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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1919

Page

4

Weather Report for New Vicinity and Regions

Generally fair Wednesday with moderate northeast winds for New Vicinity. Tonight in Connecticut partly cloudy and milder, eastern regions cooler with frost in the New England area. Rocky Mountain and river regions show unsettled weather with local showers and higher temperatures. Reports indicate storms in several places and morning disturbances over Kansas. Temperatures from Atlantic City to Pittsburgh show clear or cloudy conditions ranging from 40s to mid 60s.

Pitlver Ferion New England Rocky Mountains Kansh Atlantic City Island Boston Chicazoo Denclear Detroit Jacksonville Nantucket New Haclear New York Pittsburg Lortian Washington

Weather report from Mt Higby ends month with clear skies

The Mt Higby station logs a maximum temperature of 59 a minimum of 44 and a barometer reading of 27 4. Winds are calm with clear weather continuing.

Mt. Higby Moon

Fragmented notes reflect societal tensions and policy debates

Disjointed text mentions protests, strikes, and political shifts across multiple themes. References to taxation, war measures, and civil governance hint at a tense era with labor unrest, postal and telephone rate questions, and evolving public opinion. Names and places are obscured, but the piece signals broad national debates.

Dandelion Eating Prompts Park Policy Debate

The piece urges restraint in uprooting park dandelions and humorously proposes preparing them as table fare. It humorously contemplates a dandelion hunting vogue, questioning public parks access across regions if such tastings spread widely.

Highways of Today and Tomorrow in Good Roads Plans

An illustrated article notes $110 million planned for permanent roads in five years by Illinois and Pennsylvania, with broader state rollouts likely. It highlights auto funded paving, new durable pavements such as Detroit’s rubber stone, and the aim for wider, stronger roads to handle rising motor truck traffic after World War I.

Illinois Pennsylvania Harlan H. Edwardes Mechanic’s Magazine Detroit Mich

Prize for optimism in rural Wales tale

Netroit Free Press recounts a cheerful optimist story from a Welsh rural district. An elder sits on his roof as floodwaters rise while a neighbor with a boat asks about losses. The man jokes that ducks can swim and that window washing was overdue, ending with the quip that birds sleep on feather beds.

Netroit Free Press Wales Halloa Ted Dave

Woman Credits Kidney Pills For Relief Of Pain

AU.B. Waynue of Ocean Park California writes that after suffering backache hip pain and headaches she began using Kidney Pills and found relief. The letter notes many women work while plagued by kidney and bladder discomfort and praises the pills for reducing pain and enabling housework again.

Harlow Niles Higinbotham Dies After Automobile Crash

Higinbotham, 81, former president of the World's Columbian Exposition and partner at Marshall, Field & Co., died in Embarkation Hospital No 6 New York after being struck by an army automobile. He had been in New York aiding soldiers returning from France and served in the Civil War with the Mercantile Battery of Chicago.

Harlow Niles M Higinbotham Marshall, Field & Co Chicago No. 6 New York Higinbotham France Mercantile Battery of Ohio Department

Agricultural Ariettas in Cartoons Magazine

A humorous poem notes a doctor says flowers respond to music and imagines a commuter wooing roses and vegetables with flutes and strings. It playfully mocks gardening with musical performance replacing digging and watering, urging neighbors to exult in tuneful labor.

Cartoons Magazine

Freckle Lotion From Lemon Juice and Orchard White

Squeeze juice from two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. Grocers stock lemons and drug stores offer three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Massage this fragrant lotion daily on face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes and brighten skin. it is harmless and non irritating.

War Chest Pledges Remain Incomplete Across Town

The committee appeals for all pledgers to complete payments promptly as only a small portion of the total pledged has been received. Of £3500 pledged to allied charities, £2500 has been paid and £350 went to the Near East fund, with the shortfall covered by the war chest.

Rickard criticizes New York boxing bills delay on Willard Dempsey

Rickard says Albany’s boxing bills dying aims at delaying the Willard Dempsey fight. He asserts New York citizens are entitled to a boxing law now and regrets the impact on boxing enthusiasts. He notes a site for the bout is still undecided.

Rickard New York Tex Rickard Albany

Dull Newspaper and the Limits of Filling Material

A blunt assessment notes that mere filler cannot fix a dull newspaper. The piece argues substantive reporting and engaging content are essential to attract readers, suggesting readers seek sharp, well-sourced stories rather than wordy padding.

Glass of Salts Cleans Kidneys

An article touts Jad Salts as a safe inexpensive remedy to flush and stimulate kidneys. It recommends four ounces of rad Salts daily in water, claims it neutralizes urine acids, reduces irritation, and relieves backache with generous water intake.

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