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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1919
Page
4
Public notice from Middletown newspaper outlining subscription rates postpaid to the United States, address change procedures, and termination policy. It informs readers to notify promptly of changes and that ads or notices end on the publication day if not renewed, with the paper printed at 299 Main St and 188 Main St locations.
Haven January 28 forecast notes fair conditions tonight and tomorrow with partly cloudy skies. Connecticut generally fair to Wednesday with light south to west winds. A morning disturbance over upper Michigan brings cloudy unsettled weather to northern areas, pleasant conditions east of the Rockies today. Observed temps from city to coast range from 28 to 52 degrees with varying cloudiness and clear spells.
Mt Higby weather report for 24 hours ending at noon shows high 42, low 24, mean 33, wind south west clear, barometer 29.68 and water 25 feet 9 inches. The column then shifts to commentary on trains, prices, war taxes, propers, and moral concerns, critiquing profiteering, Kaiser plans, peace talks, and public utilities disputes as unrest grows and courts impose penalties amid social tension.
The piece argues that higher education and corporate plans mask profits lost to South American ventures. It condemns wartime employment fear and suggests action by the people to end government frills and seek real work without reliance on subterfuge. It calls for exploited workers to demand genuine employment and oppose tax-funded, easy living under supervision.
An editorial-length piece argues superstition is a social burden and fear fuelled by unfounded beliefs. It critiques reliance on luck, urges rational thinking, and condemns charlatans profiting from gullible readers in Los Angeles.
A turbulent discussion warns against surrendering local governance over property and services. The speaker argues that allowing outsiders to regulate taxation education and public utilities raises costs and reduces service quality, citing rail and utility rate trends as evidence of central control expanding and local input diminishing.
The piece argues that even committed smokers resist condemnation but should be saved from sin by an amendment to the U S Constitution. It mocks moral crusaders who push bans, notes the Eighteenth Amendment as a step to salvation, and predicts a wave of prohibitions to cleanse society of vice including tobacco.
A fashion article argues peace renews beauty pursuit and lists items with prices: unscented soap $1, water softening powder $3, marvelous cleanser $2, food $5–$10, astringent cream $3, alternating morning creams $5 each, foundation for powder, a perfume bottle $10. Total listed $35 excluding the cleanser.
A fragment from the Baltimore American notes a question about Meydoman ho and references “has any oth, any other kind.” The text is read as a stray quotation or editorial aside with unclear context or attribution. It lacks a identifiable event, date, or person beyond the quoted phrases.
A parade of figures from Angus McPhail to Mazie V. Caruthers reflects postwar labor and home front themes. The piece traces veterans returning to farming, workers urged to “Come back to the land,” and the rise of labor parties as Gompers faces age and dissent. It notes Chicago and New York labor party activity and the debate over mixing unions with politics.
In a light city column Smith and Jones debate winter's length. Jones claims to speed time by signing a ninety day promissory note each December, so the due date arrives quickly. The exchange frames the season with a financial quip.
A woman describes persistent coughs and body aches from a cold and praises Honey and Tar as a preventative remedy. She claims the mixture loosens phlegm calms irritation relieves soreness eases inflammation and frees air passages for use anywhere.
Moodus January reports evangelistic meetings at the Methodist church with Rev Gurney and Rev Rad in charge. Red Cross all day gathering planned at Fuller hall on the 29th. Local residents including Mrs Hall, Edward Barber, A J Lecrenier, Sam Williams, William Kimball, Mrs Worthington and others noted visiting, illness, or travel. An upcoming Continental ball on January 30 features Pratt's orchestra.
C C Davison attended duties in New Haven on Monday while A Way moved from F W Harding’s tenement back to South Lyme recently. J W Harris returned to DeWolf’s tenement in Blackhall. May Wiggins visited New Haven contact. Speake of Cheshire visited Davison, returning Monday. Frank Way of Glastonbury and Davison reported another red fox capture. Fowler couple from New London visited Davison. Influenza cases improving with few new. Dr Tonks recovering enough to see patients. Red Cross workers anticipate ongoing orders despite earlier belief of last meeting. Rev Ringrose remains wheelchair bound briefly daily. Two New London men in a Ford near Miss Mary Peck’s car ran toward a wall. one injured. Other car towed them to city. Sayville Cemetery committee met, laid out roads and plots at the new yard.
Mrs Emma Isbell has been seriously ill with influenza and is slowly recovering. A social note invites readers to dress up and dance with Hahn's Orchestra on Friday evening in a brief society advertisement.
A New York Tribune note suggests that as Polish leaders finish their work Germany may concede the war could end in a draw after all. The column muses on possible shifts in sentiment and the prospect of a negotiated outcome.
Youth Companion notes that facial expressions betray true feelings even when masked by conscious effort. People study their own features in mirrors, while genuine reactions appear when unconcerned. The piece cites Edwin Stanton insisting adults over forty are responsible for their faces.
Large Japanese cities work to curb food prices by opening municipal markets. Tokyo reports satisfactory results and Osaka has ward markets benefiting the public. The home minister urged protection from middlemen and profiteers, saying retailers with fair profits may be left alone, but local markets will be supported.
Longfellow’s poems win love in Iceland where people urged Professor Kneeland to tell him they read and rejoice in his work. A Chinese fan featured The Psalm of Life, showing the poem’s popularity across cultures.
A short advertisement urging mothers to notice signs of illness in children from sour stomach bile and Poisons and to give Cascarets a candy like taste for 10 cents as a remedy.
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