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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1918
Page
12
Fragmented notes describe draft orders cancelled by General March, the Kaiser’s fall, and public joy. Mentions of sodden streets, saloons open, and plans to honor veterans, with scattered remarks on food, weather, and ongoing political shifts. References to New York politics and war work drives amid a city crowd.
A New York Times report assigns responsibility to the Paris office of United Press and its censor for transmitting a false dispatch claiming the armistice had been signed. It notes the public deception was allowed to pass through inadequate verification, with the New York desk publishing the item before verification arrived.
The text condemns overseas censorship delaying information blamed for spreading a false dispatch about a major wartime event. It argues the enemy already possesses facts, calls the dispatch monstrous, and urges a thorough official inquiry to uncover the culprit and impose proper punishment.
A Detroit News column laments hunger as the true enemy after war and urges Allied food control to prevent Bolshevism. It praises American bread and beef while depicting a mascot dog marching with troops in a war poem from Arthur Gutterman’s The Mirthful Lyre.
A humorous exchange features Mr. Jenkins praised as a brilliant conversationalist. Mrs. Smith replies she has met him and recalls a lengthy, witty dialogue, noting she encountered him at the start of the second hour.
Local notes from East Haddam recount a second crop of fruit on an apple tree at M. H. Wind lands, with windblown fruits showing no seeds. Numerous residents recalled, visited Chester for the unveiling of the honor roll board, and town life includes fishing, wood and shipping mentions, visits, and routine Sunday gatherings.
Old Saybrook Nov 11 report covers Grace Episcopal church rally and children’s festival, United War Work committees meeting plans, and a large district drive with $22,000 target. Also mentions marriage of Burkhardt’s daughter and local social notes, including a new baby at Kiriland residence and weekend visitors from New Haven and Bridgeport.
The Harvard Alumni Association informs all Harvard men in service that civilian work awaits them on return. The note emphasizes ready transition and sets an example for others, while a light aside about social life notes that a girl would trade a chaperone for a chance to call a chap her own.
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults, claiming it cures sour stomach and bowel clogging within hours. It warns of counterfeits and urges mothers to insist on the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product.
In Portland Indiana Mrs Josephine Kimble describes severe weakness displacement and insomnia. After physician treatments failed she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and regained strength and the ability to work. Thousands of American women report similar health restoration and are invited to write for guidance.
Wartime style advertisement urges readers to order by Wednesday noon for Thursday and Friday. It promotes Jerke's Good Luck products with clam chowder at 25 cents a quart and fish cakes at 35 cents a dozen, noting the chowder is ready to heat and the fish cakes to fry. It uses playful anti-German sentiment and promises larger kettles and better quality.
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