Grand theatre features Gelhat and Verona lovers in life’s whirl
Doudie Bill stars in a tale of youth and marriage on a merry go round of life as lovers test happiness. Joan discovers true love with Martin and returns him to her heart while Kitty Gordon shines in an Indian girl role. Also Verona and Werona set a moving bond amid tribe duties and a farce of mistaken fate. Life’s Great Problem with Mitchell Lewis questions motives in marriage and love.
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Martin
Joan
Kitty Gordon
Verona
Pbrma Talmadge
Belasco Theatre
New
Werona
Quannah
Mitchell Lewis
Alice Web
Dick Craig
Johanna Enlists Mary Pickford in new Artcraft film
Mary Pickford has enrolled in a military picture Enlists for Artcraft, set with the beloved boys of the 148th Field Army. The Middlesex event promises humor pathos and love stories akin to Pearl White in The Lightning.
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Johanna
Mary Pickford
148Rd Field
Mary
Middlesex
Hartford Ladies Aid Meeting Notice
Mrs J A visiting Hartford. Ladies Aid Society of the M E will meet Wednesday after church. Ink Eaton of Detroit Mich was on Mr and Mrs Leverett recently. Eph Doyle of Hartford was caller to his sister Mrs Robert Harris.
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J. A
Hartford
Tillotson Proclaims Two Greatest Evils in Public Speech
In a controversial remark, Tillotson cites diseased body and a discontented spirit as the two greatest social ills, arguing they undermine public virtue and civic harmony. Local readers react with mixed opinions as the statement stirs debate about morality and governance.
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Tillotson
Deep River Notes Diverse Local Happenings In Brief
Diverse notes from Deep River report a new local accountant for Pratt Read & Co and a newborn daughter to Mr and Mrs George Beaker. Augustus M O Brien arrives in New York from France and plans early Deep River visit. A base ball association special meeting is set for tonight at the Deep River hotel. Mrs Henry Friedel is hospitalized in serious condition after a relapse. Frank Friedel returns from Baltimore to visit his father. Mrs Jack Paquet and daughter Yvonne return to New Haven. Philip Pratt travels to Hartford to resume stenographic work with Stedman Redfield brokers. The Deep River Hi Fi Club elected officers Francis Stevens president Leon Tiffany vice president Milfred Myers secretary Ernest Anderson treasurer. The club plans an outdoor athletic meet soon. Mr and Mrs Wilbur F Hurd and Mr and Mrs Edward M Faith visited friends in Clinton. Timothy O Leary and Oliver Sizer return home from service with prior notes of casualties corrected as both alive and wounded. Miss Miriam Rankin hosted a party at her Essex Street home for Dorothy and William Hulse of Middletown with about 20 guests. William S Hart stars in Thomas H Ince Artcraft feature The Border Wireless.
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Pratt, Read & Company
West Mill
Margaret
George Beaker
Agustus M. O’brien
New York
France
Deep River
Baseball Association
Henry Friedel
Middlesex Hospital
Frank Friedel
Baltimore
Jack Paquet
Yvonne
New Haven
Philip Pratt
Hartford
Stedman & Redfield
Deep River Hi-Fi Club
Miriam Rankin
Essex Street
Dorothy
William Hulse
Middletown
William S. Hart
Thomas H. Ince
Higganum Gossip and War Bond News Update
In Higganum on April 28 local residents like Gus taf B Carlson and families were seen around town. Hart ford guests Ernest Grenman and wife visited relatives, and Frances Farley returned from New York to resume school with her grandparents in town. War news arrived that Han dam exceeded the Fifth Victory Loan goal. Meanwhile Dr Boucher prepared to operate on a child’s neck in Hartford as Mrs G B Carlson and her mother attended services.
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Higganum
Gustaf B. Carlson
Ernest Grenman
Hartford
Frances Farley
Charles Beaver
New York
Berlin
Oscar Thompson
Middletown
Herts
Adolph Stone
Daisy Marble
Co. B. Carlson
B. T. Clark
Han Dam
Albert Johnson
Johnson
Swain Johnson
Baroni
Boucher
G. B. Carlson
Local visitors and moves noted in Durham area
Durham residents report visitors from Middletown and Middlefield calling on local residents over the weekend. Prof F A Strong and F B Korn were in Springfield on business. St John’s F and A M meeting attendance noted. W V Stammard moved into the Noyes Camp place on Hubbard Street.
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Noyes
Hubbard Ee
Local Social Notes and Household Movements
Mrs Ort geometry Sap nt os latey Lice ermann, a pe apel in oll pee Mies Margaret Holzhauser Tuesday or vireeia Brothers moved the furniture of Albert Mann from the Slater place to Middletown Saturday. Mrs Emil Buriburt visiting relatives in Brooklyn. Edward Benson of New Haven visited his parents. James Post arrived at Hoboken after service overseas. Home Workers society will hold a meeting in York city. Annie Barnes of Haddam called Saturday. About 40 gallons left of Devoe paint, reduced to 3.25 per gallon. C H Mather & Co adv.
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Ort
Hoboken
N. J
Home Workers Society
York City
Annie Barnes
Haddam
Devoe
C. H. Mather & Co
Old Saybrook News Roundup Apr 28 1919
Local items include Harry M. Kirtland Edwin Ek and Niles Ek visiting from U S 8S Florida and U S Arkansas, with Edwin a marine, en route on a two month voyage via Lisbon and Brest from New York. Obituaries note Timothy O’Neil of New London and Mrs. John Bowe, with service details and bereavement. Weather reports frost linger and a Saybrook mail route to be discontinued after April 26.
The Hired Man Problem in Farm Labor
The United States employment service struggles to place workers on farms despite continued labor surpluses. The hired man issue mirrors the servant girl problem, as factory efficiency ends with the worker leaving, affecting worker psychology and motivation.
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National Crop Improvement Service
United States
Farm Bureau
Springfield Republican
United States Employment Service
Lem
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East Haddam
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Timothy O’neil
New London
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Edward
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Fort Slocum
Gavan
Christine
Shelton
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CH. Mather & Go.adv
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Saybrook
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Hbaker
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Frances Marion
William D. Taylor
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Bert Lytell
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