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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
10
A fire alarm at the corner of High and Grand Streets at midnight drew prompt firemen response but no blaze. The smashed caboose from yesterday’s wreckage was set to burn by track workers and then extinguished by the firemen, who joked about its non burnability until next Fourth of July. The incident sparked debate over who played the prank on whom and if the alarm was real.
Haddam rural carrier Arthur M. Clark was struck by an automobile from Middletown near the Sneider residence in Shailerville. The wagon wheel was dished, Clark was thrown but not seriously hurt and could not continue the route. Clifford Butler served as substitute today.
The steamer Hartford remains in drydock at Hoboken after unloading river freight at Peck Slip New York. She did not depart this morning and will not sail up river until Sunday due to a delay in replacing broken propellers. The Middletown will be up tomorrow morning.
An advertisement extols Tiz as the sole remedy for tired swollen and burning feet. It claims quick relief from soreness coins bunions and callouses, ensures shoes feel smaller, and sells a 25 cent box for yearlong foot comfort.
Local notices cover dances at Arrigon hotel and a punch of ads for dentists and shops. Middletown hosts basketball games with Blue Ribbons of Bridgeport and Pratt and Whitney, while entertainment at Grand Theatre features Blue Jeans and a Sunshine comedy. A Civil Service first grade exam is set for April 6 in Middletown. community events include church programs, bake goods at Schaefer's, and upcoming gardening and war-time topics.
Gordon’s Market promotes Saturday specials with best cuts of round sirloin and short steaks at 80c per pound, veal 25c to 30c per pound, soup bones 14c to 16c, Hamburg 20c, best roasts 25c, Robin Hood crushed pineapple 13c per can two for 25c, Borden Eagle milk 23c per can two for 45c, sweet peas 11c to 16c per can two for 30c, Crown coffee 33c per pound, premium offer. Yale Gordon, 60 Sumner St. Phone 579-2.
Joseph Intravana Florist offers roses carnations fuchias sweet peas daffodils and Easter lilies at 20 cents per blossom. Also fine azaleas palms Boston ferns and flowering plants with palms for rent. Located at St Aloysius building and Greenhouse 50 Ferry Street with listed telephone numbers.
Wesleyan notes report the College Y M C A electing E R Clinchy as president A Dodd as vice president and D C Gordon as secretary and treasurer for the coming year Professor Brightman teaches a Bible class on Christianity and the War Rev Douglas Horton presided at the meeting posing as a man without religion the group attempting to convert him The interclass swimming meet is set for this afternoon with all events to be filled and hotly contested
A fragmented OCR style shop ad lists items and prices including oats 22c, molasses 85c per gallon, cocoa 21c per pound, fish 2 barrel sizes, shrimp 20c, tomato sauce 15c, coffee 19c, sweet potatoes 18c, soy beans 10c per pound, raisins 17c, cleanser 25c, cornmeal and flours priced by pound.
The Girls Patriotic League will host a rally Saturday night in the high school hall before Lieut. Collier's lecture. Members should meet at 7:45, with seating reserved for the girls and Boy Scouts.
A nostalgic appeal urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs to cleanse a child’s stomach liver and bowels instead of harsh remedies like castor oil or calomel. The ad touts a gentle effective laxative loved by children, with dosing directions and a warning to avoid counterfeit products.
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