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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1918
Page
4
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New Haven forecast: rain and slightly warmer tonight and Sunday, then clearing. Rain tonight and Sunday in most areas east of the Mississippi due to a slow-moving western disturbance forming a long trough from Mississippi to Michigan. Temperatures remain moderately high in the east and central districts with cloudy, rainy conditions and little temperature change. Observed: Atlanta 62 rain, Atlantic City 52 rain, Boston 42 rain, Chicago 40 cloudy, Denver 32 clear, Detroit 46 rain, Hartford 36 rain, New Haven 40 rain, New York 48 rain, Norfolk 58 cloudy, Portland 40 rain, St Louis 42 rain.
Weather at Mount Higby reports maximum 37, minimum 29, mean 33 with noon 38, 0.25 inch precipitation, water 22 feet 7 inches, wind north and cloudy. Returnees praise, Montreal strike ends, Wilson made Paris citizen, Senate rushes holiday work, world eye on British election, League of Nations debate, war ends but many oppose, naval demonstration planned in New York, utilities under government control debated, Brethren brew to China discussed, city water variable in taste, soldier pay arrears noted, Salvation Army praised, call to curb vehicle theft, Alaska air mail expansion discussed, dog mail Yukon tale to be spotlighted, traction firms in trouble, Kaiser exile option, overreach of government ownership questioned, cotton regulation ended, indemnity figures stagger later.
The discussion covers wartime aftermath including shell shock effects on morale, calls for a regional campaign strategy by Republicans, and debates over party lines on telephones. It notes railroad funding needs of two hundred million dollars, agricultural chamber proposals, farming modernization, and ongoing tensions between sheep industry and dog predation, with legal rules shaping dog controls.
Detroit News argues money as a war instrument. neutrality collapses when private finance funds belligerents. It urges government control of munitions and war loans to prevent neutral countries from fueling conflict, likening bankers to arms dealers and predicting peace conference action on both issues.
The December meeting of the W. W. J. A. is set for next Wednesday at 8 PM. Soldiers honor roll standards go up at the library green. Mail from abroad includes letters from First Lieutenant Chaplain C. Watkins with the 339th U.S. regiment in Russia and Second Lieutenant John A. Holbrook with the U.S. 26th regiment near the armistice front. Captain Friend St. Clair Dickinson, Yale graduate and 91st division veteran, has been commissioned as major with the army of occupation. Mrs. F. G. Dickinson of Waterman writes of family news. F. G. Dickinson, ill since June, is improving. Public education meeting at Town Hall on the 19th features a classroom exhibition and special program.
Deep River residents note Christmas preparations with Mrs Tracy and Mrs Adams assisting at Wimovsky's store. Town updates include illness recoveries, church services, and wartime letters from Lt Eagan and Private Kinrade. Local clubs, schooling shifts, and Red Cross plans accompany shopping advisories and store promotions at Wimovsky's and John M. Dudek's.
Moodus notes callers from East Hampton and Middletown trips by residents, influenza recovery, and a December 16 lecture by Lieut Gordon Manning on war’s effect on the world. Also mentions a new east mill job, and OBSC chapter officers elected led by Emma Dell Manee with Franklin Countryman as associate matron and Ida Johnson as secretary.
In Ivoryton on December 14, Florence Chrystal is able to go out after several days with influenza. A church service will be held at All Saints' church on Sunday at 3 PM, the third Sunday in Advent, conducted by Rev. George B. Gilbert from Middletown. Simon R. Shailer is in New York on a business trip. Charles M. Smith of Lynn visited Ivoryton yesterday. The government Christmas ban has been lifted. encourage lasting remembrance through gifts this year. Advertisements note jewelry at Oliver I. Markham in Deep River and gift selections at Wimovsky's in Deep River with shoes from John M. Dudek’s store.
Old Saybrook reports Richard Doyle and 25 others transferred from Camp Johnson Florida to Camp Mills Mineola for training. Harry Kirtland, aboard U S S Florida, writes of convoy duty near the Firth of Forth and upcoming return to Portsmouth as censorship lifts. Local visits include Mrs. Frederick A. Fish in New Haven and Mrs. Ralph P. Stillman in New Haven. The State Guard Company G meets at the Armory Monday at 8 pm.
Pomona Grange joined Chester Grange for a well attended meeting with a chicken pie dinner served by local ladies. Eugene Gorman of the U S Navy visited home briefly as Mrs Gorman recovers from grip. Celia Skinner visited Middletown, L M McCallum seen in Hartford.
Durham notes from December list residents traveling to Florida and visitors to town. Local officials report illnesses and a horse accident injuring Alpert. Church groups meet and Red Cross to hold annual meeting. Educational program planned at Town Hall and church services scheduled with sermon on the Great War and Immortality.
Henry Willis of Sandy Point Texas joins thousands praising Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe non opiate remedy for coughs and colds. Willis says one bottle gave relief after trying multiple medicines and calls it the best medicine he ever used. Sold everywhere.
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