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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1919
Page
4
Notice to subscribers and advertisers about renewal terms and payment, with instructions to remedy address changes and discontinue ads. Details indicate deadlines for changes by 10:30 a m and that publications may stop at default. paper is mailed from Middletown and sold at a local store.
Government weather report notes snow and colder conditions tonight and Sunday for New Haven and Connecticut with rain or snow statewide. A storm moving from Illinois coast causes unsettled weather with snow or rain, followed by clearing and colder air. Observations include Hartford 34 snow, Boston 32 snow, New York 38 rain, Norfolk 44 cloudy, Atlanta 32 cloudy.
The discussion notes that state prisons hold millions with pending prohibition legislation while western examples show many institutions only half full. It argues it is legislative time and beginning expenditures appears to be the order of the day.
The Morrison bill is criticized as a sign of drift toward unchecked power in state legislation. The writer argues it concentrates authority, weakens democracy, and expands salaries and officials, undermining the public and school system. The piece decries private interests using the legislature to safeguard individuals at public expense.
Weather at Mt Higby for the 24 hours ending at noon reported: max 35, min 28, mean 31.5. At 12 noon 35, barometer 29.04, water 25 feet 55 inches, wind northwest, weather raining. Opinion scattered on war, taxation, politics, and transportation. mentions Saybrook divorce, New Haven receiver, and New Jersey gunmen extradition.
The New York World argues British organized labor seeks shorter hours with higher pay. Demands range from six hours daily for miners to thirty-four to thirty-eight hour weeks for various workers. It warns that reducing work undermines industry and could trigger hunger, debt, and chaos, urging unity in toil to repair war losses. It cites Secretary Baker on WWI costs and cautions against capitalizing indolence.
A New York Morning Telegraph vignette shows a weather tale at a fireside between an old sea captain and his son Jack. The son recalls a storm that tested a vessel and crew while the captain resists leaving port, only to be playfully admonished by the father as Jack overstates the damage.
An ad claims Foley's Honey and Tar clears inflamed passages and soothes irritated throats after grip illnesses. It urges readers to rely on this remedy for relief from coughing and chest irritation, referencing a box number for orders and contact from a Virginia address.
A dated satirical piece by Guy Hedlund critiques Connecticut state ownership of a private yacht Cheslyme at Hadlyme and its impact on locals. It laments restricted public spaces, the ferry’s privileged access, and the irony of democracy versus royal maritime pomp amid wartime censorship. It also retells lines from Edgar A. Guest on censorship and letters from France.
An exchange between an American and a Briton parodies fogs and clever contraptions. A joke about fog bricks and a house dissolving back into bricks ends with a quip about glazing them.
Brief item from the Birmingham Age-Herald notes a lighthearted exchange about political recognition. The dialogue jokes that even spouses of congress members may be unfamiliar to others, underscoring social rumors without naming individuals or events.
The once famous pond near Haverhill Massachusetts, memorialized by John Greenleaf Whittier as Death by Own Action Pond, has nearly vanished due to irrigation outlets. Locals recall its grim history and the eerie, lingering legends as the shallow stream now replaces the dark pool once feared by villagers and visitors.
In a December 10 1917 testimonial patient P H McHugh reports chronic rheumatism lasting sixteen years improved after using Fruit-a-tives. He credits relief from eczema constipation and a restored appetite with no recurrences over five years. Price 60c a box six for 2 50 trial size 25c. FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited Ogdensburg NY.
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