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Newspaper

Orange County Times Press

Location

Middletown, New York, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1909

Page

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Sugrath Cos Onion Sylabel Subscription Rates

Obscure ad copy notes subscription rates for Sugrath Cos Onion Sylabel. Mentions Orange County Times-Press sale points and hours, with pricing 1 year 1.50 six months 18 cents. Includes instructions for manuscript submission and postage. Obituaries and certain notices offered free. other items charged at regular rates.

Orange County Times-Press Hotalings Broadway 2Th Street Park Row

Public Library Report Praises Librarian Afary BK ankKeuren

Middletown’s public library earns high praise for growth and service in a wartime era gift building. The anniversary report notes large circulation gains and a strong, discerning readership while lauding Miss Ven Keuren for guiding the library’s development and enduring civic value.

Middletown Thrall Library Praised as City Asset

The report notes a growing reading habit with borrowers added over the past year. It highlights Thrall Library as a godsend for residents who cannot afford books, underscoring Middletown's claim as an ideal city to live in due to the library's role.

Middletown Menion Thrall Library

Monticello Fire Flood Devastation Prompts Hopeful Rebuild

The Monticello community expresses deep sympathy for the disaster, trusting residents' courage will drive a swift recovery. The piece notes the village has never faced such a blaze and envisions a modern, improved Monticello with rebuilt county buildings and new structures that will attract future admiration.

Monticello Middletown Monticallo Fie

The Hoopskirts and the Fashion Dilemma

A nostalgic essay on female dress reviews the social pull of hoopskirts and fashion, referencing Max Nordau and the shift from slender lines to fuller silhouettes. The piece muses on gendered clothing, stylistic extremes, and the cultural obsession with women’s attire across eras.

A Novel Costume Between Ducetoire and Crinoline Comfort

A discussion argues for a dress that blends comfort and style beyond the tight corset and ballooned crinoline. It proposes a middle ground in fashion choices that suit ordinary wearers, aiming for a costume that is attractive, comfortable, and enduring.

Jooks

The Fair Season Opens in Rural New York

The Times-Press welcomes the fair season as a time of pleasure and profit. The article notes the 74th annual fair in northern New York, with Old Home Week traditions, social exchange, and agricultural displays. It highlights Orange and Sullivan counties as strong participants and hopes for good weather and luck for all fairs starting in early October.

Times-Press New York Ajl New England Old England New York State Orange County Sullivan

Pioneer Mrs Prosch Dies After Illness at Home

Mrs C Prosch octogenarian pioneer of the Pacific coast died last night at her home on mid avenue after months of illness. She and her husband Charles Prosch were long prominent Seattle figures, active in pioneer gatherings and the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Their family history traces to Orange County and New York, with deep ties to San Francisco, Steilacoom, and Battle areas before settling in Seattle, where only one of their many children survived.

Seattle James E. Gibbs Stephen B. Gibbs Ornnge County C. Prosch Pacific Coast Charles Prosch Mid Avenue Prosch Puget Monier Oranze Y Schildren Deventer New York Pacific Asahera San Francisco Reveneen Weare Steilagenm Aiempia Taramak Feng Childrey Thomas W. Prosch Seattle Chamber of Commerce Paget

Wurtsboro items note fires, visitors, and travel

Aug 12 local notes list West Mountains forest fires between the Dunn road and the Jungle. Mr and Mrs F Holmes of Warwick visit Mrs Holmes parents. Mrs Kissam entertained city friends. a gipsy camp at Valley View. Alfred Smith sinks an artesian well at Mt Prosper. Hynes family from New York summering on Pine street. Russell Helm injures wrist with ax. Dr Wilkowse attends. Willan Youngs and others pass through town.

Holmes Warwick the Glen McCune’s Alfred Smith Mt. Prosper Selleck Bros Monticello Wiiklow

Mount Salem Society Notes Absent Campers and Guests

Mount Salem items report Rev and Mrs Waldron at camp meeting near Binghamton for about two weeks. Mrs Cornelia Stoll visits daughter near TriStates. Mrs FP Reynolds and daughter Ione, of New York, with Elizabeth Van Inwegen at Mount Selden, then to Sullivan county relatives. George Carr welcomes a baby girl. Eva and Emma Green of Sussex visit Lillie Hack. Jehan J Cortright and daughter Hattie visit Montague relatives. C H Werant tours California. Mrs George Corwin and daughter from Harrington Park visit Maria Corwin.

George Carr Eva Emma Green Sussex Lillie Hack Jehan J. Cortright Hattie Montague

Amity clambake aids church. sermons, social success

Amity Aug 11 report highlights a successful church clambake raising funds and drawing a large congregation for Rev. Scott’s sermons. Mrs Waterbury visits Dundee. No service next Sunday except Sunday school. Ezra Sanford of New York to preach Aug 22. Germans of Lillie York and Pine Island plan another church. Ladies Aid Society formed with officers Welch Miller Feagles Willcox. next meeting Aug 25.

