Government views Liberty Bonds sale as unpatriotic practice
A New England publicity statement from G. K. chair says merchants offering merchandise for Liberty Bonds undermines the bond program. It notes bonds exchange for goods lowers savings, hurts par value, and could drive prices below par across issues. The Treasury Secretary has called such merchandise payments distinctly unpatriotic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mer
G. K
Liberty Loan Committee
New England
Government of the United
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Carrier on R F D Route Refuses Wildflower Request
In a Louisville Courier Journal column a reader notes the carrier on his rural delivery route is not obliging. When asked to gather wildflowers, the carrier merely grunted. The brief item captures a humorous rural grievance and public service quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Holiday notices and local notes from Essex
Essex residents plan visits for Christmas and New Year including Charles Goss in Lynn and Miss Doane in Terryville. Local church services, confessions, and memorial rites for Rev. Parker Wanamee in France accompany confirmations led by Bishop Brewster. Public library hours, plumbing plans of Leander Dupree, nurse trainee Helen Pease, and holiday sales ads from Stannard Hill greenhouse and Markham's Jewelers highlight the community page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex
Charles Goss
Essex Light and Power Co
Lynn
Charlotte Doane
Terryville
Parker’s Corner
Fred Gunzleman
New York City
Henry Duschka
West Avenue
Lillian Ferrantti
Leander F. Dupree
Waterbury
Helen Pease
Hartford Hospital
New Street
Thelma
Douglas Fairbanks
Roscoe Arbuckle
Stannard Hill Greenhouse
Westbrook
Markham
Deep River
Christmas Eve Services And Local News In Old Saybrook
Christmas tree and festival service with carols at Grace Episcopal church at 7:30 pm followed by refreshments and dancing at the parish house at 8:30 pm. Richard Doyle on leave from Camp Mills, Lt. Ralph N. Camp visiting from Garden City aviation camp. Graded school closes Tuesday for a week of holidays. town hall Christmas tree in the afternoon. Jonny? Gary Tate covers the job. Joseph Duprey joins government service aboard the light house tender based in New London, after leaving the tug Comet. Mrs S M Sheffield and Miss M Mains visiting family in Noank. Mrs John Carney to undergo electrical heart treatments. Elizabeth Swann of East Had dam visiting the Warren home. Christmas services at St John’s church at 9:20 and 10:30 am with confessions Tuesday at 3 and 7 pm and before mass. A T Chapman butchered a 325 pound porker for Oscar Lord. Stannard Hill greenhouse contact Westbrook. adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Saybrook
Grace Episcopal Church
Richard Doyle
Camp Mills
N._Y
Florida
Ralph N. Camp
Garden City
M. Mooney
New York City
Gary Tate
Joseph Duprey
New London
S. M. Sheffield
M. Mains
Noank
John Carney
Elizabeth Swann
East Haddam
B. B. Warren
St. John’s Church
A. T. Chapman
Oscar Lord
Stannard Hill Greenhouse
Westbrook
Why We Stay In Russia In The Chicago Evening Post
The article argues the armistice requires German agents to leave Russia and claims Bolshevik Red Guard leadership is largely German. It asserts continued German influence sustains civil disorder and industrial impotence, justifying American presence until Germany withdraws from Russia. It urges support of the anti enemy faction within Russia to free the country from German exploitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Chicago Evening Post
Bolshevik Red Guard
Germany
Cleveland seeks Metz cannon for war memorial in square
Rochester Post-Express notes Cleveland proposes placing a captured Metz cannon in a public square as a memorial to the war and the troops. The idea is seen as worthy of consideration, likely to gain approval from returning soldiers and the public, stressing concrete memory over mere sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Post-Express
Cleveland
Metz
Clinton Westbrook Town Hall Screenings Tonight
Mary Pickford appears in A Little Princess and Roscos Arbuckle stars in Fatty Princess at Clinton Westbrook town hall Wednesday night. Mabel Adrift is also shown. Event offers a trio of early cinema features with live or recorded intros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook Town Hall
Mary Pickford
Roscos Arbuckle
Ty and
Mabel
Roscoe Arbuckle
Fatty
The Hun Within at Middlesex Tonight and Tuesday
The Paramount Artcraft photoplay The Hun Within portrays a German spy menace in wartime America. Dorothy Gish and George Fawcett lead a story about a German-American family torn by espionage, with a young woman uncovering a plot to destroy a U S transport. Also present are current events, vaudeville, and a double bill of The Rainbow Trail and Her Husband's Honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount Artcraft
