Bound Volumes, Hometown History

May 14, 2026

110 YEARS AGO

Roscoe C. Briggs is now driving a Cadillac eight, he having exchanged his old car with J.A. Dewar for a 1915 touring car, the latter recently taken in exchange from George N. White of Cooperstown for a new model 1916 Cadillac eight, which was built on a longer wheel base for Mr. White.
Owing to advancing prices in material it has become impossible to deliver single quarts of ice cream at the former prices. Commencing today, Laskaris and the Boston Candy Kitchen will be obliged to charge 50 cents for single quarts delivered. Two quarts will be delivered at 80 cents and prices at stores will remain.

May 1916

70 YEARS AGO

The fashion designers are up to their usual trick of attempting to confine the female form divine to a straight and narrow line. This year some of them are making matters worse by topping milady with a species of hat comparable to a peck basket. This accentuates the greatly-to-be desired string bean effect for which most of the designers seem to be striving. It is all quite troublesome to the lady whose figure retains some of the characteristics that nature, if not the dress designers, considers appropriate. To ladies so troubled, a word of consolation: Studies, statistical and otherwise, have shown conclusively that in a contest between nature and fashion, the male vote runs heavily to nature.

May 1956

50 YEARS AGO

Four Democratic presidential contenders striving for support at the Black Democratic Caucus refused to say flatly they would push for a black as a vice presidential candidate. Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter, Sen. Frank Church of Idaho, Rep. Morris K. Udall of Arizona and California Governor Edmund G. Brown appeared together. The candidates were asked by Richard Hatcher, mayor of Gary, Indiana whether they would encourage the selection of a black as the party’s vice presidential candidate. Udall responded “America is ready for a black vice president,” but said he would make no flat commitment. The other candidates endorse Udall’s view but also stopped short of saying they would push for a black on the ticket.

May 1976

30 YEARS AGO

May 1996

20 YEARS AGO

Several state legislators expressed concern Tuesday about a proposed $1 billion 400-kilovolt direct current power line that would run from Marcy in Oneida County to New Windsor in Orange County. The project has been proposed by New York Regional Interconnect, Inc. (NYRI), a group of anonymous investors based in Albany. NYRI has been holding meetings about the project in affected towns and many people have expressed their opposition to it. State Senator John Bonacic (R-Mount Hope) said he opposes the project and so do many of his constituents. “They don’t want this power line,” he said.

May 2006