Open road urged for cotton by Wilson and allies
President Wilson backs removal of all cotton trading restrictions, aiming to move quickly for public welfare. Key talks with Sen James McCormick and War Trade Board chair Vance McCormick focus on suspending permits, through bills of lading, and expediting cotton shipments abroad.
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Washington
Wilfavors
Jen
South Carolina
Buronze
Jamce McCormick
Stion
Smith
Baruch
War Indus‘board
Charles J. Brand
Brand
Con- Smith
Net Industries Board
Railway Administration
Vance McCormick
War Trade Board
Shipping Board
Soldier Congress Predicted by War Veterans
Dodge City Globe cites a nineen war veteran who predicts a future Congress formed by veterans of the current war. He notes that in the November 6 election 30 Spanish War veterans were chosen, 23 for the House and seven for the Senate, though returning soldiers may focus on weightier matters than Congress.
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Congress
Kansas City Star
Dodge City Globe
House
Senate
Catarrh Distorts Facial Features and Promises Free Home Remedy
An early 20th century advertisement touts Gauss self home treatment for catarrh, claiming facial distortion from mucus and skin eruptions will vanish. It urges readers to mail name and address to C. E. Gauss of 5523 Main St. Michigan for a free trial, promising no cost and astonishing results.
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Mr. Gauss
C. E. Gauss
Main St
Mich
Gauss
C. Gauss
Marshall
Ame
West Cromwell Community Notes and Elections
Active Christian Endeavor members elected six month officers at Charles Porter home with Porter as president and Mrs. Fred Griswold as secretary treasurer. A holiday pumpkin pie social was planned by social committee. Red Cross meets Thursdays at 2 PM at Mrs Griswold’s home to make items for refugees. workers needed.
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West Cromwell
Christian Endeavor Society
Charles Porter
Fred Griswold
Grace Granie
Helen
Meren
Sarah Mills
W. O. Hayden
Windsor
Conn
Red Cross
Middlesex Theatre
Jams Dutton
The
Red Cross Society
Fred Griswould
Chester School Notes Bright November Attendance Record
Chester December updates report room six under Miss Foote with November attendance at 95.31 percent. The Chester school reopened after Thanksgiving recess. Miss Kimball of the High School is still absent due to a family illness. The junior promenade is set for Friday evening at the town hall. The Athena society met November 26 with readings from High School members, the Glee Club singing, and the new orchestra debut. The Athena meets the second and fourth Wednesdays at 3 oclock with visitors welcome. Local ads promote Wimovsky's in Deep River for hosiery gloves and Christmas goods and A F Williams Chester lists meat specials.
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Chester
Miss Foote
Miss Kimball
Town Hall
Athena
Glee Club
S. W. Delzell
Wimovsky
Deep River
Moodus News Briefs Include Local Death in France
Moodus notes the loss of Phillip Edwards of Naugatuck in action in France, with condolences from local families. Other items mention Mrs. L. J. Radcliffe visiting relatives in New York, Albert Hall staying at home, funeral attendance for Albert Miner in Millington, and travels of Dr. A. S. Cook and guests to Westbrook and Middletown. Also mentions Miss Carrie L. Bowers nursing Maria Webb in Chester and lumber deliveries for tenement repairs under Shenkman Brothers.
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Moodus
Benjamin Edwards
Naugatuck
Edwards
A.S
Middletown
Shenkman Brothers
Ivoryton Club Notes and Town Visits Highlight Meeting
Ivoryton village improvement club held a Tuesday meeting with reports on local residents. Miss Lois Leotard and Miss Emma Chrystal were among those mentioned, while Shirley Harkell and Raymond Coe were elsewhere, and Mrs Stevens planned to stay at the Ivoryton hotel for winter. An upcoming Friday night program titled Which Ella and Not Knocking The Doctor Either was noted, with garbled lines referencing the doctor and local unity.
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Ivoryton
Village Improvement Club
Lois Leotard
Shirley Harkell
Hartford
Raymond Coe
Emma Chrystal
Rachel Stevens
Ivoryton Hotel
Hall
Ella
Vaudeville and Pictures At The Goo Tonight
The program features Byebird’s A Society Sensation with Carm el Meyers, plus The Guilty Man a Paramount feature with an all star cast. Friday shows The Fight for Millions second chapter and a 3 and 8 pm matinee then Saturday. Also Clara Kimball Young Woman Who Gave and The Cruise of the Make Believes at Grand Middlesex December 6 7. Includes vaudeville and a Mack Sennett comedy The Summer Girls. The Great Love by David Wark Griffith quoted as a multi meaning title.
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Carmel Meyers
Paramount
Heredia
Ali
Ruth Helen Davis
L’homme Coupable
Francois Coppee
Gloria Hope
Vivian Reed
William Garwood
J. P. Lockney
Charles French
Hayward Mack
William Duncan
Edith Johnson
Clara Kimball Young
Lila Lee
Bessie Meggison
Mack Sennett
Parlor Bedroom and Bath at Middlesex Tonight
A lighthearted A. H. Woods farce will be shown at the Middlesex tonight with a cast noted for celebrity. The program also promises a wartime themed feature about butterflies and British society, scheduled for December 9 and 10 with four daily showings.
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Middlesex
A. H. Woods
the Middlesex
Old Saybrook Local Roundup Remains Busy
Old Saybrook notes include Howard T. Chapman visiting New York for business, Thomas J. Curran returning to Middletown round house after leave, belated east bound express trains to Bey York, Frank S. Pratt and crew straightening A. W. Lamay's shed after storm, Mrs. William Carver visiting relatives in New London, William G. Champion shipping 16 head of cattle to a New Haven rendering firm, Claude McAllister in New York on business, and a Columbia College electrician classmate from Louisiana station with discharge.
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Thomas J. Curran
Middletown Round House
Bey York
Frank S. Pratt
A. W. Lamay
William Carver
New London
William G. Champion
New Haven
Claude McAllister
New York City
Columbia College
Louisiana
Armistice Signing Reverberates Through Saybrook Point
The armistice signing era is recalled as experts who worked with him praised his efforts. Since returning home, he has been in great demand. Engineer J. J. Foley of New London leads the steam heat plant at Saybrook Point this winter. Harry Martin of Boston, visiting Saybrook Point, has departed for New Haven. Hon. Justin B. Holman and Miss Hazel Schley visit friends in Middletown and Hartford today.
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J. J. Foley
New London
Saybrook Point
Harry Martin
Boston
New Haven
Justin B. Holman
Hazel Schley
Middletown
Hartford
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Ahwoods Presents
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Harry Thaw
Varda
David Wark Griffith
Old Saybrook
Howard T. Chapman
New York
Eczema
G. W. Hall
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
N.Y
Nad
Calmel Myers
Bluebird
Bill Duncan
Vaudeville Official War Review
Evelyn Nesbit
FOX
Mary Miles Minter
Christma
Patrick Mackinaws
the Barton Clothing Co. and
Custom Tailor
Lila
Paramount Picture
Griffith P
Artcraft
Lillian Gish
Robert Harron
Henry Walthall
Rosemary Theby
George Fawcett
George Siegman
Maxfield Stanley
Alexandra
England
Jesse L, Lasky
Vivian Martin
Gillette
GEM
Hartman Drug Co
Iu Rior
George F. Redford
William Schaefer
William St
Wellworth
Kelly
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