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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1919
Page
3
A collage of 1919 classified notes shows sale ads for homes and farms in Middletown and East Hampton, with prices, acreage, and features alongside tax collection notices. Public notices include town meetings, warrants, and probate rulings, naming local officials and dates.
Sourced ad copy touts footwear from The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Akron Ohio. Claims emphasize durability comfort and waterproofing. The fragment mentions Goodyear production of infoot heels and a warranty style guarantee.
The upcoming race draws favorites like Kyronen of Mill Rose A C New York who seeks a first win after two prior finishes. Other notable entrants include Linder Hurja A C Lynch Lake Spies Davis Henigan Trivoulides Parkinson Brooks and Schuser from clubs across New York Brooklyn Dorchester Morningside Mohawk Chicago and more amid ideal conditions.
April events include Priscilli club meeting at 3 50 with Mrs Jake W Chapman. Mr and Mrs An drew Meigs of New Haven visit their mother Mrs Emily Mrs E H Watrous. Miss Edith Cummings and her father visit Miss Gertrude Shailer. Miss Helen Lynch spends Good Friday in New York City. Funeral of George H Brooks held at Baptist church with Ma sonic rites at Indian River cemetery. Henry C Hull named Fifth Liberty Loan drive chair. War relic train tours Clinton April 22 from 2 to p m. Wilburn Harrison spends the week in Pittsfield and Baltimore.
Rocky Hill notes report visitors from Rockville and Middletown stopping in town. Easter services and Good Friday observed with many traveling away. Several measles cases appear among local residents as Miss Elsie Bullard and Miss Betty Woodward visit town. Farmers survey plowing for spring, and a Grange Hall event features The Romancers by Wesleyan students. A Hartford celebration and local church services are noted amid wider political protests in Berlin and Spartacus group activity.
A scrambled report from Washington dated April 19 describes shipments involving the vessel Yolanda and a supply of safety razors. The text mentions Arethans sone caterpillar, Paton, and references to Negroes and a regimental topic, with unclear context.
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