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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1919
Page
4
Poem by Leslie Pinckney Hill in the Philadelphia Public Ledger laments tyrants and war, asserting that the heart of the world lies not in rulers or guns but in the toilers who endure belief persecution, grief, and child suffering. Time and fate chart a path toward justice for humanity.
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Government Weather Report from New Haven dated March 24 notes fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Rain recorded in parts of New England and from Texas to Michigan. high pressure centered over the Great Lakes region. Light frosts reported as far south as Tennessee and Georgia. scattered city readings show mostly clear or partly cloudy skies.
The Mt Higby station records for the 24 hours ending at noon show a maximum 50, minimum 36, mean 43. At noon the temperature is 47 with a 27 feet 4 inches barometer and wind from the north. Sunday figures list a maximum 51, minimum 30, mean 40.5, and noon 45.
The piece surveys global and domestic tensions from Hungary’s unsettled settlement to Wilson’s battlefield visit. It notes Rockefeller’s Prohibition gift, brewing conflicts, labor and coal concerns, food shortages, and shifting temperaments as the nation edges toward policy and economic tests amid a wary public.
An Open Letter criticizes President Wilson for his handling of the League of Nations covenant, urging compromise and clearer public justification. The writer urges restraint in rhetoric, warns against alienating supporters, and stresses pursuit of lasting peace over confrontation. The piece also notes the political climate in America and urges concrete, broadly shared steps to secure a peaceful international order.
A Washington Star humorous sketch features Uncle Bill Bottletop recalling his wary stance toward the Demon Rum. He quips that liquor never chased him. instead, he lingered hoping for notice, due to lacking the price to drink.
The Springfield Republican critiques North Dakota Nonpartisan League measures now law, highlighting state ownership plans for mills, elevators, markets, mines, and banks, plus subsidies and propaganda funds. The piece argues the league exerts dictatorial control, with a party-dominated machine solidifying influence.
In The Chemical Enquirer a barber notes men’s faces grow longer as prohibition looms, joking that shaving will take twice as long. The exchange features a man asking how, and the barber replying with the quip about longer faces.
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