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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1918

Page

9

Kaiser as Worst Paranoia Expert Calls It Mental Disease

Dr James Keniston of the college presents views on the Kaiser’s condition describing paranoia as the mind’s illness. He cites signs of persecution delusions, colossal egoism, and relentless self assertion as seen in the German leader. The piece argues for cautious, unified effort to foster peace and humane governance worldwide.

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Probate notes reveal multiple estate actions across Hartford area

Inventories filed and orders of sale sought for properties in Killingworth and Cromwell. Executors and guardians listed include Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co of Hartford, Ernest A Inglis, Frank Bianchi, Anastasia Kennedy, Lyman L. Linsley, Mary Ellen Grant, Alban Edwards, Jennie L. Bristol, James P. Stow, and Carrie I. Stevens. Wills admitted, extensions granted for inheritance taxes, and guardians appointed for minors. Also notices of distributions and guardianship for Arthur and Winifred Brown.

Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Company Hartford Dennison W. Clark Ernest A. Inglis Killingworth Frank Bianchi Vincenza Bianchi Court of Probate Ferry Street Anatasia Kennedy Roger Kennedy Senate Lyman L. Linsley Gertrude E. Linsley Mary Ellen, Grant Cromwell Emily McNeil New York William W. Mathison Alban Edwards Wallingford John W. Edwards Wesleyan University Charles R. Hine Mary L. Hine George A Charles Mabell Carrie I. Stevens Eunice L. Robinson Durham Higganum Road Conecticut Children’s Aid Society Arthur Brown Winifred Brown West Cromwell Zenos BH. Ranney Edgar L. Bailey

Old Prescription for Weak Kidneys

An old article extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming many testimonials and sworn statements show it corrects urinary troubles neutralizes uric acid and relieves rheumatism. It highlights the sales pitch of a prominent druggist and the notion that a truly effective remedy sells itself through customer referrals.

Fragmented notes from multiple papers supply wit and clues

A collage of column snippets from Hartford to Greenwich lampooning figures like Georgie Porgie and George Creel. The brief may hint at wartime sentiments and local press rivalries, with a playful jab at an exchange arriving from the Litchfield Enquirer and a dig at a suffragette figure.

Georgie Porgie Litchfield Enquirer George Creel Greenwich News and Graphic Little Georgie

War calls Hartford to face grim reality after Captain Locke death

The Hartford Courant notes the departure of men to training camps but says the death of Captain Locke, killed in action on April 20, has the strongest impact. The paper recalls wartime seriousness and the overdue but feared news.

Hartford Courant Hartford Locke

The Right Spirit in Waterbury Education Leadership

Peter Fritz Henry refuses payment for his roles as vice-chairman of the board of education and chairman of the school house committee. He sets a standard of civic virtue that Waterbury should recognize, noting that some people in the city have grown overly accustomed to compensation for public service.

Waterbury Peter Fritz Henry Board of Education

Disinterested Service Elevates Civic Work

An early reflection notes that public service must be valued when done freely in the spirit of good citizenship as illustrated by Fritz Henry. It warns that democratic government falters if service positions like school committee members are treated as paid or extrinsic tasks.

Fritz Henry

Gilligan Case: Hartford Woman to Get New Trial

Supreme Court orders a new trial in the Gilligan murder case finding error in admitting evidence of other alleged poisonings. Mrs. Gilligan, a Hartford resident, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to hang, but the court says trial procedure violated due process. The piece also critiques the phrase do your bit and urges Americans to try to overdo their bit in Liberty Loan efforts.

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Leather prices rise as army shoe contracts awarded

The article notes higher leather costs and cites New England shoe makers winning army shoe contracts for 3,500,000 pairs at $7.75 per pair for metallic fastened field shoes and $6.50 for field welt shoes. Prices are about double what they were two years ago, illustrating supply and demand effects.

Hartford Times New England

Prices Rise for Leather Goods and Substitutes Rarely Available

Sufficient evidence shows leather prices climbing and pairs priced at government rate around $770, with retail shoes selling similarly after profit margins. Supply cannot be sped up, leather by nature a scarce by-product. Consumers seek substitutes like potatoes, fresh fruits, dairy, and cereals as prices stay high.

Pkog Hanamoe

VapoRub Offers 30 Day Trial for Cold Relief

Mothers praise the North Carolina treatment Vick's VapoRub for children with colds and croup. The ad promotes a 25 cent jar on a 30 day trial with a refund option, claiming relief without heavy medicines and noting its route to air passages and lungs.

North Carolina Vick

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