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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1918
Page
4
A fragmented 1917 style column surveys wartime diplomacy, labor unrest, and civic life. It notes air warfare, signals a shift in transportation naming, discusses price shifts, crop prospects, and a public mood focused on business over politics. It mentions government tactics, telegraph workers, and local weather data.
As of 1948 the state may levy a 19 percent increase on income taxes to cover war expenses. Soldiers, grateful for public support, should remember that politicians vote public money, and many people with fixed incomes suffer under the tax. The writer urges honoring those in service while reserving praise for the voters who bear the burden.
The article describes British soldiers baking bread in Jerusalem using the same ancient methods as early Palestinians. It traces grain use from wheat to barley for the poor, explains primitive grinding, sun drying, and ovens, and notes public ovens and Bakers' street with a Jeremiah quotation about daily bread from the bakers.
A Minnesota serviceman writes home from France saying he fears his German name and predicts postwar anger toward pro-German sentiment. He compares future public opinion to Copperheads after the Civil War, arguing that five million returning soldiers will expose disloyalty and reshape social judgment.
A London Chronicle correspondent recalls a boy scout’s blunt critique of birds in flight. He notes an airplane gliding higher and with grand authority, contrasting youthful impatience with decades of awe at aerial mastery. The scene contrasts child criticism with trained admiration for flight.
Russell Co. defeated the Franklins 19 to 2 as Nick Strohla and Spinney pitched, holding the Franklins to two runs due to wild throws in the second inning. Led by Bill Lucey with four runs and four hits, Nejako added three hits while Strohla, Spinney, and Kosicki posted two apiece, Spinney and Strohla each hitting a triple. The victors, Middletown’s best in years, prepare to face the Corinthian Colored Giants of Hartford next Sunday at the new Russell field in Mill Hollow, under Manager Bailey.
National league club owners will confer in Pittsburgh or Cincinnati tomorrow to decide if a world championship series will be played this year and under what dates and conditions the season ends. American league chiefs meet in Cleveland on Wednesday, followed by a joint owners conference to decide baseball's future.
The Washington monument’s first stone was laid by President Polk seventy years ago. The capstone followed in 1884 after more than 36 years of construction. Standing at 555 feet, it is the loftiest structure of its kind, though other buildings exceed it in height. The ancient pyramid of Cheops in Memphis, Egypt rose to about 450 feet.
John Ward reports the Old Timers of Middletown want a Wednesday afternoon game against the Hospital team. They say they have sought a date with the C H I team but believe the Old Timers can beat the C H I lineup and offer a competitive matchup. The Hospital will be informed when the word is given.
A Kansas City Star excerpt reflects on home life beside war’s toll with lines about enduring faith and tempered laughter. Poetic pieces by Josephine Preston Peabody address Harvard poets at the front, urging stoic resolve and the urgency of remembered glories. The Nashville Tennessean offers brief aphoristic pairings, contrasting everyday pairs with wartime phrases.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes in a light item that Congress remains harmonious over railroads while joking about potential friction between the senate and the house over a timetable. The quip reflects cautious optimism about legislative cooperation on rail policy.
A druggist notes Resinol Ointment relieves smart itch and burn from mosquito bites and insect stings. It soothes skins burned by wind or sun. All dealers stock Resinol Ointment and Resinol Shaving Stick users find extra lotions unnecessary.
The short item praises Miner's Malted Milk Cocoa as digestible for all, contrasts it with other cocoas, and mentions fireless cookers as good things, noting their association with the Kaiser.
Advertisement lists Condensed Milk varieties at 15 cents per large can from Carnation, Van Camp's, Borden's Evaporated, and Libby's brands. Highlights limited-time value on condensed and evaporated milk.
Local ad touts Heinz Pickles in bulk and bottles, plus Mother Goose Tomato Soup in large cans for 10 cents. Quips about rising costs and a humorous note on tea spoons for coal shoveling next winter appear amid seasonal market chatter.
A playful pitch for Gobel's Delicatessen urging patrons to demand their baying style of the delicatessen item, asserting that they sell it and inviting customer choice over other kinds.
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