Newsstand Sale Notices At Three Main Street Stores
Advertising blurbs list press on sale at 399 Main St store 188 Main St and 552 Main St. It notes locations with jumble of street names and stray letters, typical of OCR and urban commerce notices.
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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1918
Page
4
Soldiers and civilians receive different soles in wartime toil
The text notes that soldiers are given leather soles while civilians get wooden soles, reflecting a wartime priority to honor and equip frontline personnel. The line emphasizes a period when nothing is too good for the soldier, contrasting material hardship for civilians with preferential treatment for troops.
The Foolish Censorship in Wartime Policy
The New York Globe argues to inform Germany of American military strength, criticizing censorship as regressive. It contends revealing shipbuilding, armaments, and troop mobilization to German audiences would aid understanding and shorten the war by correcting German misconceptions. It urges exposing factories and camps to German journalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Globe
Germany
America
Europe
Hog Island
Mt Higby Weather and War Weather Notes
Mt Higby noon today shows maximum 68 and minimum 42 degrees with 62 at noon, barometer steady and clear. The text comments on wartime morale, calls for unity, discusses men enlisting, war loans, and draft fairness, and mentions Mexican casualties and shifting manpower amid a looming conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Higby
Sin is Sin in Defense of Science, Detroit News
A Detroit News column denounces Prof. W. L. Thomas for mixing intellect with social defection and argues that reason cannot justify infidelity or erode the sanctity of marriage. It asserts instinct and traditional morals, not scholarly rhetoric, sustain civilization and warns that those who challenge core codes invite condemnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit News
W. L. Thomas
University of Chicago
Thomas
The Hate Campaign and Prussianism in Wartime Thought
An editorial argues against fostering hatred of Prussia in the United States during the war. It compares American pamphleteering to German wartime tactics, warning hate harms morale and health. The piece urges rooting out Prussian ideas and questions the need for any hate campaign.
Durham News Briefs and War Effort Notes
Local notices report Henry Davis wiring electric lights. Mrs. H. W. Holder sick at home. Miss Frazier caring for her. Frank Francis and family move to town to join Hobart Francis. E. P. Gladwin adds slate roof. Elijah Crawford doing the work. Mrs. James F. Riche seriously ill with Dr. C. E. Zink attending. Mrs. Ella C. Clark funeral held. Rev. Louis Ruge officiated. burial in Durham cemetery. King's Daughters to meet May 6. May baskets delight children. Farmers busy with spring planting. garden and corn plans. Local church services listed for May 5–7. Women’s Council of Defense reports strong local war effort. Red Cross, Junior Red Cross thriving. plan for French orphan support. Announcements of forthcoming defense talks in Middletown, Hartford, and a June meeting adjusted for high school graduation. Epiphany Church to hold Holy Communion and sermon at 11 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Henry Davis
H. W. Holder
Miss Frazier
Middletown
Frank Francis
C. E. Zink
Ella C. Clark
Louis Ruge
Congregational Church
King
E. A Markham
Methodist Church
R. Thawley
Epworth League
James A. Solandt
Christian Endeavor
Women’s Activities Committee
The
Council of Defense
Red Cross
Loyal Temperance Legion
Paul Wilcox
Town Hall
Ruutz-Rees
Connecticut Women's Council of Defense
Hartford
Foot Guard Hall
Church of the Epiphany
Old Saybrook Social and Military Notes May 4
William E Coulter, now a second lieutenant at Camp Gordon aviation college in Atlanta, sends word he will not return home soon. A stereopticon lecture on Fathers in America is set for Sunday at First Congregational church. Mrs. George W Berrian leaves for New York after three months here, renting her Bosta Post road home to New York parties for ao years. Mrs. Katherine Shelton, sister of the late E H Arnold, returns to Bridgeport after a visit. The Liberty loan drive continues, seeking to add another star to the honor flag. Cornfield Point proving grounds are nearing readiness for cannon tests on the Sound. Shad run remains steady, five to six pounds. crews haul 20 to 60 daily as nets toughen with tide freshets. Charles Trask works at Junction restaurant as helper. Catherine Gordon visits her aunt in Deep River today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Saybrook
