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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1917
Page
4
A fragmented report notes September actions by Belrorin Chte and Ciresladion in a managerial or supervisory competition. Zdeckasical activity is listed for September in a reader note format.
A reflective note from 1917 argues for leaders who plead not only with words but with tangible needs, urging America to seek guiding figures who articulate essential demands as clearly as rhetoric.
Forty eight Middle town High School graduates prepare for life beyond school as they enter a transformed world shaped by rapid transportation, instant communication, and global news. Some will attend college, others start business careers, redefining citizenship beyond their parents’ generation.
The piece calls for universal citizenship beginning at home, urging Americans to shed provincialism and engage in global affairs. It stresses the duty to others, the evangelization of the world, and the need for productive national effort during war, warning against idleness as parasitic to society. The tone urges action over passive defense, linking moral duty to national resilience.
A southern governor denounces loafers and idlers as parasites amid calls to suppress idleness. Mississippi rhetoric targets urban drift while New York also declares war on idleness, signaling broad political pushback against social indolence.
A collage of verse and satirical snippets, featuring Frivols by A C M, a piscatorial ode to sea life, and bite sized notes on naval policy and social quips. The piece surveys nature’s choir of fish and frogs, interlaced with editorials and aphorisms from the era.
June 25 Albany dispatch reports Major Chandler mobilizing New York State Troopers, with four troops to train at Fayetteville near Syracuse by July. Troopers will receive horseback and law instruction from notable figures including Police Commissioner Woenerd and ex Chief Justice Parker, while Troop D under Captain Barnes expands to serve the whole unit.
Brief aphorism contrasts chronic grumblers with contented souls who see beauty and blessings everywhere. The memo suggests attitude shapes experience, noting some individuals consistently complain while others find happiness in any setting.
District Attorney Henry Hirschberg and Henry Kohl argued in the Appellate Division over a case by Hirschberg against County Judge A H F Seeger and Sarah L Hawks. Hawks had been convicted of selling liquor in a dry town, fined 200 dollars and jailed, with the jail sentence suspended. Kohl represented Hawks as the state secured an order from Justice Tompkins vacating the suspension and making the jail term operative. The appeal focused on the merits of the case.
Liverpool June 25 The commercial travelers of the United Kingdom in convention here went on record in favor of greater knowledge of foreign languages and a policy catering to foreign customers' requirements. The "take it or leave it" policy, which has aided German competitors, must be abandoned.
Stockholm June 15 Associated Press report says lack of raw materials chiefly soda has forced Swedish glass makers to cut production and may halt entirely in two to three months unless imports improve. The glass industry, over 200 years old, employs about 6,000 people and yields an annual output near 2.59 million dollars, with more than one third exported.
London June 25 the government adds a Tobacco Controller to regulate supplies and process retailers to conserve a full army stock. The consumer may face rationing as all stocks are taken over by the controller. There are now seven controllers including Shipping Drink Food Coal Mines Railways Potatoes and Tobacco.
A witty exchange about superstition and luck as a man explains his return home to retrieve his wife, noting it would have been luckier to go back earlier. The dialogue highlights married life humor and casual irony.
Paris June 25 Alfred Geri antique dealer of Florence seeks 100000 francs from the French government after restoration of Leonardo da Vinci's Joconde. He values the painting at 1,000,600 francs and the case will be heard in court soon.
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