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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1918

Page

4

List of additional England Prisoners of War at Rastatt

The War Department publishes another roster of prisoners of war in Rastatt dated Oct 25. It lists Sergeant Charles Dempster of Boston Mass and Privates Simon J Doucette Edward Delaney Edward Chevalier James N Besse Henry J Blain Norman Allen Vitoantio Yasi Edward Gurney and Private Jasper Tortorici among others. Some locations include Acushnet Mass New Bedford Mass Providence R I Swampscott Mass and New Haven Conn. The names appear alongside ranks and hometowns in the newly released POW roster.

England War Department Rastatt Charles Dempster Boston Mass Simon J. Doucette Edward Delaney Providence Tony Diegoli Plymouth Edward Chevalier Fair Haven James N. Besse Hast Wareham Henry J. Blain Acushnet Norman Allen Acushnet Station New Bedford Vitoantio Yasi Swampscott Edward Gurney New Haven Conn Camp Unknown Jasper Tortorici Peabody

Judge Downs Dies in Washington Occupant of City Court

Prominent Republican judge William S. Downs died suddenly of heart disease in Washington D C. He was born March 16 1867 and trained at Hopkins Grammar School and Albany Law School. A former clerk of Connecticut's house and senate he served as corporation counsel and city court judge, helped draft the city charter, owned a large farm with notable apple orchards, and is survived by his wife and a brother.

Derby Washington Do. c William S. Downs Judge Downs Hopkins Grammar School New Haven Albany Law School Connecticut House and Senate

Reopened address notice for subscribers and changes

Notices advise subscribers to provide new addresses to ensure prompt attention. Publication day details and terms for advertisement placement are included with references to Main Street locations for press sales and notices.

Mt Higby Weather and Brief World News Sparks

Mt Higby weather report says noon reading 62 with 38 minimum, 312 m., barometer 30.12. wind south, er, cloudy. The page then flashes scattered notes on politics in France Britain and the U.S., plus local Middlesex election work and a Middle Hospital meeting, highlighting voter registration and civic duties amid war era talk.

Mt. Higby

Austria Open to Negotiations with Austro-Czechs

Zurich reports Austria replies to President Wilson and says it will negotiate with the Austro-Czechs. Wilson had noted the belligerency and the Yugoslav nationalist aims, insisting that the Czecho Slavs determine what satisfies them, not Austria-Hungary or others.

Zurich Austria Wilson United States Austria-Hungary

Real Estate Transfers in Staddle Hill and Nearby Areas

Walter I. Markham sells to Joseph Kachinski a 50 foot frontage tract in Staddle Hill bounded by Rockfall Woolen Co. to the north and Butter Nut Road to the south. Elizabeth M. M. Beeman sells a dwelling house lot on Prospect No. 10. Eddie S. Davis sells to Jeremiah J. Sheedy lot No. 61 on North High street extension with 50 feet frontage and all buildings.

Walter I. Markham Joseph Kachinski Staddle Hill Rockfall Woolen Co Butternut Road Elizabeth M. M. Beeman Lizzie E. H. White Prospect Eddie S. Davis Jeremiah J. Sheedy

New Europe Emerging After War Under Wilson Plan

Full page map outlines a postwar Europe aligned with President Wilson's vision of subject peoples gaining independence. The illustration accompanies a New York American Sunday feature proposing a democratic reshaping of borders and self determination across the continent.

Europe Wilson New York

California Syrup of Figs Ad Warns Against Harsh Laxatives

An old style health ad urges mothers to switch from calomel castor oil and other harsh remedies to California Syrup of Figs for children stomach liver and bowels. It claims the product is gentle effective and loved by children with directions on every bottle and cautions against counterfeits.

California California Fig Syrup Company

Old Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Remedy

An old home remedy for restoring natural hair color uses Sage Tea and Sulphur, now sold as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. A dampened sponge or brush darkens gray strands. after one or two applications hair appears darker, thicker, and glossier, making the user look younger. The product is a toilet preparation, not a medical cure.

Wyeth

Open Counsel Editor Warns Against Cigar Clip Contagion

A letter to Evening Press urges public attention to a practiced habit in drug stores. The writer describes two men handling cigars, one biting the wet end and the other trimming it with the counter clipper, calling it filthy and contagious and urging health officers to act. The note stresses public safety and warns readers to avoid the clipper.

Evening Press

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