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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1918
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes show several storefronts and addresses including 299 Main St and 188 Main St. Mentions of book stores at 652 Main St and a press on sale at the location, with garbled filler text surrounding. The readable items indicate a retail promotion for a press or book sale in a small downtown area.
The Higby observatory records for the twenty fourth at noon show a maximum of 63, minimum 48, mean 53 degrees. Barometer 22.7 inches. Wind from the north, weather cloudy.
Nationwide wartime commentary notes Allied forces pressing forward as political and public debates continue. Reports question war strategy, loan drives, and the pace of peace while influenza wanes in New England and election issues surface in Yonkers and Michigan.
A large Middletown crowd gathers for a final war loan rally to honor returning local servicemen. Joseph Lawton will speak for the first time since returning Friday noon, with Private Albert E. Talbot and Private Rocco Cachillo also featured. Ex Governor Weeks chairs. Major Wrightson and Judge Donahoe speak. Katherine Bacon sings patriotic numbers. rally at 7:30 p.m. with the 6th Regiment Band. The event aims to secure final pledges for the war loan as soldiers are welcomed home.
We express sincere thanks to our friends for sympathy after the loss of our son Carl Edward. Gratitude for letters telegrams flowers and condolences. Thanks to pallbearers firing squad bugler and those who shared kindness. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Allison.
The article asserts VapoRub can treat Spanish influenza by absorbing through the skin and drawing blood to the surface to reduce congestion. It emphasizes the topical method as a home remedy and suggests repeated applications for relief.
The North Carolina Board of Health warns that influenza fatalities are low but illness can lead to dangerous complications for run down patients. It stresses bed rest, nourishment, and stay in bed after fever ends, plus external helps like Vicks VapoRub and steam inhalation, while detailing symptoms and avoiding spread through hygiene and limiting contact with cold or sick people.
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