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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1918
Page
4
Partial OCR text describes deadlines for changes of address and notices to discontinue advertisements, noting publication timing and who to contact. It references offices and street addresses in Middletown and local services, indicating a second class mail matter and bookstore locations. The readable bits point to newspaper advertising procedures and mailing requirements.
Weather data from Mt Higby reports 80 high, 60 low, mean 70 for the past day with 29.82 barometer and south wind. Sunday temperatures reached 79 with 64 low and 66.5 mean. The article touches on Allied drive, Bolshevik phrases, war news, labor, tariffs, and social commentary amid hot weather and civic concerns.
The article argues Bolshevik leaders act as allies of imperial Germany. It recounts the Russian fleet mutiny and Captain Shtchaisky’s execution, claiming Lenin and Trotzky push war against the Entente while Bolsheviks betray Russia to Germany.
The piece notes earlier American admiration for Britain and British curiosity about America. It observes a historic westward migration and now a reverse flow with hundreds of thousands crossing the ocean to fight the Hun. Many who served in America were born in Britain and will return to share the Yankee perspective.
A critique of congress for reviving the zone system and raising postal charges, arguing costs vary by route and harming newspapers. Claims the policy lowers revenue and paralyzes press patriotism, with comparisons to private single-copy mail rates and references to wartime legislation. Also includes a poem about a dog named Buster and its misadventures.
Private Mike Murphy with the American forces in France claims the title of Champion fish catcher of the National Army. Murphy dives into the river and surfaces with “fiss for dinner” as reporters seek a photo copy of the picture from the Division of Pictures in Washington.
A humorous old column from Richmond Times Dispatch advises odd home fixes and staging tricks to fool a landlord. It suggests crayon portraits, shifted furniture, a constant running player piano, and makeshift decor to cover radiator leaks, peeling marble, and wallpaper flaws. It reads as a playful set of home guessing hacks and social satire.
Crude notes report a daughter born Sunday morning to Mr and Mrs Cleveland Birdsey of Westfield.
Public Information Division asks readers to mail ten cents to obtain a photographed copy of the Boar Regiment Mascot image, instructing to enclose the clipping with the request.
Canton Ohio resident Mrs MaRie Boyd credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from female trouble after doctors urged surgery. She says she can work at home again and recommends the remedy to others before considering an operation. The ad invites readers to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
Milwaukee Sentinel recalls how Daniel Webster sparked the custom for all citizens to stand during the Star-Spangled Banner. At a Jenny Lind Boston concert, the audience rose and Webster bowed, setting a patriotic example later seen in military and civilian life.
National Crop Improvement Service outlines barley prospects amid wartime grain shifts. Discusses price effects, substitutes like rye and oats, potential foreign demand, and cautions on maintaining quality. Emphasizes preserving grain through proper stacking and waterproof caps, with focus on non alcoholic malt markets and stimulus to utilize the crop efficiently.
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