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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1919
Page
8
A compact description outlines a two story square frame home sized 26 by 28 feet, excluding porches, with stucco exterior, header brick trim, and a half timber effect on the second story. Estimated cost around 4000 dollars not counting heating or exterior finish, featuring a front room, dining area, kitchen, tile fireplace, and an oak first floor with a screened front porch.
The bulletin describes Syria as a land from the Taurus to Egypt and from the desert to the Great Sea, home to about three and a half million Semitic people speaking Arabic. It notes mixed ancestries from Greek, Roman, and European Crusaders, calls Lebanon the green spot, and explains historic cedar and pine forests dwindling due to deforestation and lack of reforestation, with livestock herds as a major hindrance.
An advertisement emphasizes buying only genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packaging with the Bayer Cross on pack and tablets. It warns of talcum fake pills, urges insistence on Bayer branding, and notes genuine Bayer products come in 12 tablet pocket boxes or larger bottles and capsules.
Fragmentary text recalls a district turning autonomous after a set date, with terraces reaching 4,000 feet and bearing olives figs and vines. It hints at low taxes and personal safety, framing Lebanon’s 60 years of autonomy as a potential dramatic narrative.
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