New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 25, 1918, Page 10

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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, The number of careful dressing men who buy here and continue buying sea- son after season, confirms our opinion that these Sincerity Suits and Overceats are the highest pos- sible development in worth while clothes making at the price we charge. > ! VARIETY ALMOST WITHOUT LIMIT ASHLEY ' BABCOCK CO. ] is clearing my skin! Resinol Ointment helps to make it possible for every woman to have a clear. soft, heaithy skin, the first and in dispensable requisite of beauty and ittractiveness. . Blotches, roughness, pimples, red. dened patches, itching and burning of the skin can be relieved and usually remaved by Resinol Ointment aided by Resinol Soap. old by all dealevs. R T S TSR 23 AMERICA LIKES HER Consumes 40 Per Cent. of World’s Production, 2,500,000 Pounds New York, Oct control United ~Governmentl of coffec imports into the States recently announced from Washington lends ntevest : to some figures of the world's coffee production and the share consused in the United States, recently present- ed in a lecture before the cla in International Tradé & Commercial Geography in the Iducational Depar ment of The National City Bank of New York. Tho world’s to the lecturer, 000,000 pounds e United States consumes more than one-third—in fact about 40 per cent. The valua of the world's crop at the place of growth about $300,000 000 per annum and the value'of the coffee imported into the United States ave s @a litle more than $100,0( 000 per annum—has averaged in the Jast five years about $113.000,000 per annum, the fiscal year 1918 having been $108,000,00 slightly below thé normal. The quantity imported into the United States is a littls over one hillion pounds, sed for the past five 'vears 1,175,000,000 pounds, per annum though the 1918 figures fell slightly below this nor- mal having been 1,144,000,000 pounds. The average of coffec in the United about 10 pounds for each personm, though this fluctuates somewhat hav- ing been in little less than 9 pounds per capita, and in 1917, little more than 12 pounds per ta. There has been a steady incre however, in the av coffee con- sumption, the consumption of 1870 being stated officially at 6 pounds per capita 1880, .8 pounds; 1900, [ ) pounds; 1915 _10.5 pounds, while 1917 made the highest record, 12.2 nounds per capita; the 1918 figures showing an average of about 11 pounds per capita. Brazil of course, the world’s chief coffee producer. supplyin fact nearly three-fourths of the fee of the world. In the coffee 00-1 Brazil produced 11,2 bags- (of 132 pounds each) of the world production of 15,070,000; in 1911 10,548,000 out of the world production of 14,524,000, and in the coffee year 1917-18, according to the Dbest estimates now available, Brazil's product was 17,000,000 bags out of a world total of 22,000,000, the 191 18 crop both in Brazil and 1n the world at large having been larger than in any preceding year except 1906-7 when the world's total was 3,786,000 bags nd that of Brazil 20,190,000 ba Quite natur according > 50),- ffee crop, es about of which the or annual consumption States 8 is, lly the United States looks to Brazil for her chief supply of coffee though she also takes con- siderable quantities from her other Latin American neighbors. The quan- tity of coffce imported from Brazil in the fiscal vear 1918 was 744,000 000 pounds, from Central America as whole 166,000,000 pounds, from 112,000,000 pounds, Ven- zuela 50,000,000 pounds, Mexica 31,- 000,000 pounds and the West Indian Islands 30,000,000 while from the Dutch t Indies, (Java and Suma- tra,) quantity was extremely small compared with that of any of the Latin American countries, h ing been in 1918 but 4,688,000 pounds and in 1917, the year of our largest importation of coffee, 4,021,000 pounds. The aver: import price per pound of coffee from the Dutch Fast Indies is, of course, higher than that from the Latin American countries, averagin, about 16 cents