Middletown Newspaper Subscription Notice and street ads
The Evening Press and Penny Press announce subscription terms for for United States readers with postpaid rates of 4.00 yearly 2.50 for six months. Changes of address must be sent with both old and new addresses to ensure prompt service. Notices to discontinue must be received by 8:30 am publication day. Post office second class matter. On sale at main street stores.
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United States
Postoffice
Middletown
Pee Benning
Fol‘s
Weather Report for Haven and New England
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday in Haven with generally cloudy conditions across Connecticut. Northwest winds light to moderate. Low pressure areas off the New England coast and in the lower Mississippi valley extend unsettled weather east of the Mississippi while a ridge between the Rockies and Mississippi brings pleasant weather with below normal temperatures in western districts. Readings: New Haven 43 cloudy. Hartford 42 cloudy. Boston 44 cloudy. New York 42 cloudy.
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Haven
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New England
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Detroit
Hartford
Jacksonville
Nantucket
New York
Norfolk
Pittsburg
Portland
St. Louis
Washington
Mt Higby Weather and wartime editorial notes
The Mt Higby station reports a 24 hour period ending 2904 fixing with a high of 47 and a low of 34 and a mean of 40.5. noon reading 43. barometer 29.66. water 22 feet 8 inches. wind northwest and cloudy. The column comments on sugar beets, prisoner of war warnings, Salvation Army relief, coal supply, draft, Uboats, and postwar economics criticizing wartime policy and urging return to normal business.
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Mt. Higby
Loyal Merchants Support War Efforts Subscriptions
A Middletown report notes local merchants have remained loyal since hostilities began. They subscribed to war relief and liberty loans, renewed commitments when solicited again, and consistently backed the state’s campaigning.
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Middletown
Democracy at Home War on Prohibition and State Rights
A lengthy editorial argues against federal prohibition as a war measure and defends home rule. It urges the president to veto a July 1 implementation, warns of centralization, and cites Mid State merchants supporting war needs while demanding democracy at home and state autonomy.
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New York World
Congress
Washington
America
Europe
True to Form to the Last in Wartime Critique
A Philadelphia Public Ledger opinion piece condemns German actions in World War I, noting nurses stealing food, camp keepers stealing clothes from prisoners, and desecration of religious sites. It argues such “true form to the last” behavior mirrors ancient looting and proclaims the need to confront the evil branded as kultur.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Red Cross
Laon
Titus
Jerusalem
Temple
Forum
Colosseum
A Race With Anarchy
In Germany today it is a race between revolution by constitutional reform and bolshevik upheaval with dangerous prospects of red terror. The civilized world watches the swift progress of momentous events as sympathies and hopes turn toward those who are breaking authority. An educated fool is more foolish.
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New York Sun
Germany
Must Change Line of Work Quickly
Connecticut and western Massachusetts manufacturers with war contracts were told at a Bridgeport conference to shift to commercial work promptly as wartime needs ease. Major Franklin outlined the plan to wind down ordnance work with impartial treatment, noting war plants must find new enterprises or shrink to prewar scales during reconstruction.
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Uncle Sam
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Bridgeport District Ordnance Office
War Department
B. A. Franklin
Ordnance Department
Washington
Board of Claims Hs
Boards of Claims
Ordnance
Bridgeport District Board of Claims
Waldo C. Bryant
Board of Claims
Board of Appeals
Henry Bruere
United States Employment Service
State of New York
Frederick Todd
National City Bank of New York
Mr. Bruere
America
Mr. Todd
Let the Child Choose in Mother's Magazine
Mantha G. Nichols argues for letting a child choose between right and wrong in a Mother’s Magazine piece. A mother lets her son select his action, showing credit for common sense and amiability. The story suggests coaxing with dignity encourages independent, better choices and repeated good conduct.
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Mantha G. Nichols
Mother’s Magazine
Mamma
Dutch Ships Carry Food To Holland On Relief Mission
Five Dutch steamships Djebres Sirrah Jason Cornelis and Amsterdyk sailed from American ports with flour to aid the Netherlands food crisis. The U S War Trade Board authorized the shipment as part of a broader aid effort, pairing use of Dutch vessels with equivalent Dutch tonnage released for Western Atlantic service amid the subsiding German blockade.
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Washington
Netherlands
War Trade Board
Djebres
Sirrah
Jason
Cornelis
Amsterdyk
Holland
United States
Atlantic
Detained and dialogue about home life and odds
A brief Washington Star snippet plays on domestic humor as Mrs. Chuggins quips that her husband stays home only when the motor breaks or gas runs out, while a joke references the greatest bet ever made being the alphabet.
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Washington Star
Danderine Promise: Double Hair Beauty in Minutes
A classic advertisement touts Danderine as a miracle hair tonic promising dandruff relief and hair regrowth. It claims rapid scalp cleansing, root stimulation, and dramatic improvements in hair thickness, shine, and volume with regular use.
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