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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
2
Casualty List Totals 667 Names in Two Reports
Two army casualty lists released today number 667 names with sections for died of wounds and disease, plus wounded severely. Connecticut entries include John C. Dadzinski of New Haven and Thomas F. O'Connell of Hartford, among others, with several from Bridgeport, Waterbury, and Branford. In a lighter note from Webster, Private Stanley Karabash, who carried an umbrella over the trenches, explains rain protection for his tin hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Pugewgurgs
Heaben
Sheatee
Connecticut
John C. Dadzinski
New Haven
Harold Gebhart
Bridgeport
Thomas F. O’connell
Hartford
William A. Mason
Waterbury
Harry Rosen
Louis Sciarini
Branford
Webster
Mass
Stanley Karabash
Karabash
French Steamship Chaproi Sunk With 500 Dead
Rome reports the French steamship Chaproi, sailing from Marseilles, struck a mine in the Straits of Messina and sank in under five minutes with about 500 lives lost. The collision occurred while the vessel was outward bound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Chaproi
Marseilles
Straits of
Messina
Behalfed Narragansett Pier Health Tonic Claim
Mrs Hannah Ran of Narragansett Pier reports backache fatigue and weakness after housework for her husband and four children but says Vinci Tonics restored her health and she recommends them. The ad attributes success to beef cod liver oil glycerophosphates and claims as a strength-building tonic. Also touts Saxrol Salve for eczema with a guaranteed promise of effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narragansett Pier
Hannah Ran
Vinci
Woolward Drug Co
Hartman Drug Ce
Middletown
fFor
Prohibition World Wide Aim After U S Amendment
Washington reports the drys plan global mobilization after the national prohibition constitutional amendment. Edwin Dinwiddie says the league will aid foreign prohibition groups, send speakers, and circulate literature to bolster worldwide enforcement and organize new forces. Internal Revenue will oversee enforcement with heavy penalties, as distillers vow to fight. A separate item notes coal theft in Somerville, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edwin C. Dinwiddie
League
Yester
United States
Dinwiddie
Prohibition
International Order of Good Templar S
Wll
Anti-Saloon League
Dinwiddie Cain
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Bureau
Internal Revenue
Roper
Congress
Levy Mayer
Dinwi
Young church organist in Brockton at 15 years
Miss Viola Langeller aged 15 is appointed the organist at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Brockton Massachusetts and is described as one of the youngest church organists in the country. She is a junior at Brockton High School. Roosevelts depart Farmington after visiting Rear Admiral and Mrs Cowles. Theo Roosevelt, Mrs Derby, and Captain Archie Roosevelt leave for Oyster Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Mass
Viola Langeller
Church of the Sacred Heart
Miss Langeller
Roosevelts
Farmington
Theodore Roosevelt
Richard Derby
Archie Roosevelt
Cowles
Eat Less Meat If Back Hurts
A well known authority warns that eating meat regularly can cause kidney trouble by overworking the kidneys leading to back ache and urinary issues. He promotes Jad Salts as a safe remedy to cleanse the kidneys and improve urinary health, suggesting four ounces in water before breakfast for a few days.
Fire in Bridewell Prison Endangers 1700 Inmates in Chicago
A morning blaze at the Bridewell prison in Chicago endangers about 1,700 inmates, including 50 hospital patients, with a loss estimated at 75,000 dollars. The fire started in a junk shop and spread quickly, prompting heavy guard deployment and assurances to hospital patients that no immediate danger existed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridewell Institution
Chicago
Bridewell Prison
Woman Guilty of Murder in Chicago Trial
Chicago jury convicts Mrs. Hilda Eklund of murdering her husband last October after a struggle over a knife. Attorneys plan a retrial bid as she faces sentencing. A driller anecdote about a drummer and a waitress adds local color to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eklund
Hilda Eklund
Celery King A Laxative Tea
A vegetable remedy claims to cleanse the bowels and improve wellbeing. It advises brewing a cup to relieve colds fevers and malaise and to aid sick headaches, breath, skin, and appetite.
Public control of street railways urged in Mass report
Boston January report from the public service commission recommends public ownership of street railways by municipalities or the state under a governor appointed director general for a five year term. The director would fix fares and schedules to maximize revenue while ensuring free movement and reducing congestion. a minimum fare of five cents is proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Public Service Commission
Massachusetts
Boston Elevated
Massachusetts Northeastern
Home made wine as last resort under prohibition
William H. Hirst counsel for the United States Brewers Association says drinkers will turn to home-made wine using market devices as the nation wide prohibition continues. He adds people will have wine while nature provides materials. NYC cabaret managers say their venues remain restaurants and liquor is not the main business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William H. Hirst
United States Brewers’ Association
Hirst
Penny Press Happenings 25 Years Ago in Local Notes
A Penny Press reporter visits the engine room of W. & B. Douglas now on the north side of the street under W. A. Pierce for 23 years. Poet Edward Barrett has a demobilization poem in today’s Penny Press. Union Street crossing gate protection urged on Valley railroad. Locals profit from eel spearing in Little River and the cove below the creek. Conductor Frank A. Beckwith plans a Hartford house. B N Hedges secures contract for William Mylchreest house on High Street with Lyman A. Mills plumbing. Henry B. Starr, Central National Bank cashier, dies at Mt. Vernon Street home. Mothers reflect on childhood, and the sweetness of babies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Press
W. & B. Douglas
W. A. Pierce
Edward Barrett
South Farms
Old Court House
Union Street
Valley
Little River
Frank A. Beckwith
Valley Road
Hartford
B. N. Hedges
William Mylchreest
High Street
Lyman A. Mills
Henry
Starr
Central National Bank
Mt. Vernon Street
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Sage Tea and Sulphur Compound as a natural, easy hair darkener. It promises to restore color in faded or gray hair using Wyeth’s prepared formula from drugstores with a simple sponge or brush application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyeth
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