per pound i the as | | in 1918 against a little over 8 cents Cper pound for that coming from | Brazil, and about 10 cents per pound | for that from Central America. The e import price of all coffee im- into the United States in 1900 | was 6.7 cents per pound, 1910 7 cents per pound, 19 13.3 cent dropping again to 9.6 cents per pound in 1915; 10.1 cents per pound in 1917, and 9.1 cents in the fiscal year 1918. The above figures of import prices of coffee ave in all cases the prices of the coffee in the country from which exported to the United States, and therefore do not include cost of trans- portation and the charges of import- ters and dealers, as will he appar- ent from a mental comparison of the above average import prices com- pared with those paid by the average consumer. The stated the fiscal vear coming from Bra Cent America from the Dutch Kz The United State pendent upon othe | feo except that | islands, Porto | Philippines °E; sent from Porto States in the fiscal avera | portea u2 of the imports of 1918 was, for that il $60,889,000, from $16,433,000. and st Indies $739,638. is entirely de- countries for cof- pplied by her own Rico, Hawall and the quantity of coffee Rico to the United year 1918 v pounds valued at $39,064 out 15 cents pe the average price of for that brought from an countries. Our own of Porto Rican coffee, how « but a comparatively small part of her product, since she sent to countries in 1918 about 40.- pounds, most of it going to and France where Porto Rican coffee has always been popular. We yught also in 1918 about 2,000,000 hounds of coffee from the Hawailan nds valued at $276,000, or an av- se of about 15 cents per pound; hile from the Philippines tI gquantity imported was extremely «mall, the only record of coffee im- ported from these islands in recent years having been in 1916 1,200 pounds valued at $203. The amount of money sent {he United States for the purchase of | coffee in the last decade is over the one billion dollar mark, these figures | being the price of the coffee in the | country from which imported. or con Htior foreign 000,000 Spain out of BREAKFAST COFFEE! i i KEEP LOOKING YOUNG It's Easy<-If You Know Dr., Edwazxas’ Olive Tablets The secret of keeping young is to feel | young — to do this you must watch your ! liver and bowels — there’s no need of | having a sallow complexion — dark rings | under your eyes — pimples — a bilious ‘ fook in your face — dull eyes with no | sparkle. Your doctor will tell you ninety | per cent of all sickness comes from in- | active bowels and liver. Dr. Edwards, a well-known physician | in Ohio, perfected a vegetable com- | pound mixed with olive oil to act on | the liver and bowels, which he gave to his patients for years, Dr. Edwards® Olive Tablets, the substi- tute for calomel, are gentle in their action | yet always effective. They bring about | that exuberance of spirit, that natural buoyancy which should be enjoyed by | everyone, by toning up the liver and clear- | ing the system of impurities. : g%u v:‘x\ll'kml)w Dr.lEdwards’ Olive Tab- ets by their olive color. 10c and 25c per box. "All druggists, 5 ‘STRAPING' MUNITION PLANTS Extensive Damage Caused at Mann- heim and Other Rhine Vatley Manu- | facturing Cities by British Airmen, of the Associdted :Pigssy)—The Ba- dische poison gag,plant at Manpnhecim, in the Rhine Valley, is.& favorite ob- ject for “strafing” by the British airmen. Three consecutive raids upon it by night have extensively damaged it. The raiders’ bombs partly destroy- ed the sulphuric acid and nitric vitri- ol factory and the aniline department. Other buildir of the plant were wrecked. ! The other factos at Mannheim | have been heavily bombed 11 times. A | heavy death roll has attended numer- | ot v attacks on Cologne and Cob- | lentz where the Germans are beir heavily repaid inttheit own coin for their murderous work on London and Paris. The factories and railway sta- tion at &: rbrucken have been bomb- ed ten times by the British; Karl- sruhe, five time: Frankfort-on-the Rhine, three times; Stuttgart, and Zwesbrucken, twice. Most