William E. Coulter
Camp Gordon Aviation College
Atlanta
William O. Coulter
First Congregational Church
America
George W. Berrian
New York
Katherine Shelton
E. H. Arnold
Bridgeport
Cornfield Point Proving Grounds
Charles Trask
Junction
Catherine Gordon
Charles F. Dickinson
Deep River
Hadlyme Social Notes Mention Visits Across Town
James Bisland of Springfield visits grandmother Mrs. R. D. Spencer in Hadlyme along with a report of Mrs. A. B. Goodspeed and daughter Lucille in Hartford. Miss Hannah Brownwell visits relatives in Moodus and Edmund Hall with Robert Miller of East Hampton are in town for a few years. Miss Hazel Randell entertains her cousin Ellen Randell and Agnes Broadfoot of Westerly R L.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadlyme
James Bisland
Springfield
Mass
R. D. Spencer
A. B. Goodspeed
Lucille
Hartford
Hannah Brownwell
Moodus
Edmund Hall
Robert Miller
East Hampton
Hazel Randell
Ellen Randell
Agnes Broadfoot
Westerly
R. L
Hartford man to speak at Community Church lecture
Gustave T. Bochman of Hartford will deliver a lecture at the Congregational Church this Saturday evening rather than Sunday, per the announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave T. Bochman
Hartford
Congregational Church
Viola Dana Stars In Blue Jeans at Deep River Next Tuesday
Metro melodrama in seven reels titled Blue Jeans features Viola Dana and plays at Deep River next Tuesday adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep Riveree
Viola Dana
Metro
Blue Jeans
Adv
Moodus News Briefs Include Parade Aid and Local Incidents
Moodus residents assist in Hartford parade preparations while William B. Smith travels to Groton for carpentry work. Mrs. C. C. Brooks visits sister Mrs. Francis in Chester as her illness eases slightly. James Sipples reports safe arrival in France. Shenkman Brothers owner injured in a car rollover near East Hadam. arm dislocated and bruises. Blast in Walton Hall house cellar causes mud and glass damage to Charles Williams’ East Side home. William Lyman bruised after stepping through damaged floor. requires several days at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moodus
Moodus Drum and Fife Corps
Hartford
Towy
William B. Smith
New London
Groton
C. C. Brooks
Francis
Chester
France
James Sipples
South Manchester
Shenkman
E. E. Williams
Walton Hall
Charles Williams
William Lyman
Red
Laurel Hill Lot Owners to Hold Cemetery Meeting
Laurel Hill cemetery Lot Owners Association will meet in Miss Lydia Fargo studio on Thursday May 9 at 745 PM. Home Guard to drill outdoors Sunday at 830 AM. Church services and sermons listed for Congregational and Baptist churches with Lord's Supper observed after sermons. Roland Lynde reported safe arrival. Tonight at Princess theater Italy on the Firing Line and Tuesday Viola Dana in Blue Jeans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
S. S. Brooks
Holden
Baptist Church
Church of the New Covenant
Throne of Grace
Roland Lynde
Princess
Italy
Viola Dana
Death of Charles Burnham of Merrill in Hebron
Charles Burnham of Merrill died May 2 in Hebron from a stroke of paralysis after a long illness. A Civil War veteran, he was about 76 or 77, native to Hebron, son of the late Griswold Burnham, and survived by his wife Miss Mary Leonard and two brothers. Funeral and mourning details include many locals visiting Hartford and a Red Cross gathering in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebron
Charles Burnham
Merrill
Michigan
Halth
Griswold Burnham
Mary Leonard
Trumbulll Burnham
Willimantic
Frederick Burnham
Trumbull Burnham, Jr
New Jersey
Raymond Burnham
Salt Lake City
Utah
Burnham
Mrs. Burnham
Connecticut
Mr. Burnham
George A. Little
Carrie Kellogg
E. T. Smith
Mary Lord
Howard Porter
Edward A. Smith
Hartford
David Waldo
L. A. Waldo
Red Cross
Travelers’ Insurance Company
Pratt Street Savings Bank
Ed. Ackley
Kate Ackley
Jared Tennant
New London
Bertha Porter
Edith Strickland
Marlboro
F. H. Coats
Haddam Social Roundup Prompts Local Visits
Miss Clara Spencer spent Thursday with friends in Middletown. Mrs. BE Ferree and daughter Marian visited R S Stebbins for a few days. Mrs Nadean entertained her mother Mrs Banks of Portland. A victory conference will be held on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haddam
Clara Spencer
Middletown
BE. L. Ferree
Marian
R. S. Stebbins
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