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Newspaper
Orange County Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
2
The Grange County Times-Press outlines subscription rates and advertising terms. It notes funeral notices, poetry, and memorials may be charged at regular rates, with stamps covering postage and manuscript returns.
A fragmented NBC style clipping references Britain keeping pace with events as sirens warn of air raids and American news wires hint at looming battles. The piece mentions King George, a planned Army vs Navy baseball game on July 4, and political talk around Governor Whitman with farmers and business interests shown in tension.
A Middletown observer Granney H. Southwell recounts the sinking of the transport President Lincoln by German torpedoes with vivid simple detail. The Times-Press piece contrasts war news with local advertising rivalry between Newburgh and Middletown merchants.
A garbled OCR page fragment mixes a flag pledge, memorial mention Amelia Josephine Durr, a caustic quotation about a nosy visitor at a cemetery, and wartime political commentary urging production and unity to win the war. The text references unity, luxury, and postwar planning.
The passage urges continued support for the war effort and national unity, condemning self centered motives while urging full use of abilities for victory. It warns against impractical or harmful proposals from business indifference and emphasizes prudent wartime conduct. It also includes light quips and stray phrases reflecting social sentiment.
The piquant star eager to greet strangers and guide new girls to feel at home. She offers fashion tips and even lends dresses when needed, showing natural warmth and spontaneous acting.
Frank J. McGowan of Denton sues P. Hallantins & Sons Newark brewers for 35000 damages claiming injuries from April 18 when struck by a company truck operated by Oscar Carr. McGowan, former keeper at New Hampton Industrial Farms, was crushed under the heavy vehicle and hospitalized with a broken back. His wife and five children depend on him. case set for October term of the Supreme Court.
The Metro coast studios near Hollywood stage a Colonial style mansion for Fibers of the Night starring Vigla Dana. H C Godfrey technical director notes the elaborate facade with two verandas and massive pillars built from an old print. Carpenters worked three days to roof and truck teams hauled the grand columns as Pauline Frederici starts A Daughter of the Old South at Paramount. Milo Chautard signed to direct Paramount and Artcraft projects with Misa Frederick in the new film.
Gossip notes on upcoming Paramount pictures and stars. Tom Mix in Ace High and Mile-a-Minute Kendall with Jack Pickford and Louise Mutt. Fatty Arbuckle and Wallace Reid in new works. scenes filmed high in the air. Warwick, Gibson, Viola Dana, Madge Kennedy linked to studios in Hollywood and New York.
A series of June weddings across New York and New Jersey feature brides and grooms from Monticello Huntington Cathedral of St John the Divine Port Jervis and nearby towns. The entries note attendants parents and officiants, with marriages performed in churches and homes.
Dr. Wolkter Clark of Philadelphia reports findings from Popular Science Monthly detailing lighting history. He notes that until 1885 only mineral oil and candles were used, kerosene lamps appeared late, gas was scarce and expensive, and electric light began around 1905 with gas at 1 per thousand cubic feet and electricity at 10 cents per kilowatt hour. Since then mantle and electric technology improved, yielding about eighteen times more light for the average family than fifty years ago.
The writing portrays camels as hostile and unloving, capable of spooking caretakers and resisting affection. It argues owners cannot live in cities or travel cultivated regions, being doomed to desert life with saline water and harsh surroundings as described by Rodney Gibert to Asia.
George H. Schumann, among ten Columbia University post members decorated May 20, recounts war’s dark side and the lighter note of ham and eggs on the same day. He describes a near-miss near an English battery as his ambulance crew evacuated wounded under shellfire and saw comrades killed.
Samuel Fishman of 1553 60th Street Brooklyn drove a large touring car four miles from Monticello to Liberty when it skidded and overturned. He was the only injured, treated at Thrall Hospital by Dr J Hulett, with bruises and cuts. The car was badly damaged and towed to a Monticello garage.
A daughter was born Thursday morning to Mr and Mrs H Decker of 57 Beattie avenue at Buddle town Sanitarium. The newborn has been named Marie.
Brigadier General John A Le Jeune, now in command of the United States Marines in France under General Pershing, has served in many campaigns from the Boxer Rebellion in China to the Spanish-American War. He has also directed Marine training and mobilization at Quantico Virginia and is now headed toward the front in France replacing Brigadier General Charles A. Dosen.
Great drive for nurses continues as Red Cross seeks volunteers aged 23 to 40 near Middletown. Enrollees undergo physicals, receive no pay until active duty, then 350 a month in the United States or 600 elsewhere plus maintenance and travel costs.
The stock and fixtures of the O and W Dry Goods Company at 87 North Street were sold in an assigner sale. The company, including E S Gossett M B L Gossett and Emanuel Kess, had an assignment for the benefit of creditors with A C N Thompson as assignee and Mayor R M Cox attorney. Robert Friedman of New York purchased the stock for $1200. auctioneer was Charles W Faulkner.
Prepared by the U S Department of Agriculture the article urges dairymen to adopt best breeding and management practices to conserve dairying for the nation. It emphasizes by product utilization to boost earnings, wartime efficiency, and selling cows to better situated dairymen if needed to preserve milk supply.
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