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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1918
Page
9
An advertisement urges druggists to limit VapoRub shipments to influenza districts. It notes back orders of 18 000 gross and that October output exceeded three million jars. Direct parcel shipments are used to speed relief, with free samples and influenza booklets offered.
Sol Metzger Y M C A Athletic Director at Camp Dix N J discusses football as the best physical training for soldiers. He cites enlistment of varsity players and their strong record as officers, plus the sport’s parallel to war through concentration, discipline, teamwork, courage, and stamina. He notes government support and plans to field a strong Camp Dix football elevens with war work groups aiding sports.
A Philadelphia Telegraph item recounts a social gathering echoing the axiom every man for his own job. A late night call to a carpenter in a suburb reveals a prankish child’s message about an accident, testing the handyman’s response and skepticism.
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