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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
6
The Boy Scouts defeated Webn Horton 8 to 0 Tuesday morning but were edged by Holy Names 10 to 2. The brief scores show mixed results for the scouts in separate matches.
A narrator recalls a pal giving LIBERTY Long Cut to smoke and the strong urge it creates. The tale mixes rough street imagery with a boastful push to buy more, praising the Kentucky tobacco as pure and untainted by stems. The piece reads like a gritty monologue from a bygone era.
Yesterday's results from the National and American leagues show Boston 5 New York 4 among others with rain delays in several games. Salaries of top players are highlighted with moderns earning 10 000 to 15 000 per season while early league receipts were only 8 234 46 across eight clubs. Holy Name Jrs beat Boy Scouts Meager sums and long forgotten figures contrast with present pay in baseball.
Private William H. Smith of 136 Madison Street Paterson New Jersey a member of Company B Fifth Regiment National Guard was arrested on a charge of deserting and placed in the guard house at the armory He faces court martial with potential eight months imprisonment after leaving his home to answer the armory call A corporal four privates and two policemen aided in breaking down the door to seize him and return him to the armory
The first bass has been entered in the Times-Press fishing contest. Ait Ward caught a three and a half pound big-mouthed bass from the Summit ice pond on the 20th. It measured 20 inches long with a 15 inch girth. Anglers are urged to compete for prizes by landing the cheeriest bass trout or pickerel this season.
The sixth sense is discussed as a relational sense of distance and direction, with examples from a snake’s tongue and ant antennae, suggesting such a sense should exist in migrating birds and homing pigeons per the London Standard.
In Tuxedo Park on Wednesday, residents gathered to see two young men named William Fenmore and Frank Simmons after they stole a touring car from Paterson, threatened the driver with pistols, and fled. Chief Bush and Officer Jones pursued, blocking the vehicle and arresting the pair who were later remanded for 30 days pending extradition.
At a P O of A meeting last night officers were elected including President Mrs M Howard Goshen. Vice Presidents Mrs George Hi Ferrington Mrs Medel Hunt and Mrs Harry De Pew. Conductor Mrs Verona Fellows. Warden Miss Knapp. A future meeting will appoint appointive officers on the first Wednesday in February. The lodge plans a class culmination next month and expects a visit from National Camp secretary George Smith.
Market actions show small gains and losses across rail, steel, and copper stocks with New Haven, Third Avenue, and Rock Island moving modestly. Grain and livestock receipts at Chicago markets reflect steady to higher tendencies as wheat and corn open lower and provisions ease. an included note covers a Swedish name almanac detailing daily Christian names approved by the King.
A definition notes thrift as a determination to live within a margin for future advancement. It states thrift means earning slightly more than spending, or spending slightly less than one earns, thereby building value in strength as championed by David Starr Jordan.
A report from Bliss Sweezy outlines the June federation gathering with misread credentials, praise for the president and secretary of Middletown, and a music luncheon at Hotel Astor attended by 200. The convention opened with multiple conferences including art, home economics, and civics, plus a well received appearance by Governor Whitman and staff and a vote privilege for delegates. Miss Neafie highlighted art activities, studios visits, and a dinner hosted by Mrs. Helmuth, while plans included trips to The Cloisters and fundraising receipts for soldiers’ orphans.
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