70 YEARS AGO: Nearly 700 boys are expected to participate in the first Otschodela Council Boy Scout Exposition to be held indoors since 1950. Scheduled for April 7 at the New York State Armory in Oneonta, the Exposition will feature exhibits by more than forty Boy Scout, Explorer, and Cub Scout units from the three-county Council.…
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110 YEARS AGO: There is not a doctor in Oneonta who would not prescribe good wholesome amusement for anyone, sick or well. There is not a doctor who does not appreciate the health-promoting qualities of hearty laughter...…
110 YEARS AGO: With the price of gasoline advanced within the week and now retailing at 28 cents in this city the subject is becoming one of much interest to both present and prospective users of cars and the one question heard is, “What will be the price in midsummer?”…
135 YEARS AGO: The current number of the Hartwick Seminary Monthly contains public announcement of the fact that Rev. James Pitcher had formally tendered his resignation as principal of that institution. Professor Pitcher, who entered the school as pupil twenty-seven years ago, has been a member of the faculty for twenty years and principal for nineteen...…
90 YEARS AGO: Guidance, or helping each pupil make satisfactory adjustments to his present environment and plan definitely for a happy and successful future, has come to be an important high school function. And, extensive work along this line is now carried out at Oneonta Junior high school which recently received its charter from the New York State Education Department.…
70 YEARS AGO: The U.S. Senate Elections Sub-Committee voted unanimously today for a full investigation of any attempts to control Congress through campaign contributions...…
135 YEARS AGO: From Washington, D.C.—Little Mrs. Ye, the Corean Minister’s wife, is a tiny, dark-eyed, solemn-looking woman. She is a favorite in Washington society and is undeniably pretty...…
135 YEARS AGO: Geo. Reichard, a boy of 11, who had for some time been in the habit of hanging about a business place in this village, was arrested last Saturday and charged with taking about $50 from the firm’s safe. As soon as the loss was discovered, Officer Bradley set at work to find the thief, who was soon located in an old shanty, 7 X 8 feet on the ground, located on the mill flat.…
110 YEARS AGO: James P. Butts, a veteran of the Rebellion, a leading contractor and builder, and for many years a resident of Oneonta, died at five o’clock this Thursday morning at his home, 61 Elm Street, Oneonta. He had been in failing health for several years and for the last twelve weeks had been confined to the house and for two weeks to his bed....…
110 YEARS AGO: The death of Newton Emmons occurred at a few minutes before 12 o’clock on the night of Tuesday, January 18 at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester F. Emmons on the Emmons homestead about three miles east of this city. Mr. Emmons was born in the city of Oneonta on January 13, 1870...…
