New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-12
Town Topics


The people of New Britain,
through their mayor, express to
you their deep sympathy in the
loss OF VINO
laid down his life for his country.
His is the noblest sacrifice
man can make. His death places
him among the long list of patri-
OTIS of this grand Republic. That
he died to make Freedom
throughout the world is the
comforting consolation in your
sorrow.
= The warm sympathy of the
people of New Brittany is ten
dered to you and the grateful as
suranoe that his name and mem
DRY will ever be revered and glor-
flied by this City, by this State
and by these United States for
which he died.
Mayor of the
City of New Britain
The above tribute, simple, yet Won
derfully sincere and Straightforward
in it's simp licity, will shortly be for
warded to every parent, or next of
kin, of every New Britain soldier or
sailor who has thus far laid down
his life for his country. And as fu-
ture casualty lists continue to come
in, and added burdens of sorrow are
given to the people of New Britain to
bear, these little messages of appre-
citation will continue to be sent out
They are nothing but bits of card
board, engraved with a few words
yet what world of thought and sem
timent they contain. It is the formal
tribute of about $4,000 individuals
paid to those who have made the su-
preme sacrifice. It is the formal ex-
tending of sympathy of these same
5000 people to the bereaved family
of the patriot. This, g. token that will
doubtless ever be cherished in the
family of the patriot and will be
handed down from generation to gen.
Grafton, is part of New Britain's plan
of honoring the soldier dead. This
is the card of coincidence that was
authorized by the common council.
To devise it the committee had a del
icate task and the result is deli
cate task we'll done.
The next thing is the establishment
of the public honor roll. That such a
long delay has occurred in the post
ing of the names of all these heroes
who have marched out from this city
is to be regretted, since elsewhere
these public tributes have in many
cases been set up long ago. But if
the ultimate result is as acceptable
as is the tribute about to be mailed
the delay will have been worth while.
w. S. S.
During these worrisome days of
epidemic influenza and pneumonia,
when it is difficult to secure a doc
tors attention for minor aim entS,
there is a steady inclination on the
part of the public to revert to the old
fashioned home remedies. Hot lem
onades, quinine pills and good
sweat on retiring are now popular
when an incipient cold is felt Hot
composition tea is another homely
remedy that is being much used.
Druggists are doing a big business in
patent medicines, disinfectants, etc.,
and there is also an insistent demand
for that other old time preventive
remedy-camphor gum. Back in the
childhood days, In the winter time
mother or grandmother always used
to tie a little bag of camphor gum
around the little fellows neck and
this was supposed to keep him from
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etc. Whether this is of any real ben
eft is an open question and medical
authorities are prone to laugh. At
any event. there has been a strong
c1amor for camphor gum in this city
during the past week and SO strong
has been the demand that the supply
in most of the drug stores has been
exhausted. And many is the fore-in-
hand tie and the white shirt waist
that hides that miraculous little bag
of camphor, hung from around the
neck with a simple piece of strine.