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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1919
Page
7
The Middlesex program presents Sylvia on a Spree as Wednesday’s feature at the Mid-4. Emmy appears as star in a sparkling romantic comedy about a rich girl who discovers missing the fun enjoyed by others.
Shirley Mason stars in a Paramount release with Ernes Truex in Good-bye Bill a satire on Wild Bill Hohenzollern and a quest for independence. Also Harold Peat war photoplay Private Peat at Middlesex and a Grand Theatre schedule featuring Idle Wives Powers That Prey Swat the Spy and The Goose Girl with Marguerite Clark plus vaudeville and Lyons Moran comedy.
Hundreds of women in the city report joy and a new lease on health after using a tonic. One woman credits improved sleep, steadier nerves, and a buoyant mood to taking Phosphated Tron, insisting work becomes a pleasure and fatigue fades.
Henry Hale resumes work at Electric Steel Co after layoff. Grange plans Wednesday meeting with Lincoln anecdotes. Anniversary mass to honor Edwid Carroll at St James Church Wednesday at 9. Motherhood Club discusses kindergarten bill at Library Hall. Hartford visitors noted and Capewell Hall guests of Hale. Discharged veteran Hale recently returned from Camp Greenleaf Georgia. Town folks plan Hartford Philharmonic Concert at Parsons Theatre Wednesday.
Colchester reports a Tip Top hall basketball game against the Willimantic Y M C A team with a postgame dance. othe r items note band meeting, fishing reports, sledging fire alarm at the corner of Norwich avenue and Pleasant street, and ownership details about the vacant two story frame house of Postmaster J J Sullivan. Local residents and visitors are listed with brief movements and calls. Beef prices are advertised near the depot.
February meetings of the W C T U at Mrs E A Chadwick and the Horse Hill Sewing Circle hosted by Mrs Otto Finkleday feature a busy week. Families visit from Camp Devens and Portland while Mrs Maude Fox entertains Hayden relatives at Deep River. Corporal Norman F Littlefield in France reports appendicitis surgery successful.
Cromwell reports the Baptist church Home and Foreign Missionary society will meet at Miss Helen Stevens home on Wednesday at 3 pm. The Luther League marks its tenth anniversary Thursday at the Lutheran church. Also noted are illness updates for Donald Hunter and Mildred Jaderland, travel news for Mrs. George Fielding, and funeral plans for Miss Lottie M. Sage with service at 2 pm and interment in the new cemetery.
Essex February 4 A Sunday visitor at his home on avenue was Private Wilson J ons of Fort Terry. Rev F F H Nason, 21 present curate in Grace church Brooklyn NY, elected rector of St Johns Memorial church and will take charge on Ash Wednesday. Tabernacle to be installed in memory of Rev Parker Wanamee. Mrs Charles Smith of New Haven visited Mr and Mrs BE Brown on Railroad Street. Charlotte Doane of Terryville visited her parents Roscoe and Mrs Doane over Sunday. P O M M Literary club to meet at Mrs Edward Arnolds Saybrook home tonight. Mrs John Carlyon hosted birthday gathering on South Main Street with cake and coffee. Frank Fields joined the Comstock Cheney factory in Ivoryton. Hugh Garrity moves family to newly purchased house on Saybrook Street. Pratt High School basketball team to play West Haven Methodists at the hall Friday. Lady Fenwick Rebekah Lodge No 10 to entertain assembly president and vice-president February 10 with degree work.
Hebron mourns Charles Carter formerly of Marlboro died in East Hampton at over eighty funeral held in East Hampton and Marlboro interment at Marlboro Mr Carter spent years with daughter Mrs Henry Murray Murray attended grave service Charles Moore of Meriden died Thursday funeral Saturday lived with wife and three children in Hope Valley taught Seventh Day Advent school last year Helen Jones seen in Willimantic Friday William Johnson recently left town to work in Cromwell Armenians benefit raised one hundred twenty dollars Miss Lulu Porter missed school due to cold Mrs Clayton Lord and daughter Esther Lord in Manchester Friday Town ice house work to begin and Candlemas day folk expect six more weeks of winter Bailey and Filmer Lord horse race on Church street best three of five Lord won Marjorie and Gladys Thompson guests of Mrs James Dingwell Willimantic over weekend Rev Tickner preached at St Peter's church large dance at Amston hall Rev Davis praised by parishioners
Saybrook Point reports visits and social events from Feb 4. John Ayer spent Friday in New London. Miss oe Gessner visits her grandmother in New Haven. Harry Hoyt of Westerly and guests in town. William R. Bushnell visited Deep River. J L Libby and family weekend with Albert Gessner. A H Tooker to host Point Whist Club Thursday evening. Samuel Rogers in New London yesterday.
An advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine claiming dandruff vanishes and hair becomes thick, wavy, and lustrous. It promises immediate effects and new hair growth after weeks, urging readers to moisten a strand and apply to the scalp for an instant transformation.
Fred Harvey and his wife visited their aunt Josephine’s burial. Frank Wilcox and wife welcome a new son. she was formerly Fanny Mather. Harris Appleby is in a New Jersey hospital after arriving from overseas. Jessie Cone marked her sixth birthday with friends for a skating party on the Tallgott ice. The Bacon house on Main Street was occupied last week by Harris Appleby and wife. An unusual incident involved street Hughes who suffered hiccoughs for three days and nights. Mrs George Dee reacts to former Principal F J eo by in teachers. he has returned to Fitchburg Mass. Some cooks manage to get fat while wasting away.
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