of the air attack provinces have been dire the key railway centers, notably thos at Thionville and Metz-Sablon. Th famous railway triangle at Metz-Sah- lon and the junction at Thionville have been raided forty- time Photographs taken by the attackin airmen confirm the extent and magni- tude of the damage done. War traflic through Metz-Sablon has | been materially reduced as a result of | the frequent raids at a time when | quick and.regular transport of muni- | tions was vital to Germany's military needs The Rhine tant r largest | London, Sept. 29,. {Gorrespondgnce | in the Rhine ted against big industrial centers the contain, in addition to impor- ilway junctions, some the munition, poison gas and cle- trical plants in Western Germany These military objectives have bes attacked repeatedl with marked fect, on BLAST Investiga- INTO MORGAN Oct INQUIRE Was by hington, tion the military committee the explosion the shell-loading plant at Morgan., N. J., uthorized yesterday by the sen- Sen. Frelinghuysen of New Jersey urging his resolution for the quiry, declared a reign of terror ists among the residents for from 40 to 50 miles around the munitions plant because of the fear of another disaster If either of Morgan were a fire should half the city of New Frelinghuysen said. proposed distribution ives would minim A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Miss Kelly Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Restored Her Health. at on October Wi in- two struck oceur it storage plants at lightning or would destro: York, Senator He added that of the explos- | the danger. Newark, N. J.—‘‘For about three years 1 suffered from nervous break- down and got so weak I could hardly stand, and hadhead- aches every day. I S tried everything I could think of and was under a phy- sician’s care for two yoars. Agirl friend ad used Lydia E. \,- Pinkham’s Vege. table Compoundand she told me about it. From the first ' day I took itIbegan A to feel better and P now I am well and O able to do most any kind of work. I have been recom- mending the Com- pound ever sjnce and give you my p mission to publish this letter.””—Miss EIL(.)I KELLY, 476 So. 14th St., Newark, The reason this famous root and herb | remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, was so successful in Miss | Kelly’s case was because it went to the root of her trouble, restored her to a normal healthy condition and as aresult | § her nervousness disappeared, s e o e —— To Heal Bed Sores For 25 years physicians and nurses have never found anything equal to Sykes Comfort Pewder One box proves its extraordinary healing power for any skin inflammation. i5c at the Vinol and other drug sto “Fhe Comfort Powder Co., Boston, Max:. of | FRIDAY, OCTOBER E o ON THE JUMP" WILLIAM FOX PRODUCTION NOXS—MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY GOLDENBLUM Wi LINERY cO. 188 MAIN ST., Y. A, BULLDID Branch Store 863 Main St., Hartford (Over Harvey & Lewis' Store.) Big Salévoh Tfimffied Hats all colors. Special for Saturday Regulgr Price $6.50 Trimmed Hdts Wfilfi Colored Facing. Black Pink, Black Rose, Etc. Special For Sat. $2.98 Eegular Price $5.50 $1.98 CHILDREN'S TAMS All colors 4 98C CHILDREN'S Regular TRIMMED, price ALL COLORS PLUSH HATS TAM A Remarkable Trio-Style.Value § andQuality | $5.00 entitles you to an unusually fine pair of sho It you pay $7 or $8— (it is your fault. You can get a world of satisfaction from a pair of NEWARK Shoes at $5.00. See them and you will find it twice as hard to pay the increased price elsewhere. Nearly four million men inthe U. S. think they are just right —so0 will you. Men's Gun Metal blucher: medium_ la: and toc Factories Are Now Devoted Exclusively Toward Making $5 and $6 Newark Shoes for Men. “Newark Shoe Stores (o, ARGEST IN THE WORLD—297 STORES IN 97 CITIES. New Britain Store 324 Main St., Near R.R.Crossing Open Monday and Saturday Evenings ) Stores in 97 Cities i m nee W e | epic | ticaltn omplication | early ip mat centy 31, this 18 len T ue centage cip: tion eno Go not t quiet is t will con nine, be to phy griy