the Hun
Mnigrath
Dorothy Gish
George Fawcett
Star
Henry Wagmer
Wagner
Germany
Krippen
Beth
United States
Grand Theatre
William Farnum
Edna Goodrich
Red Cross
Harold Loyd
Universal Weekly
Gladys Leslie
Ethel Clayton
Paramount
Middlesex
Eros
Miss Clayton
Hadlyme Hardware Christmas Assortment at Wilsons
Hadlyme at B. L. Wilsons offers stoves jack-knives and wide hardware selections for Christmas. Special Christmas assortment available to appeal to shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Wilson
Deep River
B. L. Wilsor
Christmas Tree Festival At All Saints Mission
Elizabeth Burke of New Britain visited Ivoryton as All Saints Mission held a library party with Bishop Brewster present. Santa distributed gifts to about 50 attendees after Rev Gilbert spoke. the mission chapel was festively decorated and a bountiful supper served. In Deep River ham's Jewelry Shop advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivoryton
Elizabeth Burke
New Britain
John Bradbury
All Saints’ Church
Charles Avery
New Haven
Markham
Deep River
All Saints’ Mission
Bishop Brewster
Santa Claus
Gilbert
Thelma
Douglas Fairbanks
Roscoe Arbuckle
Gifts for every family member at Wiminsky's Deep River
A local advertisement promotes a wide range of Father Day gifts at Wiminsky's in Deep River. Shoppers are urged to browse a large variety suitable for father, mother, sister, and brother, with a note of abundant selections available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimovsky’s
Deep River
Higganum Holiday Arrivals and Local Events
John Lundgren returns from Springfield YMCA school for holidays. Mrs Ruth Burr arrives from Mt Holyoke College to visit her aunt Mrs Ela Burr. Miss Merritt from New Haven visits Higganum. Miss Louise Brainard returns from Northfield Seminary for Christmas. Higganum schoolhouse entertainment pleases crowd with children's dances. Swedish Lutherans set Christmas Day service at 2 30 p m at M E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higganum
John Lundgren
Springfield Y
M. E
Westbrook Princess Roscoe Arbuckle in Fatty and Mabel Adrift
Silent era film advertisement notes star Roscoe Arbuckle in Fatty and Mabel Adrift with title card references. Mentions audience appeal and showtimes in Westbrook theater listing.
The Spirit in the Gift
The piece urges thrift for Christmas gifts by avoiding luxury and trinkets. It advises choosing meaningful, useful offerings that reflect thought for the recipient. It emphasizes personal effort in crafting or selecting gifts to convey genuine care.
Resinol Skin Ointment Promoted For Eczema And Burns
Resinol is touted as a gentle ointment for skin troubles including eczema ring worm itching and burning rashes and sores. It is claimed to soothe mosquito bites insect stings wind or sun burned skin and is sold by all dealers. Shaving stick users reportedly need no additional soothing lotion.
Death of William Chester in East Hampton
East Hampton reports the death of 39 year old William Chester after a brief pneumonia illness following influenza. He leaves a wife, his mother Mrs. Joel Perkins, and one sister. The funeral was held at 2:30 PM. The town notes multiple influenza cases, suspends drill, and lists local residents visiting or ill. Public library closed due to epidemic. Christmas services scheduled at St Patrick’s and Swed ish Lutheran church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Chester
East Hampton
Joel Perkins
Elizabeth Price Singer
Roland P. Singer
Memorial Hospital
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Singer
Carl F. Pries
Center School
Beth Price
Evelyn Markham
Joseph Flood
New Haven
William Kemp
Robert Hodge
H. C. Hodge
Clara Safstrom
Manchester
George M. Cavanaugh
Ireland
Thomas Cavanaugh
Ralph Thatcher
Hartford
Samuel Thatcher
N. B. A. Carrier
Edward Wall
Pelham Bay
M. T. Wall
St. Patrick's Church
Louis Lafredo
University of Pennsylvania
Swedish Lutheran Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
California
J. F. Nixon
United Tea
Importers’ Co
Main St
Brainard and
Logansa
A. L. Southmayd
Main Street
Clinton
Hadlyme
John M. Dudek
Adv
Marion Harland
Christian Herald
North Store
R. M. Sarles
Mivuletuwno Leaving Amusement Institution
Artcraft
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Directed By
Chet Withey
Jesse L. Lasky
David Een Eeo
Late Paar
Jessé L. LA
Sky
the Girl of the
Golden West
Grarnid
Him
Vitagraph
THUR
Violet Mersereau
William S. Stone
Chester L. Hull
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!