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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1919
Page
4
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New Haven forecast shows fair to Saturday with colder tonight. Connecticut partly cloudy to Saturday with cooler tonight and fresh north winds due to low pressure along the Atlantic coast. Observations list scattered readings from Hartford to Nantucket with New Haven at 52 partly cloudy and other cities ranging from 30 to 86 with varied cloudiness and precipitation.
Weather report from Mt. Higby covers 24 hours to noon with a high of 59 and low of 40, wind from the north, barometer 29.92, water 37 feet 4 inches. The column then sketches a broad set of contemporary topics including spring gardening prospects, European affairs, Japan, Mexico’s border raids, German politics, prohibition trends, Russian trade, and national issues such as booze production, farm welfare, and legislation on beekeeping.
A New York Tribune column critiques towns that misuse war memorial sentiment to fund unrelated civic projects. It argues memorials must be dedicated to remembrance, not dual purposes like new parks, city halls, or municipal needs funded under the guise of tribute.
A North Dakota Nonpartisan league backed plan seeks a state bank with a $2,000,000 capital, to draw public funds from private and government banks and place them with the commonwealth bank. Critics warn of political loans and instability, while supporters call it a bold step toward the league’s envisioned order. Opened by T. E. Smith and echoed in editorials, opinions warn of burdensome taxation and political control.
A political column argues against treating today’s anxieties as war neurosis and mocks modern psychologists. It links Abraham Lincoln’s resilience to a critique of opposing senators over the league of nations while cautioning against using shell shock explanations to excuse wrongdoing.
A brief beauty tip suggests mixing the juice of two fresh lemons with about three ounces of orchard white to create a quarter pint of skin lotion. The mixture, strained to remove pulp, is touted to bleach clear and beautify the face neck arms and hands with daily use at minimal cost.
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