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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
7
The report highlights a stirring proclamation against mob rule by Wilson, urging an end to lynchings. It frames the issue as a stand against violence and places lynchers in opposition to lawful conduct amid wartime tensions.
The president denounces mob violence and lynching as a betrayal of democracy and the rule of law. He warns that America cannot claim to defend democracy while mobs shed blood and undermine lawful justice, noting Germany’s exclusion as a contrast to a nation’s standards. He urges upholding legal protections for the weak and condemning vigilante actions.
President Wilson denounces mob violence and links lynching to Germany's outlawed image. He warns Americans that supporting lynch mobs betrays democracy, urges officials and citizens to defend law, order, and the nation’s legal system, and reiterates commitment to fight for liberty while upholding American justice. The message is attributed to Woodrow Wilson.
The Middlesex presents Sir Gilbert Parke’s Wild Youth a third of the Blackton Paramount pictures filmed in Hollywood with outdoor scenes praised. It follows Orlando Guise a rancher in love with his neighbor’s wife amid a trial aided by a Chinese servant. Also Billy West’s The Pest and vaudeville acts. Grand Theatre tonight and tomorrow feature four acts and The Learning Of Jim Benton with Roy Stewart plus Zoe Rae in Danger Within and The Lion’s Claws episode. Theda Bara in Du Barry shown Monday and Tuesday with House of Hate and other acts.
The Middlesex presents Douglas Fairbanks in A Modern Musketeer a modern D Artagnan type film with action and romance. The program also features Current Events and The Eagle's Eye.
A recent survey of men at a Dover camp shows gains in height from a half inch to an inch and weight increases from five to twenty five pounds since arrival. The findings demonstrate benefits from nourishing food, regular hours, sanitary conditions, and steady exercise, with improvements in posture and vitality.
Mrs. R. E. visited Middletown yesterday while Mrs. A. L. Brainard stayed with Mrs. Emma Peck at Candlewood Hill. Elbridge Spencer left Scovill works for Cutaway Harrow. P. L. Cody on business to Middletown. Mrs. Vernon Burr of Little City in town last evening. Whitney Porter and family at the shore. Porter travels daily to work. Mrs. Albert Hubbard in Candlewood Hill for Red Cross work. progress noted. Mrs. W. L. Spencer ill but improved. Mrs. Ellis Spencer in town yesterday. Mrs. Lucy Goodrich of Middletown visiting Mrs. Viola May. School assembly room open Tuesday morning for Red Cross work. ladies urged to assist. Swedish Lutherans hold service Sunday at 2 30 pm at the M. E. church.
Connecticut state entomologist W. E. Britton presents kerosene emulsion as an effective aphid killer for potatoes and tomatoes. The recipe uses kerosene, laundry soap, and water, diluted eightfold and sprayed on undersides and new growth. It offers a cheaper alternative to nicotine solutions, suitable for large fields, with practical tips on application and equipment.
Lucy Sherman credits Vinci tonic with restoring her little brother after typhoid left him weak and lacking appetite. The advertisement asserts the product supplies elements to build red blood, strength, and overall health, naming Woodward Drug Co. Hartman Drug Co. and other druggists as sellers.
Erastus Huntley visits Hamburg on Thursday. Anna and Clara Twiss of Brooklyn stay at the Twiss summer home on Saybrook street. Olga Hall of Hartford visits the Carlson home on South Main street. Wedding announcements: Miss Rachel S Barnes to Albert Harris set for August 3 at Epiphany church Walpole Massachusetts at 8 p.m. Barnes is daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Percy Barnes. Louis Parker wires Lucretia Post’s Main street residence for electric lights. Captain Barney Hayden visits Middletown. Miss Gertrude Rosedale assists at A and P store on Main. Everett Pratt of Hartford visits his aunt on West avenue.
Centerbrook residents report guests Mrs Herbert Warmsley and her son from Middletown visiting S D Stedman. James Lynch of New London traveled here on business Thursday. Miss Amy Gardiner of New Haven, formerly a local teacher, is visiting H N Prann this week. Road crews repaired Deep River street. Mr and Mrs Frank Lewis visited Yalesville and Mr Lewis plans to enter the U S Navy at month’s end.
Miss Eva Sexton entertained over the week end with Miss Estelle Marcell a trained nurse from Albany New York joining the social event.
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