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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1918
Page
4
An OCR fragment lists addresses including 186 Main St and 563 Main St with a mention of a pub and an Easter retreat at 472 Main St, suggesting a local notice or ad listing venues and dates.
A terse public notice references a March illustration statement and related date. The fragment indicates an official action or filing tied to a specific month and event, urging readers to note the timing. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragment.
Local weather text shows a midday high of 68 and low of 54.5 with barometer at 27.4 inches. The item shifts to broad wartime topics including elections, allied vs central powers, censorship talk, and public morale during a period of global conflict. References to government savings, home gardens, and war effort rhetoric appear amid the plea for continued sacrifice and vigilance.
The plan to be outlined will make it easy and possible for you to be a stockholder in Uncle Sam's big undertaking to demonstrate the necessity of real democracy the world over.
Government announcement notes strikes have ended but carpenters in Norfolk shipyards persisted, delaying needed tonnage. In wartime, the episode highlights tensions between labor and capital and the risk of commercial greed impacting national efforts.
The Cai Council, though new, clings to old tactics to evade an ordinance that raises pay. Most minor legislators seem miscast, wasting time on routine matters while exploiting loopholes in lawful rules.
A critical view portrays Albanians as a mountain-tribe society ruled by hereditary chiefs who resist central government and Western modernization. The piece notes religious diversity, strong independence, and a paradox of noble traits amid disengagement from broader progress. It cites Boston Transcript commentary on their purity of blood and mixed modern attributes.
The piece denounces interned Germans in U S camps as loyalists turned traitors and calls for action after the war. It accuses German nationals of brutality in wartime and warns against allowing them to remain in the United States. The author equates the German people with barbarity and treachery and questions future residence rights.
A compact reflection on how a leopard and a person share an inborn laugh that cannot be erased by polish or schooling. The author notes the laugh’s persisted quality and its spontaneous moment revealing the underlying character.
The Campbells Cameron men McDoggalie MacDuffs Stewarts and other clansmen enlist in the British Canadian recruiting drive in Chicago. The 25 percent rise in separation allowance to 25 dollars monthly for enlisted families and the American Red Cross aid expansion spur a cross border influx.
Five hundred seven German prisoners, captured from Teuton raiders in the Pacific, arrived in Atlanta today and were taken to the internment camp near Fort McPherson for the war period. They had been held at Fort Douglas, Utah, after capture over a year ago, bringing total interned Teutons at the camp to 1,373. Government plans to employ prisoners on state highways are being worked out, pending official notification to Colonel J. T. Van Orsdale.
New York April 2 armed guards patrol the customs house following orders from Washington. Captain Godfrey L. Carden refused to discuss the reason for the security presence. Reports say other federal buildings, including the nearby Pennsylvania post office, will remain guarded until the war ends. Dances Jigs at 102. Lacrosse Wisconsin April 2 Tom Edwards of Viola, 102, can jig and hurdle a chair with ease, credits longevity to not worrying, avoiding strong drink or tobacco, and liking candy.
German airmen attacked Paris early today using Gotha bombers. Alarm sounded after 3 o clock, and about 45 minutes later the all clear was given. The Gotha aircraft are among the largest used by Germany in raids on London and Paris.
New Haven on April 2 John Fagan of 86 Elm Street was arrested by local police and confessed to terrorizing women in the Prospect Hill district over the past weeks. One victim was a prominent Yale professor's wife.
Washington reports another loan of 200 million dollars to Great Britain. U S credits to Britain reach 2.72 billion, allied credits exceed 5.16 billion. The remark about fools and wise men appears at the end of the note.
An old age health warning describes signs like stiff joints back pain tiredness and rheumatic pains as danger signals that kidneys may not be functioning properly. It advocates prompt relief with GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Cap.
Dr David W Knowles 81 retired dentist and Civil War veteran died at his Lanesville home after two days illness with pneumonia. Known as a colorful figure for living in a holed dwelling he attributed long life to his lifestyle. He faced many lawsuits and clashed with neighbors. His son Joseph, now dead, once killed a man over property. Humane Society later removed the son’s grandchildren from the old man. His wife, sharing his views, died recently at 80.
A beauty expert says true beauty comes from healthy red blood and strong nerves. Doctors tout phosphated iron capsules as restoring vitality and happiness, claiming iron blooded women lead in health, beauty, and intelligence. Hartman Drug Co. promotes genuine capsules through Middletown, CT, and major druggists nationwide.
Reports from central western states recount vigilantism with tar and feathering. In La Salle Illinois a crowd seized Dr J O Biases and dumped him in a canal before forcing him from the city. Rudolph Schopke in Emerson Nebraska is said to have received tar and feathers over Red Cross donations. At Princeton Minnesota Attorney L M Eckert’s office was painted yellow for alleged draft-related bias. Northland College in Ashland Wisconsin tarred and fed E A Schimler, a teacher, as punishment for perceived disloyalty.
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