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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1918
Page
4
Postal notice from Middletown regarding second class mail status and mailing procedures. Details mention post office handling matters and class designation for distribution. The short item notes a local government or postal routine affecting residents and businesses in the Middletown area.
Weather at Mt. Higby for the 24 hours shows 56°F minimum 33° mean 44.5° average with 60 high, barometer 29.96 inches, wind northeast and clear. The remainder discusses taxes, Austria Germany relations, Wall Street, fuel acts, movie delays, coal and fuel advice, Middlesex County’s loan role, war impacts on the poor, and postwar political planning with broad stray references.
The report notes soldiers will cultivate state lands including Bible Rock and Hills to reduce living costs. It questions if wartime needs will shift overseership to officials and whether professions like doctors and lawyers will remain on their separate paths.
The text argues that diplomacy has failed to secure world safety and that only General Foch can restrain Germany, insisting that any armistice must involve surrender of German military power. It presents a stark view that a timely settlement hinges on his leadership, with the outcome possibly in weeks or hours.
New York World reports on using whiskey to treat Spanish influenza in army camps within dry states, with confiscated liquor used for alcoholic baths and as a stimulant. Courts in Tennessee approved this approach, Camp Lee Virginia received liquor, and Louisiana may lift bans. South Carolina permitted prescriptions for medicinal whiskey and Georgia considered the plan. The issue ties medical efficacy to prohibition laws and federal practice, while physicians note alcohol’s historic role in pneumonia care though views vary.
The Fuel Administration urges burning No 1 buckwheat coal with care to conserve larger anthracite. Guidance covers storage, firing, draft, and proportion to replace 15 to 30 percent of larger coal. Separately New London navy district seeks women yeomen. citizens and qualifications required.
Fragment from an old notice urging readers to mail a cutout with a 6 cent stamp to an address at 2886 Sheffield Avenue in exchange for a package and a fare offer.
In Stars and Stripes from France, Sergt. William C. Pryor honors the Quartermaster Corps. The verse notes their unseen toil, clothing, and aid to infantry and cavalry, preventing chaos on the front lines. The poem attributes the keepers of garb and gear with preventing soldiers from hitting the floor under fire.
Old Saybrook reports Mrs. Lewis Pratt returns from Hartford visit. Rt Rev Olmsted, 66, dies after illness and served Grace Episcopal Church after moving from Colorado. Edward J. OBrien writes from trenches on fifth trip. Saybrook ground boys freed from quarantine and visit uptown. S N E Tel linemen get 60 cents extra per hour for 10 hours daily. New York state manure arrives. Two barges moved to cars for tobacco farms by Valley division. Mrs J L Perry family leave Saybrook manor for Springfield. C Buffet on business in New London. Neidlingers drug store to start another four day one cent sale tomorrow.
Saybrook Point October 22 John F Davies ill with influenza. Mrs G W Beach visited New York. Mrs Blondell and daughter staying in town. Albert Gesner ill at home. Mrs J E Bates of Brooklyn calls. Mildred Stanton home from Granby. Mabel Reed on vacation. sister to fill telephone duties. Eugene Bowes in Westbrook Sunday. Norman Clark safe in Scotland. Bishop Olmstead dies after long illness. wife and five children survive. Saybrook school reopens after two week influenza closure.
Edwin Latshaw and family drove to New York Sunday, returning today. Sophy Teusch visited her sister in Middletown who is at Mrs Murray’s Nurses Home. Horace S Williams returned to his New York business yesterday. Haddam surpassed its Fourth Liberty Loan goal with $42 200, pledging 106 300 against a 65 000 target. 348 residents contributed. Three burial permits issued yesterday. two deaths due to pneumonia after influenza, the town’s first such cases. Ursula Brainerd weekend visit to Lucy Hazen. Mrs Frank Berkwith of Springfield guest of Cephas Brainerd over Sunday.
From Cromwell notices Mrs James Fillmore and Mrs Eric Ahlberg fall ill at home while Oscar McLane heads to New York on furlough. A nurse attends Carl Ceder for illness. A mixed wheat feed caravan arrives along with potatoes corn meal chick food flour and salts. Local trade advertises Diamond tubes and agricultural goods.
Nellie Griffin and others return from relatives in Moodus while Charles Brooks in France reports health. Friends and kin from Hartford Middletown New Britain Norwich and Storrs visit or travel. A fire at Hull Lincoln waste house damages boiler room but is contained by prompt action.
Paul Mondana died at his home in Chester on Monday morning from influenza. The funeral will be private at 9 30 at the home and 10 at St Josephs Church on Wednesday. He leaves a wife and four children. Others in the family suffer from the same illness. Murray Wetmore, son of Nathan and Mrs Wetmore, died yesterday in Higganum from Spanish influenza.
Ivoryton notes report Mrs Harry Gilmore away from town for a few days. Frederick Parmelee of Middletown visited. Harry Rawson of the steamer Hartford spent Sunday and Monday with family. Funeral services for Mrs Delia Frye were held Monday with interment at Central burying ground Centerbrook. Mrs Florence Barnes returned from Killingworth after three weeks ill. Mrs John Toohill suffering from grippe.
Mrs H H Goodwin of Duked Tenn describes severe nervous breakdown and near death, crediting Vinci with renewed strength after use. Ad touts Vinci ingredients beef cod liver peptones manganese peptonates and claims general system revitalization from Woodward Co Hartman Druggists. Also mentions Gaxol Salve for pimples blotches with money back if it fails.
Sufferer in Boston describes three years of constipation dizziness and violent headaches. After trying medicines and laxatives without help he tried Fruit-a-tives liver tablets. One box produced strong relief and he bought 24 boxes finishing with perfect health. 50c a box six for 2.50 trial size 25c from Fruit-A-Tives Limited Ogdensburg N Y.
Westbrook raised 61200 to beat the fourth Liberty loan quota with 211 subscribers. The Red Cross expands sweater and refugee work until Middlesex quota is filled. Local residents visit friends in New Haven Boston Springfield and Chicago. A child died in town from epilepsy. burial in Clinton. School changes include Pondmeadow joining Horse Hill and Miss Anna Theis taking charge. Teachers and staff news plus upcoming school board meetings noted.
Deep River surpassed its Liberty loan quota by 52000, totaling 190000 in subscriptions. Local social notes report residents' visits and trips, and an upcoming teacher institute for area districts in Old Saybrook. Town events include a screening of His Enemy the Law and The Eagle's Eye episode at the town hall.
Ernest Grenman and Myrtle Spencer recover from influenza and grippe, while prayers and church services reflect a quiet week. Deaths include Mr Whetmore from pneumonia, as several families—Nelsons, Engstroms, Merwins—remain ill. Warren Shailer works at C F Olson. Fortunate is the man who avoids fault.
Hartman Drug Co remains a benchmark in pharmaceutical retail, underscoring the nationwide reach and influence of independent druggists. The snippet hints at broad industry status, noting leadership and standard-setting in the trade.
An ad-like note touts pine as a cough remedy. It recommends mixing 2% Pinex with a pint of sugar syrup or substitutes like molasses or honey, claiming fast relief for dry or productive coughs and throat ailments. It cautions against substitutions and urges asking a pharmacist for Pinex.
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