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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
4
Partial OCR shows subscription changes address updates and discontinuation deadlines. Mentions Middletown Post Office second class matter and sale locations at 299 Main Street and 188 Main Street. No clear event or names beyond generic references.
New Haven weather report for Dec 6 notes fair conditions tonight and tomorrow for New Haven and Connecticut, with a moving disturbance from the Mississippi valley bringing snow, rain, and cool to warm shifts. Observations from multiple cities show varied conditions, while international reports discuss postwar plans, food relief, and political shifts.
The piece argues that many cities will pursue charter changes to govern local commerce, with universal city charters questioned. It cites editor Brisbane’s testimony on newspaper deals with brewers for beer propaganda, equating such tactics to prohibition efforts, and concludes that money drives moral battles while ordinary people will ultimately decide.
The piece argues that passport restrictions delaying American tourism to war damaged Europe should be eased. It cites economic and educational benefits from travel, noting American visitors aid reconstruction, boost industries, and support charities, while acknowledging the sobering value of witnessing war damages. It urges swift resumption of tourist travel to Europe.
Instructions to salvage cooking grease into soap. Collect five rounds of grease, mix with potash borax and warm water, caution with potash. Pour into bars, let cool, remove from pans, and air dry for hardening. Includes safety notes about handling chemicals and using an earthen dish.
A plain vegetable tea described as a pure remedy for constipation upset stomach and coated tongue. The ad urges using the palatable tea for feverish children and adults and claims it costs only a few cents for a generous package and is trusted by thousands.
Ad promises Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets provide instant relief from indigestion and sour stomach. It claims the tablets drive out poisonous gases, thoroughly clean and strengthen the stomach to aid digestion, with a money back guarantee.
At Aetna alleys Franklin Co. defeated Conn. Power Co. three games with top score 289 by Hoffman for Franklin and Sokolowski 289 for Conn. Power. Tonight Good year Co. faces Kirby Co. Other scores listed show cumulative totals for each player.
The article warns influenza deaths exceed wartime losses and urges vigilance through winter. It promotes reducing crowds, covering coughs, avoiding shared cups, and using a Hyomei inhaler for germ destruction. It notes these steps help prevent influenza, colds, bronchitis, and pneumonia, ending with Buell & Blatchley as sellers.
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