War Memorial Tablet to be Dedicated at Long Hill
Long Hill will dedicate a bronze tablet memorializing 36 residents who died in the Great War. A five ton boulder on the village Green supports the stone, donated by local firms and funded by subscription. American Legion exercises will feature speakers Philo C. Calhoun and W. Parker Seeley, with the Harvey Hubbell band.
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Long Hill
Lome Hill
Germany
Monumental Bronze Company
Bridgeport
Brennan Stong
Frank E
Samuel W. Beach
Stanley Bouton
American Legion
Philo C. Calhoun
W. Parker Seeley
Legion
Harvey Hubbell
Abbreviations Update Touches Army Speed Terms
Boston, Oct 29. The army adopts new abbreviations to speed reporting. A Pt stands for airplane and A S becomes Ne for air corps, while absent without leave remains A WOL and ACP denotes the military cop chasing the luckless AWOL.
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Boston
Associated Press
Army
Air Corps
Armenian Quake Brings Widespread Death and Suffering
Reports from Leninakan and surrounding villages describe a mounting death toll and extensive destruction after last week’s quake. Officials warn lives and livelihoods are at stake as malaria, pneumonia and hunger spread. doctors are overwhelmed amid tales of devastation and panicked relief efforts.
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Leninakan
Ame Lcan
Near East
Monroe Mire company to meet November 2
Monroe Oct 20 Special The regular meeting of the Monroe Mire company will be held in the firehouse Tuesday evening November 2. Mr and Mrs Anton Chura celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary recently. Emma Booth of Bridgeport has been the guest of Adah Gisner of Stepney. Harmony Grange met with guests from several granges and Grace Night featured fruits and vegetables auctioned to add to the treasury. A Supper was served by the Home Economica committee. Congressman Schuster Merritt spoke at the Town hall Thursday afternoon. Stanley Joyce at the Sesqui Centennial in Philadelphia. Grange and church suppers planned for November 4 and 6 to relieve at home dinners.
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Monroe
Monroe Mire Company
Anton Chura
Emma Booth
Bridgeport
Adah Gisner
Stepney
Harmony Grange
Powhatuck Grange
Newtown
Greenfield Hill
Pokono
Trumbull
Home Economica Committee
Benjamin
Hurd
Schuster Merritt
Town Hall
John Downs
Stevenson
George Beck
Stanley Joyce
Philadelphia
Paris portraitist condemns modern woman in interview
AP reports Jean Gabriel Domergue, famed for depicting society's wealthy and stage stars, denounces what he calls egotism in modern women. He says women reveal tastes and aspirations during portrait sessions and singles out actresses as the most serious, and some bourgeois women as the most shameless.
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Paris
Jean Gabriel Domergue
Woman's Magazine
Mother Imperils Children Morals Gets Jail Term
Mrs. Thomas Cram of Chestnut Hill Trumbull received a suspended 10 day jail term and a $10 fine plus costs after being found guilty of conduct endangering her children's morals. The Connecticut Humane Society alerted authorities, with Constable John Austin arresting her and William Barr for drunkenness and breach of peace. The Cram home housed a 10 year old girl and an eight year old boy.
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Thomas Cram
Chestnut Hil
Trumbull
Howard F. Randall
Cram
Barr
Mrs. Cram
Bedford Junior High School To Open Here Wednesday
Westport at Bedford is opening a new Bedford Junior High School with a dedicatory address by Dr A R Meredith state education commissioner. Opening exercises start at eight with tours of the building to follow. The meeting also covered seal sales in schools truancy signs plane purchase and voting machines in town offices.
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Westport
Bedford Junior High School
A. B. Meredith
R. W. Fuller
Kenneth Mackenzie
A. R. Meredith
Hefford
Robert W. Fuller
Lucy W. Burgen
Bedford
Fox Company
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Advertises Pimples Cure
An old advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle substitute for calomel to cleanse the liver bowels and blood. It claims clearer skin after a few nights and cites benefits such as improved breath mood and digestion. The copy emphasizes vegetable content and olive oil with varied prices.
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Dr. Edwards
Dr Edwards
Mr. Edwards
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