Connecticut Boys at Grati theatre in Boston week
A Boston program features the Connecticut fighters in a special 10 o clock show. Governor Curley and Mayor Fitzgerald welcome the troops on screen. The bill also includes Mae Walsh in Ill Say So Eddie film Lure of the Circus plus vaudeville acts. Nazimova stars in Out of the Dawn, a screen adaptation of Shoals. Mollie King Suspense and Marion Davies Cecelia of the Pink Roses appear, with June Elvidge in The Moral Dead Line. Big double bill Wednesday the 16th.
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Boston
Nazimova
Grand Supreme
Star of Stage
Rama
Crimea
Geneva
Mollie King
Marion Davies
Cecelia
June Lelvidge
Little Miss Hoover at Middlesex April 14 15
Marguerite Clark stars in Little Miss Hoover based on The Golden Bird by Maria Thompson Davis. A patriotic young society woman raises chickens to aid the war effort with a strong love story and high caliber supporting cast. Also Pearl White in The Lightning Raider and the Homecoming of the 26th division.
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Miss Hoover
Marguerite Clark
Middlesex
Maria Thompson Daviess
Pearl White
Lightning Raider
Out of the Shadow at Middlesex Tonight and Saturday
Pauline Frederick stars in Out of the Shadow a photoplay with over twenty close ups each dissolving into a subtitle to convey Ruth Minchin’s tale of a brutal husband at the Middlesex tonight and Saturday matinee and night Also Fatty Arbuckle in Camping Out plus four acts of vaudeville featuring Joe and Agnes Reilly Peat and Stevens a Chinese flaundry act William Morrow and Leon Sisters Co. in a big feature program
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Pauline Frederick
Paramount
Ruth Minchin
Miss Frederick
Fatty Arbuckle
Joe
Agnes Reilly
Peat and Stevens
Girl Charged With Grand Larceny in Quincy
In Quincy district court a 16 year old girl from Warwick Connecticut named Hattie S. Conklin was arraigned on grand larceny charges. Police say she stole a hat a coat valued at 25 dollars and a tar piece valued at 50 dollars from the Fore River Club cloak room during a dance. She claimed four men abducted her in Warwick and drove her to Springfield before leaving her in a small house and she ended up in Quincy.
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Mass
Hattie S. Conklin
Warwick
Conn
Quincy
Fore River Club
Conklin
Connecticut
Springfield
It Happens Sometimes
A brief Louisville Courier Journal item humorously notes a wife waiting for her husband who fails to return by a specific o clock, then confirms he was late in a playful, lighthearted exchange.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Peels Off Corns Between Tees Acorn and Nonsense
A fragmented, oblique text fragment discusses corns and a failed attempt to remove them. It contrasts desperate methods with a supposed sensible, peaceful approach. The garbled phrasing hints at advice but lacks clear, coherent instructions or facts.
Frankie Robinson Dies In Bowie Race Crash
Frankie Robinson, America's premier jockey, was killed in a spill at Bowie Md in the sixth race when a mix up caused five horses to tumble on the first turn. Robinson was kicked in the head by his mount Roederer and suffered a fatal skull wound. He rode under contract to Harry Payne Whitney and was the highest paid jockey in the United States at twenty two.
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Frankie Robinson
America
Johnny McTaggart
Mooney
Sneidman
Bowie
Robinson
Roederer
Harry Payne Whitney
New York
Fr ann e s Emily to spend days at Moodus home
Miss Frances Emily will spend the coming few days at her home in Moodus. A daughter was born April 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Scallia. F. E. Ridgeway of Essex has obtained work at Pratt Real & Company's factory. William La Place, son of Simon R. La Place, is ill with the measles. Sperry and Hutchinson Green Trading stamps offered on meats at a special low price sale Saturday at Public Market 480 Main Street Middletown near Stueck's bakery. Best meats and lowest prices. William Beckwith, recently mustered out of service, staying with sister Mrs. Frederick W. Gilbert of West Main Street. he went to France in 1918 and was assigned to truck drivers. His stories of near shell bursts and a truck rear blown off are told with few injuries. Reginald Comstock and Victor Carlson have taken jobs at Connecticut Valley Orchard Co. Garden seeds and seed potatoes available at W. H. Stevens Chester. Call evenings or Sundays, phone 42-3. Miss Grace Carstens, night operator at Southern New England Telephone Co., has resigned effective at once. The local patrons regret her departure and hope she may return. The moving picture show in town hall last night, run by the local WCTU, attracted a good audience and had a moral-heavy program. River High School orchestra accompanied pieces. Elizabeth Kelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kelly, is recovering from bronchial pneumonia. In town hall Saturday night Mary MacLaren in Bread, a Jewel propopogy Hearst News and dancing.
