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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1919
Page
5
A morning trout tale from near the city tells of Dan who sought woodcock but found records of a colossal trout run. He baited three nightwalkers on ice and saw a massive school surge, cracking the ice. the fish, weighing beyond belief, fed his family for a single meal with plans to save the rest for later.
Washington April 3 The Mauretania and the Martha Washington depart with a total of 3,962 U S personnel bound for home ports. The Mauretania with 42 officers and 1,023 men heads for New York arriving April 10 carrying Brig Gen Eli E Cole and detachments from the 337th infantry and Aero B Squadron. The Martha Washington with 12 officers and 2,774 men sails for town on April 12 carrying detachments from the 129th infantry and units of the 120th division plus engineers and support companies to various camps and cities including Jackson Dix Shelby Dodge Taylor and Grant.
Members of Lady Washington Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, visited Bellville Chapter in East Hampton on Tuesday for the annual visitation by grand officers. A regular meeting followed by a social hour is planned for tonight.
A brief Louisville Courier-Journal item notes a comparison between a motor-boat and a car. The speaker points to less tinkering with the motor-boat, while the other asks what troubles the car has, underscoring perceived reliability.
A Vienna mass meeting of soldiers passed a resolution in favor of Austria uniting the Hungarian and Russian Reds. A message from the city reports Sheriff Bert Thompson visiting Hartford Wednesday. Indifference sometimes wins where manifest desire stands no show.
An advertisement touts Kilmer's Swamp Root as a general herbal remedy for kidney issues with claims of mild immediate effects and broad success across various cases and liver or bladder troubles. It presents the product as a physician approved herbal compound used by thousands.
Washington reports dairy cattle to follow American troops to France. One hundred four Holstein-Friesian cows with forty two pure breds and sixty two grades plus four pure bred bulls will sail on a special transport. Passports issued for Havre with cattle toassist devastated districts and aid health for children. Cattle bought by the French high commission with USDA dairy specialists helping select from disease-free herds.
New York April 3 steady trading sees steel shares slide at open on railroad contract policy, but soon regain ground as steel and shipping issues move higher. Steel common climbs to near 99, Baldwin Locomotive dips then recovers, oil stocks gain, Barrett and Marine issues rise. afternoon firming tempers losses with copper and other metals showing strength. Grain and other commodities close mixed as Y M C A bowling record is noted.
In Hartford on April 3 the Madden case neared closing arguments in criminal superior court. Tomorrow the jury will hear verdicts after Judge Donald T. Warner instructs jurors and orders them to stay for a possible verdict. Defendants Nuess, Miller, Bessler, Klein, and McDonnell faced attacks on Officer Macomber’s testimony, with defense contending Macomber fired the fatal shot and memory gaps undermined his account.
Boston April 3 The big parade of the 26th division may take place on April 25. Army headquarters indicated this afternoon but offered no definite decision. May 6 and April 30 were tentatively set as parade dates.
At Central hall a revolution opposing a general strike on the conscription issue was carried by acclamation. Robert Williams introduced the threat while Robert Smillie, coal miners' head, was cheered for calling withdrawal of allied troops from Russia and ending the blockade.
An old advertisement touts Foley Cathartic Tablets as a good wholesome physic that thoroughly cleanses the bowels and tones the liver. It claims benefits for indigestion biliousness bad breath bloating gas and constipation. A Hancock Michigan reader endorses them as a mild but sure laxative without griping. Sold everywhere.
William Haase a teamster from West Park Ohio recounts years of a severe leg sore that doctors could not cure. After using Peterson’s Ointment the sore fully healed, cited in a testimonial dated March 22 1915 from Buffalo New York. The company reports hundreds of similar cures for eczema piles and skin diseases and notes the ointment costs 35 cents at druggists.
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