Westport parish and society notices in brief
Westport centers host annual society meeting at M H Cooley home with Rev W Co Moe presenting Savonarola talk. Also Trin Memorial church parish meeting planned May 2 for officer elections and reports. Staples High baseball schedule lists games from May 14 to May 28. Keane Brothers win remodel contract at Christchurch. Saugatuck M B H Church Ladies Aid meet at 2:20 Wednesday. Foley Kidney Pills praised in local testimonials.
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the West Historical Society
M. H. Cooley
W. Co. H Moe
Savyonarola
Florence
Trini É Memorial Church
Staples High School
Bethel
Westport
Seymour
Stamford
New
Newtown
Keane Brothers
Christchurch
Ladies” Ald Society
Saugatuck M. BH
Fairfield Notes and Local Happenings Delayed Club Start
Judgment suspended and the couple must report weekly to Deputy Sheriff H. R. Miwood as probation officer. A Young Men’s club formation by the Brotherhood is deferred until fall due to C. H. King’s General Assembly duties. Miss Amnte B. Jennings buys Judge Hall’s cottage at Fairfield Beach. An electric sign marks the Purr Café on Unquowa streets. Cold weather damaged young fruit trees and early vegetables, with notable losses expected. A homecoming banquet for Rev. Frank S. Child is planned by the church. He is to depart June 1 for an extended European health tour before returning. A program for the next meeting will be arranged.
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H. R. Miwood
Neithout Baendcuffs Creek
Brotherhood
C. H. King
General Assembly
Amnte B. Jennings
Judge Hall
Fairfield Beach
Purr Cafe
Unquowa Strees
Frank S. Child
Europe
Resignation of Rev Patrick Duck Parish Pastor
The article notes the resignation of Rev Patrick Duck due to failing health after about 35 years in the parish. He has served as pastor for over twenty years and was highly regarded by his congregation, whose members express sincere regret at his retirement from active duty. Speidel's orchestra is slated to provide entertainment for the dance program accompanying the event.
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Speidel
Patrick Duck
Dorcas Society to Meet at Baptist Hall on Tuesday
The Dorcas Society of the Baptist Church will hold a meeting at the hall on Tuesday afternoon. Members are asked to invite a friend for visitors afternoon with many expected.
Ladies Sewing Society Meeting in Dodgingtown
The Newtown Ladies Sewing Society of Dodgingtown met at Mrs. John W. Belens home Wednesday afternoon to further the society's work and enjoy a social gathering. Various residents, visitors, and guests were noted including Miss Margaret Rubley of Fiat Swamp visiting New Milford, and several pairs of locals hosting or visiting others across towns. A four and a half foot black snake was dispatched by Peter Lillis on Dayton Street with two well aimed shotgun shots. W Mershon Jr of New York and Florida is spending a few days at Mershon College in Sandy Hook.
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Ladies’ Sewing Society of
Dodgingtown
John W. Belen
Margaret Rubley
Fiat Swamp
New Milford
WV. Leber
Howard Leber
Hartford
J. M. Maroney
Ella Bailey
Peter Lillis
Dayton Street
Farmer Want Column Seeks Classified Inexpensively
Local farmer wants to rent or sell items and services listed at one cent per word. Readers can place notices in the want column covering rental, sale, and related farm needs. Includes practical farming needs and equipment requests in a concise, affordable format.
Plaza Theatre to Stage The Man From Home by Poli Players
Bridgeport audiences will see The Man From Home in four acts at the Plaza Theatre. Paul McAllister plays Daniel Lee Pike with Brenda Fowler as Granger Simpson and Marguerite as the Countess Champigny. Daily matinees start at ten and twenty cents, souvenir albums for ladies.
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Plaza
Poli
Plaza Theatre
Bridgeport
Socola
New York
Chicago
Tarktington-Wilson
Sorento
Italy
Paul McAllister
Daniel Lee Pike
Brenda Fowler
Granger Simpson
Marguerite Our
Countess Champigny
William Forresstelle
Earl of Hawcestle
Jay
Paul McAlleter
Old Home Week Vaudeville Opens At The Park
The Park theatre hosts the second annual Old Home Week Vaudeville with local favorites and headliners Ceballos and Mona Desmond. Mayor Wilson plans to attend, with Springfield guests as special attendees. Advance seats for matinees and evenings are on sale. a week of shows is planned amid a rising cold risk and health notes.
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Park Theatre
Ing
Ceballos
Mona Desmond
Bridgeport
Mr. Babcock
Ates
Wilson
Cann
Springfield
D. M. Read
Poli's Vaudeville Offers Diverse Acts In Week Two
Poli's Vaudeville enters its second week with Mysterio perform ing a coast to coast disruption act and Houdini style water can escape demonstration. The Seven Blacks arrive from New York Hippodrome with Metcalf and Clare delivering refined songs and dances. Donnelly the shadowgraphist attracts all ages while Gypsy Countess blends operatic and ragtime pieces. A photo play featuring blacksmiths in the anvil chorus screens, and John Halvorson, long-time Democratic citizen, returns from touring Europe. Local note on Omaha floods. reader testimonial praises Foley's Honey and Tar for a child’s cough.
