Middletown Y M C A Drive Seeks Local Fund Support
Readable excerpts describe a United Drive plan for the Y M C A, Y W C A and allied groups, urging partial or full payments toward the Victory Fund. An early rally is set for November 6 with speakers Robert W. Rice Everett J. Lake and Rev W J Keefe, urging local residents and workers to give the equivalent of a day’s wage.
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Y. M.C
Camp Community Service
Lit Association
Jew- Board
Salvation From
National
Allied Fund
Middletown
H. Warner
Exse
Sail- P
Robert W. Rice
Publica
Ted
Overnor Everett J. Lake
W. J. Keefe
Plainfield
Save Coal and Curb Waste in Cold Weather
Mercer Moseley urges careful coal use to save fuel. Build fires properly, keep drafts controlled, and maintain water in the system. Don’t burn wood when coal is available. wrap pipes, keep rooms moist, and avoid wasting heat.
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New York Sun
Mercer ‘Moseley
The Calm Duty of Art in Wartime Trials
A meditation on haste and calm in creative work during hardship. The piece urges steady, purposeful effort, viewing art as a tranquil force that transcends poverty and pain. It frames soldiers and citizens as a marching army guided by disciplined patience toward victory and humane sacrifice.
California Syrup of Figs Ad Promises Safe Laxative Cure
Historical advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless fruit laxative for cross, feverish, and restless children. It claims to gently cleanse bowels within hours, improve mood, and prevent injury, urging readers to verify the product is made by the California Fig Syrup Company and to beware counterfeit syrups.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Inside Bathing Remedy In Morning For Toxins Flush
A health advice piece urges drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to flush poisons from stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims benefits for bad taste bad breath coated tongue dull head ache and digestive issues and recommends a quarter pound from the pharmacist to begin the routine before breakfast.
Clam Chowder and Fareley Fish Sale At Kel Kitchen
Breezy corner ad touts old fashioned clam chowder sold Friday and Saturday at 25 cents a quart, plus fish cakes 35 cents a dozen and other prepared items like potato salad and baked beans. Items prepared in the Kel kitchen claim freshness and readiness to eat with a Thursday noon cutoff for orders.
Kelly Busy Corner Bakery Ad Promotes Mild Specials
An old advertisement from Kelly Busy Corner Co lists Dixie Corn Muffins at 20 cents per dozen Sunburst Sponge Cake at 25 cents and Kelco Cookies at 15 cents per dozen. It promotes several breads including Kelco Graham and Kelly’s Oatmeal, French, Swiss breads from two stores at 190 Pearl Street and 354 Main.
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Kelco Graham Bread
American Tank Push Gains Speed in War Era
The article notes a push to develop American tanks and motor vehicles for France, citing a $130,000,000 war department contract and a planned motor transport corps. It likens tanks to a “tractor” and argues for rapid production, suggesting thirty six tanks per battalion could reduce casualties.
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War Department
America
France
Washington
Don
New York Times
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Lane Ameoing
Old Fritz
Dead Man’s Corner
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the Kelly Busy Corner Co
Pearl St
Penrose and
la Follette
Congress
James R. Mann
Wilson
Boies Penrose
Pennsylvania
Post Office
Naval Affairs
Robert M. la Follette
Manufacturers’ Committee
Connecticut
Cooper
Wisconsin
Hayes
Warren
Wyoming
Smoot
Utah
Haugen
Iowa
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Kansas
Ened
Democratic State Central Committee
Thomas J. Spellacy
Charles D. Lockwood
Harry L. Brooks
Charles 8. Avery
Charles B. Pinney
Harrison Hewitt
Hartford County
New Haven
Thomas L. Reilly
New London
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