Liberty Bond Week at Poli's Theatre Aids War Funds
Poli's Theatre hosts Liberty Bond week with proceeds aiding the war effort. Patrons may subscribe or donate via ticket purchases while enjoying a vaudeville and film program headlined by Clara Kimball Young in The Easiest Way with White's Circus Sylvester family Elm City Four Tudor Cameron Emmie and Effie Elciett and Hearst-Pathe News reel.
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Poli’s
America
Treasury Department
Washington
Poli
Poll
Clara Kimball Young
White
Sylvester
Elm City
Tudor, Cameron
Emmie
Effie Elciett
Hearst- Pathe
Erica
Sappho on Lyric Stage Promises Superb Drama This Week
Manager Isham presents the famed Sappho at the Lyric, highlighting Miss Howard in the title role. The production promises lofty love and devotion, with a grand scenic investiture and careful direction to thrill theatre goers in our city.
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Sappho
Isham
Miss Howard
Hasen
Manasér Isham
Plaza Screening of Womanhood at Plaga For Liberty Bond Week
The eight act film Womanhood produced by Commodore J. Stuart Blackton and Dr. Cyrus Townsend Brady, inspired by Theodore Roosevelt, portrays battlefield scenes and gas warfare. The showing at Poll circuit theaters will donate entire gross to Liberty Bonds. A Sennett Keystone comedy closes the program alongside the feature.
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Commodore J
Stuart Blackton
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Theodore Roosevelt
Hatte
Sennett-Keystone
Dudley and Amy Robstart Marriage in Sheen Palace Tale
The 1550 marriage of Amy Robstart to Lord Robert Dudley at Sheen palace drew royal notice with King Edward VI present. After ten years with no children, Dudley sought Elizabeth’s favor and allegedly arranged Amy’s death to clear the path, later burying her memory at St Mary’s church. His reputation as ruthless persisted in chronicles of his rise under Elizabeth.
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Robert Dudley
Earl of Leicester
Amy
John Robstart
Cornwall
Sheen
Edward VI
Dudley
Elizabeth
St. Mary's Church
Historical anniversaries and notable dates across years
A compact list notes events and births: British fleet in Charleston in 1776, George III born 1738 died 1820, Philip Otterbein born 1726 died 1818, Kentucky’s first legislature 1792, Muhlenberg born 1750 died 1828, Immanuel II abducted 1802, Louisiana territory naming 1812, Mexican war 1845, Magenta battle 1859, Taft born 1823 died 193? Rockwell plumbing ad and classifieds follow with small-town notices and rates.
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Charleston Harbor
South
George III of
England
Philip‘ Otterbein
Church of the United Brethren
Germany
Baltimore
Kentucky
Lexington
Frederick A. C. ‘Muhlenberg
National House of Representatives
Lancaster
Trappe
Charles Immanuel II
Sardina
North Louisiana
Iaissouri
Mexis
United States
Root Mission Arrives Safely in Russian Port
Washington announces the American commission to Russia led by Elihu Root reached a Russian port safely. The mission aims to pledge aid for war efforts and Russia’s rehabilitation, with a large group including John R. Mott and James Duncan aboard.
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ROOT
Russian Port
Washington
Russia
Elihu Root
Navy Department
Boris Bakhmeteff
Jand
United States
Wilson
Fir Coast
Orient
Pacific
Petrorad
Mr. Root
John R. Mott
Cyrus H. McCormick
Samuel R. Bertron
James Duncan
Charles Edward Russell
Hugh L. Scott
Army
James Ua Glennon
R. E. L. Michie
Paul Z. Barndolph
George E. Long
Charles R. Crane
Basil Miles
Stanley Washburn
F. Eugene
Prin Eivilide
United Ishag Spt
Ladies of Charity Annual Tea at St. Vincent’s
The Ladies of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul held a postponed annual tea last Saturday. Rooms were beautifully decorated with seasonal colors, the musical program went smoothly, and 30 bridge and whist tables filled for 30 prizes. About $200 was raised for charitable purposes.
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Ladies of Charity of
Major John J. Carty Heads United States Signal Corps Reserves
Major John J. Carty, chief engineer at American Telephone and Telegraph, is commissioned by President Wilson as a senior major. Twenty-five signal corps reserve companies will be formed from Bell operating companies, each with one captain, two first lieutenants and about 100 NCOs and men. Each two companies will have one major and an extra lieutenant as adjutant, totaling about 100 officers and 2,500 NCOs and men.
