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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
4
Weather at Higby reports a clear day with maximum 52 and minimum 30 degrees, noon reading 41, barometer steady. wind calm. The page also discusses thrift stamps support for government, war news, and political commentary on Germany, Britain, and vigilance committees, noting public interest in traffic, debt, and national mobilization.
The article reports a surge of Jewish volunteers from the United States and Canada signing up for British Army units to serve in Palestine after Jerusalem's fall to General Allenby. Recruits, led by Joseph L. Cohen of New York, are permitted to wear traditional Jewish dress, and many volunteers are English or Russian Jews eager to aid in the Holy Land. Older Jews also offer support, while the movement emphasizes fighting for Jewish self-determination and reclaiming the Holy Land with Jewish soldiers.
The Chester Company of Home Guards defeated Deep River on Chester range in a rifle match, leading from start to finish by eighteen points. The cast of Dollars and Sense plans an Essex performance tonight after touring Chester and Deep River. L M McCullum moved from Worcester to town, occupying Mrs. Searles' Main street residence. Dorothy Perkins of Hartford visiting Miss Jennie Leet, while Miss Palmer returns from New York. Red Cross benefit set for Hast Haddam Opera House Friday night with Pratt's Orchestra.
A Detroit News survey of 12 Michigan bartenders shows only two will stay in liquor service. One aims for acting, another as hotel clerk. others plan to join the military, work in cigars, electricians, groceries, or a summer orchestra. Most welcome leaving the bar for steadier, respectable jobs as Michigan goes dry.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports that 29 American cities waste vast garbage, with 13,000,000 residents discarding fat and grease. United States Food Administration figures show 1,300,000 pounds of nitroglycerin and 25,000 twelve ounce cakes of soap lost yearly. The American Chemical Society urges stopping wasteful practices to aid war effort and reduce prices for glycerin and soap.
Boston Transcript notes flush anger and denial by Emperor Charles as the Clemen ceau forged letter accusation unfolds. It argues Sixtus would be honorable, Czernin is dismissed, and Charles is portrayed as a proven falsifier whose westward cannon reply is mocked amid rising internal unrest.
A garbled OCR fragment from the Kansas Star presents unclear dialogue about a brother and a response of affirmation. The text is fragmentary with stray phrases and lacks coherent context or identifiable individuals.
Norman Hapgood’s remark in Leslie’s praises Frank Heney yet questions his method. He notes Joseph P. Cotton’s honesty and government service while probing Heney’s inquiry into the packers and Hoover’s role, asking if accusations carry innuendo without solid evidence. The piece frames a political pressure on reformers and the ethics of investigations.
An old time savings pitch urges readers to mail in with five cents to receive a trial package of Foley remedies including Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and croup Foley Kidney Pills for pain and kidney issues and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and digestion. The offer mentions a Chicago address and asks for a name and address.
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