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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
8
Public health officials take drastic steps to curb a dangerous malady. Hospitals and schools are repurposed as the epidemic spreads amid crowded conditions. Dr. H. S. Mustard leads the response as authorities isolate suspects, suspend gatherings, and push precau tions to stamp out the disease nationwide. War work continues despite the crisis.
Mazie V. Caruthers writes in the New York Times requesting a short respite from frost to protect vegetables and flowers. She asks for lasting color in the trees and beauty in the autumn tapestries while pleading for mercy for cabbages beans peppers and squash.
The piece honors P. T. Barnum as a central showman whose legacy shaped modern entertainment. It lauds his fairness to the public and his lasting influence, noting his name remains a byword in culture and advertising artistry.
A Minneapolis Journal passage argues wages on salary fail to guarantee living standards or continuity of that state. It asserts neither unions nor Marxist models secure prosperity. The text contends surplus capital protects society from misfortune, warning austerity or poor capital erodes the economy, citing Russia’s current distress and a precarious margin of supply.
The War Department bans mourning insignia on uniforms and crepe wear for allied soldiers and civilians. The piece notes a mother of the first war casualty who refused to display mourning, choosing to honor her son through sacrifice rather than public pity. The essay links personal grief to national unity and wartime restraint.
Opinion pieces argue against rewriting American history to flatter England. Joe B Russell of Nova Scotia cautions that more histories colored to minimize differences are unnecessary and may be despised. The column also notes German war logistics and a humorous exchange about affluence and coffee.
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