185 YEARS AGO
Advertisement. The Old Post Rider’s Call in Earnest. The Subscriber, having made arrangements with a young man by the name of Henry Marble, to distribute papers on the route heretofore performed by him, will after this week, discontinue his services; and he informs his customers that their bills will be made out up to the 25th of March, trusting that every one of them will be prepared, cash in hand for a final settlement whenever he calls, which…
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70 YEARS AGO
As the onetime Ulster & Delaware Railroad prepares to dismantle and pack up its last passenger train, the children of the late William H. Hickok, for 48 years a conductor on the line, are also packing up the possessions in his home at 88 Elm Street. The house has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Estabrook. Dr. Benjamin B. Hickok of Michigan State University and his sister, Mrs. Charles Hampe, Thornwood, are preparing to move or store…
As you read this, the U.S. government and one of its closest allies are starving nearly 2 million human beings. Aid agencies report that the Palestinian population has fallen into famine faster and more completely than any other population on record, entirely as a result of deliberate Israeli siege.…
Last Saturday also marked the beginning of the annual New York State burn ban, a two-month hiatus on residential brush burning, initiated and enforced by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.…
The other thing those lovely red birds reminded me of was the impossibility of ever really understanding what we refer to as the “other.” We could scrutinize one another for an infinity of lifetimes and never bridge the gaps that separate us.…
Successful businesses generate significant profits yearly, but creating a positive strategy and vision is a priority if you want long-lasting effects. Not only does it foster loyalty, lead generation, strong marketing, and establishing yourself as a pillar in the community, you add value to your surroundings.…
210 YEARS AGO
On Thursday morning last, between the hours of 3 and 4 o’clock, our citizens were aroused from their slumbers by the alarming cry of fire, which proved to be in the building occupied by Taylor and Graves as a Tailor’s and Barber’s shop, and had made such progress before the alarm became general, that it was impossible to save the building. The end of Messrs. Cook and Craft’s store, which stood about ten feet east, was several times…
110 YEARS AGO
An Evening in Erin—A good 550 people of whom 518 were spectators packed Holy Name Hall last evening to the very doors and spent a happy and entertaining three hours in “The Land Where the Grass Grows Greenest.” The whole entertainment was the biggest kind of a success for the church, the performers and the audience, and everyone was happy and good natured. Everything on the program was a hit. Joseph Haggerty with his song replete with local…
Beginning this week, Iron String press will feature a weekly poll question to help gauge public opinion on various topics of interest.…
Sunshine Week, held the week of James Madison’s birthday (March 16), is a nationwide effort to open up dialogue on the importance of transparency in government and freedom of information.…