Wildflower and French war tale headline Middlesex listings
In a mixed bill at Middlesex on Thursday through Saturday, Wildflower debuts with a story of two brothers contrasting open wilds and city streets, while Dalton’s Vive La France follows a French officer’s brave acts during German invasions. Also on the Grand Theatre program are Nell Shipman’s The Home and other features, with vaudeville acts and the German Fleet surrender documentary slot. William Farnum stars in The Rainbow Trail Monday and Tuesday.
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Wildflower
Mary
Middlesex
France
Dalton
Thomas H
Grand Theatre
Grand
Nell Shipman
King George
Prince of Wales
William Farnum
Saybrook News Roundup From Decembers Pages
Old Saybrook notes report Mr and Mrs Richard Wightman left for New York on a business trip. George Grimnell is off duty due to a family illness. Telegraph workers receive wage increases with some back pay not yet settled. Saybrook Whist Club met with eighteen attendees. prizes awarded and a luncheon served. Navy cadet James Kerwin sails to New York then Bay Ridge for six weeks. William Halloran Sr on business in Middletown. Deputy Internal Revenue Collector William H Farrell in the area on official business. Mrs Margaret Stannard visits her mother in Saybrook. Mrs Wadsworth in Hartford. Xmas plant stock advertised by Stannard Hill greenhouse Westbrook. Advertisement ends with proverb about women talking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Saybrook
Richard Wightman
New York
George W. Grimnell
Signal Tower
Saybrook Whist Club
Sarah Reed
Frank B.steele
B. Tooker
Frederick Gilbert
W. J. Thompson
James Kerwin
Navy
Newport
Cadet
Bay
N. Y
William Halloran, Sr
Middletown
Internal Revenue
William H. Farrell
New London
Margaret Stannard
New Haven
M. J. Farrell
Daniel Wadsworth
Hartford
Stannard Hill Greenhouse
Westbrook
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Substituting Calomel Curative Claim
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a substitute for calomel, claiming the product cleanses and revitalizes the system. The copy suggests their olive color and mocks traditional laxatives, promising gentle results without harsh effects.
Page Arranges Visit to Pope on December 23
Thomas Nelson Page the American ambassador to Italy visited the Wall and announced that President Wilson would pay an official visit to Pope Benedict and Cardinal Gasparri, Papal Secretary of State, on December 23 per a Paris dispatch quoting the Paris Temps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Thomas Nelson Page
Deep River Christmas Social and Local News
Deep River items report Ernest Prann ill at home. Albin Johnson recovered from flu. Mrs. Mary Bidwell hosting her New York daughter in law. local students return from Connecticut College. U S Steamship Noma sailor to return for Christmas. one post office uncalled letter. Schools to close for holidays. State Guard held a popular peace social with a drill by Lieutenant Rankin. receipts reached 100 dollars. Local ads promote Wimovsky's hardware and John M. Dudek stores for Christmas gifts.
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Deep River
Ernest L. Prann
High Street
Albin Johnson
Mary Bidwell
Fred Kellogg
New York City
Eugene O'Leary
Donald Harris
Kenneth Bartman
Andrew Dudek
Connecticut —— College
Storrs
Yestern
Proul Johnson
Robert Rankin
Pratt
Ivoryton News Roundup and Holiday Notices
Ivoryton on December 18 reports Mrs. Leslie Dickinson returning to Ivoryton Tuesday. Miss Mary Potter hosts a five o'clock tea for friends. Elmer Peterson ill with influenza while Mrs. Harry Rawson and child suffer grippe. Piretti Brothers ice house nearing completion. Hallmark store and Martham's Deep River advertise affordable gifts. Toys advertised by Wimovsky's Deep River with reasonably priced selections.
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Leslie
Centerbrook Notes and Local Meetings
Genterbrook reports show Ameri can Mechanics meeting on Main Street with Harvey Williams of Hartford in town on business. Red Cross solicitors report good progress. Ladies' Friendly Society to meet Thursday afternoon in the conference house. Prayer meeting committee held a Monday meeting at Mrs Walter Wilcox’s West brook street. Miss Florence Brockway employed at a factory in Deeper. Mid week service planned for this evening in the conference house.