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Poli
New Theatre
Mysterio
Harry Houdini
New York Hippodrome
Metcalf
Clare
Albert Donnelly
Europe
Miss Cleveland Stars In Glassy Sketch At Fox Lyric This Week
Miss Cleveland headlines the Lyric for the first three days with Just Bobby, a three year hit on the Orpheum and Keith circuits. She stars as a newspaper woman opposite Guy Harrington with Margaret Lewis and others in a strong vaudeville bill featuring J K Murray, Clara Lane, Mitchell and Lightner, the Juggling Jordans, Wells and Fisher, and a three reel Kinemacolor film Nathan Hale. The Fox policy emphasizes quality over quantity with a notable program and a health ad on table Compound for a natural life transition.
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Orpheum
Keith
Gertrude Dean Forbes
Miss Cleveland
Lyric
Bobby
Guy Harrington
Margaret Lewis
Mr. Maltinese
J. K. Murray
Clara Lane
New York
Mitchell
Lightner
Jordans
Wells
Fisher
Nathan Hale
William Fox
Beachey Confesses Retirement From Flying Career
San Francisco aviator Lincoln Beachey declares he will never fly again. He recalls the dangers his stunts posed to himself and others, recounting past fatal accidents and the pressure from fans and associates that influenced his fear and decision to quit.
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San Francisco
Lincoln Beachey
Kearney
Horace
Beachey
Welch
Charlie
Trenton
N. J
Albeqgrave
Masonic notices and local trades ad brief
Masonic notes report two lodge meetings with F C and M M degree conferrals scheduled for May 14. Dillon & Co advertises goods with a Dillon guarantee of quality at 1105 Main Street. A Great Northern ore dock wage–strike dispute involves 600 workers at Allouez. Illinois stage drivers face unemployment as a 15 mile railroad opens between Palatine and Wauconda.
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H. Dillion & Co
Main Street
Dillon
Chicago
Illinois
Palatine
Wauconda
40000 Railroad Fickers Convene in Major Union Session
Baltimore May 13 Upward of 200 ers representing a 40000 strong membership in the United States Canada and Mexico gathered for a week long convention. The main body meets while the women s auxiliary mainly wives of members holds separate meetings. Detroit May 12 About 5000 delegates to the biennial convention of the Order of Railway Conductors and the ladies auxiliary have opened headquarters and a campaign to fill offices is under way.
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Baltimore
United States
Canada
Mexico
Detroit
Paint Now If Your Property Needs It
A sales pitch from Devor Hubbell and Wade Co. urging property owners to act promptly on painting projects. The ad emphasizes two job parts the paint and the labor, noting the labor costs are higher and that paint prices are a small portion of total costs. It hints workers await higher wages but urges rational pricing and timely decision.
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Mena
Devor Hubbell & Wade Co
Americans Begin Study of European Farming
Professor Luigi Luzzatti, former Italian premier and agriculture minister, will address the American commissioners tomorrow to explain how Italian rural banks operate as part of a study of European farming practices.
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Luigi Luzzalli
Baby's Body Covered With Scabs Healed By Cuticura
A May 11 1912 letter describes a baby with severe itching fever and sleepless nights from a skin eruption. After washing the child and applying Cuticura Ointment the symptoms subsided. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment with a free Skin Book sample offer.
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Foley
Cordelia Copeland
Ardeola
Foley Kidfigg Pike
FB. Brill
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Fairfield
Easton
Dorcas Society of the Baptist Church
Frank Smith
Samuel Turney
Cen- Achsah
Hilda McCauley
Lillian F. Andrews
Michael Dennis
Wileon Streete
Alice Cornell
Edna Baldwin
Elmer Demming
Andrew Sfilmore
Mil Me Visney
John Wisney
Ladies Aid
Congregational Church
Grange Hall
George B. Beers
Clarence A. Jennings
A. M. Davidson
Eadith Annie Smith
William Loper
Arthur ’ Staples
Staples
Poli Players
Croup
F. Brill
Sixth Stels
John Halvorson
France
England
Norway
Halvorson
Pleasure Beach
Omaha
Ohio
L. Poole
California St
F. B. Brill
Sixth Street
Earmer
Cleveland
FOX Lyric
Masonic
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A. M
G&j. John’s Lodge
Masonic Temple
Superior
Wis
Great Northern
Allones
Wissner Pianos
Wissner
Baby
Walnut St
Northampton
Mass
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Sean
Lowe's
Laundey
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Publicity Club OF
Sprague
Sprague I Ice & C Coal Co
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IRA Gregory & CO
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