Influenza Epidemic Warns and War Weighs on Homefront
A column urges renewed public health effort after influenza losses and wartime strain. It calls for municipal health bureaus, health police funding, and hygienic education to cut infant and adult mortality, reduce waste, and keep citizens strong for war needs. Public health aims include sanitary homes, adequate food, and thrift, with examples from Middletown and a note on English social shifts toward comfort over formality.
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Middletown
St. Louis
Mg Norses
Hilmer
Connecticut
North End Juniors Plan Challenging Season Ahead
Football notes report the North End juniors gearing up for the coming season. They challenge any team in the state, averaging from 105 to 215 pounds, with emphasis on the South Juniors of this city. Communications should go to O. Corps at 138 Main Street or J. Annino at 60 Ferry Street. All members must attend practice tonight at the North End corner.
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North End
O.corps
Main Street
J. Annino
Ferry Street
Stomach Doctors Warn Against Harmful Self Treatment
An alarming claim says thousands across America take a “slow death” regimen by swallowing large quantities of pepsin and similar preparations daily. The piece urges readers to avoid self treatment and notes stomach tablets provide relief in minutes but warns against prolonged use and digestive overstrain.
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America
Owner Of Cows Is Held Liable In Garden Trespass Case
Justice of the Peace Bertramp E. cer decides in favor of George J. Grimm of South Farms for $40 damages and costs from Waldy slaw Mikrut of West Silver street after cows pastured on Russell Company land trespassed on Grimm's Front Street garden. Deputy Pattison attached Mikrut's real estate. others may share liability.
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Justice of the Peace
Bertrand E. Cer
George J. Grimm
South Farms
Waldyslaw Mikrut
West Silver Street
Front Street
M. Eugene Culver
Robert T. Pattison
Russell Company
Mill Hollow
Grimm
Mikrut
Stock market in initial trading after new money rules
New York stock quotations show early gains in steel and marine issues then rapid weakness. Marine preferred falls from morning highs, later recovering. Baldwin Locomotive and Bethlehem Steel move. Total volume about 714,900 shares. bonds 9.6 million. Market remains irregular with marine issues most active.
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New York
McAdoo
Congress
Tees
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Erie
Marine Preferred
Mexican Petroleum
Great Northern
Baldwin
Baldwin Locomotive
Bethlehem Steel B
Steel
Ana
American Steel Foundry
How Industry Will Return to Normal
Washington reports the War Industries Board will act as the intermediary to shift national industrial resources from war to peacetime needs. It will be advised of adjustments to government war contracts over 1000 dollars and will guide stabilization of materials, labor, and plant facilities back to peace channels.
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WAR Industries Board
Washington
Baruch
Walter Huxley obituary and multiple funeral notices
Walter Huxley son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Huxley died yesterday at 25 8 months 4 days of pneumonia. He leaves two brothers Samuel Huxley Cromwell and Charles W Huxley Meriden and two sisters Mrs Elizabeth Seymour Hartford and Mrs Amelia Stovall Battle Creek Mich. Funeral from A L Southmayd's mortuary Sunday at 2 34 private with Rev H W Hildreth Cromwell to conduct and interment in Cromwell new cemetery. Miss Elizabeth Hyland funeral held from W J Coughlin's Sons to St Francis church requiem high mass by Rev Francis A Jordon. offertory Catherine Kelley sang QO Salutaris. burial in St John's cemetery. Elizabeth wife of Julius Shekosky funeral from Cromwell home Saturday 9 30 and St John's Cromwell 10 solemn high mass. burial in St John's cemetery. Mrs Frances A Godfrey funeral at 3 PM from W H Stow 53 Spring Street with Rev W H Hall. interment Indian Hill cemetery. Lynch's Market Saturday specials. </S:>
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Joseph Huxley
Samuel Huxley
Cromwell
Charles W. Huxley
Meriden
Elizabeth Seymour
Hartford
Amelia Stovall
Battle Creek
Mich
A. L. Southmayd
H. W. Hildreth
Cromwell (New
Elizabeth Hyland
W. J. Coughlin
St. Francis’ Church
Francis A. Jordon
Catherine Kelley
George Hubbard
James P. Dunn
Patrick Kidney
William Chamberlain
St. John’s Cemetery
Julius Shekosky
Elizabeth
St. John’s Church
Frances A. Godfrey
W. H. Stow
Spring Street
W. H. Hall
North Congregational Church
Indian Hill Cemetery
Be Prepared for Grippe Influenza Warnings and Home Remedies
A 1918 style health notice urges early doctor contact for influenza suspect cases. It recommends self care before the physician arrives, using bowels medicine, and rubbing Mustarine on throat and chest to ward off inflammation. The remedy is claimed superior to mustard plasters and cited as valuable for sore throat chest colds bronchitis tonsillitis and pleurisy.
City briefs from Schaefer's bakery ads and local notes
Former Mayor Harold M. Meech leaves for a New York business trip. Frank W. Tryon visits on a 48 hour furlough from Yaphank. Thomas F. Spain marks his Woodward Drug store birthday amid pleasant weather. Felix A. Petrofsky improves slowly after illness at his home. Schaefer's bakery promotes various cakes and Luxury bread as a staple.
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Woodward Drug Store
Schaefer
Felix A. Petrofsky
Concert Avenue
Schaefer’s
Schaefe
The King and German Thrones Fall in 1918 Collapse
News Dispatch reports a sweeping abdication wave across German monarchies. King William II of Württemberg abdicated on November 8, followed by dethronements or abdications of King Friedrich August III of Saxony Grand Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg Schwerin Duke Ernest August of Brunswick Prince Heinrich XXVI of Reuss and King Ludwig III of Bavaria who fled his realm. The ex-kaiser’s son-in-law Ernest August abdicated. Socialists now in control press for expulsion of remaining rulers.
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William II
Wurtemberg
Friedrich August III
Saxony
Friedrich August
Oldenburg
Friedrich Franz IV
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Ernest August
Brunswick
Heinrich XXVI
Reuss
Ludwig III
Bavaria
Ernest Ludwig
Hesse
Bowling Notes Opens Factory League at Aetna Alleys
The factory bowling league holds its first meeting at the Aetna alleys Saturday evening at six. All wishing to enter may send a representative. Improvements have been made and the alleys are now in fine condition.
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Factory Bowling League
Aetna
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets touted as liver aid for digestion
Advertisement claims Dr Edwards Olive Tablets cure stomach upset by stimulating liver and bowels to restore digestion. Warns of symptoms like bad taste, coated tongue, low energy and poor appetite. Promotes olive colored tablets as a non-quinine calomel substitute, with dosing at bedtime and prices 10c and 25c.
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Edwards
Segeunk Steehend
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