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Centerbrook
American Mechanics
Main Street
Harvey Williams
Hartford
Red Cross
Ladies’ Friendly Society
Conference House
Walter Wilcox
Westbrook Street
Florence Brockway
Essex Christmas and community notices in December
Essex announces a Community Christmas tree on Baptist hill near the Liberty pole on Christmas Eve with 7:30 PM carols by the Liberty Chorus and local children. Also reports meetings of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, local army discharge notes, and holiday preparations including gifts for New York’s poor, a grammar school food sale for Red Cross, and shop notices from Stannard Hill greenhouse and Markham's jewelry.
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Essex
Baptist Hill
Liberty Pole
Liberty Chorus
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Adeline Staples
Carl Carlson
Clarence Wallace
France
Jennie Baron
Comstock
Cheney
Lewellyn Mack
Mystic
Stannard Hill Greenhouse
Westbrook
Westbrook.—adv. 2312* the Pupil's of the Grammar School
Red Cross Society
Essex Flower Mission
New York
Baptist Church
Markham
Deep River
Italy Will Lean On Wilson for Peace Delegation
Paris dispatch reports Italy’s Premier Orlando intends to place Italy’s position with the American peace delegation. The move appears aimed at securing strong U S support and a quick concord with France before formal talks begin after the new year.
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Italy
Wilson
France
America
United States
Roosevelt salutes allies with casual nicknames in Washington
The Boston Globe notes President Roosevelt praises Henry White as "Harry" and greets Cabinet members by abbreviated names. It records how Taft is called "Will" and how even Democrats he favors receive familiar salutations such as "Hello, Dick" for Ex-Secretary Olney during a funeral procession.
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T. R. Cordial
Boston Globe
Col. Roosevelt
Henry White
Harry
T. R
Roosevelt
Taft
Richard Olney
Washington
Local notes from Chester and area reflect Christmas events
Chester residents note job hires at M S Brooks Sons factory Irving Angersola returns from New Haven Philip Johnson of the U S Navy visits parents Middlesex Ministers association meets with Rev T L Ganfield Baptist and Congregational churches prepare Christmas cantata The Adoration by George B Nevin to be sung at morning Baptist and evening Congregational services with offertory for army relief Markham's Jewelry promotes Christmas gifts and holiday hardware specials A humorous quip ends the column
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Chester
Louis Zenardi
Roy Scott
M. S. Brooks & Son
Irving Angersola
New Haven
Philip Johnson
U. S. Navy
Gabriel Johnson
Middlesex Association of Congregational Ministers
Revi T. L. Ganfield
Liberty Chorus
C. J. Bushnell
New York
George B. Nevin
Baptist Church
Congregational
Markham
Deep River
Peptiron Tonic Promises Strong Blood and Nerve Restore
An advertisement extols Peptiron as a healing blend of pepsin nux iron celery. It claims to rebuild iron in blood, aid after influenza and grip, and benefit nervous weakness, anemia, fatigue, and convalescence. It targets worn-out men, delicate women, students, growing youths, invalids, and the aged.
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Miss Dalton
Otrhy Dal Tom
Old Saybrook
Sehomas
Wimovsky's
Adv
B. L. Wilson
John M. Dudek
Ivoryton
Wimovsky’s
Genterbrook
Paris
Count V. Macchidiellere
Barton Qualty
Merry Christmas
the Barton Clothing Co. and
Custom Tailors
Madras
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Tom Wye
Daffy
Neil Shipman
Ruth Clifford
Fox
Mivale
Thomas H. Ince
Dorthy Dalton
Paramount Picture
Lyons-Moran Comedy Orchestra
Adolph Zukqr
Marguerite Clark
Mary Germaine
Allen Owan
Paramount
Thomas H.ince
Charles Ray
Ae Montgomery Flagg
Manhattan
United Tea
Importers’ Co
Main &T
Brainard
Logans
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