Texas Snakes and Other Oddities At Stratford Fair Exhibit
Stratford reports receive about 300 rattlesnakes from Texas for fair advertising, plus a large Gila monster. J Fleming of 3 Sachs Street, a medicinal snake oil dispenser, plans a nationwide tour starting next week after registering for draft. Contests and primary voting plans also stir local politics as Stratford holds registration amid orderly turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
J. Fleming
Sachs Street
Texas
Afr
Leming
Mr. Fleming
Fleming
United States
Rome
Atlantic
Pacific
Huntington
Charles IT. Wells
Charles IT. Peck
Jameas Lally
John J. Wilams
Fred W. Nettleton
First Selectman
J. B. Barnum
Otteinis
Adlye
William RB. Nichols
Judson
Fire Department
Increase in School Registration Leads to Optimism
The town reports a 768 rise in school registrations this year bringing total enrollment to 21 575 Superintendent J Slawson predicts at least a 1000 more. Attendance shifts at Lincoln Pros pect Read Madison Webster schools show varied gains and declines amid war work draft effects while housing issues surface in Black Rock McKinley and Huntington Road districts. The town’s Civic course wraps with a final lecture on New Problems that Await Us. Delegates to the 25th district Republican senatorial convention were elected at a Wednesday meeting chaired by William S Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Slawson
Black Rock
McKinley
Huntington Road
Lincoln School
Prospect School
Read School
Madison School
Webster School
Ivan L. Morehouse
Misa Heien Beardsley
Florences Mallory
Elma Buerdsall
Helen Follett
C. H. Savaceal
L. Avery
M. J. Eaton
W.H. Hart
Robert Smithson
H. C. Hegelheimer
Louis &. Peck
W. R. Breetz
John Graham
FF. Townree
Redford Smith
Herbert Booth
Clayton Blakeslee
William S. Crawford
Frederick S. Beardsley
James Tuailly
Trank E. Blakeman
W. H. Hart
Windsor Official Moves to Milford Residence
Milford news notes that Mr. and Mrs. Fredus Case of Windsor will relocate permanently to Harbor Terrace, Pond Street, Milford, joining Rev. and Mrs. Nathan Merwin. The piece covers Case’s Windsor service, his roles in local organizations, and the welcome awaiting the new Milford residents. It also mentions school leadership changes, veterans events, Red Cross duties, and various Milford social notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Afr
Fredus Case
Windsor
Milfortdl
Nathan Merwin
Harbor Terrace
Pond Street
Hartford Courant
Iredus M. Case
Sebeatian
Vredus M. Case
Conn
Democrats
First Selectman
Casa
Windsor War Bureau
Company L
Connecticut
State Guard
Case
Rhoad
Canter
The
American Red Cross
Taylor Library
Omar Platt
H. I. Mathewson
Howard Moserva
Robert 3. Stoddard
Alethea Circle
Alethean Circle
Theodore Keller
Rogers Avenue
Fort Trumbull Beach
Order
Walrut Beach
Mary Taylor Memorial Methodist Jepiscopal Church
John Campbell
George Whitcomb
Noyes Bailey
Our Boys
James Lewis
Fisher
Irriday
Clarenee Burleigh
Eugene Coe
North Street
Burleigh
Brookline
Magss
Massachusetts Trust Company
Back Bay
Bridgeport
Alberta Carina
Lawrence Sterner
N. M. Pond
Hig
J. A. Pattes
D. Wallach
Chicaro
Pattee
Fid‘iera
William A. Platt
Susan Platt
Walnut Beach
Broad Street
Madama Alberts Carvin
Pennsylvania Hills
Youthful Gardeners Win Prizes at Ridgefield Exhibit
At New Cram biun school under the Ridgefield Garden club patronage, students won prizes for perfect attendance garden quality and community effort. Leaders included Alice Mulleh Mary Creagh Speranza Fratini and John Brien, with helpers Michael Dotori Lawrence Brund age and others. Teachers praised new music supervisor Professor Charles Wada Walker, and several local servicemen were named missing or wounded in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Fratini
Mirabeth Voss
Marlo Stone
Theresa Wragilini
Elsie Phelan
Frank Mel
Girls’ Land Army
Pixie Club
France
Charles Wada Walker
Ridgefield
Eifessor Walker
St. Cecile Liberty Chorus
Ridgefield School
William J. Cumiming
Robert Edward Duntip
Joseph Roach
Colin 3
Ingersoll
George Pratt Ingersoll
Siam
Allan Bennett
Iona Island
Banish Catarrh with Hyomei Inhaler Advertisement
A vintage advertisement promotes Hyomei for quick relief from catarrh and stuffed head. It claims two minute breathing, one day relief, and a week to end offensive breath, touting eucalyptus origins and a complete outfit sold at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Hays Denies Slan der Speech and Restates War Stand
WASINGTON Sept 12 Wil H Hays chairman of the national Republican committee replies to a message from Secretary Tumulty denying he accused Democratic leaders of seeking a compromise to end the war to keep the party in power He says he spoke in general terms about Democratic efforts to control the Senate and House and affirmed the Republican stance for a vigorous war and against an inconclusive peace He cites Democratic leaders advertising to soldiers at Camp Grant urging votes for Davies and warns of patriotic prostitution of sentiments in wartime politics
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasitington
Wil H. Hays
National Republicly Committee
Tumully
Roapublenan
Chicago
Ijvet
Washi
Hays
Senate
Hose
Camp Grant
Wisconsin
United States
Paul O. Hasting
Wilson
Joseph E. Davies
Davies
Washington
Berlin
House
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St Dillon’s
Main St
Hartford
Rue St. Cecile
Paris
Dillon Millinery
Dillons
Ai Pe Wibos
Davis & Savard
Slawson
Neuss & Vaughn’s
Neponset
Ed Pady
Brewster Street
Public Library
BY KR. GC. Wakeman
Keateanan
Banish
Catarrh
W. IH
Vladivostok
Archangel
Stansdard
Fred C, Henderson Inc
New England
Signal & Clydesdale Trucks
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Mass
In. E
Merly
van Dyk
Duchess
Best Mara
Spring Valley
Gotaentune
Joun
Smith-Murray Co
Ave
Mille LU
Ieg
Fanefeld Ave
Bureau of Public Information
Hincks Bros. & CO
State Street
Bridgeport, Conn
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