Sarah Waterbury Dundee Yates County Scott New York Ezra Sanford Lillie York Pine Island William Tucker RI William Layton Harriet Miller George Welch Charles Feagles John Willcox Smith Willcox Aus Willer Pasag

Ill of neuritis and local political notes

Fragmented OCR text shows mentions of neuritis illness of Howard VanDuner and Miss Mary Van, with references to Jef hi Wacetin Tesla for New York and treatment. A separate item notes Mr Ducolon's candidacy in Norwich and his bid for sheriff of Manga County from the tie.

Howard VanDuner Amiela Jef Hi Wacetin Tesla New York Mary van Ducolon Norwich Manga

Ox Roast Featured for Labor Day Celebration at Columbia Park

Timely notices announce Labor Day events in Mid Iowa with Rev. William E Gambs leading Bethel Missionary Church to host a day of entertainment for surrounding communities. The highlight will be an ox roast in view of patrons, a first for the area, with music by the C W Bang from morning to night and other sports and amusements planned, with further details to follow and notices sent to neighboring papers.

William E., C. Gambs D. D Bethel Almce Iowa Columbia Park Bn Labor Dar Tras. Co

Girl Tossed by Bull at Union School Farm Scene

A year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Brown near Union Schoolhouse was tossed by a bull Tuesday afternoon and left unconscious. Mr Santee of Stotchtown found with a bad scalp wound needing stitches but not serious. she soon recovered.

Mra Prank Brown Union Farma Santee Stotchtown

Mt Hope S Sunday Services Canceled

Aug 12 notice states there will be no services this coming Sunday due to the illness of the Reverend Mr Taylor.

Mr. Taylor Sundar

Middletown Library Report Details 1908 Growth and Programs

The Middletown Public Library reports growth in 1908 with 927 new volumes added, 680 for adults and 247 for children, plus 45 gifts and 495 worn out or discarded. Circulation reached 57 003 books and 1 508 magazines, aided by a police liaison for disease cases and careful fumigation of borrowed books. The library expanded borrower numbers to 2 750 with 492 new registrations, notes strong demand for history travel and science, and highlights a thriving children’s room and planned improvements including basement shelving and brighter reading tables. The year included visits from state library groups, thanking local newspapers and volunteers, and plans to maintain library as a strong community influence.

J. D. McCoach New York Middletown State Library Lake George Lown Mary K. Vankeuren

Railroads Show 92 Percent On Time In June

Public Service Commission records steam railroad passenger service for June. Ninety two percent of fifty nine thousand five hundred and fifty one trains ran on time across divisions. Average per train delay was twenty two point seven minutes. per run one point seven minutes. Main delays included waiting for trains on other divisions and station work. Erie line five percent on time. New York Susquehanna Western division perfect. Ontario Western three percent.

Public Service Commission Erie New York, Susquehanna & Western Division Ontario & Western

Doings of the Board of Health July cases and totals

A regular Board of Health meeting in the Times Building heard Health Officer Dr. Hanmer report three measles cases and four tuberculosis cases. Nine plumbing liens were approved. The registrar's July report showed 37 deaths and 20 births for the month.

Board of Health Times Shelley H. Clark Horter Hanmer

Public Voice Observer Comments on Speed Traps

An Observer urges speed trap reform in Easter Times Press style, noting reckless driving in city and township. The letter argues traps should target dangerous spots rather than long empty stretches and calls authorities to warn offenders and apply penalties upheld by fair, equitable enforcement.

Easter Times Heblin

Judge to Entertain Westchesian Delegation at Poucakeorsi

Aug 10 1903 item notes Jurinee Morechauser to entertain the Westchesian county delegation in his chambers at Poucakeorsi on the 12th in connection with the Sister Firemen's Association convention. The excursion on the 1th will join them as they travel with the You kers Exempis from Youkera.

Anon Max Nordau Vienna Minerva Columbine Nordau Siste Firemen's Association Poucakeorsi Jurinee Morechauser Shep

Grange County Music and Languages Catalog Ad

Grange County School of Music and Modern Languages announces courses in piano violin voice theory and languages. Directors include Frank H. Mather and Hane Leiz with specialist teachers from London Berlin and New York. Special courses for professionals, full syllabi available from September 1, inquiries to Frank H. Mather.

Grange County School of Music and Modern Languages FimepPress Middletown Frank H. Mather Royal Academy of Music London Revel College of Music Membr Incorporated Society of Professional Musicians of Great Britain Hane Leiz High School of Music Berlin New York Symphony Orchestra Frank 4. Mather Howard Nartin Laudii Orson

Thaw ruled Insane again. sent to Mattawan asylum

Justice Mills ruled Harry K Thaw insane and sent him back to the Mattawan criminal insane asylum. The decision dismisses Thaws contentions and highlights a focus on his family history and mental condition. Thaw remains under care with limited privileges pending further motions.

White Plains Harry K. Thaw Justice Mills Stanford White Matleawan Thaw

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