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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
9
The text argues language is nutrient for thought and words serve as food for the mind. It compares thought to grains and urges new terms for new facts, citing Coleridge on defining ideas as wind and notes language shapes mental activity.
Vigorous men and women are promised restored energy and health by Wendell Ambition Pills in a Tulill & Ter rhune promotion. The ad guarantees satisfaction with a refund if results are not achieved after taking a box, touting benefits for nerves and vitality and urging readers to buy a 50 cent box today.
Washington reports wholesale arrests of persons accused of bringing ticketed goods into the city under a labeling act. Police say the crackdown followed the District of Columbia act and federal provisions creating a five mile dry zone around campuses. Many detainees were released after parcels were found properly labeled.
Secretary Taher announced that the Rainbow Division and several other famed units will return home after peace is declared, with one force kept in Europe for the present. He noted discussions guiding bringing Rainbow Division back soon, while Congress was urged to authorize a one month gratuity for soldiers and army personnel. Dent introduced a bill with these provisions.
The Chinese print by engraving blocks from trees, applying ink to paper, and pasting the paper onto the block to transfer the design. Once the ink dries the process continues with the paper becoming ready for printing.
A historical note explains a printing sequence where type is inked, pressed, and cleaned. Workers trim spaces, invert the impression, and handprint carefully to avoid tearing the image. The description emphasizes even ink application and precise handling by the printer.
Theodore Trier Jr of New York writes from the front about the September 29 drive with Company I 107th Infantry. He recalls the heavy fighting, wounded comrades, and the squad’s role in breaking the Hindenburg line, hoping for a decoration for the regiment and describing dugout life, aid stations, and the harsh conditions. He notes Allied advances, enemy tactics, and a desire for peace by Christmas.
A correspondent praises Australian troops as the best, noting their intelligence and teamwork. He describes daily routines, training discipline, and a joint Sept. 29 operation with U.S. forces, predicting continued collaboration and success in the war effort.
A Christian Herald reflection argues that nature bears fruit for mankind, not for the self. It warns that personal comfort, quiet satisfaction, and joy hereafter are not achieved by self centered aims. The message urges selfless fruit bearing for the broader good.
The Stratton screens Vivian Martin in Her Country First with Dorothy Grant portraying a patriotic role. Stars J Parks Jones John Cossar and Lewis Willorgh with Florence Cherle Helen Carlisle L W Steers James Faber and Lillian Leighton. Also shown is His Bonded Wife from R H Meyer department store scene and Eddie Polo in Smiling tonight at Show Shop.
A tonic and health builder promotes Calleerbs calcium tablets from Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia. The ad lists products and actors for upcoming shows including George Walsh in The Kid Is Crever and William Desmond in Beyond the Shadows. It previews Parlor Bedroom and Bath a new farce by C W Bell and Mark Swan at Scranton Yor Theater with manager A B Woods staging a brisk American farce. Tickets go on sale Tuesday morning December 10.
An advertisement extols Chase's Blood and Nerve Tablets as a safe tonic for recovery from grippe and general weakness. It lists ingredients like Ros, Uemica, Ginger, Capsicum and Zinc Phosphate, claims to aid digestion and constipation, and notes a price of sixty to ninety cents per box at most druggists.
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