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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1918
Page
4
A notice announces a sale at the Presa location on 299 Main Street. The ad references opening times and lists the store at a corner near 8st street with a possible entry at OTS acccccere Store.
The Mt Higby 24 hour report shows a high of 373, a low of 52, and a mean of 62.5 with 12 noon 65, barometer 29.76 and wind from the south. The piece surveys war news from Europe including British and French drives, German sentiment, and Russia, alongside domestic topics like war stamps and liquor policy. It also mentions shipbuilding, war savings stamps as a financial pull, and a train wreck involving circus cars.
The text discusses Russia's internal affairs and potential foreign intervention, compares Russia to Mexico, and notes opinions on who should influence Russia. It covers proposals for a Hudson River tunnel or bridge to ease congestion, with costs split among New York, New Jersey, and the federal government. It also mentions Minnesota potato farming, pig raising, coal supply, and rail government control to secure carload fuel.
Washington officials fault shippers for not using the New York canal, but the real issue is the canal’s lack of boats and capacity. The administration’s rate cuts won’t fix congestion. a large fleet of power barges is needed to relieve eastern rail traffic and ensure wartime freight moves by the most efficient route. Government should direct freight by the best option, not rely on shippers.
New York Globe quotes Senator Borah urging modest changes to the income tax. He warns against raising burdens on those earning just enough to feed clothe and educate their families, saying any increase should target those able to share with the government. He notes many wage earners already pay and calls for a fairer levy.
Fragmentary OCR text presents a poem about limits of time and endurance with lines on poverty health love and beauty. Mentions no clear person, event, or date. Ends with odd trailing words “Today. morrow. . org Wilson in the. New.” providing no concrete news context.
The weekly market letter notes Austrian defeats and uncertain Italian reports amid food shortages in Austria Hungary. Washington hopes for a fair war revenue bill while markets show firm life stocks and utilities. Toronto column praises King George attending a London baseball game on July 4 as a gesture to Americans, arguing it counters German propaganda and reveals the monarch as a sport loving, gentlemanly figure.
The Outlook notes a German commission proposes compulsory marriage before age twenty with financial aid for applicants and penalties for noncompliance and for childless couples. The piece cites this as a sign of Prussianism amid broader reflections on love's role in humanity and democracy through compassion and international brotherhood.
Members and friends of the A. M. E. Zion church withdraw from the conference and reorganize as the Cross Street Union Chapel Association. They chose a site for a new chapel and will claim funds donated by white residents for colored uplift, though 27 protesters say they will have no more dealings with the concern. T. E. Smith, chairman. Charles Geer, secretary.
The piece blends a wartime ballad praising the “Laddies from Heil” with notes from Bertrand Shadwell of the Chicago Evening Post. It then shifts to a Boston Globe report: war drives a wave of school dropouts as 962 pupils left school in February and March, mirroring declines in Britain, France, Germany, and Russia as labor and pay pressures pull youths into work while military service looms.
W. Chalker and B. Allen toured New York state and reached Buffalo on Wednesday. State Guard drill set for Sunday with the Sixth Regiment band debuting. H. B. Kelsey rode to Hartford on business. Mrs. L. M. Sheffield of Saybrook Point visits her mother in Noank over Sunday. Obed Chapter O E S formed six months ago was instituted Thursday by the Grand Chapter with Miss Etta Latham of Mystic and associates. About 50 visiting members attended the banquet at Masonic hall following the ceremonies. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hull left the railroad company house at the Junction for Saybrook Point residence.
East Berlin records a July 4 community event with a 10 AM parade from the fair grounds, a town hall gathering at 10, meeting of autos at the town hall, flag raising, speeches, games with prizes, and a concert by the Sixth Regiment State Guard Band plus a Liberty chorus rehearsal at 4 PM Sunday.
F. B. Stolz recounts ten years of severe stomach trouble eased after using Fruit-a-tives Liver Tablets. He says a trial box led to sustained relief and credits the product with saving his life and helping a friend avoid surgery. Price details follow.
A wartime exhortation questions readers on sugar use, contrasting domestic saving with wartime needs and warning against German propaganda. It notes sugar output and shortages blamed on hoarding, urging restraint to support troops, with focus on distribution and national effort.
The Cromwell Swedish Mission Church on Ain Street and Nordland Avenue lists services for Sunday at 10 30 a m devotional service at noon Sunday school at 6 45 p m Christian Endeavor at 7 45 p m sacred service with Rev J M Henrikson preaching at 8 30 p m choir rehearsal on Wednesday at 8 p m midweek prayer meeting.
Church notice lists Epiphany Fifth Sunday after Trinity with evening prayer at 3:00 p.m. and a sermon at 3:45 p.m. The text indicates a church schedule fragment for a day with worship and sermon times.
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