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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
5
The piece argues that war increased demand for commodities and materials, linking military needs to inflationary finance and overall domestic enterprise. It notes a minority crediting Democratic policy for lifting prosperity, while implying war shapes price levels and production incentives beyond direct wartime measures.
The Times-Press page contains garbled advertising assurances and stray historical items from 1815 to modern times. It cites the Battle of Neseby, Cromwell defeating Charles I, and early American flag symbolism, plus 1800 Napoleonic battles and old war funding figures. Astronomical mentions list Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, and the Sun at noon.
The article recalls President Wilsons address to the Peace League noting past law of femacy offenses and links it to Americas role in Panama and the creation of an interoceanic canal. It discusses potential misrouting of a canal through Colon and a fatal incident at sea, reflecting on presidential impact and the era.
The hat store proprietor in New York City was fined for false advertising claiming a hat was genuine Panama when it was an imitation Panama, imported from Japan. The note argues tariffs influenced straw hat imports and moral outcomes.
The Democratic National Committee credits the party with prosperity, a view described as self-interested by critics. A prominent writer in the Economic World counters that the vast domestic production and industry are central, noting exclusions.
The Middletown area has seen rapid progress with new public buildings including the post office City Hall and Alhambra Theatre. A six story utility building and Masonic Hall rise while modern fronts appear on stores and a massive skyscraper is under construction amid new homes in Houston Heights Highland avenue Beacon street Courtland Place and Sproat Street. Real estate values rise as population and industry prosper and banks report larger deposits.
Advertising evolved from handbills to newspapers and remains essential to selling. A Chicago mail order firm explains how they feed country papers with weekly material, noting towns that neglect local ads lose sales. The essay urges merchants to advertise locally to defend profits.
The Newburgh Journal recounts Edythe Lofthouse daughter of Rev W H Lofthouse of Walden detailing eight months in England during wartime. She describes Zeppelins raids, crowded military camps near Ripon, Cunard liner Orduna pursuit drills, nightly blackouts, women filling men’s roles, high living costs including sugar at 12 cents a pound, and her passport experience with British authorities.
The House of Commons approved 1.25 billion dollars for war expenditures, lifting total war appropriations to 4.21 billion. Premier Asquith said war costs Britain about 313 million daily, including expenditures, loans to allies, and subsidies outside direct military operations.
Eighty members of the Orange County Hotel and Liquor Dealers Association met at Mannerchor Hall in Newburgh with President James Magarry presiding. They discussed local conditions, planned the Port Jervis convention for October, and named a press committee including Lawlor, Broex, Whitley, and Bissell.
After a Tuesday Board of Education meeting about sixty diplomas were signed to honor graduates. The exact class size remains uncertain pending final exams next Friday. A luncheon followed, featuring a four piece orchestra, with delegates from multiple towns attending.
Mary Pickford stars tonight at Stratton in The Eternal Grind a triumphal performance. Tomorrow Paramount presents Marie Doro in The Heart of Nora Flynn a pleasing comedy drama. Also new vaudeville acts and a Vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature Radical from Gods Country and the Woman. The Word Slave remark explores the word slave origins.
This evening at 6 oclock crews will blow out gates on the Monhegen water system. Pressure may drop and water may not reach homes until about 10:36 or 11 o’clock. Once mains are blown, pressure will rise as work ends.
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