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Newspaper

Middletown Times Press

Location

Middletown, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1916

Page

18

Classified Advertisements and Fragments Summary

Classified ads list items for sale including a survey, buggy, and horse lumber wagon from Middletown. cows from Cuddebackville. uprights pianos. furniture. a brass bed. square piano. and other household goods. Lost items include a brindle bulldog named Tessie and a lace package. A literary fragment follows about human nature and deceit observed during travels.

Twc AnDay A. Il Saxton Smith Street Middletown August Maron Cuddebackville Prospect Hill tUnpright Grand Avenue West Main Sheet

Help Wanted Notes From Cragsmoor Inn and Surrounding Areas

Classified and narrative pieces describe multiple help wanted ads for cooks chambermaids and laundresses at Cragsmoor Inn and nearby establishments. Job postings promise steady work in exchange for capable, respectable women and emphasize decent homes and good wages. The passage shifts to a reflective first person tale about social attitudes and a raw account of early 20th century rural life.

Tenants sought in cluttered city rooms and notices

A jumble of rental ads lists rooms for rent on East Main Street and nearby avenues with details on improvements, furnishings, and contact points. Amid ads, a narrative recounts Weary Wille facing threats after helping a family and a stray remark on lingering savagery in society.

East Main Street Poultry and Eggs

Auction Notice for Mary Slingerland Estate Assets

Public auction in Middletown New York on June 2 1926 at 10 o clock for estate of Mary Slingerland deceased. Includes Borden’s Condensed Milk Company stock bonds Orange County Lighting Company stock and bonds and International Land Company shares. Executors mapes and john l wiggins reserve right to reject any bids. Special notices list canned foods fish and poultry vendors and a funeral notice for Francis Leroy Culver age 16.

Wiggins & Butterheim North Street Middletown New York Mary Slingerland Af Borden Orange County Lighting Company Saiabletown & Unionville Railroad Company International, Land Company International Land Company Pac N. Y James X. Mapes John L. Wiegins Mary Singerland

Middletown notices list several estate claims and deadlines

A series of public notices from Middletown and Orange County detail estate administrations for individuals including Ann Mapes, Joseph Vasa, Ostro M Woodruff, Mary Le Fever, Submit Decker, Mary Carter, Roy Thompson, and others. Each item requests creditors to present claims with vouchers to executors or administrators by specified dates, with attorneys Adams, Payne, Taylor, and Royce handling the matters. The notices reference court orders and surrogate filings, list addresses in Middletown and Wallkill, and set deadlines ranging from October to December in the early 1910s.

Woodruff County of Orange M. Woodruff Middletown Orange County New York Sald Taylor & Royce North Street William F. Brown Deckeh Oran Newark Decker Ailddistown Nis Place Arthur AL. Payne Norttreet Alary Carter Frank H. Finn George V. Carter

Coming Events and Local Services Mosaic

June events include a musical and one act play Rooms To Let by Christian Endeavor First Presbyterian. Numerous ads list auctioneers, upholsterers, tailoring, funeral services, dye works, and dancing instructors. Public notices cover lectures, card parties, strawberry festivals, and harvest fairs through June 29.

Christian Endeavor of The First Presbyterian Church

Inventor Merlin and the Early Roller Skate Dispute

A fragmentary historical note recalls a Dutch inventor named Merlin who visited England in 1760 and demonstrated early wheeled skates in London eight years later. The account bitterly contrasts his skating feats with mishaps and public displays, while a second brief anecdote features a tea time remark about pushing a saucer through a teacup handle.

Merlin England London

Famous Horseback Riders Of The Pony Express Era

A snapshot of pony express fame recounts Buffalo Bill Cody and other riders from the 1860s. It notes record feats such as Cody’s 322 mile ride and the mail run from St Joseph Missouri to Sacramento California, including seven days and seventeen hours for Lincoln's inaugural address and other rapid stretches. Also mentions prices on letters and notable speed feats, with brief quips about the era.

Pony Express Buffalo Bill Cody Young Cody Buffalo Bills St. Joseph Cro Sacramento Cal Lincoln Golden State Goslam Rocky Mountain Railroad Limited Fort Sumter St Joe Jim Moore Philadelphia Ledger

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