Wilton Liberty loan drive nets large subscriptions
Wilton on October 23 reported the fourth Liberty loan surpassing its allotment. Subscriptions reached about 140000, with 140 strokes rung for each 1000 dollars. Mrs. Harden led the Woman canvassers. Samuel Miller telegraphed extra 13000 from the South. Health news notes fifty influenza cases, no sharp rise, and some critical patients. Miss Anderson and Miss Wildman keep teaching duties pending a few days. Charles J. Och marries Bessie Irene Reed at center home. Rev C A Marks officiates. A Wilton Tank sign sparks debate on local drinkers termed souse or tank.
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Miss Anderson
Cannon School
Georgetown
Wildman
Chestnut Hill
Green
Charles J. Och
Bessie Irene Reed
William Reed
Norwalk
Trev. C. A
Wilton Tank
S. W. Merrill
Berlin
Greece
Bill’ Perkins
Darken Hair with Sage Tea and Compound
An old time home recipe claims sage tea with sulphur darkens gray or faded hair. A ready made Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold in drug stores for easier use. Applied with a sponge, hair darkens evenly over a few treatments, providing a glossy, youthful look.
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Wyeth
Dr True's Elixir Promises Flu Protection
An advertisement touts Dr True's Elixir as a long standing household remedy. It claims to ward off influenza by improving digestion and bowel health, noting its purely vegetable composition and lack of mineral drugs. Readers are urged to ask a druggist or write to the company in Auburn Maine.
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Bere
Tine & Co
Auburn
Milford Folks Pick Oranges in Florida
Milford reports from Lakeland Florida that Mr and Mrs Arthur D Smith and family have relocated there. They plan to begin picking oranges and grapefruit in early November. Mrs Smith describes the heat and open house conditions, notes six orange and grapefruit trees, and mentions garden planting plans. Several local notices follow including obituaries and military announcements.
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Milford
Arthur D. Smith
Lakeland
Smith
Howard
Tacoma
Charlotte Merwin Andrew
Tarvey Leach Brown
United States Army
Washington
Alice Royden
G. Everett Wollmever
St. Peter's Church
William A. Platt
Mary Burkus
God
Jesus
Milford Cemetery
Richard Colby
Richard Tr. Colby
Walnut Beach
Waterbury
Colby
Frank Burwell
Episcopal Church
Shelton
Smith Mortuary Chapel
Broad Street
Simonson
Methodist Church
Morehouse
Rose Tibball
St. Peter's
Ansonia
Ruland
Fortress Monroe
Edmund H. Ford
Sea Side
Avenues
Aviation
U. S. Army
Mineola
L. I
Iuite Bristol
Plumb Memorial Library
Samuel Canfield
Gulf Street
Major Be, L. Ford
Fort Warren
Mass
Board of Religious Education
Plymouth Parsonage
Ladies’ Benevolent Union
First Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Plymouth Workers
John Ackroyd
North Street
William Bush
Yale
Town Hall
First influenza death reported in town amid epidemic
The town rallies as allied forces hold firm. Schools stay open with reduced attendance. Pupils with colds sent home to recover. James Meyer, formerly Nellie Davis, dies at her father's home, the first influenza fatality here. Husband at Camp Devens arrives soon after. Mrs. Orville Banks also ill with influenza.
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Tifinenza
Afra
James Meyer
Nellie Davis
Madison Davis
Camp Devens
Orville Banks
Underlying Grudge May Affect New Canaan Votes
New Canaan reports political gossip fueling race tensions as Republican nominee Lewis Provost faces Democratic rival C G Taylor. Causes and caucus fallout cited, with Provost vowing to win over opponents and party struggles shaping the campaign. Local briefs note a barber’s daughter death, Mrs Schmidt funeral, Olive Branch D of L services, band rehearsals, sewing club plans, Camp Devens furlough, and shift in police schedule.
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New Canaan
Sha Qaueus
Candito
Lewis Provost
Johnnie
Provost
Hartford
Tuk Vole Getler
C. G.taylor
Joseph Vietello
Per
Oscar Schmidt
South Avenue
James Macmillan
Olive Branch Council
D. of L
Ethel Knapp
B. B. Sewing Club
Locust Anvenue
Fred Ruscoe
Camp Devens
Schmidt
Night Force
Blood Purifier and Strengthener Ad Pair
Advertisement notes Hood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron as a combined treatment for impure weak blood, claiming purification and strengthening benefits. Recommends Hood's Pills when laxative is needed. Also includes a Timely Warning Against Influenza urging readers to obtain INFLUENZA SPECIAL from a pharmacist to prevent the epidemic.
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Hood
Yood
Pro German Captured In San Antonio Texas
Maxi milien von Hoegen a young lawyer from New Haven with pro German remarks and ties to former ambassador Von Bernsdorff was seized by locals here, eluded secret service, and captured at San Antonio Texas. He will be returned here where charges in U S court are not yet disclosed. His questionnaire replies allegedly insults the United States and prompted the manhunt. His family still resides here.
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New Havien
Maximilien von Hoegen
von Bernsdorff
Secret Service
San Antonio
Texas
Ward
von Hoegen
United States
Unable to Dodge Funeral, Is Killed
WILLIMANTIC Conn Oct 22 Rolando Gaulin was killed by a car owned by American Thread driven by Ernest Lafleur 18 while Latien was turning at a junction as the child ran into the street A funeral approached from both directions Lafleur was held on 600 bond pending inquiry
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Willimantic
Conn
Rolando Gaulin
American Thread Company
Ernest Lalleur
Latien
Lafleur
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