This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1918
Page
4
Payment received. Subscription may be stopped or changed with a new address. Advertisements available at Middletown Mis and sale presses at 309 Main St and 472 Main St.
Weather for Mt Higby reports 24 hours to noon today with a low of 64 and a mean of 73, plus wind from the southwest. The era mentions Allied leadership, the Kaiser, and General Pershing, with reflections on battles, political aims, and a historic note about raincoats, all amid a broader wartime commentary.
Amid mixed signals on water quality and supply, residents voice concern over winter readiness while officials urge caution. A broader national discussion highlights profiteering and economic shifts, as transportation and shipping advance despite wartime tensions and political rhetoric. Local Connecticut residents express desire for stable basic needs and calmer daily life.
An unclear Detroit News fragment mentions railroads and a title but provides no coherent event or named entities. The readable bits suggest a broad discussion of railroad issues rather than a specific incident or person. Further readable details are needed to form a precise summary.
The piece argues for a continuing valuation program to price railroads amid potential public purchase. It cites costs of 250 000 to 400 000 dollars yearly and stresses the need for a complete appraisal to ensure fairness of rates and public confidence. Halting the work now would be foolish and criminal.
The national fuel administrator aims to fix sixty eight degrees as a safe home heat standard amid looming coal shortages. Distribution and prudent use of remaining stocks are urged, with emphasis on reducing domestic heat demand to protect industry and overall national comfort. The onus lies on the public to comply as a matter of conscience.
A New Bedford Standard reflection on deliberate disappearances and the fragile ties of missing people. It notes how some vanish with minimal notice, the difficulty of identifying unknown corpses, and the chance a victim has no obvious connections or public recognition after being found.
The Bennington Panner explains the scale of one million American soldiers in France by imagining a parade. If 10 abreast at three miles per hour with six feet between ranks, it would take about 38 hours to pass a point, and the rear rank would be over 110 miles behind the front.
Dorothy and Maude Francis, Trinidad born Chinese sisters trained in American schools, offer their Red Cross nursing to aid Americans in France. Dorothy completed Bellevue Hospital training and plans Red Cross enlistment with her sister joining later. They envision returning to China to establish a Pekin nursing school. The push follows a national campaign to recruit graduates for Army Navy Nurse Corps and public health duties, aiming for about 23,000 nurses by year start.
Hartford uses brick and stone due to early policy favoring durable materials, aided by fire-safety limits and possible insurance links. Bridgeport reportedly shows nine-tenths wooden homes, with New Haven likely higher wood use. Hartford’s recent apartment building boom reinforces brick preference, even outskirts. A Rich Nation shows U S export and aid volumes to allies, including beef bacon and cereals, with Hooverist restraint cited and a proud, well fed nation.
Hartford readers ask for more transparent war reporting citing Charles H Grasty's London despatch and criticizing censors. They argue the public funds wartime effort deserves clearer updates and less anxiety spreading secrecy.
In vivid Bridgeport Telegram prose, the piece compares a wartime squeeze play to a baseball maneuver, noting Foch’s pressure on the Germans as the allied campaign clinches a great victory. It emphasizes soldiers writing home about bayonet clashes and relentless Yankee momentum driving the win.
A brother editor asks about the fate of a once loyal subscriber who paid in vegetables and cordwood. The note notes 20,000 editors have sought him without success and suggests the subject may no longer be living.
Poem praising young soldiers who leave home to fight for freedom. The speaker notes their former boyish levity and schoolyard ease now transfigured by duty. It contrasts past carelessness with present sacrifices and affection for their brave departure.
WM. H. Ostrander of Buffalo states paralysis on the right side improved after using Fruit-a-tives advised by a physician. He reports feeling much better, claims no further bowel trouble, and prefers Fruit-a-tives over strong cathartics. Product sold in 50c boxes, six for $2.50, or 25c trial size. Fru st-A-Tives Limited, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
In a Police Court in Los Angeles Judge White jailed William B. Wharlock for 90 days and fined $200 after he pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace for loudly wishing for German victory and calling President Wilson a crook. The courtroom fell silent as the midnight siren echoed a noonday prayer, halting proceedings temporarily.
A departed correspondent writes of grateful donors funding meals for troops. In blue and white uniforms, the men at D site are pictured enjoying coffee, cocoa, milk, bread, butter, jam, and cake. Officers and a visiting major are noted as well.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.