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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1918
Page
3
A jumble of old notices seeks workers across roles from housework and photo finishing to light factory tasks and nursing. Listings promise paid training, steady positions, and various locations with contact box numbers and company names.
Public notice seeking a small farm with viable acreage near Middletown. Advertisement by M. H. Booth Box 17 A Middletown solicits a well fruited and cultivated property. Also noting Liverant will pay 50 cents per hundredweight for old iron delivered to his home or 35 cents if he must go to fetch it.
The director general McAdoo announced broad wage increases for railroad workers effective next Saturday and retroactive to last January. The plan, based on December 1915 pay, includes a new wage board, maintenance of eight hour day rules with pro rata overtime, and raises for shop trades, track workers, and women equal to men. Back pay totalling about 50 million dollars will be distributed in lump sums.
A good sponge is expensive and requires care in using. If it becomes slimy rinse it several times in hot water.
Eastern League results show Waterbury 1 Springfield 0 and Bridgeport 10 Springfield 2 with two games listed. National League totals include St Louis 2 Brooklyn 1, Chicago 5 New York 1, Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 3 among three games. American League notes Washington 4 Detroit 0 and New York 9 Cleveland 3 with two games. Association games feature Kansas City 3 Louisville 2 and St Paul 4 Toledo 2, Columbus 5 0 Minneapolis 0 1, Milwaukee 9 Associate 8. Southern Association scores Nashville 3 Chattanooga 10 and Memphis 18 New Orleans 2. Mobile 3 Little Rock 1. Today’s schedule lists Hartford at New Haven and New London at Providence among others including Brooklyn at St Louis and New York at Chicago. International League games include Newark at Toronto and Baltimore at Syracuse.
Williams edging Wesleyan 5 to 4 in a fielding plagued game as Boynton stood out for Williams handling the stick with no outs. Burrows wildness off and on gave nine walks while Woodruff faced more hits. Woodruff won, Thornton and Day Camp added small boosts for Wesleyan but Williams held on.
Wesleyan defeated Trinity 99 to 53 in Hartford last Saturday afternoon. Keeler led Wesleyan with 20 points, and Mooney, Stimson, and Gibbons also scored well. Event winners included Keeler in the 100 and 220 dashes, Mooney in the 120 hurdles, and Burbank in the 440 while Stimson won the mile. Trinity’s top scorers were Buckley and Gordon with high finishes in distance events.
Giants face pressure as their western trip ends with losses in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Cubs and Dodgers press in the standings while McGraw's crew battles to hold first. In the American League, turnover shapes a tight chase among Red Sox Yankees Indians Browns and White Sox with Browns surging into third after a five of six run.
An advertiser touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as boosting liver activity and blood purity to resist germs from diseases like grip and malaria. A customer testimonial from Mosts Gray of 298 Madison Ave. praises its effectiveness and claims family benefits, alongside an invitation to obtain a trial package by mail.
A local team announces a community effort to assist in assembling and testing new equipment. Volunteers organize tools, safety checks, and scheduled work sessions to ensure proper assembly and operational readiness.
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