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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1918
Page
4
Public notices detail subscription terms and rates for The Penny Press. The text notes advertising deadlines, address changes, mailing procedures, and post office handling for Middletown Conn. It lists locations and generic business references, reflecting a newspaper service outline rather than a specific event.
Ice jams form between two bridges on the river with the tug Raymond freeing coal barges at Portland dock. The Middletown steamer is due from New York at 4 am Saturday and will depart for New York later Saturday afternoon, weather permitting.
The Mt. Higby station reports for the 24 hours ending at noon: maximum 35, minimum 27, mean 31, 12m 32, barometer 29.95, water 26 ft 9 inches, precipitation 12, wind northwest, weather clear.
Germany is welcomed to its postwar position following the conflict. The statement signals acceptance of Germany's status and the ongoing transition in national influence after hostilities.
The report notes Congress will be briefed by the war council and adds that the cheerful news that March is half gone is encouraging. The tone reflects cautious optimism about wartime developments and political coordination.
A columnist asserts idleness is the worst fate for any person regardless of wealth, urging self discipline and purposeful effort as essential to success and virtue. The remark frames a broader moral appeal for industrious living.
The article notes persistence of the stick-up class applied to war savings stamps and remarks that the first spring coal cargo by water will be a novelty, despite the coal burning season nearing its end.
A plan to seize a million tons of shipping from Holland is described as relieving the current bottleneck and providing convoy and supply relief for American forces overseas through increased allied control and distribution.
The Kaiser’s reference to the United States forces abroad suggests the “little” army keeps the Hun busy. Seed catalogs now attract many readers who previously gave little attention to the subject.
A government note urges the shipbuilding industry to accelerate capacity without public discussion of production line plans. The advice is timely as demand and strategic needs rise.
Japan pledges to inter vene in Siberia when time suits her plans and may shape the war’s northern theater. The nation now fears Germany more than any other adversary among the warring powers, signaling a strategic rethink as conflict endures.
The report argues that repeated attacks on hospital ships will provoke lasting, adverse reactions against Germany as a nation in future centuries.
The passing of Mrs. Lucretia Garfield’s widowhood remembrance echoes a major national tragedy linked to President James A. Garfield. The note reflects on history, loss, and the enduring memory of the era surrounding his presidency.
The report notes a thunder shower last night that failed to end winter as spring seems delayed. Practically, the ice crop remains intact and rain fell as ice, signaling ongoing cold conditions.
A young New York woman who secured a $100,000 breach of promise verdict from an elderly millionaire has traveled to Ireland and wed her boyhood sweetheart. The move blends romance with businesslike resolve, reflecting both personal triumph and strategic planning.
A commentary suggests alarm in banking circles about a German money trust postwar is exaggerated. It argues Germany’s currency would likely be paper and that nations with genuine money have little to fear as the conflict ends.
The passage argues that public service corporations have capital roughly 50 years ahead of traffic, creating a watered stock dilemma for the country and imposing an increasing burden on the people as this gap becomes pressing.
Predictions of a swift Allied victory are tempered by cautious analysis. Experts say success hinges on refining current strengths and sustaining effort, with outcomes varying from rapid deliverables to extended campaigns.
The article argues that the move toward Prohibition in New York City will reshape the city as a center of trade. It suggests that residents may struggle to survive while visitors still travel to the metropolis for commerce and social life.
Dr. J. Francis Calef, president of the Middletown Rifle club, reported supplying glasses and navigation instruments to the Naval Observatory in Washington on March 2 for government use during the war. A letter from the assistant secretary of the navy praised the two sextants and noted urgent need for sextants and quadrants. Additional donations include ships' compasses and chronometers. gifts have come from Captain G. P. Cody, Mrs. Frank K. Santy, and R. H. Russell, with more expected and a further shipment to Washington forthcoming.
Salvatore Mazzotta, a North End contractor, buys about 15 acres from Elizabeth O’Neil’s estate between Prospect and Berlin streets. The site, once the Griffin property and a former baseball field used by Mansfield in the 1970s, may become plotted streets with home garden plots offered now. Deeds and plot filed with the town clerk.
Four runaway Polish youths from Hartford were taken into custody in Durham yesterday and sent back to Hartford. They were in Durham Wednesday and Thursday, stealing several quarts of milk from J. Franklin Bailey's residence. Milkman Albert Gastler later found undelivered milk in his route. Empty bottles were discovered on the Middletown road. The boys also entered the school house lobby, seemingly to take scholars' luncheon.
Franklin Electric Company employees in this city received a ten percent bonus from profits earned in the past three months. About 400 workers are affected as the wage list grows weekly. The announcement follows their regular weekly pay.
Rome reports rising artillery fire in the lower Piave sector, Val Camonica and Montella areas as of today per the war office. The military update notes intensified shelling along these sectors with no further details on casualties or specific units.
Tokio reports Japan will not act without United States information on plans though a Siberian expedition appears only a matter of time. Return of the Japanese ambassador to China sparks talk of talks with the foreign office as Bolshevik actions hint at tremors in the far east. Historic shifts noted as Balfour voices English faith in Japan’s loyalty to intervene.
German forces in Finland press toward Helsingfors and Copenhagen with blitz advances, the March 15 report noting troops within 65 miles of the Finnish capital as air and armored units push from the north and east amid wartime traffic and strategic skirmishes.
A historic ad style notice urges readers to heed warning signs such as dizzy spells and rheumatic pains. It touts Dr. Pierce's Anuric Tablets and Pleasant Pellets as remedies, with testimonials from Mrs. Apple Brop-Brick of Malden on the Hudson, praising relief from rheumatism and constipation. It invites readers to visit a drug store or request a 10 cent trial package from Dr W M Pierce in Buffalo New York.
The relief from corn pains and the painless peel off of corns and calluses in one piece is highlighted as a wonder. The ad claims Gets-It is sold in Middletown and recommended as the world’s best corny remedy by Woodward Drug Co Murphy's Drug Store and Hartman Drug Co.
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