Burglar Nabbed After Nighttime Break-In at Gildersleeve Store
Deputy Sheriff Axel W. captured Philip Pierce near midnight after a break-in at Gildersleeve and Sons store. Entry via glass pane, few valuable items stolen, burglar detained in town lockup, to face Justice Howard. Pierce had ties to Higganum and had been placed with Frank L. Sanborn in Massachusetts. Nearby residents armed, crowd gathered. the incident explains a string of recent break-ins with alarms triggering a swift response.
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Gildersleeve
Philip Pierce
Axel W. m
Gildersleeve and Sons
Hanson
Justice of the Pace Howard
Higganum
Frank L. Sanborn
Samborn
Massachusetts
Clinton good time at the fal masquerade
Westbrook town invites residents to a February masquerade event described as a good time for all. Details are scarce but the notice emphasizes a lively community gathering with entertainment and socializing.
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Westbrook Town
Adv
Begin Hot Water Drinking For Quick Health Reset
A health note recommends drinking a cup of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush poisons from the stomach liver kidneys and intestines. It claims this daily wash cleanses the system, improves dull heads, acid stomachs and nervous or bilious feelings, and leaves the body lighter. Seek pharmacist's phosphate limestone as a tasteless remedy.
Saybrook Notes On Poultry Farm and Local Happenings
Old Saybrook reports Proprietor B B Warren adding to his poultry operations by purchasing fifty more from Old Lyme sources. Stokes and Kirtland families attend a New Haven event, while repairman William A Trask returns to duty after illness. Local sports plans stall. young men scarce postwar. Durgin and Amy Ingraham wed in Hartford January 3. Wadsworth on Hartford business trip. Mrs Fish in New Haven visiting friends. A J and Raymond Gilbert return from Norwich. two cars used by telegraph line crews.
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Saybrook
B. B. Warren
Old Lyme
Herbertb. Stokes
George E. Kirtland
Big Stow
New Haven
William A. Trask
Signal Department
Middlesex County League
Joseph P. Durgin
Amy Ingraham
Saybrook Point
Hartford
Daniel Wadsworth
Frederick G. Fish
A. J
Raymond Gilbert
Norwich
Telegraph Company
February Sale Atkin's Es sex Ady Linen Goods Sale
In February sale items at Atkin's Es sex ady offer fabrics and garments at low prices. Fruit of the loom and percale fabrics priced at 25 cents per yard, crepe de chine shirt waists available for 1.98, with a bold emphasis on savings during the sale. The ad lists broad textile discounts and urges customers to visit the shop for the deal.
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Atkin’s
Essex
Moodus Epworth league supper boosts treasury funds
Moodus on Wednesday evening saw a large turnout for the Epworth league supper at the Methodist chapel. A neat sum was added to the treasury. Visitors and residents, including Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Spencer and Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Wetherell, traveled to Hartford on Tuesday.
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Moodus
Epworth League
Methodist
Treasury
T. R. Spencer
Sylvester Wetherell
Hartford
John S. Tracy
Bogart
Chester
Charles Reynolds
Daniel Fidwards
Beacon Fils
Harry Widwards
Naugatuck
Benjamin Edwards
W. N. Manee
C Christensen
Christensen
Free Electricity During 1919 February Wiring Offer
Advertises free electricity during 1919 with February wiring, plus a special house wiring rate. Encourages telephoning or visiting the Central Conn. Power and Light Co. office in East Hampton Conn or Walter A Bieu in Middletown to learn details and view fixtures. Tel 140.
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Walter A Bieu
Middletown
Central Conn. Power and Light Co
East Hampton
Conn
Walter A. Blxu
East Jrumpton
Walter A. Kinz
Haddam Notes and Local Social Updates
Haddam February notes report Mrs A R Shailer visiting Hartford with Grace and Julia Williams. Mrs O S Bailey of Saybrook stays with Mrs Frederick Arnold earlier week. Red Cross work session planned at church parlors. Mr and Mrs S H Baer depart Middletown after brief town stay. William Kelsey Jr at home Tuesday and Wednesday. P C Arnold in Hartford serving as grand juror. Office of Walter A Blxu at East Jumpton Conn. Tel 140 adv 122
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P. C. Arnold
Hartford
Federal Court
Local Social Notes and Small Listings in Chester
Miss Ruth Wilcox visits sister Mrs Charles Brooks in Hartford. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Robert Blair. Mr and Mrs Leon Walker in New Haven yesterday. J S Wheeler of Hartford, a business caller here yesterday. Medera Rebecca lodge meeting in Deep River last evening. An advertisement highlights sale prices on staple cottons and yard goods in Deep River. adv. 72
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Chester
Ruth Wilcox
Charles Brooks
Hartford
Robert Blair
Leon Walker
New Haven
J. S.wheeler
Deep River
Wimovsky
Colchester Team Edges Willimantic 61 to 60 in Close Victory
In Tip-Top hall Colchester C B C defeated Willimantic YMCA 61 to 60 in a tight basketball game. Colchester has won two of three games this season. A social dance followed the contest. Mrs. Emeline Ransom was a caller from out of town today. John O Connell of East Hampton bought the O'Brien place at auction. David Carver of Hebron was in town yesterday.
