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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
3
For August and September a 10 room easement with gas located at Beach Park top pleasant location facing the Sound. Address C M Pratt Deep South.
F A Robinson of East Hampton receives a letter from son Lionel Robinson a German prisoner at Darmstadt Camp. Private Robinson of Company C is reported in good health and asks for a food box including corn meal milk rice brown sugar soap canned fish and tobacco. He has been a prisoner since April 20 1918 and asks his family to send word to mother Dorothy and others. He plans to write again and notes two letters and four post cards may be sent each month.
Washington reports ninety eight American expeditionary forces casualties with twenty one killed in action four died of wounds six from disease sixty wounded severely six missing in action and one prisoner. New England list includes named soldiers from Vermont Massachusetts New Hampshire Maine and Connecticut along with action status and locations. Baseball league notes cover Saturday results and standings at the midway point plus upcoming county farm and youth field days in Portland East Haddam Moodus Middletown and surrounding towns.
In Virginia Minnesota the Virginian notes Mr Reid's indomitable business precedence and sagacity in the well known trade establishment through the years and expected to be accentuated as the future expands. L B nominates U K Lail of Sunnyside Washington for academy post.
National League results show New York 3 Chicago 3, St Louis 2-2, Philadelphia 10-6 over Chicago 5-12, Cincinnati 4-5 over Boston 2-0, Brooklyn 10-6 over Pittsburgh 0-2. American League notes Chicago 4 Boston 2, Detroit 7 Philadelphia 3, Washington 1 St Louis 0 in 15 innings.
New York July 26 Jack Dempsey and Fred Fulton finished training today for their eight round encounter at Harrison New Jersey tomorrow afternoon. The bout is set in the old federal league ball park at Harrison with ring action starting at 6 30. Fulton cleared a draft board objection to proceed and both fighters are in peak condition. Speculation leans to Dempsey as the likely winner though the short eight round bout may limit the display of their best.
Richters market letter notes Western front advances boosting securities. Life and fire stocks show demand with Aetna, Travelers, and National Fire Ins co trading near specific prices. Bank, utility, and manufacturing stocks quoted firm with recent sales listed, including American Brass, Colt, Stanley, and New Britain Machine. Dividends for Aetna Nut and various industrials cited amid active trading.
A compact daily snippet notes a great victory for the Choimans and reports a U Boat sinking a sardine schooner. The item touts California sardines in tomato sauce at 18 cents a can and promotes Sunmaid Raisins and Gobel's Delicatessen’s weekly deliveries.
The text playfully laments torrid nights and domed mosquitoes keeping people awake. It jokes that sleep would be easier without pajamas and notes the growing demand for home made salad dressing as the heat intensifies.
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