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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
4
A local newspaper fragment discusses subscription changes, post office notices, weather, and wartime opinion. It references Liberty bonds, food conservation, and national mobilization, noting Kaiser day, draft registration, and Uncle Sam’s protests. It underscores community effort, patriotism, and preparations for postwar life.
Open Counse l presents a Childrens Week program in Middletown with daily exhibitions on infant care bed bath and bottle. Tuesday features a live baby wash and infant chorus at Town Hall followed by Miss Fresh Air a tuberculosis prevention play. President Wilson is cited praising child welfare.
In a 1918 Middletown column a cynical look mocks medical advice and wartime shortages. The writer jokes that even if a doctor is right, prescriptions will be ignored and sensible footwear costs force enduring discomfort rather than buying new shoes.
Brooklyn woman writes that her 15 year old daughter was pale and sickly with backache dizziness and loss of appetite after months of illness. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for five bottles the girl gained weight and her back and side pain disappeared. Mrs M FinoRE 516 Marcy Ave Brooklyn recommends the product and notes she sought advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
Detroit News reports Dr A G Pobiman argues health hinges on daily routine and discipline rather than simply illness or pace of life. He warns habit and misaligned routines harm modern workers, urging corrective behavior to restore well being.
In partisan debates some say Theodore Roosevelt would make a strong ambassador while others insist the president will not offer him the post. The idea is raised to challenge Wilson politically, though Roosevelt would not accept the role. Roosevelt is repeatedly suggested for major posts as critics emphasize he remains the administration’s chief opponent and a likely candidate in 1920. New York's taxation crisis looms with the beer order, as saloons shed licenses, stores sit vacant, and tax revenue must be found to cover millions in lost license funds and real estate values.
The Official Gazette dated August 13 1918 lists patents issued to Connecticut citizens. Names include Walter G Barker assignor to Manning Bowman Co Meriden vacuum insulated vessel Charles A Barnard assignor to The Bassick Co Bridgeport lateh George T Boylan Hartford incorrect position indicator Robert C Cole assignor to Johns Pratt Co Hartford cut out Michael Comfort Southington lawn mower Francis J Farrelly and A Griener Hartford cathode for X ray tubes Sidney S Grotter Hartford Wrapper Adam H Gruntler Hartford revers ible clutch Henry J Hedler Taftville assigned by mesne to Draper Corp Hopedale Mass filling end controller Harvey Hubbell flush receptacle leveling device for face plates adjustable supporting device for switches receptacles convertible cap for attachment plugs Lee E Jillson Hartford and E Williams New Haven boiler tube cleaner George P Knapp assignor to Harvey Hubbell Inc Bridgeport surface toggle switch William J Newton assignor to Harvey Hubbell Inc Bridgeport adjuster for electrical attachments Lawrence Podlasek Berlin boiler Herman Rigert Waterbury snap fastener Friend W Smith Jr Bridgeport assignor by mesne to G E Carthart New York city account deposit book reissue Eugene C Southworth Southington assignor to Steel Products Co Plantsville fastening means Piotr Wolak Shelton stretcher James Welch Waterbury refrigerator Trade marks The Ulmer Leather Co Norwich belt cement.
In New York Tribune analysis Frank Simonds notes that Foch has won preliminary successes and stands at the edge of greater possibilities. The Germans face a defensive struggle or further retreat. a battle may yield a decisive victory, while a retreat would defer decisive engagement until next year.
A note from The Independent outlines four Guards factions in Russia the Red White Green and Black Guards. It explains Bolsheviks bourgeois counterrevolutionaries Czech Slovaks and anarchists forming rival guard groups amid the Russian conflict.
In Old Saybrook on Sept 13 the Republican caucus will convene at 7 30 p m in Town Hall. Major Edgar Taylor is in Hartford on business. Morgan G Bulkeley and family plan to close Fenwick cottage Saturday and return to Hartford. Rev J H DeVries and wife return to Canton Mass after two weeks with Elisha Y Clarke family. Rev M F White will lecture at 10 30 a m on Darkness the Environment of Evil. Mrs G F Morgan will repeat her refugee lecture at 8 p m with new material from France. Sunday school at noon. Christian Endeavor 6 15 p m. Grace Episcopal 10 30 a m service and noon Sunday school. St John 9 20 a m service and 11 15 a m school. Judge C S Gates and staff finished town hall work recording 194 in town and 16 by mail. Red Cross rooms open Mondays 2 00 to 5 00 p m due to gauze shortage. Vagabond poem and Stevenson quote follow.
Miss E M Hanneen announces her fall millinery opening for Saturday September 14. Ladies invited. Also at the Princess Saturday night the film Huck and Tom with Jack Pickford and Louise Huff, plus Gaumont news and Stingaree. Coming September 17 and 18 Pershing’s Crusaders, the first U S government official war film.
Miss F. E. M. Hanneen announces her fall millinery opening for Saturday in Deep River, inviting customers to preview new hats and accessories for the upcoming season.
The Swedish Lutherans will hold service Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the M. E. church. Though the wagon tongue is silent, it always gets there ahead of the rest of the outfit.
A dated ad promotes a corn remedy sold in Middletown by Woodward Drug Co. and Hartman Drug Co. It claims a near-death pain relief effect with minimal use, suggesting a quick vacation and applying two to three drops for relief from corn pain.
Tomorrow at Wrubel's offers bargain garments amid war time price pressures. Styles will be altered minimally to save costs as materials and labor rise. Purchasers can wear these garments this summer and next with satisfaction.
An ad describes a new fashion display with diverse fabrics Jersey Cloth Silks Satins Georgette Crepes Velvets French Serges Gabardines Silk and Wool Poplins in Silvertone Bolivia Army Cloth Covert Pom Pom Cloth Seal Plush Beaver Cloth Kersey Broadcloth Crystal Cloth and trims like Hudson Seal Beaver Fur Marten and Self Trimming. It highlights tailored effects in Silvertone Duvetyn Broadcloth Serge Wool Velour Gabardine and Velvet and notes a wide range of practical hats.
A War Department appeal urges Middletown Business College to recruit students for government stenography and typewriter posts. It stresses a large need for an army of trained typists, urges patriotism, and invites beginners to join classes and register for training.
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