Soldiers Here Get First Checks After Long Wait
After a two month wait twelve soldiers serving as clerks for local draft boards finally received their first government pay checks. They had lived on tight margins, borrowed from friends and officials, and expect the second month’s pay within a week. Uniforms will soon be shipped, replacing their summer outfits as winter approaches. The government assures regular monthly pay going forward.
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Draft Board
Eee
Inas
Called into Service doctor to Leave Town
NEW MILFORD Oct 29 Having received his call to service Rupret 8 Day expects to leave town about Nov 3 He will dispose of his household furniture at an auction at his home on Friday next Visited the Sick Phineas E Clark and daughter Louise motored to Waterbury Sunday to visit Mr Clark's son Iriving sick with influenza but recovering "Out There" address Rev George H Johnson spoke at Congregational church first in a series of monthly winter addresses Polly Anna next subject to be Polly Anna slides hand colored by an expert Special Orders Received Yale CorpEngineer Reserve corps Edw Netelton left for New Haven to receive orders Enters Trinity Corps Edwin Emmons Jr spent Sunday at home inducted into the Student Army training corps at Trinity college
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New Milford
Phineas E. Clark
Louise
Waterbury
George H. Johnson
Congregational Church
Polly Anna
Hallowe’en
C. HE
Marjorie Ladd
Kathryn Ladd
Fred Seth Woodford
Mabel Alica Woodford
Redfield urges pier shift for Sound Steamers
Secretary of Commerce Redfield urges moving Long Island Sound steamer terminals from North River to East River to cut 2500 miles of useless navigation and reduce collisions. He says Hast River piers could serve shallow draft vessels, freeing North River piers for deep draft oceangoing ships. A Michigan judge rules the razor is not a deadly weapon in a separate note.
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New, York
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Long Island Sound
New England
New York
North River
East River
Murray Hulbert
New York Harbor
Hast River
Manhattan Island
Michigan
Gem’mun
Make Your Own Cough Remedy At Home
A home made cough syrup promises better relief and cost savings. Combine 2122 ounces of Pinex with syrup to fill a pint bottle, using sugar, molasses, honey, or corn syrup. The result tastes pleasant, never spoils, and aims at quickly loosening phlegm and soothing irritated membranes. It is claimed effective for bronchitis and other respiratory issues, with a money back guarantee. Pinex is described as a pine extract long used for severe coughs. Seek Pinex 212 ounces from a druggist with directions.
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Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Ely's Cream Balm Advertises Instant Nose Relief
An old advertisement claims Ely's Cream Balm clears blocked nostrils and air passages instantly. It promises headache and snuffling relief, no nighttime breathing trouble, and urges readers to apply the fragrant antiseptic cream in the nostrils for quick comfort.
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Ely
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Compound Ad
An old time remedy Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is promoted for darkening gray hair and restoring luster. The ad touts convenience as ready to use bought at drug stores with no disease cure claims.
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Wyetth
Wyeth
Low Grades of Cotton For Army Contracts
Washington on October 29 reports a government policy shift to use lower cotton grades in Army and Navy fabrics. Manufacturers will favor grades below middling, judging fabrics by strength and suitability rather than grade. Agreement came after a meeting with the army navy War Industries board and the national council of cotton manufacturers.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Army and Navy
War Industries Board
National Council of Cotton Manufacturers
Land Eight Feet Short of Deed Frontage Suit
Rocco Giannino sues Abraham Schnee for 800 dollars claiming Jane street and Noble avenue property has seven feet less frontage than deed specifies. Papers filed in Common Pleas, returnable November term. He asserts deed lists 46 feet on Noble avenue but actual frontage is 36 feet and that a building on adjacent lot encroaches the boundary.
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Jane Street
Noble Avenue
Abraham Schnee
Rocco Giannino
Schnee
Common Pleas Court
Séhnce
Shnee
Gianning
Force of Walit Warmer Spinks-How are you jeettint with your automobile
Farmer Spudde-Wahl asks if the machine is all right after a garbled exchange. The quote suggests uncertainty about the car and a playful or misheard conversation. No clear person or organization details beyond rural dialogue.
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Farmer Spudde
Dt glit—Exchange
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