with a sharp drop in early months, citing remarks by National Highway Protective Administration official Edeare S. Cornell and Police Superintendent Chandler about highway crashes in New York region compared with prior years.
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New York City
PGIT
Edeare S. Cornel
National Highway Protective
Chandler
Potice
War and peace planning amid postwar unemployment crisis
The text argues that postwar readjustment requires careful planning to avoid unemployment spikes as war industries shrink. It warns against rushing to peace without economic structure and job provision, stressing national unity, planning, and orderly transition to civilian production.
State Constabulary Action Reported by Times
The Times last evening reported that state police disrupted bootleggers in a major operation in Louisiana and New York. The piece notes authorities may have acted faster if local officials had done so and hints at broader political confusion affecting civilians, including women.
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New York
Times
Swing Against Runs Just Beginning
War time message asserts Allied efforts surge as Germany exhausts resources. Allies plan to build ships and submarines faster than the German fleet, strengthening forces to match the German army. The appeal emphasizes collective effort and accelerating production.
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Germany
Germuny
Frivols and Frivolous News Bits Merge in One Page
A scrambled collage of humorous verse, quips, ads, and short notices. Items include a wry quotation about spouses, a Stenographer ads blurb, local jokes, a Chester doctor note, Masonic meeting reschedule, dog and war era odds and ends, plus scattered opinions on debt, bank terms, and Red Cross drives. The page also mentions a penny-ante game night, a farming sign, and a lone notice about a young woman facing summer plans.
Antiquarian Continues Anthracite Industry Tale
The Wurts brothers push to develop Lackawanna coal and transport to New York tidewater, contrasting with Quaker explorers and Lehigh Valley routes. Their efforts, backed by Pennsylvania acts and early navigation projects, aim to make anthracite the dominant energy and trade force shaping the region's industrial future.
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Wares
Lackawanna Valley
Lebign
Scherlkill Valiers
Lackawanna
Lenigh
Carbondale
Philadelphia
Delaware River
Pennsylvania
Lehigh
New York
Antiquaria
Tare
Peanut Oil For Home Use Revealed In Simple Prep
A simple method uses unrefined peanut oil from cans to prepare household fuel. Paper filters from drug stores provide the easy filtration path, allowing safer storage and use.
Gets-It-2 Drops- Then to the Dance!
Irregular ad text describes Gets-It product claims for corn relief with humorous fragments about camp fun and foot discomfort. It mentions corns on toes and soles, and uses playful phrasing to sell the remedy.
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Iris
Straby E. Lawrrence&Co
Chicago
Phosphated Iron Promises Health and Nerve Strength
An advertisement urges men and women to boost health with Phosphated Iron, claiming it builds red blood and nerves, reduces fatigue, and improves digestion. It touts quick, permanent relief from overwork and fatigue, with capsules sold widely through Mills in Middletown and outlets nationwide.
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Brkine Mills
Middletown
Personal items about movie stars and keepsakes
The piece notes Arthur Guy Empey and Mellville, baritone. sticks with notches gifted by Victor Stewart at the Brooklyn studio. It mentions Empey’s Liberty appeal and a Paramount project with Donald Crisp, Wallace Reid, and Ann Little.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Victor Stewart
Brooklyn
Mellville
Tore
Tummy Atkin
San Toy
Serge
Empey
Donald Chrisp
Wallace Reid
Ann Little
Paramount Picture
Marriages and film notes from South Jina scene
Nell Craig June Elvidge joins Ditey Lawrence C Windem in South Jina as The Power and the Glory is staged with an all star cast including Ma Exans Albert Hart and Sheridan Hardy. Fox films tout advanced lighting and high production spend while The Messina earthquake of 196 followed by 1277 shocks is cited.
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June Elvidge
Ditey
Lawrence C. Windem
South Jina
Ealy Pieing
Ma Exans
Albert Hart
Charlier Javison
Sheridan Hardy
Fox
Hollywood Cat
Messina
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Cincinnati
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Dixon, Ky
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First Banks
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Red Cross
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Mr. Wood
Genevieve
John F. Dusenbery
Association
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Antiquarian
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Lenigh Coal Mine Company
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Quaker City
Lehigh Coal Mice Company
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Schuylkill
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Navigation Company
Lehugh Coal Company
Lehigh Navigation Company
Lehigh Coal Company
Great Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
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Schusthill
Tuthil & Terhune
McMonagle & Trogers
Chambers Bros
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