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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1919
Page
4
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Unsettled weather expected tonight and Saturday with light frosts possible as far south as Arkansas. Cloudy and rainy conditions persist in the lake region and along the Gulf Pensacola area reported heavy rain in the last 24 hours. Temperatures mainly in the 40s and 50s with rain and cloudy skies reported in Boston Chicago Newark New Haven Norfolk Portland St Louis and Washington.
Weather report from Mt Higby for the last 24 hours notes a noon temperature of 55 and a minimum of 37 with a mean around 46. The barometer is steady and water level at 27 feet 4 inches with a precipitation reading of 0.3 inches. Winds are from the south and the sky is cloudy.
A garbled summary of international affairs mentions the League of Nations, 14 points peace, Russia and Mexico, and domestic issues. It notes a proposed treaty, changing school policy, a president missing a game, and a rising drug crusade in New York, with scattered references to prices and transport.
Mrs. Mary M. Scranton of Durham dies at 65 with husband William Scranton and two daughters in attendance. Funeral private at home with Rev L H Ruge officiating. Miss Mary Carey funeral attended at W J Coughlin’s Sons and St John’s Church with high mass and pallbearers. John Hoffman funeral from Cromwell to St John’s Church with high mass and burial in St John’s cemetery. 35 grandchildren and two great grandchildren survive.
The remains of Miss Cornelia B. Noyes, who died December 29, were interred in Haddam this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. R. E. Caldwell conducted the committal services at the grave.
The funeral of Arthur Hanley will be held from the undertaking rooms of W J Coughlin's Sons on Monday morning. The burial will be in St John's cemetery.
The funeral for James W. Rigby will be held from his home at 9 Cooley Avenue Saturday afternoon at 2 30.
A New York Herald piece extols mendicancy as a refined craft worthy of study in colleges and seminaries. It argues wartime need elevated begging to dignity and predicts broader practice, advocating teaching the art of collecting funds for the common good. It also cautions against brooding over past errors as a path to healthy action.
An advisory claims meat raises uric acid that overworks kidneys causing backache and other distress. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salts in water daily to flush kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and ease bladder issues. The remedy is touted as safe and widely used to improve kidney function.
An autographed photograph of Princess Heana of Romania, with her mother Queen Marie, arriving in Paris after fleeing Bucharest. Queen Marie, a noted Allies supporter in the Great War, accompanies Heana as one of Europe’s most beautiful royal children.
Governor Holcomb asked New York's governor to extradite Robert Phillips alias Roy Tyler, jailed in Brooklyn, as Stamford investigates him for bigamy. Stamford detective sergeant Thomas Foley will travel to New York to pursue the case.
R F D No. 195 Moodus Connecticut overseer F J Lyman recounts sixteen years of rheumatism stomach trouble and kidney issues and credits Goldine with improving his health. He cites numerous local dealers and distributors across Middletown Cromwell Portland East Hampton Clinton Saybrook Essex Deep River and other towns as sources for Goldine with nationwide suppliers listed.
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