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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1918
Page
4
An older fragment notes the Middletown Press issue ending advertisements and a notice about Postoffice correction as Second-class Matter. It references sale availability and publication timing in a period press notice.
Weather at Mt Higby for the twenty hours to noon reports a maximum of 61 and a minimum near 45.5, barometer steady, wind clear. Epidemic tonic is air and war bonds are urged as peace discussions twist. Notes on politics, sensational war commentary, and local amusements mix with fuel, whiskey tax, and draft vigilance.
The speaker argues Detroit can build neighborhood markets with existing roads and farms within reach. With a public welfare commission, daily boats to St Clair river produce, and plans similar to Chicago and Illinois for road funding, Detroit could boost farm prosperity and city supply without large road spending.
The New York Globe laments theatre coughers who erupt into a chorus of coughing after the curtain rises. It notes the annoyance to patrons and actors, suggests sympathy for illness, but mocks loud remedies and urges discreet measures like handkerchief use and lozenges to spare others.
The Bridgeport district's ordnance production division and the Minute Women mobilized over 28 000 women ages 16 to 60, with 2 279 volunteering for full time work. The two week campaign yielded about 15 000 new factory workers, freeing men for service and boosting women as wage earners. Hartford will host the next drive.
The piece argues that the Debs verdict, though deserved, fits a broader pattern of prosecutions whose wisdom is questionable. It notes growing doubt about wartime censorship and espionage propaganda laws as the war continues, reflecting ongoing skepticism in thinking minds.
Francis H. Sisson argues Japan will lead in reconstruction, citing centralized decision making, government initiative, and rapid policy action. He notes shrines in shipbuilding, rail and port improvements, and overseas trade expansion aided by home production of raw materials and new bank networks.
A nostalgic poem about a street band that starts muted and grows into triumphant noise. A lone trumpet signals the return of music, then horns, trumpets, flutes, and drums erupt with glorious sound. The speaker feels swelling emotion, almost crying, as the distant band echoes like tin bandsmen finally realizing true play.
The document lists unit scales from corps at 185000 troops to platoon at 60 men. It defines command structure with a major general in charge of field armies and corps, brigadier generals for infantry brigades, colonels for regiments, lieutenant colonels next, majors for battalions, captains for companies, lieutenants for platoons, and sergeants and corporals under them.
A San Francisco Chronicle report notes Allied aviators now conduct daily bombing on German towns. It asserts the Allies can outpace German bombings of England and that in two months British raids exceed Germany’s attacks in an earlier period of the war.
A fragment from a local column describes a scene with Laura a girl who cannot speak clearly playing with a boy who cannot speak English. An inquiry or remark about how Laura came to get into a quarrel arises and a reaction about standing the boy is noted. The text reflects a brief dialogue style and childhood miscommunication.
Letter from Church-Goer dated October 9 1918 argues ventilation differences between lodge rooms and church auditoriums. Notes church buildings are large with open ventilation and no tobacco smoke, while lodge rooms are low ceiling with cigar smoke, urging separate treatment in closures during public gathering limits.
Mary Havens wife of Walter Havens longtime Essex residents died at her home near Westbrook on October 8. Besides her husband she leaves a son and two daughters. The funeral will be held Thursday and private.
The piece argues the current draft bears the stigma of a once despised Civil War term. It notes the first draft avoided riots while the second draft prompted officials to plead for restraint as registrants misread exemption calls.
A family of five can add over 50 dollars in purchasing power using a new table exer Benefit Brand Sweet Nut Mars in place of Latter. The price is only two cents a serving instead of five to six cents, offering a savings of at least 1.15 dollars for six or two weeks. It claims to be as good as butter and with no detectable taste difference, promoting Nut Margar and Brandy Sweet as nutritious meat substitutes from milk products.
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