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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1919
Page
4
A small dated notice appears about mail matter at the Middletown Connecticut post office. The text references second class matter handling and a petition concept, indicating an administrative filing or classification action relevant to local postal operations.
Weather from Mt Higby reports clear with a 33 noon reading, barometer 29.58, wind NW, water 25 feet 4 inches. New Haven forecast calls for partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with fair conditions across Connecticut and moderating northwesterly winds. Observations list many cities with clouds or snow, while broader notes discuss postwar diplomacy, troop movements, and political shifts including Germany extending the armistice, winter fashion in headlines, and concerns over food control, with civic leaders in Seattle and broader economic debates shaping public policy.
The piece notes Trotzky’s rise and influence while contrasting figures like Villa in Mexico. It asserts U S President Wilson sees work as the cure to global unrest, criticizing prolonged idleness that has kept nations in a state of unease and seeks a return to normalcy through effort.
Officials face scrutiny over a decade of ion-producing clay outputs and the measures taken to present a favorable account. The inquiry aims to clarify figures and restore public confidence in reporting.
The article notes American liberty bonds lag behind British, French, and Russian issues as peace nears. It argues fear of massive future borrowing keeps investors wary, calling for fiscal restraint and the end of new borrowing. It also mentions ancient pre Aztec settlements near Phoenix with large central buildings and river valleys showing evidence of early inhabitants.
A Thrift Magazine quotation urges continual work and aims for a centennial life. It quips that retirement at sixty is tempting but thrifty living means staying employed as long as possible. It contrasts the century plant with the undertaker as a humorous moral.
A guiding rule urges exact wording in all communication. Avoid vague generalities that invite misinterpretation and unintended inferences.
A zoo report notes a crocodile in Edinburgh content with a rat or piece of horseflesh every fortnight. An anaconda arrived over a year ago and has refused all food since arrival, a harsher abstention than an Indian python that has not eaten in 13 months.
A family doctor made a routine visit when patient Johnny broke into a chuckle after the exam. He whispered that his doggy had his tongue out, hinting the animal recognized the physician.
The bona kings were James S. Flood A B Ken John W Mackay and James C Fair, four men of Irish parentage who built vast fortunes from Pacific coast gold and silver mines. imitators followed, but these four remained the only original bonanza kings.
The major prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel and Daniel hold lengthy prophecies while the minor prophets Hosea through Malachi are named for briefer prophecies. Malachi stands as the last minor prophet in the collection.
A small 18 inch viper from Bosnia known as Viper macropa appears to feed exclusively on grasshoppers. Though poisonous, it can be handled with impunity. It may hiss and snap when teased but does not bite unless seriously provoked.
A cheap substitute for putty is made by soaking newspaper in a paste of boiling flour and water with alam. Mix a pound of flour in three quarts of water, add a teaspoon of alam, boil, and force the paste into cracks with a knife to seal wooden floors and woodwork.
Acreticism means practicing severe virtues or mastering fires and passions. It may be termed the extreme practice of the simple life. Among ancient Greeks it denoted the exercise and discipline practiced by athletes and wrestlers.
General Peyton C March chief of staff of the U S Army is named Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor by order of President Poincare and Premier Clemenceau. He is shown in the new decoration after its presentation by General Callardet on behalf of the French Government.
A reflective piece on turning thirty from a giggly youth to a seasoned adult. The speaker contrasts youth and age, noting that maturity brings freedom, joy, resilience, and renewed zest for life. She asserts being thirty is not dull but a new stage with stronger friendships and self awareness.
A North Newton resident reported a man exiting through the back door as he arrived home, warning the person to leave town. A subsequent note clarified it was a neighbor’s dog escaping through an ajar back door while the wife was away, explaining the earlier claim.
Mr Rex grouses about a newspaper photographer capturing him in the water at Palm Beach. Mrs Rex explains she arranged the photo session with the photographer, prompting his amused response.
An old advertisement promotes Neutrone Prescription 99 claiming it purifies blood to remove rheumatic pains. It urges readers to buy 50c or $1 bottles from Hartman Drug Co. and other druggists, promising relief and renewed comfort.
A dialogue hints at a family crest with three lozenges on a blue field as a founder’s wealth in cough drops is linked to a house lineage. The exchange suggests money drives many heart decisions in a broad, symbolic sense.
Constan t pain after eating ad from 1930s product listing. States price 50c a box six for 2.50 and trial size 250. Mentions FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited Ogdensburg New York with dealer distribution. Includes contact details and trial offer without narrative context.
A dense roster of individuals, firms, and businesses listed alphabetically such as Acheson, Campion Allison Brothers, Allen, Andrews, Avery, Arrigoni, Anenberg van Brill, Barber, Beach, Bridge, Bailey, Binge, Beers, Briggs, Baldwin, Bride, Beaumont, Bliss, Benham, Bengston, Bush, Bacon Brothers, Buell, Blatchley, Bruce, Ball, Baer, Birdsey, Brainard, Bynon, Broatch, Modern Book Shop, Blatchley, Bailey, Beattie, Carlson, Canthomas Clark, Coughlin, Cady, Corey, Coleman, Koch, Kane, Kabatznick, Kieft, Kenefick, Kidney, Kincaid, Kuhns, Kelsey, Park Drug Store, Payne, Parshley, Pattison, Quirk, Ray, Ryan, Ruderman, Reger, Reilly, Stiles, Stone, Stow, Sedgwick, Southwick, Sheridan, Thompson, Tobin, Tuttle, Underwood, Woodward, Wetherbee, Wilson, Ward, Young.
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