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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1918
Page
7
The program features a Sennett comedy free acts and a range of vaudeville and picture attractions. Notable acts include The Girl in the Picture and a Triangle release Slumberland, plus Oh Boy musical comedy and The Bull's Eye. A Saturday show and mentions of The Cave Man and Nesting Time appear among offerings in Hickory.
An advertisement proclaims Betove In Nuxated Iron Strength and Blood Builder by Saver MD. The promo highlights health benefits and urges readers to try the product through the advertised channels.
The Grange hosted a large Liberty Loan parade and rally in Colchester with 710 on foot and many in autos and teams. Units included Moodus Drum Corps, war veterans, Mothers of soldiers, Red Cross, D A R, 35 housewives, Farmerettes, lodges, Grange ox team, Bacon Academy, churches, and diverse floats. The event raised the full $20 500 and closed with speeches at the Grange hall led by Rev B D Remington.
William Fox presents his feature film in ten reels with a 13800 child cast and a giant feet 6 inches tall. Produced at a cost of $500000. Admission 28c children lic 8 o'clock. Devoe relatives return from New York after a death in the family. Ambulance cords of the USA A A Devoe enlisted. Thursday night sale offers 10 cent savings on all men and women's Princess items.
Centerbrook reports on April 24 as Edward Bushnell visits a home on Main Street with Mr and Mrs Zellwood K Prescott. The event includes remarks about money given to support a spiritual donation and community activities.
Concrete tors at the Cheney place corner Grove street and West occupied by Mr and Mrs Fern Mr and Mrs George L Cheney have opened their summer residence hill Mrs Hugh Buckingham and Mrs Evan have been with Mrs Mary P Champlin and have returned to New Haven The Woman s Missionary society of the Congregational church will meet at Miss Clara s afternoon St Mark s Day April 25 there will be services at St Johns Episcopal at 730 am Louis Carlson returned from Hartford hospital after cataract removal by Dr Waite A daughter born Sunday to Mr and Mrs Linwell Behrens of North Main street Home Guards will meet this evening for drill
Chester dominates the Deep River rifle meet with a 358 to 340 victory. Individual Chester scores include Goken 61 Chresa 58 And ricek 68 P Cone 51 Abbey 63 Cos 63. Deep River members totals show E A F 54 B H Anderson 56 S rusy 48 S Rutty 65. Local notes list hires and visits including R Kane buying a Ford runabout, Robert Jones at Noiseless Typwriter Co. in Middletown, and several residents visiting Boston, Lyme, Camp Devens, New York City, and a summer home. A third Home Guard dance drew a good crowd with Pratt's orchestra. School garden plans advance with prize awards similar to last year. Princess at Fox Thursday night shows Jack and the Beanstalk in ten reels.
The notice lists ticket prices for a performance venue with Orchestra A to C at 1.00, Orchestra Circle 75c, Balcony 50c, 75c and 1.00, 60 Boxes 8.00, and Box Seats at 6.00.
Car Inspector L M Sheffield is confined to his home this week with a haw Gannatamine Agent William S Clark western Haven Tuesday on the seeing and hearing examination William A Clark has been appointed foreman of the laborers camp stationed in the pit where there are eleven sleepers and dining cars Soldiers from Camp Meade Maryland are on their way here and were reported as being inew Haven will bring at 830 for hin or see L with ro test of the regular men selected by the local draft board No 22 Deep River Mrs T L Brown who has been visiting Mrs Sarah Reed the last two weeks returned to her home in Hast Orange NJ
A fragment from a local page mentions Central Conn Power and Light and references a potential deal or asset inquiry. The readable bits imply an energy utility context and possible corporate activity next week. Names, places, and concrete actions are limited by the damaged text.
A warning against a painful corn removal habit notes that applying freezone directly to a sore corn provides quick relief. The remedy claims to lift the corn, root and all, with a few drops, and costs little. The drug is gummy and dries in.
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