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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
2
The text references Los Angeles aiming to be the largest US city without saloons after April 1918, discusses Finland and Russia as models, and notes Philadelphia mothers urged to ban cigarettes in their sons rooms, signaling reputational concerns during a turbulent period.
President Wilson’s address to Congress appeals for unity and declares the need to crush Germany’s power and restore Belgium and occupied territories. He urges immediate war authorization, controls on enemy aliens, efficient finances, and economic restraint while reaffirming democratic aims and the nation’s resolve.
The piece urges early Christmas shopping as a season of strain plus wartime shortages. It notes the holiday will resemble nine years past with children remembered and soldiers at the front aware of hardship and sacrifice during the period.
A blob of old snips mix humor and local notices. Items range from neutral Jones and two bulls to editor notes about an eight-pound daughter, odd ads, and scattered quips about horses and cows with colorful, if chaotic, vignettes.
Fragmentary text mentions Jim Wright and Frivole with unclear pricing. Source lacks coherent events or actions to describe.
Sergeant mess details from Camp Wadsworth feature a Thanksgiving style menu with turkey dressing gravy sweet potatoes mashed white potatoes plum duff brandy sauce Newburgh fruit cake and assortments. Officers and sergeants from Company I First New York Infantry are named including Jones Spender Picard Hunter Blondy Hayes Reid Huddelson and others with a light festive tone.
Secretary of the Navy and Red Cross officials urge continued knitting as camps in the Atlantic division request hundreds of thousands of knitted items. Since late September 1917, the relief effort has sent tens of thousands of sweaters helmets wristlets socks and related gear to camps and warships to meet urgent needs before winter.
Maple Daly Der I Mix Lydia Yall hosted by friend Mies Velen Mapes. Edson J Case family moved from thleh land Lake to Middletown. Maple Dale residents hosted visitors including Mr and Mrs O Wo Mapes. Thanksgiving week events and school closings noted with guests from New York City and Warwick.
A long-writed reminiscence recounts 19th century applejack fueled turkey feasts at Bev Johnsons inn in Orange County. An elderly guest tells how farmers drugged turkeys with apple brandy before slaughter, producing drunken birds and a famed supper, a practice now forgotten and questioned by locals.
Scotchtown hosts a Thanksgiving union service in the church with attendees from Circleville and surrounding congregations. Rev. F B Schoonover led, with Rev. E B Chedister, Rev. A Van Deveren, and Rev. F S Smithers Jr. delivering short talks on prayer and faith. Music by Mrs Schoonover and Harry Bogardus enhanced the event. Mrs Nellie Mills visited family. Harry Santee spent the day with relatives. C Warren is ill at home.
The Woodridge Red Cross bazaar held last Tuesday and Wednesday in the local chapter rooms realized about $100. New York parties opened a Breck-tie factory in the Offen building and seek staff. Gardner Bros. arcing completion on a building the village may be proud of. A church supper was held at John Slater's home. Several locals visited relatives over Thanksgiving and a Middletown man returned home from a hospital. William Tenar nears home from hospital care. Kummis bought Fellows Hall, damaged by fire, with plans to repair and repurpose the building. an updated seam layports to be installed in the gate yard hall.
Bids are invited for five new buildings at New Hampton Farms with total cost about 250000 dollars. Projects include a state room laundry cupola dormitory infirmary dormitory and an industrial building. Plans available at the construction engineer's office New Hampton and William Goldsmith in New York City.
Finchville reports visitors and kin connections with Bolieville and Mount Hope. Yerman F. Feine hosts Thanksgiving guests, while San Diego residents Alexander Herd Sevbolt, William Emmett Kewaum, and Geo Serhok, sons of local figures, are recalled as former Mount Hope residents.
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