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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1919
Page
4
The Evening Press announces subscription terms and address changes for customers in Middletown Connecticut. Notice ends at 30 am on publication day. discontinuations must be received by then. Copies are sold at local stores including 299 Main and 188 Main Street.
Forecast for New Haven and vicinity calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with a slight warming Tuesday. Connecticut may see increasing cloudiness and a local snowfall late tonight into Tuesday, with a slightly warmer Tuesday and moderate northwest winds shifting to variable. Observations show mixed conditions across cities, with generally below normal temperatures east of the Mississippi and freezing temps extending to Florida.
The Mt Higby station reports 24 hours ending noon with 37 maximum 18 minimum and 27.5 mean. At noon 32 with 29.66 barometer water at 95 feet 5 inches wind NW clear. Sunday highs 39 28 33.5. Hartford’s gunman claim and Russian problem seen improving. Legislative hearings for Middletown dates urged. Do not lose hope on industrials or international police force appointment. Seattle strike settled shipyards to reopen. Up heavers possible elsewhere. Some focus on League of Nations constitution versus domestic constitution.
The piece mulls a possible night meeting schedule for Congress and whether lawmakers will gain time and a half for overtime. It contrasts legislative talk with the reality of improving the nation’s natural waterways and the importance of navigable rivers to residents along their banks.
Carranza states it is not his intention to run again though there is no clear guidance on who might replace him in Mexico. The article notes uncertainty about potential successors as the country faces a leadership transition.
Atmospheric conditions described by dealers as key factor in continued food price rises. The narrative notes prices appear to be climbing in multiple sectors and directions, with industry sources warning of persistent inflationary pressure.
Boston prepares for a notable visit as President Wilson lands in the Hub to deliver his first major address. Meanwhile the town drifts away from a “back to the land” trend, as cold weather drives residents to flee farming toward urban life.
The article notes Professor Herron, recently appointed to the Marreora conference, may have funded the appointment and could face public inquiry. It discusses the Air Line route, housing shortages, and whether investment capital will revive a stagnant building industry amid rising unease and inducements to stimulate production.
The piece argues for a US British alliance to ensure world peace. It warns Americans must back such a union with troops and money, accepting responsibility for global order. It discusses spheres of influence, including Constantinople and Mexico, and notes European friction and distrust of Wilson. It also mentions French support for Wilson amidst a government-ordered postponement of a mass meeting.
New York Sun reports the second wave of the influenza epidemic is subsiding. It emphasizes transmission through social behavior, coughing and spitting, notes Pfeiffer's bacillus found in most cases, and calls for public education and strict sanitary measures over coercive mask rules.
Congress earmarks funds for road building but state apportionment shows meager sums, stressing officials and broad national programs. The piece warns that continued government focus on this issue could undermine official capacity and accountability.
A cabman appeared before the magistrate for using violent language to a lady. The man argued that the woman was not a lady, while the judge retorted that a true lady is clearly seen. The exchange devolved into a crude anecdote about a woman who paid a fare with a pound note and told him to keep the change and drink to kiss his mother-in-law.
In a humorous exchange Senator Sorg explains a rider as a postscript like a women’s letter afterthought. The remark highlights how a rider functions as an additional provision attached to a bill.
Ralph de Palma shattered two world automobile records on the Daytona beach course in Florida. Officials of the Automobile Association of America timed his mile at 24.2 seconds, beating Bob Burman’s 25.40. His kilometre run finished in 15.86 seconds, two seconds faster than the record, powered by a twelve cylinder aviation motor.
Mrs. James McQuire and Miss Delia Fox visited relatives in New York City over Sunday. John Gildersleeve was taken ill with appendicitis and hospitalized in Hartford for surgery. Elton A. Dibble anticipates filling his ice houses as nearly zero weather persists. Jarvis E Brooks becomes captain of Sixth Regiment Company G State Guard, with officials expected at the armory meeting. Dr. William H. Wolfe takes lieutenant appointment in place of Brooks. William Murphy visited his parents in the Ferry district. Ralph B. P. Smith trains for a conductor berth with Shore Line Electric. Several New Haven division towers to close. Leete's Island, Lyme, Black Hall to be cut off. Six operators to lose jobs to cut railroad costs. Graded school session held Saturday. classes closed today for teachers to attend conventions.
Centerbrook February 17 The King's Daughters meet Tuesday evening. Miss May Schultz visited Middletown friends. The Essex Public Hall Social Club meets tonight. Mrs. D C Stedman ill at home with daughter Mrs. Herbert Warmsley from Middletown visiting. Lewis Pratt returns to Pratt Reed's Deep River factory. Miss Estelle Parker hosted Meriden guests. George Looby buys a Buick from Behrens Bushnell. Thelma Tuesday Night Pauline Frederick in Fedora. Coming Saturday Charlie Chaplin in Shoulder Arms.
Haddam residents report weekend visits including Miss Winifred Lewis at Middletown reunion and Ashley Campbell in town. Miss A M Bitters spent Sabbath in New London. P C Arnold and Harold Tracy group visited East Hampton with Mrs Arnold Purple and son. they plan a short visit. Frederick and Samuel Kelsey and Kahlman Lang returned to family homes over Sunday. The Brooklyn Eagle suggests a pilgrimage to Grotius tomb in Holland, noting his Mare Liberum and role in international law, while hinting the president should visit Carnegie Peace Temple at The Hague.
In a brief dialogue the speaker laments privilege and ease of the rich, contrasting it with the burden of constant social dressing. The exchange notes the imagined fatigue of frequent formal appearances and the constant demand to present oneself in society.
Mrs Permilla Hulsizer of Ithaca New York credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing severe pelvic and back pain and a leg abscess after six bottles. She says she can work and sew again and urges others with similar female troubles to try the famous root and herb remedy.
Westbrook hosts a two afternoon free exhibition by the Conn. Co-operative Extension Work Bureau and Middlesex Farm Bureau agents with Miss Ketcham demonstrations in dressmaking and home millinery. Evening stereoptical talks include a Household Efficiency lecture by a state worker.
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