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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1919
Page
9
Congressional speech outlines a plan for mandatory military training beginning at age 19, six months per year, to develop a trained citizen army. Kahn argues this is the only practical path to genuine preparedness and deterring future wars. He warns against complacency and urges swift passage in the 66th Congress.
Frederick Moore notes in World's Work that Poland once ranged from the Baltic to the Carpathians, including Silesia and parts of Saxony. He cites 1772 dismemberment yielding 300000 square miles and 11.5 million people, asserting Poles remained one nation in language and aspiration despite political subjugation.
A brief prayer attributed to Marshal Foch asks Eternal Father for the precious blood of Jesus Christ to be offered at any hour and place. It seeks atonement for sins, support for the Holy Church, conversion of unbelievers, and expiation for war’s dreadful deeds and all who suffer, including sailors, soldiers, and prisoners.
A terse exchange shows sharp wit as a husband-made remark about a drinking man sparks a lively quip from Mr Gaysport with a jab about sowing wild oats. The brief dialogue hints at domestic and social humor of the era.
In a Buffalo Express strip Mrs. Heckel asks what an autonomous state is and Mr. Heckel answers the punning definition the state of single blessedness.
A collage of wartime observations and social opinions discusses Y M C A relief, Bolshevik fears, cigarette production, soldiers marrying French wives, pay disparities in shipyards, milk pricing protests, racial policies, beer bans, mastication advocates, veteran pay, and a notable wartime Canadian soldier bonus. It also covers an Ohio neighbor in a German-occupied region, New York press funding, a Utah girl’s wartime farming feats, and ends with a note on perpetual motion.
An old time advertisement touts Castor oil for children and Cascarets for constipation. It urges mothers to use Cascarets for kids aged one year and up, promising relief when a child’s tongue turns white or breath runs feverish. The copy maintains a homespun tone and emphasizes safety and ease of use.
The passage follows Charles M. Schwab as a decisive figure who faces challenges without hesitation. A wife rebukes him for neglecting flowers, but he explains his shift to less flashy aims, insisting that daintier flower girls no longer draw him as they once did.
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