BOUND VOLUMES, October 25, 2012
200 YEARS AGO
Advertisement – New books just received from New York and Philadelphia, and for sale by H. & E. Phinney, Jun., among which are, Robertson’s History of Scotland, 2 vols. A new edition; 2 vols.; Thinks I to Myself, Who? – Memoirs of Prince Eugine, of Savoy; Life of Washington, by Weems; Scotts’ Theological Works, 5 vols.; Oriental Customs, 2 vols.; The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus, 7 vols.; Plutarch’s Lives, J. & W. Langborne; Koran, or Alcoran of Mahomet; Schutley’s Travels in the United States; Exiles of Siberia; Nature and Art, 17 vols.; Don Quixote, 4 vols.
October 24, 1812
150 YEARS AGO
Voters – Register Your Names – The names of those who voted at the election last fall should see to it that they are duly registered. The register is now posted up in each election district, at the place where the poll is to be held, and the Board of Registers will meet at the same place next Tuesday, from 9 o’clock a.m. until 7 o’clock p.m. for the purpose of correcting and completing the Register. See if your name is registered, and if it is not, have it put on the board by next Tuesday. The Register in this election district is posted up at Keyes’ Hotel.
Conscripts – There are, it is estimated, about 525 persons in the Town of Otsego liable to draft; about 35 will be called for to make up the quota of nine months’ men – one in every 15. E.M. Harris, Esq., of this village, has accepted the Office of Commissioner for superintending the draft in this county.
October 24, 1862
125 YEARS AGO
Mr. Daniel Shaw resided in Cooperstown for upwards of two years preceding July, 1851, during which time he was the editor of this paper (The Freeman’s Journal). Afterwards he edited a paper in the west, and then was engaged on two different papers in Albany, of which city he is a native. His many friends will be glad to know that fortune has smiled on him. For some years Mr. Shaw has owned a tract of land near Duluth, Minnesota, which the growth of the city has lately brought into the market. Mr. Shaw has sold part of the land for $29,000, and he has a goodly portion left yet.
October 28, 1887
100 YEARS AGO
One can spend a fortune on clothes or dress well on a very limited sum according to the way the thing is managed – but it is safe to say that the woman who accomplishes wonders at small outlay makes a study of clothes and keeps herself informed on the latest style wrinkles. She knows, for instance, that wool embroideries in Oriental colorings are just now faddish and uses a little sort of this trimming when refurbishing a black satin dress. Because brocades are reckoned smart, she uses a bit that she has saved up for the crown of a hat or cuirass vest that freshens up last year’s suit. Lines must be studied if one is to look one’s best. The silhouette or outline varies from year to year and it is by observing this that one follows the trend of style successfully. This year with draperies and pleats and gathers, the severely plain outline so characteristic of former seasons is giving way to more graceful effects, yet skirts are small at the foot, and lines are designed to add slenderness to the figure. Corset models must change constantly to keep pace with dress lines. Just now, one should look supple and willowy, if possible. The new corset models brought out by the Warner Company are attracting attention all over the country. These show correct lines for an infinite variety of figures at a wide range of prices.
October 23, 1912
75 YEARS AGO
The second meeting of the mission study class was held in the Hartwick Seminary Lutheran Church, Thursday afternoon, October 21. The subject was “A Closer View of Moslem Life,” and the leader, Mrs. George MacKenzie was assisted in the presentation of the lesson by Mrs. William J. Judge of Cooperstown and Helga Edge of England. Mrs. MacKenzie gave what she termed the skeleton leaving its filling by her helpers, who had contacted Moslems in the East. One thought emphasized by all was “the only way we can help the Moslems is by making friends with them” No complete picture of the Moslem is possible because of wide extremes of distance, thought and race, she said.
October 27, 1937
50 YEARS AGO
“Glimmerglen,” the Hyde family estate on the west shore of Otsego Lake, a mile and a half north of Cooperstown, has been purchased by Mrs. Stephen C. Clark of this village. The sellers were William Truslow Hyde, Jr., individually, and as executor with his sister, Mrs. Robert Johnston, Jr., of this village, of the estate of their late mother, Mrs. Isobel Ballard Hyde. The estate includes approximately 38 acres of land, together with a large manor house on the lakeshore; the gate house and winter cottage, both on Route 80, a boat house with living quarters over it; plus a number of other buildings. The property has been in the Hyde family for the past 52 years.
October 24, 1962
25 YEARS AGO
The Friends of the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital fund drive for the Bassett Birthing Center is off to an encouraging start. Through mid-October, $30,567.63 has been raised out of a total $200,000 that will be needed to complete the project. A brochure describing the project was mailed to the homes of 25,000 Bassett patients throughout the hospital’s 10-county service area at the end of September.
October 28, 1987
10 YEARS AGO
The Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of Hospitality and Services Management has selected H. William “Bill” Michaels of the Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard as the recipient of their 2002 Entrepreneurial Award. Each year, an alumnus is chosen whose vision, dedication and drive have culminated in the successful operation of an entrepreneurial venture. The award acknowledges Michaels’ leadership and success in the growing field of agri-tourism.
October 25, 2002