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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1918
Page
8
Henry Koehler issues a denial through Evening Press regarding alleged pro German remarks attributed to him in a recent issue. He clarifies he never called President Wilson a scoundrel and never claimed Germans would knock the Allies out, while noting his three sons serving and his long residence in the country.
An appeal urges support for French war relief children suffering after the German drive. The Lafayette Memorial Fund Inc. solicits contributions and asks Middletown residents to send donations to Mary D. Webster who will forward them to headquarters in New York.
The icemen report four days of ideal weather boosting ice production. Deliveries ran hours behind as ice boxes emptied across houses, stores, and markets after Sunday melt. Customers expressed thanks, with some paying in appreciation for the hard work and timely service.
A horse part of a pair transporting a funeral from Meriden was overcome by heat yesterday afternoon. The animal collapsed on the road near the upper end of the street but was cooled with water and recovered enough to be led to O'Callaghan's livery stable for treatment. It later walked home this morning.
Duncan Sibley of Middlefield, a Princeton graduate and former member of the Third Aviation Center, writes several letters home about aviation work abroad. His notes describe the progress of aviation and the American airmen in driving the Hun, highlighting the role of pilots and the broader campaign.
Important gathering of Arawanna No 17 set for Tuesday July 23 with a representative from Connecticut. All members must attend. issued by Sachem F Ifield and Chief of Records D J.
Eight men are to report on Call No 850 and one to complete Call No 376 meeting at 4 o clock Wednesday at the municipal building. They have their instructions and outfits. Some details were published in The Evening Press. They depart at 8 10 on Thursday July 25 for Camp Devens.
At yesterday's Elks Home meeting after the old officers, Gustav B. was elected president, Henry Engel named secretary, and Leo named treasurer.
The Sixth Regiment Sand ya band will assemble in the Armory Thursday at 8 o'clock according to Bandmaster L. F. J. Smith. Players are requested to bring their all music.
Albert Scoville, longtime Maromas resident, is taken from Middletown to New York City by his nephew. The trip includes Coney Island and Grant’s Tomb, with Albert witnessing trains, crowds, and city life for the first time. He returns to Maromas for Sunday dinner, still amazed by the urban sights.
A local poultry raiser lamented cats preying on his stock, reporting the loss of 14 chicks from premium stock. He prepared to ambush a yellow cat at about 4 p.m. with a ball club, but the cat leaped away as the clock struck four. The incident reflects a significant seasonal impact of feline predation on local poultry.
Mothers in the cool of the evening wheeled their babies past the Municipal building where the drinking fountain drew a long queue. Trolley workers paused to drink as the crowd formed, with children looping back to the end of the line for seconds.
Unbearable heat drove closures at Omo Manufacturing Company and multiple departments of Russell Manufacturing Company. Wilcox Crt tenden and Co. galvanizing and blacksmithing units also shut down. George H. Parkinson designated as permanent veterinary at Brookside Farm, Durham, overseeing Hereford herd for F. W. Brewster of New Haven. Reverend Karl Reiland, rector of St Elizabeth’s Church in New York and serving with war relief in France, inherits $5,000 from Miss Field’s will.
Fruit a tives claim extraordinary success in easing constipation torpid liver indigestion chronic headaches neuralgia kidney and bladder troubles eczema and other skin affections. They say the tablets are made from the juices of apples oranges figs and prunes plus nerve tonics and antiseptics. 50c a box six for $2.50 trial 25c. FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited Ogdensburg NY.
Local notes report 200 state guardsmen at Camp Locke Niantic and Walter T. Smith arriving in France. Middletown items note theater bills, hospital stays, a driver injuring a child in Mt. Vernon, potato shipments, and Mary Pickford at Middlesex theatre. Connecticut delegates attend Beacon camp meeting and a new wheat-to-flour rule. Community notices cover garden flowers, birds, farming, and a bridge-pavement relay project on Main Street.
July 23 at Tylerville reports David McLauren purchasing the Vail cottage at the campground. The Schoolhouse Mission and campground groups plan a Sunday service at 4 PM in the campground tent with Rev. Mr. Gilbert delivering the sermon. A Dunn homestead sale to Mr. LeMay is noted along with social attendance at the Shailerville schoolhouse and visits by Mrs. Harry Corbin and son.
Joseph Hudec and Mary Hudec of New York were at home and visiting the Hudec homestead over the weekend. Bertha and Joseph Soukup were at the scene. A large attendance gathered at the school Sunday evening for an outdoor song service enjoyed by all despite the heat.
Printing ink, a by product of the dye plant at Clay City, is being manufactured by the Pearsite company in Winchester area mills. The firm plans to scale up production of printing ink in large quantities and to offer colored inks to meet trade demands, aiming to deliver a notable saving for printers. The ink is produced from cannel coal, which also yields ingredients used for dye production.
A playful exchange compares judging character by dress with a quip about a gentleman’s bed attire. The snippet, set on a street with a passing car, captures concise streetwise humor.
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