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Newspaper
Middletown Weekly
Location
Middletown, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1912
Page
2
The paper notes it is the only weekly in Frederick county. Subscriptions are $1.00 yearly in advance and no issue will be sent without a subscriber order. Papers returned without notice won’t count as discontinuance. Advertising rates available on request. One rate applies to all.
The piece reviews three major panics since the Civil War tied to high tariff laws under Republican administrations and debates party rhetoric. It cites 1873 under Grant, 1893 under Harrison and McKinley, and 1907 under Roosevelt, noting Republican control and tariff impact. It also critiques farm machinery neglect amid market demand and funds for new equipment.
A collection of wry observations on marriage money politeness suspicion and truth. The quips note how people borrow trouble avoid deceit and prefer distant criticism. The humor reflects common social foibles with a dry, old newspaper voice.
The article outlines practical trunk packing ideas for women, including labeled cases for toilet items, manicure sets, parasols, shoes, corsets, and waists, plus travel medicine and linen care. It also previews evolving styles with detachable baby yokes and decorative eyelets, and offers sewing tips for sheets and collars.
Take a stale loaf remove the center close to the crust and break into pieces. Mix with half a cup of butter and rub until blended. Season with salt pepper and thyme. Add just enough cold water to hold together the breadcrumbs. Some cooks add minced onion to taste.
The note warns that oyster dressing can overcook oysters if used to stuff a turkey, suggesting timing adjustments to avoid overdone oysters while maintaining desired flavor.
Meadow Mills residents and families visited relatives in several neighboring towns. Mrs. Maud Hottel and Mrs. Lucy Hinkle spent time with Miss Emma Rhodes and with Mrs. John Jones in Reliance. Rev. Hoye delivered a Sunday School sermon and Rev. William Spiggle will preach at the school-house on Sunday September 29 at 3 o'clock.
In Washington with his daughter Jasper Pangle is a rheumatic sufferer and cannot be out Miss Vera Keener attends Old Dominion College at Reliance Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards who recently captained in Iowa will be tried in Wytheville October 28. They plead not guilty.
The Lebanon letter notes a yard party with Star Tannery Band and various visits. Church meetings are scheduled with a congregational gathering and revival series led by Rev Oney with Rev Asa Richards assisting. Local residents, illnesses, and an arm injury from a grist mill belt incident are reported along with a long auto trip to Independence, Kansas by H H Snarr party.
Mrs M L Blanchfield visits son H L Blanchfield near Minebank. W E Stickley busy canning vegetables and efficient. Hugh Stickley operates fruit evaporator at full capacity. Mrs Hugh Stickley visiting relatives in Missouri. Miss Mary Orndorff left for Virginia Christian College Lynchburg. W A Coffelt works in Hagerstown. Joe Hausenfluck spent Sunday.
50 acres located 112 miles east of Strasburg in Warren County. Ten acres cord wood, 8 acres apples, 450 improved fruit trees just beginning to bear. Well fenced and watered. 11 acres on Valley Pike 1 4 mile from Strasburg. Poultry farm potential and building site facing the pike. Very cheap. See us at once.
A collection of Strasburg Virginia property notes lists several two story metal roof dwellings with 4 to 14 rooms near Main Street and Massanutten Street. Prices are advertised as very low to quick buyers, with details on porches, gardens, city water, outbuildings, and stables. Some entries reference neighboring Shenandoah County locations and provide brief lot measurements and street fronts.
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