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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1918
Page
4
Mt Higby weather report for the 24 hours ending noon lists 78 high, 57 low, 78 at noon, barometer 29.74, wind from the south, with river drainage noted. The piece blends local observations with wartime concerns including rationing, education, protests, and international highlights, referencing safety, fuel conservation, and the Connecticut river’s role in trade.
A Paris food situation report notes lifted dining restrictions earlier in the war despite rationing in France. It describes scarce staples, bread shortages, poor quality imports, and limits on butter sugar and cheese in hotels and restaurants. The piece argues Americans and other foreigners faced hospitality while French households conserved. It ends affirming U.S. resolve to pursue the right peace and victory over Prussianism.
A World article from August 1, 1914 argues that World War I became a permanent state of affairs and that no compromise exists. It credits American public opinion and President Wilson for shaping Allied resolve and for resisting pacifist war opposition in Europe while explaining German aims and the need to end the war on terms favorable to the Allies.
The U S Steel quarterly report shows net earnings for the quarter ending June 30 rising from 17.34 million in 1911-13 to 137.64 million this year, a gain of about 129 million labeled war profits. It notes wage hikes and tax changes as war-related factors and questions future taxation under revision of the war revenue act.
New Haven reports the July meteorological summary by observer Leonard M. Tarr. It lists mean pressure 29.99 inches, high 30.27 on the 26th, low 29.72 on the 9th, and temperatures with a high of 95 on the 22nd and a low of 52 on the 31st. Precipitation totals reach 4.31 inches with 2.78 inches in the 80th and 31st days. The record notes 18 clear days, 11 partly cloudy, 7 cloudy, and 9 days with measurable precipitation. Miscellaneous phenomena include a solar event on the 12th, hail on the 4th and 17th, and numerous thunderstorms. Relative humidity averaged 72, cloudiness 4.38, and sunshine 78.
Nellie B. Rittingham of Baltimore says years of organic troubles and headaches vanished after five bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, avoided surgery, and restored her ability to work. The ad urges others to try the remedy before consenting to operation.
Alexander Marino Castro, a self described Peruvian, was arrested in Bridgeport by federal officers and brought to Hartford on $10,000 bond. He allegedly wrote letters claiming the United States was panicked and under threat from Zeppelins and submarines, with New York in fear of aerial attacks. Intercepted letters led to his arrest.
Anna Held, the noted stage star, is near death in New York as doctors expect the end may come within two or three days. She is suffering from bronchial pneumonia contracted while recovering from pernicious anemia.
Narragansett Pier Rhode Island woman says chronic fatigue and back pain ruined her health while caring for four children and a husband. After using Vinci health improved notably. the advertisement credits beef and cod liver peptones and glycerophosphates as body-building components and urges others in similar condition to try it.
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