135 YEARS AGO
Local: Charlie Burch says it is his candid opinion from certain orders given at his jewelry store that marriage is not a failure—a good thing for the trade, certainly.
There are now 12 prisoners confined to the jail at this place, six of whom are under indictment.
John W. Shove of Mount Vision, now belongs to the “Old Guard” on the Journal subscription list, having this week made his 50th annual payment.
At the annual meeting of the Y.M.C.A. Ladies Auxiliary…
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70 YEARS AGO
Leo P. Norton, 39, Colliers, faces an indefinite stay in jail following his conviction yesterday in City Court on a charge that he gave a teenager a drink. An all-day trial ended shortly before supper when a jury of four men and two women brought in a verdict of guilty after nearly one and one-half hours of deliberation. Judge John L. Van Woert deferred sentencing to await action of the State Parole Board. The conviction automatically becomes a…
This year, join me as we bridge the gap between understanding energy in the scientific sense and harnessing it in our daily lives. As we increase our knowledge of energy, we can also adopt practical, tried-and-true methods to boost our own energy levels...…
The New York Coalition For Open Government has documented large scale non-compliance with the Open Meetings Law and the Freedom of Information Law at the local level.…
At the SQSPCA, we work incredibly hard to stay up to date on industry standards and best practices. We are so grateful when we see our hard work and protocols save lives. I want to note that in this most recent case, the hard work continued through the holidays as well.…
135 YEARS AGO
Local—The wants of the excellent Fire Department of Cooperstown were the main cause of the erection of the handsome village public building on Chestnut Street, and in supplying this need a commodious Hall was also secured. It was first opened on Friday evening last, when upwards of 700 people gathered at the Concert and a majority remained at the dedication Ball—music by the Albany Lyceum Concert Co. and Gartland’s Tenth Regiment Orchestra—given under direction and management of the…
90 YEARS AGO
Habitual drunkards were not included in the list of persons who are to be sterilized by edict of the Hitler government in Germany. But, in Stuttgart, where it is said the citizens usually drink light wine and beer, enough individuals have been resorting to stronger liquors that the city authorities have committed seven “habitual drunkards” to “suitable institutions” for indefinite periods and have issued warnings that heavy drinking is bad for “race hygiene and national economy” and must…
There are all kinds of warfare. The ideological and political warfare raging across our country these days is as disturbing as it is, unfortunately, quite predictable.…
Helios Care is pleased to announce working with the Bassett Healthcare Network providers to identify and support seriously ill patients to gain earlier access to care that allows them to stay at home, wherever that may be.…
85 YEARS AGO
Cooperstown winter sports fans enjoyed the first favorable weather conditions of the season and several hundred made use of the new ski tow on Drake Mountain. The new tow is sponsored by the Cooperstown Winter Sports Association. The site is about six miles from Cooperstown and about one mile north of the Pierstown Grange Hall. The tow has a pull up the side of the mountain about a quarter mile in length and is operated by a tractor.…