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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1918
Page
2
A fragment discusses color meanings and effects on mood and behavior. It links blue to calm, red to aggression, black to gloom and illness, yellow to stimulation, green to envy and rest, white to purity, and khaki to practicality, applying these ideas to women and men in social settings and even military wear.
In New York and nearby New Jersey cities fifty five thousand garment workers, members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, strike for an eight hour day and a twenty percent wage rise. About twenty thousand making uniforms for the army continue working by Sidney Hillman’s direction amid indications of possible local disruption in clothing manufacture. The grain market section notes conflicting data on future corn prices and the impact of European food shortages, with views split on bullish vs bearish outlooks. Cotton exports are expected to be strong with October figures likely to show higher shipments than last year.
At 11 a.m. Monday November 11, 1918, as hostilities ceased, the front stretched from the Dutch border at Selzaete along the Lys-Scheldt to the north of Audenarde and Grammont, east of Mons and Maubeuge, then along the Franco-Belgian frontier north of Rocroi Charleville and Messeres to the Meuse near Sedan, northeast to Pagny, and along the Lorraine frontier to northwest Colmar entering Alsace.
Following Secretary Daniels announcement that wartime travel restrictions would be lifted many rushed to sail abroad but were told stricter passport rules apply. Only about 20 percent of applicants may receive passports. drafts and age issues noted. Neutral lines will sail only for endorsed missions. several dates announced for Bergensfjord Nieuw Amsterdam United States and Stockholm sailings to Europe.
An advertisement touts Neutrone Prescription 99 as the cure for rheumatism. It promises fast relief from rheumatic trouble with dramatic language and urges readers to buy a bottle for 50 cents or one dollar from Hartman Drug Co., Woodward Drug Co., and other druggists.
Stamford coroner John J. Phelan holds an inquest into the death of William Troy who died after being crushed against a fence by an automobile at Richards & Co. a local munitions plant. The inquiry is held here today.
The article stresses kidneys' essential role for health and warns that warning signs Nervousness weakness dizziness sleeplessness back pain and urinary difficulty indicate faulty function. It urges prompt investigation and treatment to prevent impurities from building into uric acid and poisons harming the body.
Dangerous disease claim promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as old fashioned soothing oils with herbs. Imported from Holland laboratories, they promise prompt relief or money back. Sold at drug stores in sealed original packages in three sizes.
Northam near Washington will take place on Wednesday. Westinghouse tests canal boats by electricity on the Erie canal this week. Evening school begins tonight at the Y M C A building. Wilcox Crittenden and Co. launch a new truck from J B Evans and Co. A New York prisoner named Anderson escaped from a local jail after breaking tools and tunneling through a damp sand wall. Funeral for George Osborne Russell will be held from Samuel Russell's house on November 4. County Commissioners receive $1500 for liquor licenses.
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