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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1919

Page

4

Weather Report for New Haven Vicinity May 16

Cooler coastal area with cloudy unsettled conditions and light fog. Highs near 66 in some inland spots while Atlantic City and New Haven report clear skies and around 50 to 61 degrees. Fronts and disturbances move east from Texas. showers occurred south of the lake in the prior 24 hours with widespread frost noted in parts.

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Weather Summary From Mt Higby At Noon Today

The report lists maximum temperature 62 degrees and minimum 48.5 degrees with a 12 meter? 62 barometer reading 27 feet 4 inches wind and weather described as clear.

Mt. Higby

Fragmented Odds and Ends From a Shifting Era

Disjointed notes touch on prices and taxes, drinks and candy trends, a possible third term for President Wilson, faculty salaries at the University of Pennsylvania, railroad raises, and a vague reference to a tax act. References to Sugar company dividends, beverages in New England, and a fugitive in San Francisco appear amid a tangle of topics.

Playful Ode Bemoans Garden Work Ditching Trowel

A comic poem laments garden chores and pruning with musical imagery. It contrasts flutes and cellos provoking flowers and vegetables while urging a shift from digging toward song and laughter, praising the implausible modern garden life.

Why the Railroads Are Losing Money

Edgar A. Guest vents on rail travel costs and friction between public passengers and rail staff. A Buffalo to Detroit trip on train No 3 shows ticket and club car access hurdles, with a new conductor and a busy crew leading to reduced revenue. The piece ends noting government administration as the remedy.

Edgar A. Guest Detroit Free Press Buffalo N. Y Chicago Detroit Pullman

A Prediction On Our Next War

A Worcester Telegram excerpt foresees a future war led by royalist Germany with Russia behind it and Italy and Japan allied against the United States. Mexico is shown as a base for land assaults, with most of South America opposing the U.S. and Britain’s navy central to the conflict. The piece urges America to pursue republicanism over theoretical democracy to avert war.

Worcester Germany Russia Italy Japan Mexico United States South America Europe

Parlor Socialists Questioned in Washington Star Note

A fragment notes debate over political labels in Washington Star style, hinting at a confrontation about socialist ideas in social or political discourse with unclear context and sparse quotation. The piece references Pat and Dees and a cigar remark, suggesting a light editorial or opinion moment.

Washington Star Pat Bes Dees The Ric

Open Counsel A Defense Of Military Training For Boys

Robert P. Frazier argues military training for boys aged 14 to 18 strengthens body and mind, builds discipline, and fosters citizenship. He cites Major General Leonard Wood, Plattsburg camps, and readiness for rapid war, asserting training is beneficial and not harmful. He notes physical, mental, and moral gains and supports preparedness over pacifism.

Rees Merchant Marine Leonard Wood New York City Plattsburg Mr. Rees William Jennings Bryan Robert P. Frazier 57Th Field Artillery

Working Women in Laurel Endorce Remedy Letter

Laurel Mississippi resident Mrs. J C Sanford shares eight years of pains and weakness and notes she can run a sewing machine and do housework after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She urges other suffering women with displacements irregularities inflammation backache headaches or nervousness to consider the remedy and write for guidance to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts The letter highlights personal relief and promotes the product as a solution for female ailments.

Laurel J.C. Sanford Second Ave

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