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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1918

Page

3

Multiple for sale notices in old classified list

A dense sale page listing items for sale and services. Includes vehicles bicycles a Chalmers sedan Buick truck a 1916 Ford commercial car and general goods. Also horses harnesses dairy cattle a Jersey cow and farm equipment with owners and locations in Connecticut towns such as West Rocky Hill Deep River Centerbrook Moodus Middlefield Clinton Cromwell and South Farms.

Goggin Addam Fortin Patio Ave Chalmers James Es Middlefield Dwight , George St New Haven Ford Riordan Broside W. H. Stafford Clinton Buick Valatino Bartolotto Nest Mill Outfit Hydraulic Press Carl A. Smith West Rocky Hill Church St South Farms Ty . A . Joseph Annino Real Tate & Insurance North Main St Alexander Lawson Westfield Tel Regina Chaffee Moodus East Hampton Surrey Evening ‘Press Portland Louis Kabatfiznick Cromwell Hillside Ave Main St Walter C. Jones Main Sam Kabasmick Colchester Ail Kkinds Washington OS Nicaea Main Street Prospect St Center St Oath Byichreest Bros

Wanted ads from city area seek rental and sale items

Several terse classified lines call for housing rentals and sales. A general man seeks a rent near the city with no small children at 276 William St. Also a six room modern rental near Central School via Box 26 Evening Press. An American family needs a six room modern rent near Middletown by Box 68 Evening Press. A private party wants second-hand men’s suits and coats plus shoes at Box 40 Evening Press. A large or small farm is wanted by Brionne at 110 Nassau St New York. Allison Bros., Inc. Middletown buys dead horses and cattle. Tel 173.

William St Americ W. Taylor Central School Evening Press Middletown Evenring Press Brionne Nassau St New York

Local Classified Notes Include Repairs and Services

Miscellaneous listings show Samuel Stitt jeweler repairs watches and clocks with drop-off at Fountain’s Shoe Store. Harry Manevitz buys scrap metals and papers, with orders at 39 Hotchkiss St. Middletown Window Cleaning Co. advertises window cleaning by week or contract at 5 Alsop Ave. Fred Frie offers upholstery and boat cushions from 179 Main St South. Arthur Wells Testing indicates dam and bridge core drill services by E D Hammona Hartford. Mills Company, Middletown, also appears in notices.

Samuel Stitt C. Fountain Main St Harry Manevitz Hotchkiss St Middletown Window Cleaning Co Alsop Ve Frea F South Perms E. D. Hammona Hartford

License Transfer Request for Drug Store Liquor Permit

Middletown applicants seek transfer of License No 4 to sell spirituous liquors for prescriptions and on premises consumption at Drug Store No 2 Main St Middletown. Licensed pharmacist Joseph Glassman cites certificate 273 and ownership. Town officials and real estate taxpayers endorse the license, dated August 13 and August 18 1918.

Middlesex County Main St Town of Middle Middletown Joseph Glassman Joseph Glagsman Conn Averet Josepher Max Press Carl A. Allison Meyer Slutzky J. Philip Berggren F “Wingate C. Howard

Musical-Chas C.Clarke Practical tuner and rev

Practical tuner and rev, new and second hand pianos for old pianos rebuilt and re varnished. 10 Johnson St., City.

Chas, C.glarke Johnson St City

The Upper Class. Detroit Free Press excerpt

A dialogue frames a suitor seeking a daughter’s hand with payment terms. The father questions wealth, and the young man replies with a weekly forty dollar wage, highlighting social expectations and class barriers of the era.

Detroit Free. Press

Revised rules on allotments explained for soldiers

Hartford on Aug 14 explains three revised forms of government aid for soldiers and dependents. Compulsory allotments require $15 monthly from married enlisted men to wives and children, with additional government allowances up to $50 monthly for families. Voluntary allotments may cover other dependents, and the government adds up to $50 monthly. Compensation for death or total or partial disability varies by family size, from $20 to $95 monthly, and government insurance offers $10,000 with $57.50 monthly to widows or dependents for 20 years. Insurance can be kept after service, with a one-year grace for missed premiums.

Hartford Connecticut State Council of Defense United States Army Navy Bureau of War Risk Insurance

A Fairy Tale from the Detroit Free Press

A humorous item discusses Mrs Jumply, noting she is peculiar for always stating her exact age and doing so boastfully, in a light anecdotal tone typical of a newspaper filler.

The Detroit Free Press Jumply

Mathewson Plans Enlistment in Chemical Warfare Service

Christy Mathewson, manager of the Red Sox club, intends to enlist for war work after the baseball season ends. He will apply to join the Chemical Warfare service, an organization focused on gas defense and related uses.

Matty Christy _Mathewson The Reda Chemical Warfare Service

Champion Holstein Johanna Rue top milk record holder world

National Crop Improvement Service proclaims Inderne Pride Johanna Rue No 121083 as the world’s champion living cow after record milk and butter outputs. It notes top cows like Auchen Brain Brown Kate 4th and Sophie 19th, stressing that best results come from balanced, palatable by products feeds, not overfeeding single items. It urges use of cereal by‑products, silage, pasturage, and home grown roughage with low waste and cost, highlighting dairyman labor and feed cost efficiency.

Inderne Pride Ess Skylark Ormsby Kate Sophie Jean du Luth

National League and American League baseball scores and schedule

National League results include Brooklyn 2-4 Philadelphia 1-3 New York 5-5 Boston 4-2 Cincinnati 6 St Louis Chicago 2-2 Pittsburgh 1-7 American League Washington 5-6 Philadelphia 3-1 Only one game scheduled. International League standings show Toronto 4 Hamilton 2 Rochester 14 Buffalo 3 Binghamton 5 Jersey City 1 Baltimore 9-5 Newark 1-3 Today’s games list Pittsburgh at Chicago Cincinnati at St Louis Philadelphia at Brooklyn American League Chicago at Boston Cleveland at New York St Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington International League Toronto at Hamilton Binghamton at Jersey City Buffalo at Rochester Baltimore at Newark

National Ace C Chicago New York Pittsburgh Wees Cincinnati Ee Ee Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston St. Louis C Washington Toronto Hamilton Rochester Buffalo Binghamton Jersey City Baltimore Newark St. Louis Cleveland Detroit

Senators Extend Hold With Big Win Over Mackinen

Scoreboard reflections show the Senators strengthen their third place with a double victory over Mackinen. Walt Johnson homered and won the first game while also pitching the win. Harper added the second win. Fred Teney, ex-Red, saved the first Giants win with clutch pinch pitching against the Braves. George Burns hit a first inning triple driving in three runs to finish the game for McGraw. The Cubs struggled against the Giants, and Ellam’s fumble on a Mahnga grounder helped the Giants keep the lead.

Senators Mackinen Walt Johnson Bage Harper Fred Teney Giants Braves George Burns Triple McGraw Cubs Ibader Ellam Mahnga wAtaole Wichert Stebinaan

Portland Oregonian Hits Face Rains and Regional Delays

The Portland Oregonian reports weather related disruptions as rainfall and regional delays spread across the area. Officials urge caution as transit and daily activities adjust to the conditions.

Editor Quips Over Soldier Tale From War Memoir

An aging veteran regales a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph editor with battlefield sketches. He points to a map showing Arab positions and a Zareba deployment, claiming wounds from a left shoulder and a shattered right arm by friendly fire as he recounts a dramatic, if gritty, front-line memory.

Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph Zareba

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