vst dey and of t or tant unt bed Y '0 TREAT T AND TG AVOID - the fever has left, or if you are owér ply the Old-F 50 or not strong, stay in bed four deys according to the severity of o attack HOW TO Evidence a germ human coughing, avoid or more querading Under a New Name. AVOID THE DISBASE. to. prove that this spread principally contact, chiefly through sncezing or spitting. S0 having colds—which crowds—common drinki roller towels, ete. Keep up bodily strength by plenty of exercise in the open air, and good food KEEP FREE FFROM COLDS. Above all, avoid golds, as colds irr- tate the lining of the air passages and render them much Dbetter breeding places for the germs. Use Vick's Vapos casest 1 Rub at the very first sign of a cold, Board of | 129) 4 head cold, melt a little Vapos lies I} Ryh in a spoon and inhale the vapors, VapoRub in & better still, use benzoin steam kettle. If this is not available, use ordinary tea-kettle. 17l half-full of boiling water, put in half a teaspoon of VapoRub. from time to time--keep the kettle ju slowly boiling and Inhale the steam Influenzi. which el all Bripp \ppeared disease, v in May, ha the appear- of grip or la which has world in numerous persons as history to pt o Naak weans avoiding lemic: an pocy 11 1y heen runs refers an cpidemic cup: S your which is regarded Livery with epi influenza s attacks. Be inning had five ries, the last in 1889 here nza no oceasion fou very panic low in or grip has a per- | of fatalities—not four hundred to the N. The chief over oneyj th eding out every lan ising, attacking prin- in 4 run down condi- who don't go {o bed soon get' up too ar Ny patients ~thos ugh, or an those who THE TREATMENT. to bed at the for vour id spreading the ke a purgative, rishing food, r and don't w he only “cure” throw off the your strer Aspirir e given by the phy first symptoms, sake but to disease to others plenty of main perfectly | ture herself for influenza and wttack if only you th. A little Qui- er's Powder may sician's directions. allay the achinz. Always call a sician, since the chief danger of » is in its weakenir effect on the em, which allows complications to elop. These are chiefly pneumonia | bronchitis metimes inflammation middle ear, or heart affections. | ons, it very impor- wient remain in bed il his strength returns tay in least two days or more after only own arising. NOTE—Vick's VapoRub is the dis- coveny of a North Carolina druggist. who found how to combine, in salve form, Menthol and Camphor with such volatile oils as KEucalyptus, Thyme, Cubebs, etc., so that when the lve is applied to the body heat, ingredients are liberated in the form. of vapor VapoRub can be had in three sizes at all druggists. While | comparatively new in certain parts 6f) the North, it is the standard homag remedy in the South and West for all| forms of cold troubles—over six mils) lion jars were sold last year. Vape- Rub is particularly recommended for children's croup or colds, as it is eXs ternally applied and can, thereforng, be used freely and often—without th slightest harmful effect eat rry. serve he is AUCTION We, chased the Enti of HARRY ALENX, 371- the Hartford Auction and Comumission House, have Pyr- JRNITURE and HOUSEFURNISHINGS 3 MAIN STREET, NEW BRITAIN, CONN., and to Save Expense of Moving same to our quarters we offer an Opportunity to the Public to get REAL BARGAINS AT YOUR OWN PRIC Stock ‘of We decided to run a GREAT AUCTION SALE STARTING Thursday, Oct. 24th at 2 p. m., Afternoon and Evening AND CONTI UNTIL NTIRE STOOK IS SOLD Don’t Forget the Place 371, 373 Main Street New Britain, Ct. ANDREW SHEEHAN Auctioneer WARM THIS WINTER Your Uncle Sam has requested you to use all available wood for heating purposes, thus saving § coal for factories, railroads and less fortunate city § dwellers who must have coal. Will you do your bit ? We have the best quality tools to do the work: Two Man Cross Cut Saws, Saw Bucks Splitting Wedges. RACKLIFFE BROS. CO. INC. New Britain. Axes Buck Saws, One Man Saws, Cross Cut 250-2566 Park Street

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