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Middletown Times Press

Location

Middletown, New York, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1918

Page

3

Sunday Circleville Church Sermon Draws Local Crowd

Grange attended Circleville Church Sunday evening and heard an excellent sermon by Rev. Van Deveren. The Red Cross held two days of sewing at Mrs Santee’s home with a Middletown instructor teaching bandage making. L W Cox visited his son and wife in Greerzort New Jersey. Mrs L W Cox injured by stepping on iron with her foot last week. Miss Vere Cram has returned to Middletown after visiting Helen Santee. Mary Stewart visiting her at Evinsi tte. Jennie Traviz festival held by trustees of the Uren 1st Ween Wasque in spite of bad weather. About $40 raised for the chore. Mary Hagan has many cherries and hired pickers. E W Bennett’s strawberry season near end. One picker gathered about 35 pounds in a day. Mrs Clara Stringham of City Island New York visiting J T Bull. Miss Elsie calls back the insist form tune to injure her by stepping in a jack hole recently.

L. W. Cox Vere Cram Helen Santee Middletows Mary Stewart Jennie Traviz Mnry Hagan Bennett Clara Stringham City Island N. Y J. T. Bull's Elsie Call

Pine Bush Fair and Festival Near New Prospect Church

Farne Bush home from June 28 at Tony Straw Hat Factory after two nine years. Scott, son of Frank Scott, Walden, enlisted in a New York company leaving soon. Henry Moule adds improvements on North Maple Avenue. Fair and festival at New Prospect Church on Thursday afternoon and evening July will feature fancy and useful articles, ice cream, cake, patriotic addresses by Rev Bayles and Rev A Van Geveren, male quartet, cafeteria supper from 5 PM, Walden Comet Band concert in the evening.

Farne Bush Frank Wheelary Ae Tony Scott Frank Scott Walies New York Henry Moule North Maple Avenue New Prospect Church Sea Mr. Bayles Walden A. van Geveren Circleville Walden Comet

Japanese Superstitions About Mice and Spiders

A light colored house mouse signals happiness in Japan, while a spider’s fall in the morning is seen as pressure. If the fall happens at night it is regarded as very unlucky and ominous.

Japan

Sailors From Dwinsk Land After Eight Days Adrift

A boatload of sailors from the American vessel Dwinsk has landed at Nova Scotia after eight days adrift in the Atlantic. Separate dispatches report alleged assassination of former Emperor Nicholas and a cautious stance on a suffrage vote while plans for a Russian aid commission are noted and Pershing’s communique mentions no major fronts beyond Vosges activity.

Malfax Dwinsk Atliantic Nova Scotia Czar Paris Darmstadt Germany Tehsteeseriu Nicholas Exaterinbur Perm Matin Washington Nicholas Sas Red Guard Perez Senate Russia Flans Pershing Washinsten Vosges Tere

Wood calls for national draft of men aged 30 to 45

Ann Arbor Mich June 27 Major General Leonard Wood urged in an interview that every man in the United States between 36 and 45 should be carrying a gun and drafted. He said many 30 to 43 year olds are mature and capable, more efficient than younger troops, citing France’s losses and the need for a great army to win. Also noted Rev Henry Loomis of Poughkeepsie died at 89, survived by wife and two daughters, with funeral in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery after serving as pastor there from 1869.

National War Garden Commission Washington, D. C Ann Arbor Mich Leonard Wood Btephanie Lauzanne le Matin United States France Henry Loomis First Congregational Hurch Poughkeepsie Mr. Loomis Tev. Loomis Congregational Church

Coleran Seen as Democratic Nominee for Congress District

In Poughkeepsie on June 28 George A Coleran is the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the district including Dutchess, Puinan and Orange. Readers are urged to use the Times-Press want columns for advertisements.

Poughkeepsie George A. Coleran Dutchess Puinan Orange Times-Press

Shower for Thrall Hospital At Clemson Gardens

A large afternoon shower at the Japanese garden of Mr. and Mrs. George N. Clemson benefits Thrall Hospital. The event runs from 2 to 6 with Japanese souvenirs on sale and numerous packages of hospital articles donated. The Clemson couple opened their grounds, drawing many attendees and generous contributions to support the institution.

George N. Clemson Clemson

Papers and Books Are Appreciated By the Soldiers

The Times-Press reported that readers should supply papers and books to soldiers at Otisville Base Hospital via the Chamber of Commerce. Local women organized deliveries, with several contributors sending reading material and a patient expressing heartfelt gratitude for the donated items.

Times-Press G. Fred Highland Otisville Base Hospital Meelim Chamber of Commerce C. Macardell Times- Press F .P. Hutner BD. C. Buell Iss Lalu Corwin Bors Chamber of Comserge South Street

Red Cross Target of German Airmen

Col Andrews, returning from three years with Canadian forces in France, recounts a German air raid on Boulognes hospital March 28. He describes a large Red Cross hospital behind Allied lines handling 2,600 casualties in a single day, with a direct hit on the operating room.

New York Jume H. Andrews France Boullenes S Andrews Lieut. Sage

He Was Honest Anyway In Bookstore Banter

A Brooklyn Citizen snippet captures a blunt exchange in a bookstore. The clerk laments that the title never had a remarkable sale and admits he would not read it himself, yet must enthusiastically promote it to customers.

Brooklyn

Wilsons Own Measure to Be Sweeping One

Senate discussion reveals opposition in War Department to changing draft age units. President Wilson's support for universal military training is noted, with proposals shifting ages 21 to 31 or 18 to 45 under Army appropriation measures. No floor confirmation of the President’s stance, session continues.

Ashington War Department Wilsono United States Senate As Department

Aircraft probes to visit the plants in dayton and buffalo

Washington reports Charles Evans Hugined and assistants in ERG investigation ordered by the President to determine malversion of funds and possible aircraft use. Probe will visit Dayton and Curtiss and Wright plants next week as sessions continue. no statement will be issued on findings yet. Traffic violators fined in police court for trolley car incident and speeding penalties. miscellaneous city notes and a Boston Transcript quotation follow.

Washington Charles Evans Dayton Buffalo Wight Curtiss Turo Atormmer Gregory Freda Wead Ivas A. Broughtos

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad

Oregon advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming relief for women with persistent troubles. It urges women to seek the remedy and mentions Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. of Lynn Massachusetts as behind the product.

Oregon Lydiham Mireeng Lydia E. Pi Lydia EL Medicine Co Lynn Mass

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