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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1918
Page
7
D W Griffiths production The Great Love screens at the Mid ex tonight. A young American enlists after Belgium atrocities meets an Australian heiress in London. An unscrupulous baronet hinders their union while German spy activity unfolds. The heroine serves country and democracy, aided by famed English society women in hospitals and munitions work.
The most popular clever woman in America headlines Her Country at Middlesex on Wednesday with Dorothy Grant in the lead role. The screen tale promises a strong supporting cast while travel and Lyons Moran comedy also accompany the program.
Geraldine Farrar, famed singer and star of film, will be seen Thursday, December 12 at the Middlesex in a Prosper Merimee story. In interviews she calls this photoplay her best portrayal, with additional pic tures and vaudeville acts announced.
Tonight at the Grand theatre Every Nesbit appears in The Woman Who Gave, a Fox Standard picture. The bill also features Social Briars with Mary Miles Minter, Heart of Italy a Red Cross picture, and other good subjects. Wednesday offers the usual excellent double bill followed by Thursday Friday and Saturday high class vaudeville and feature pictures.
Haddam residents visit East Hampton and Middle town while James C. Kelsey recovers from illness. Miss Julia A. Russell visits Mrs. S. H. Baer. Heman C. Williams and Edward Kuiner of the Steamer Hartford spent Sunday with friends. Town clerk records two deaths and no marriages for November.
Advertises a trolley trip to Deep River to visit John M. Dandek’s store with Christmas goods and LaFrance shoes on display. Promotional copy urges shoppers of all ages to find desired items.
A vintage advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine as a dandruff cure and hair growth aid. It promises thick, wavy, lustrous hair with no dandruff, claiming noticeable fullness within ten minutes and new hair growth after about two weeks. The copy urges purchasing a small bottle at drugstores.
William Marks, just mustered out of the U S N, returned home from Cape May after a few weeks in camp. L E Pratt to open a dancing school in Chester tonight. Mrs Raymond Ferguson and son back from Jim Hartford visit. Mrs John Classen of Branford visited her mother Jennie Starkey. Carroll Thurlough from Wilmington returned home after auto trip slowed by a Newark trolley crash. He plans to travel to Boston by air on return. Herbert Stevens and Ernest Anderson improving after illness. Trinity lodge F and A M elected officers led by Worshipful Master Harold J Stallsbury and long-serving treasurer Thurbur L Harris. Mrs Ola Stallsbury of Houston visiting. A E Cochrane of New Haven in town. Screenings announced for Gloria Swanson in You Cant Believe Everything at Town Hall Wednesday night with Triangle comedy. John M Dudek advertises best stock in years. Wimovsky’s ad promotes early Christmas shopping.
Haddam Neck reports the Middlesex County Farm Bureau meeting in Middletown with Robert S. Bailey elected a director. Delegates from the local Sunday school attended the state convention in Middleton. Grange officers were elected with Leonard J. Selden named master and others appointed. John Torkelson began duties as the new rural mail carrier.
Centerbrook December 10 The funeral for Mrs Eleanor Pratt who died early Sunday was held this afternoon at her late home. She leaves a son William Kait Pratt and a daughter Miss Joah Pratt. Burial was in the family plot at Mott cemetery. Walter Bliss returned from New York after visiting his father. Lenora Holt entered Lawrence Hospital to train as a nurse. Mrs Benjamin Tibballs returned from Middletown. Mr and Mrs C L Jones were in New London. Ernest Richards succeeded Adelbert Parker on The Evening Press route. A Cromwell Rifle Club meeting is set for Friday December 13 at 7 30 p m to discuss indoor rifle shooting for winter. A H Frazier adv.
A brief anecdote from the Louisville Courier Journal features a terse exchange about marriage prospects. A suitor asks about his daughter, housing, and finances, and the reply surprisingly cites five tons of coal in the cellar as the decisive factor.
A fragment suggests a domestic quip about a wife fussing over late dinner tied to plans to meet a friend or attend a matinee. The snippet hints at social norms and время constraints without fuller context.
Essex notes show Mrs Elisa Parker visiting Ivoryton W S E society, Mrs P J Murphy touring Hartford, and Wilson J Emmons from Fort Terry at home on Railroad Avenue. Local clubs meet at Miss Lillian Knowles and Mrs Charles R Peck homes. Miss Elizabeth Samuelson visits New London. George Scoville and Smith Rogers visit from New York and U S Navy respectively. A midweek prayer gathering, Christmas events, and theater ads conclude the brief items.
Miss Sarah Grannis returned to New York City with her aunt Miss Frances Shepard who fell ill during a recent visit. Special troop trains carried soldiers to encampments east as they near muster out. Joel P Newton, 80, retired Hartford merchant, died after months of illness leaving wife and five children. Local residents Mrs A W Gessner and Mrs Margaret Farrell visited relatives in New Haven and Oyster River area. Duck hunters report poor luck as birds stay beyond sound reach.
Westbrook notices announce the W V I A December meeting for tomorrow evening in Town hall and the W C T A gathering at Mrs Horace Platts home next Thursday at 2 30 PM. Red Cross inventory drive calls members to return or report items removed before October 15. A chimney fire at Spencer Dairy Farm caused several hundred dollars in damage with the family safely escaped. Wise remark ends the item.
An advertisement-style health note claims meat harms kidneys and promotes Jad Salts or rad salts to flush and stimulate kidney function. It asserts meat increases uric acid, causing overworked kidneys and a range of ailments, urging regular use of a lithia-based drink to prevent and treat urinary issues.
Chester items include Rudolph Davis leaving J S Dease, Everett Hunt joining Pratt Read Co Deep River, Mrs Florence Atkins taking a job with C J Bates & Sons, and Prof L E Pratt starting a town hall dance class. State Highway crews tar and sand town roads while a Congregational church group social is planned. Holiday shopping ads urge Dudek Deep River usage for Ralston’s shoes and hosiery. Connecticut patent notices list CT residents awarded patents in 1918 across multiple firms including Waterbury, Hartford, and New Haven companies.
The Philadelphia Bulletin reflects on early American diplomacy from Silas Deane to Jefferson, noting how after wartime aid and victory the peace commission arrives modestly in Versailles, listening and approving without seeking rewards. It contrasts democratic humility with self-promotion, praising public servants for serving the popular will.
Walter J. Marriott of Ottawa reports fatigue and organ troubles reversed after using Fruitatives Liver Tackets. He credits the product with renewed energy and clear thinking. Available 60c per box six for 2.50 trial size 25c, from Fruitatives Limited Ogdensburg NY or dealers.
A Newark News digest notes pig efficiency versus ox meat production with pigs yielding about 25 percent of food as pork while oxen convert vegetables poorly. It also cites the Charlotte Observer on North Carolina Methodism opening to women in church governance with 189 votes and nine against lay member eligibility across conferences and boards. A closing line counsels judging a man by the method he uses to succeed.
An advice article urges care of internal organs, especially kidneys, blaming careless living for urinary problems and Bright's Disease. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules from Holland as relief, offering a money back guarantee if unsatisfied and urging readers to ask their druggist for the product.
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