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Colchester
Willimantic
Emeline Ransom
John O’connell
East Hampton
O’brien
David Carver
Hebron
Bailey Funeral Held At Shailerville Residence
George F Bailey's funeral was conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his Shailerville home with Rev William Ccowles officiating. The notes mention Mrs Leander Case in Hartford Tuesday and Mrs G W Snyder in Middletown recently. Miss L Elizabeth Shailer and Miss Louisa Taft visited friends in Fals via Galler, who was out of town.
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Shailerville
George F. Bailey
William Ccowles
Leander Case
Hartford
G. W. Snyder
Middletown
L. Elizabeth Shailer
Louisa
Taft
Fals
Galler
Essex Notes and Local Social Waterfall
Essex items list visits by Mrs Ster eon Mrs re eatin and other residents with brief notes on attendance at events. The Essex Light and Power Co buys Mason Post place on Main street. Local sports include Pratt High boys basketball facing West Haven team and girls teams from Bridgeport and East Lyme. Charles Smith visits family after funeral in Syracuse for Horace P Smith.
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Essex
Ster
Re Eatin
Hartford
P. J. Murphy
Grove Street
Essex Light and Power Co
Mason Post
Main Street
Joseph M. Kelley
Deep River
C.H. Westbrook
Frank Corradi
West Avenue
Town Hall
West Haven
Charles Smith
E. L. Brown
New Haven
Syracuse
N. Y
Horace P. Smith
Sale Notice on Apron Gingham at SEA
A sale at SEA offers apron gingham at 25 cents per yard, with remaining stock priced up to 1.98 dollars per yard. The advertisement highlights bargain fabric for sewers and crafters looking for low prices.
Saybrook Point Social and Library News
Saybrook residents report illness recoveries and travels with several social updates. Howard T. Chapman is out after a weeklong illness, Mrs. Annie Lord winters in Hamburg, and Mrs. Sadie Newton returned to Hartford by boat after visiting Miss Ella Newton. New library acquisitions include Some Strange Corners of Our Country and African Adventure Stories among others.
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Saybrook
Howard T. Chapman
Annie Lord
Hamburg
Mary D. Clark
Essex
Sadie Newton
Hartford
Ella Newton
George Spencer
Fred G. Fisk
New Haven
J. B. Holman
State Road of Charities
Acton Library
Our Country
C. P. Loomis
J. A. Laring
Joe Lincoln
K. J. Basher
William S
Centerbrook Local News and Social Observations
Centerbrook reports interior home improvements by H N Prann on Detep River street. Mrs D C Stedman visits Middletown and East Hampton. Out of town families move to Ivoryton this week. Harvey Williams of Startford calls on local customers. Mrs Alfred Wright drives a new car. Miss Mina Bellinger ill with an anaumatic attack. Mrs Albert Ely hosts her New London aunt on Main street Wednesday.
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Centerbrook
H. N. Prann
Detep River
D. C. Stedman
Middletown
East Hampton
Ivoryton
Harvey Williams
Startford
Alfred Wright
Mina Bellinger
Albert Ely
New London
Main Street
East Haddam Office Advertisement Note
Regional notice from East Haddam mentioning February timing and an office visit option. References Walter A. Kinz and Middle Tel 140. Offers advice to take advantage of a service or visit the office.
Westbrook sale offers cheap fabrics and waists
Advert shows Fruit of the Loom and pereale fabrics at 25c per yard and apron gingham at 25c per yard. A crepe de chine shirt waist sells for 1.98 during the Cap Adive sale. The Chicago News discusses heroism and the draft as wartime context.
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Capadiv
Neutrone Prescription 99 A Rheumatic Cure Claim
Sufferers say rheumatic pains worsen with weather changes and that Neutrone Prescription 99 relieves winter torment. The Hartman Drug Co. promotes it with 50 cent and one dollar bottles and offers mail orders for the $1.00 size through leading druggists.
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Hartman Drug Co
Awful sorry Yankee and the war weary people
A wartime verse laments unemployed soldiers and unpaid wages as crowds mock Yankees while workers snub veterans. It contrasts dismissive employers with the grim reality of postwar hardship and hunger, ending with a political jab at Bolshevik rhetoric and pacifist lists. Political commentary follows on Senate scrutiny of German propaganda and a critique of the disclosed pacifist list.
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Providence Journal
Senate Committee
Military Intelligence Bureau
Secret Service
War. Department
Newton Diehl -Baker
54 inch Table Buffet and 60 inch Buffet Rugs Sale
Rugs priced at 36.75 each offer a 9x12 feet weave with small all over designs in multiple colors. The ad highlights 54 inch table buffets and selections described as Axminster style with varied colors.
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Brussels
Axminster
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Grippe Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as quick relief for grippe misery, recommending a dose every two hours for a few treatments. It claims to end sneezing sore throat and congestion, tastes pleasant, costs only a few cents, and emphasizes insisting on the Pape's brand.
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Pape
Grippe
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