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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1918
Page
8
Residents debate wartime drink rules as Middletown saloons refuse suspension. Anonymous patrons vow to keep two barrels on hand while Wesleyan remains a nonmilitary campus claim. Officials, guards, and businessmen dispute enforcement and impact on local trade as domain authorities cite presidential orders and legal limits.
Hartford reports that Wesleyan Yale and Trinity camps are not army camps and Section 12 of service regulations not applicable. Despite this ruling saloon operators in Middletown expect to stay open while dealers and students reassess plans as tensions ease.
After influenza and fevers the newspaper ad promotes Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier to restore strength, stimulate the liver, and fortify nerves. It suggests taking Peptiron after meals and Hood’s Pills as needed for cathartic relief, claiming three medicines provide rapid improvement.
Spanish Influenza has hit Middletown hard with many out of work and rising medical costs. The ad notes that policyholders have received thousands in benefits from accident and health plans and urges readers to protect their families now while well, offering explanations and rate quotes from Guy & Rice at 268 Main Street.
In a long fast the brain is the only part of the body that does not lose weight. When the body declines the brain stays active and alert, prompting many brain workers to think they are fine when they are not. Watch your knees rather than your brain to gauge physical condition.
Notice states water bills are due at the Water Commission office on or before Nov 11. Office hours on Nov 9 and 11 are 9 am to 12 pm, 1 pm to 6 pm, and 7 pm to 9 pm. After Nov 11 hours are 9 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm, with Saturday hours 9 am to 12 pm. Barbara Smith, Oy Ss Twenty-eight Killed at Kiel. Copenhagen, Nov 9. Twenty eight killed in Kiel riots per Berlin.
We express sincere thanks to all who assisted us during our recent affliction. Gratitude also to the Masonic bearers and for the floral tributes. Mrs. Charles Kuhner Mrs. J. Kuhner and Family.
St Aloysius society resumes weekend dances this evening with Ford's orchestra providing music. Dancing starts at 8 o'clock and a large attendance is expected. Also Italian speaking residents invited to Town Hall for addresses tomorrow at 7 o'clock by noted speakers.
The fragment invites listeners to hear about Italy and the sea and mentions an event at a hall tomorrow. It preserves a casual travelogue tone with a hint of schedule for a local audience.
City brief items report light vehicle lamps at 5 05 o clock this evening there was no city court this morning and dancing tonight at St Aloysius hall multiple notices of meetings including L C B A and Girls Patriotic Union with social events and local engagements across Middletown during this period informally compiling social and civic notices from the day
The War Bureau plans a large post armistice celebration in Middletown with a supper at Stuerk's Monday at 6 30 pm. Speakers include William A. Shanklin and Mrs. A N Campbell plus Rev F J McGivney. Reservations, tickets one dollar, to be made with Bunce Stueck or Dempsey.
Eight Wesleyan S A T C. men recommended for aviation by Commander Major Wrightson. Pilots: R H Hibbard East Hartford Conn W G Richmond Cambridge Mass I F Cook Inwood N Y L N E Draper Lawrence Mass C C Varney Lisbon Falls Me Observers: Alan F Bain Greenwich N Y H F Burgess Moosup Conn Maneuvering dept: L E Seeley Washington Conn.
A 15 year old, Howard Savage of Greenport, died after falling between barges on the river near the city while attempting to reach his father aboard barge No. 23. He had been in Hartford hospital for weeks. The incident occurred as towboats approached the city and the two barges drew close together.
Governor Holcomb attends the annual Litchfield County Farm Bureau meeting and will speak at 2 PM in Litchfield. Senator Elijah Rogers, a federal farm labor specialist, appears on the program to discuss farm labor. Guy C. Smith of Storrs, head of the Market News Service for several Connecticut cities, will be on hand to answer questions about organized selling.
The Red Cross stations for overseas Christmas mail will open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and extend hours on several Saturdays and additional days through November 19. The change in hours reflects the extension of service time for international mail.
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