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Newspaper
Middletown Weekly
Location
Middletown, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
2
A call to help neighbors rather than ignore them. The piece argues personal accountability, extending a helping hand, and fostering cooperation to improve conditions for all, noting potential future needs and benefits from uplifting others. It urges self examination and less criticism in favor of practical support.
The article argues farmers should act as buyers to match market demands and avoid producing only what they like. It stresses inadequate market knowledge as a key failure among Southern farmers and calls for cooperative effort. It also links better schooling to neighborhood improvement and farmer prosperity.
A letter laments neglected cemeteries with litter and weeds, noting repeated desecrations and missing flowers. It recalls aviator Charles Walsh killed in Trenton, a state road foreman shot near Cootes Store, and editor D Sheffey Lewis buried in Harrisonburg. Nine die in a Fairfax Park car crash. a Staunton jail inmate faces charges for a Basic City shooting. Virginia Volunteer units may disband.
From a collection of observations and quips on life, society, and politics. The notes touch on ambition, patience, fashion, marriage, and public affairs with humorous, satirical tone. A Cleveland lineman’s fall is mentioned in light fashion commentary.
A poem contrasts a supposedly wise man who shuns advertising with the fact he is a burglar, implying clever publicity. It then shifts to a proverb about a child’s learning from home life and the impact of maternal attitudes on farming and home-making, ending with a nudge to share the weekly.
A banquet scene features Boogem addressed by P Jinks Nix with reporters expected to shape the piece for morning edition. The exchange hints at editorial timing and the desire to review finalized text.
The Herald reports ongoing polls across states indicating Wilson would carry 88 states. Ballots tallied show Wilson 30,261 Roosevelt 20,784 Taft 13,055 Debs 4,982 with Wilson leading in 238 states, Roosevelt in 5, Taft in 1.
Men women and children are urged to subscribe for the Middletown Weekly at the rate of $1.00 per year. The notice invites broad readership and emphasizes an affordable yearly price.
Ten acres east of Strasburg with wire fence and 20 fruit trees offers a nice dwelling site. No 52 features 60 acres with 38 acres in 13 year old apple trees, a dwelling and large barn near Middletown Pike. No 68 lists 18 lots with a 4 room ing and 26 by 20 barn with city water and cistern on Capon Grade. Prices and terms available on request.
Two lots 50 by 100 feet on Orchard street Crabill Addition Strasburg feature city water sewerage and electric lights as best building sites. Also multiple two story six to nine room dwellings with metal roofs on Massanutten street Shenandoah avenue and near one eighth mile east of town offered at very low prices with easy terms. Call or write for price.
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