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J. J. Carty
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Wilson
Signal Corps
Bell Operating Companies
United Church Mourns Late Rev John DePeu
The United church named a committee including Mrs N E Wordin Miss Emma Bamnes Dr S M Garlick and others to express sorrow after the death of Rev John DePeu former pastor of the First Congregational church Flowers were sent to funeral services in Williamstown last Friday and resolutions of sympathy will be sent to Mrs DePeu R W Cogswell attended the services with Mrs Van Gieson and her son Ross present
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The
United Church
N. E. Wordin
Emma Bamnes
S. M. Garlick
Herbert Birdseye
H. D. Simonds
W. A. Smith
John DePeu
First Congregational Church
Williamstown
German Troops Get Lower Food: Ration
British and German ration comparisons reveal German troops subsist on 3 fifths of the British diet by weight and value. German front line troops receive less, with meatless days and reduced sausage and rice replacement. Reserve units, once better fed, show continued cuts since 1916, while bread, meat and vegetables remain common items but in differing quality and quantity.
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France
London
Germany
Little Benny's Note Book Snoring Sleepover Tale
A nighttime scene recounts Benny and cousin Artie staying over and feigning sleep to tease their father. They snore loudly while their father, serious and comical, threatens with a slipper as the newspaper rustles in the background. The pair finally drift back to sleep.
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Artie
Kepp
Artie Kepp
Bobby Berns
Arties
Spoiling Old Friendships and Ties to Spain
A reflection on enduring male friendships strained by wives meeting a friend’s spouse, with unease and distance after social divergence. A second note highlights Irish emigrants in Spain from the Wild Geese era, who assimilated linguistically yet kept their surnames, now common in Spanish army lists.
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Ireland
Spain
O'Connor
O'Neil
O'Donnell
Shaw
Christian Science Monitor
Cancer Not Hereditary Says Insurance Study
Arthur Hunter presented statistics to the Association of Life Insurance Presidents arguing cancer is not inherited. The study finds only two of 234 grandparents died of cancer when both parents did, and among 314 children of two cancer-deceased parents, no cancer cases were found. He limited his scope to those above.
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Arthur Hunter
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Mra Hunter
Shrinkage of shelled corn and biblical eclipse theories
The article notes cancer rates among large families, reports corn storage shrinkage from 54.7 to 50 pounds per bushel with 4.1 percent moisture loss and 7 percent total weight loss, and recounts Dr. Thomas Dick’s view that Joshua’s standstill referred to an eclipse rather than physical celestial motion, per the Philadelphia North American.
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Department of Agriculture
Joshua
Thomas Dick. Wilson
Princeton Theological Seminary
Dr. Wilson
Philadelphia
Hopeless Case and Varying Voices Over a Rainy Courting
Dialogue reveals mixed opinions on a marriage after a long rainy day, seasickness, and an unexpected reunion after a dance. Maude defends the union while Hopeless Case insists on its sincerity, reflecting social views on fidelity and affection.
Business Courtesy Explained in Two Kinds
The exchange defines two kinds of business courtesy. One is shown to customers who pay cash, the other to those who do not. The dialogue frames courtesy as a principle tied to payment behavior.
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Willie
London
Answers
She Takes the Rings
A woman described as accepting rings from men she does not know is highlighted in a brief crime or social snippet. The piece mentions an unnamed female figure and a pattern of accepting jewelry from strangers, implying a cautionary local anecdote.
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Tom
Too Busy and Palm Tree Transplant Tips
A reading of quotations on being too busy critiques avoiding rash decisions and urges decisive action. It cites publishers' weekly warns against perpetual busyness and suggests resignation or restructuring if overwhelmed. The piece also explains transplanting palm trees with a six month prep to ensure roots are well protected and trees arrive vigorous.
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Publishers’ Weekly
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POLIS
Amy Robstart
New York Custom House
Rockwell
Hillside Avenue
U.S
Ladies OF Charity
ST. Vincent?s
John J. Carty
United States Signal Corps
J.S Garty
Liberty Bonds
Clara
Kimball Young
Eugene Walter
Beauty
Tudorcameron & CO
the Elite Comedy Four
Bridgeport
New Haven
Springfield
Hartford
Meriden
Waterbury
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
Poli Theatre
Uncle Sam
Hearst Pathe
Europe
Ring Circus
Elliotts
Lee Pape
Claude Callan
Fort Worth
Mabel
Maude
Don
Bessie
Dawson
Spenlow
State St
Union Boating Club
STAR
Young McAuliffe
Eggers
New York
Young Otto
Johnny Martin
Danbury
Johnny Shugrue
Joe Shugrue
Harvey Kelly
East End
Rma
Terry Lee
Frank Braithwaite
M. KF
O'Conner
Billy
Tiga
Hotel Alstee A
Mude
Aame
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!