Spiritual tone on war sacrifice and German Americans
A writer reflects on patriotic sacrifice in wartime, praising faith over mere motive and noting the spiritual progress in society. He contrasts religious fervor with rising public defiance, highlights enlistment patterns, and defends German Americans against Kaiser-era accusations as they join the war effort.
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United States
Kaurser
America
Nyphenaie
Mos
Germany
Little Us Role in Waterloo Drama Inspires Burns Echo
Fragmentary notice recalls how small actions shaped a key historical moment. An old Scotch peddler inspired a New Englander to write a poem credited to Robert Burns, fostering a literary legacy.
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Aifai
Bor
Blucher
Waterloo
Robert Burns
Spiritual Sense Amid Global War Efforts
An orange county minister laments local spirit, while nations rally against evil with vast wartime giving. The piece notes Americans volunteering for France and college students rushing abroad, driven by duty as communities respond to the German menace.
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Newburga
France
Orange County
Daily History Highlights of 1619 to 1916
A compact timeline notes 1619 union of major European realms under Charles V. 1836 James Madison dies, born 1751. 1914 Archduke Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo, with his wife, amid Serbian conspirator claims. 1915 Armenian ship destroyed by Germans near Cornwall, casualties. German advances at Dniester and Tahure, Mexican Carrizal clash. Astronomical note: Aquarius rising, Venus and Saturn timing after sunset.
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Germany
Spain
Netherlands
Two Sicilies
Sardinia
Spanish Indies
Charles V
James Madison
United States
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria
Serajevo
Bosnia
Cornwall
England
Halfez
Dniester River
Tahuresaint
Champagne
Mexico
Carrizal
Frivols and musings from a 19th century column
A collage of satirical verse and short essays discussing diet warnings about green peas, pacifist critiques, newspaper humor, and moral reflections. It blends quips on women, ideas of war, respectability, and currency as symbolic commerce, with woodcut style notices and a fish drawing note.
Stars Personal Items About Theda Bara Arrives In Los Angeles
Theda Bara finishes a cross continent trip and arrives in Los Angeles to begin filming a costly new Metro picture. Thousands greet her at the depot as cameras roll to record the moment. Also noted are upcoming roles for Charles Ray and Viola Dana in Triangle and Metro productions and the Fox studios plan for child stars Jane and Katherine Lee in a new project.
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Theda Bara
Willian Fox
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Miss Bare
William Foxe
California
Miss Bara
Bara
Metro
Viola Dana
New Rochelle
Jane
Katherine Lee
William Fox
Jee
Fox
Fox Studios
Fort Lee
No. 3
Kenean Buel
Rider Haggard
She
World War I Update June 28 Recaps Front Activities
On June 28, amid World War I coverage, Italians briefly recaptured Arsiero and Posina but faced setbacks in their Trentino offensive. British bombardment and patrol raids intensified on the Somme while German forces suffered a final reverse after penetrating French trenches at the Tahure salient in Champagne. Dr Karl Liebknecht, German Socialist leader, received a thirty month prison sentence for peace activities deemed treasonous. A year earlier, Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian student, during a public appearance.
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Arsiero
Posina
Trentino
Somme
Tahure Salient
Champagne
Karl Liebknecht
Archduke Ferdinand
Duchess of
Miss Millspaugh Weds Frederic Smith in Ellenville
Ellenville June 28 Miss Helen Millspaugh daughter of Mrs. Millspaugh married Frederic Smith son of Mrs. Smith at St Marys R C Church in Ellenville. Rev Thomas B Dougherty officiated with Miss Clara Smith as bridesmaid and Edward Fahy as groomsman. After a church ceremony the couple joined guests for a wedding dinner at The Mitchell Hingston and plan a brief honeymoon before settling in Ellenville.
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Ellenville
St. Mary’s R
Helen Millspaugh
Stephen Millsnaugh
Frederic Smith
Joseph Smith
Eftenville
Thomas B. Dougherty
Clara Smith
Edward Fahy
Hingston
Mrs. Smith
Red Cross Sends Box of Supplies to Brooklyn
The Middletown Chapter of the Red Cross packed a large box of Class A and B medical supplies and sent it last Saturday to the American Red Cross Supply Service in Brooklyn New York. The shipment included gauze compresses rolls wipes drains bandages binders and other items totaling 2 478 articles and was already forwarded to France.
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Middletown
Red Cross
American Red Cross Supply Service
Brooklyn
New York
T&s
France
Otisville Community Notices and Fourth of July Supper
Otisville June 28 report lists residents visiting and hosting duties at the Epworth League supper for July Fourth with ice cream and sale items. Local social updates cite visits to Quackenbush residence and Yankee Lake trips as well as a postponed High School Alumni banquet due to pledges and ongoing fundraising efforts.
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Otisville
Smith
Isj
William Hyde
Myrtle Lancaster
Quackenbush
Epworth League
M. E. Church
Frank Wood
XE Barsh
Louise Winter
George Miller
Jesse Cranse
Yankee Lake
Dance for Red Cross at Masonic Temple fundraiser
A large crowd gathered at the Masonic Temple Wednesday for a Red Cross benefit dance hosted by the Tompkins Dry Goods Co. Mutual Benefit Association. McConnal’s four-piece orchestra played while a varied program of vocal and instrumental numbers entertained attendees. Receipts benefited local Red Cross efforts. roses adorned most attendees and hall space was donated by the Masons.
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Masonic Temple
Red Cross
3Fuwel
Tompkins
McConnal
A. P. L. Rifenbary
Masons
D. B. Sweeney
Middletown Ice Co
Hasbrouck & Davis
Mutual Benefit Association of the Tompkins Dry Goods Co
Arex
W. J. Seeley
Mary E. Brennan
Nellie Daly
Mmss
Florence Gerhardt
Gertrude Werner
Florence Moran
Geraldine Hornbeck
Edna Peiton
J. B. Rowley
Mary J E B. Brennan
Lyman Peck
Middletown
Neutrone Prescription 99 Rheumatic Remedy Ad
A nostalgic advertisement touts Neutrone Prescription 99 as a universal rheumatic cure promising rapid relief. It claims immediate muscle and joint comfort, urging readers to buy a pottle for 50 cents or one dollar from J. Erskine Mills and Scott Pharmacy among others.
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J. Erskine Mills
Middletown
Scott Pharmacy
Goshen
X. Y
Thompson Ridge social notes and church events
June events and visits across Thompson Ridge list Miss Emma Newsom and relatives in Brooklyn, Mr and Mrs J B Hasbrouck visiting Middletown, and others staying with George Taylor and Searsville residents. A Friday prayer meeting at Addison Crawford’s home precedes a Sunday Patriotic service at the Presbyterian Church with a 7 15 Christian Endeavor. The Searsville Grange presented a play in Bloomingburg to a large crowd.
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Thompson Ridge
Emma Newsom
Brooklyn
W. J. Roberts
Scareville
J. 8. Hasbrouck
Middletown
George Taylor
Willam VanViegenen
Kathleen
Wallsill
Waldo Dickerson
Clifford Bernochan
Saranac
Addison Crawford
Presbyterian Church
Charles Beice
Sarah
Edna Bodle
Maybrook
Henry Crist
Floyd Hultslander
George Hultslander
Searsville
Bloomingburg
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Constellation Aquarius
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Pathological Congress
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Daily Art Supplement
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Edward ©. Strack
John A A. Korschen
Clarence C. Corwin
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Theodora Roose- Lett Veill
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William Desmond
Triangle
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