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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
4
The fragment notes an event halted at Sklese earlier, with unclear details. It mentions a stop action and references prior occurrence, but no names, dates, or organizations are clearly readable.
Weather report from Higby Mt. Higby shows a high of 86 and a low of 76.5 with cloudy skies and a barometer reading 24 feet 6 inches. The column blends war notes on American troops advancing, German resistance, calls for federal control of stockyards and war tax shifts, and opinions on party lines and taxation.
Detroit News argues Burleson now controls the nations wires and should run them to prevent enemy use, avoid strikes, and unify services as a national system. It questions government ownership profits and notes a shift from Vail’s approach as war ends.
In a guarded moment Congress took on express rate regulation. Mr. Burleson will need to keep his wire account separate from the postal service to prove to the country the value of government operation and the possibilities of government ownership.
The article outlines a clash between Premier Lloyd George and President Wilson over Germany’s postwar terms. Lloyd George calls for harsher economic terms the longer Germany resists, while Wilson favors economic peace offered if Germany aligns with allied ideas of justice and law. Both aim for a stable peace, differing mainly in method and conditions.
Franz von Rintelen the convicted German spy and propaganda chief was moved from the tombs to Essex County penitentiary in New Jersey. The transfer was ordered by Attorney General Gregory due to his serious illness.
Poem verse by Miriam Teichner about longing for cool relief on a hot, smelly town day. The speaker imagines becoming ice cream or a sugar lump to feel relief and dissolve into icy lemonade, expressing playful, sensory dreams of comfort.
Detectives investigate a daytime theft at the Lithuanian Merchandise Co in Waterbury where $900 vanished from a safe. The shop opened with a key and the thief knew the combination, with treasurer Ignas Rakusakas denying knowledge. Police halted president Anthony Lazdaukas’s plan to leave for New York and asked him to stay for questions.
Local note highlights easy hot weather foods with prices for DERNELL S Potato Chips 15c Hermitage Olive Relish 10c Dromedary Tapioca 12c and Gobel s Delicatessen noted as received twice weekly A Mc Cann food expert endorses these pure clean options Includes a Ring Lardner quip about marital fidelity.
Local grocery lists Heinz Apple Butter 15c, Kibbe’s Fresh Peanut Butter 30c, Heinz Pickled Onions 18c, Heinz India Relish 18c, Heinz Liberty Cabbage 25c. Other Heinz pickles available in bottles and bulk.
A stark wartime poem criticizes German aggression with graphic images of poison gas and injured civilians. The speaker condemns atrocities against Belgian non combatants and children, framing the regime’s acts as a grotesque feast served to the author and Gott.
An old advertisement promotes Jelke's Good Luck Butterine claiming purity and quality at 38 cents per pound and Vienna Bread priced at 15 cents.
West Plains Missouri resident Misa Cora Lee suffered chronic indigestion cramps and fatigue. After trying doctors and remedies, she found relief and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life. She urges other women to try it and seeks personalized advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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