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Frances Emily
Moodus
Gregory Scallia
F. E. Ridgeway
Essex
Prat
Real & Company
William la Place
Simon R. la Place
Sperry and
Hutchinson Green
Main Street
Middletown
Stueck
William Beckwith
Frederick W. Gilbert
West Main Street
Beckwith
France
Cerman
Reginald Comstock
Victor Carlson
Connecticut Valley Orchard Co
W. H. Stevens
Chester
Grace Carstens
Southern New England Telephone Co
Exchange
Miss Cartens
T. J. Anderson
Conn
River High School
Elizabeth Kelly
Joseph Kelly
Town Hall
Mary MacLaren
Hearst
Adv
Chester Garden Club Forms Among School Boys
A meeting in the selectmen's room formed a garden club for school boys with A W Greer of Middletown as speaker and Harry Zach assisting. Officers elected were Albert Jones president Ralph Watrous vice president Winfield Spencer secretary and Jerry Heral treasurer. A high school hall meeting is planned for this evening. James H Rockwell of Ivoryton visited relatives last night. The Canava National church north group held an entertainment social with an orchestra, readings, solo and a flower contest.
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A. W. Greer
Middletown
Harry Zach
Albert Jones
Ralph Watrous
Winfield Spencer
Jerry Heral
James H. Rockwell
Ivoryton
North
Canava National
Geo van Brunt
Amy Smi
Gertrude Ott
Gertrude Jagger
Amy Smith
Albert Berg
Arthur DeVoe
Y M C A Meets Middletown In Key Connecticut Basketball Showdown
The Y M C A and Middletown clash in a season finale set for West Middle gym Hartford. Both teams in strong form seek a big win with a packed crowd expected from Connecticut and Massachusetts. Managers urge early arrival to accommodate a roughly twelve hundred seating capacity.
Baseball Challenge Brings City Teens Together
The Blue Devils base team seeks matches with local 15 and 16 year olds, under manager Angelo DeToro of 55 St. John’s street. Captain Henry Zopponnotti leads a lineup including F. Zampeni A. DeToro N. Peralta H. J. Reynolds Mecca B. Basile H. Barbera.
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Blue Devils
Angelo DeToro
St. John’s Street
Henry Zopponnotti
F. Zampeni
A. DeToro
N. Peralta
H. J. Reynolds
Mecca
B. Basile
H. Barbera
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Claim
A classic beauty remedy claims Sage Tea and Sulphur can darken gray hair. The advertisement asserts a simple home treatment, with emphasis on natural ingredients and easy application. No clinical proof or endorsements are provided.
Proud Sergeant to Escort Pershing’s Son to France
Sergeant Andrew Welz, chosen by Secretary Baker, will escort Warren Pershing fourteen as he visits his father General Pershing in France. Welz since 1909 in the U S Army earned the French War Cross at Chateau Thierry and helped train American troops before returning home.
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Pershing
Andrew Welz
Baker
Warren Pershing
General Pershing
France
Sergeant Welz
United States
Chateau Thierry
Peershing
Wedding of Gladys F Colson to Lawrence L House at Haddam Neck
A handsome April wedding united Gladys F Colson of Haddam Neck with Lawrence L House of East Hampton on a Wednesday afternoon. The bride wore embroidered georgette crepe and a tulle veil, carrying white roses and sweet peas. the groom's brother Theodore Colson attended. Miss Ethel House and Rudolph House of Jersey City were among guests, gifts were many, and after supper the couple left amid rice showers while the People's Club holds its annual meeting Friday with a social hour to follow.
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Chatham
Middie Haddam
Jarindare Colson
Haddam
Gladys F
Lawrence L. House
East Hampton
Ethel House
Theodore Colson
Rudolph House
Jersey City
Lawrence House
People’s Club
Sperry and
Hutchinson Green
Main Street
Middletown
Stueck
Adv
Famous After Dinner Speeches in Cincinnati Enquirer
A Cincinnati Enquirer feature recalls notable after dinner remarks with lines like We Have With Us This Evenings I Deem It a Great Honor As I Gaze Into These Intelligent Faces and humorous asides about creme de menthe steak and asking for the check. It captures period tone and audience interaction through brief quotations and stage banter.
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