Grand Theatre Presents Stars in Temple of Dusk and More
Grand Theatre bills Sessue Hayakawa in Temple of Dusk with Sylvia Bremer Jane Novak and Henry Barrows, plus Mary Jane Irving and twelve Geisan girls in a large cast. Wednesday features Alice Brady in Her Silent Sacrifice and Red Cross film Soothing the Heart of Italy. Monday and Tuesday showcase Lafayette We Done, a patriotic feature. Also Middlesex screens The Goat with Fred Stone, All Night with Carmel Myers, and Battling Jane starring Dorothy Gish, with travel weekly and comedy.
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Grand Theatre
Sessue Hayakawa
Dorothy Phillips
Uni Weekly
Harold Lloyd
Hayakawa
Sylvia Bremer
Jane Novak
Ienry Barrows
America
France
Pluebird
Carmel Myers
West
Jane
Maine
Paramount
Dorothy Gish
the Middlesex
Old Saybrook social notes and local updates
Mrs. Harry Acton returned to New York after visiting her parents the past two weeks. Visitors include Mrs. Leon Metcalf in Hartford and John M. Golden from New Haven. Local soldiers in France report improvements and hopes for early homecoming. Skating on Sunday drew many, with hospital updates on William Lamay and a limousine visit to East Haddam. Margery Wilson stars in The Law of the Great Northwest at Saybrook town hall Wednesday.
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Old Saybrook
Harry Acton
Samuel H. Pratt
New York
Leon C. Metcalf
Hartford
State Guards
Co. G
Armory
John M. Golden
New Haven
M. J. Golden
John Bowe
Ferry
Eward
102Nd Regiment
France
Norman B. Clark
Daniel Moore
Old Lyme
Daniel
John
Leon Havens
Springfield
Mass
R. M. Doyle
Frderick Lamay
N. A. Lamay
East Haddam
William Lamay
St. Raphael’s Hospital
Death of Rev John Taylor Huntington at 89 in Hartford
The Rev John Taylor Huntington aged 89 died in Hartford. He was son of Rev Enoch Huntington, Episcopal clergyman, born on the corner where the Stueck block stands. His grandfather was Attorney Huntington, Yale 1783, and great grandfather Rev Enoch Huntington of Waltham. Monuments to both forebears lie in Mortimer cemetery.
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J. T. Huntington
John Taylor Huntington
Hartford
Enoch Huntington
Stueck Block
Attorney Huntington
Yale
Middletown
Waltham
First Church
Mortimer Cemetery
Cc. C. A
Sub Treasury Gains From Banks on Saturday
New York January 6 the sub treasury reports a cash net gain of 4834000 from banks on Saturday and a total gain since Friday of 6313000 with no other details.
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Sub-Treasury
New York
Shun Idleness Advise from Sir John Millais
The piece urges boys to work, noting not all are geniuses, but all can work. It warns that idleness harms and that earnest life requires staying busy to prevent wreck and ruin.
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Sir John Millais
Essex Village Notices and Local Obituaries Cast Wide Net
Funeral services for Mrs. Stillman B. Tiley drew many relatives and friends. Navy reservist Charles Mowry and his bride visited William Mowry’s family in town. Francis J. Miller is home on Novelty Avenue after U S Army discharge. Local clubs and church groups meet this week including the Literary Club at Miss Bessie Doane’s, and Ladies’ Aid at Mrs. George Carter’s. Nananantuc Tribe officials visit Essex for a six month stamp elevation, with a supper and red men attendance planned. Loyal Circle of the King’s Daughters and Sons meets at Riverview hall. Edward Benson and family from New Haven visit Adolph Benson’s home. Week of Prayer speakers include Trick, Peck, Savage, White, and Reese at regional churches.
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Essex
Stillman B. Tiley
Charles Peck
Congregational Church
Fountain Hill
Deep River
Charles Mowry
United States Naval Reserve
Bride
New York City
William Mowry
Francis J. Miller
U. S. Army
Novelty Avenue
Literary Club
Bessie Doane
Katherine Bonnell
Providence
Book Hill
John Kring
Brooklyn
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
George Carter
Ivoryton
E. G. Abernethey
New London
King’s Daughters and Sons
Riverview Hall
Edward Benson
New Haven
Adolph Benson
Baptist Church
Trick
Peck
The Whip in Rifle Barrels and Related Terms
The article explains whip caused by high power powder in rifles, altering sight alignment and bullet path. It defines upsettage and keyholing, notes whip exists with black powder but not with metal jacketed smokeless rounds, and describes bullet behavior under different charges and jacket stiffness.
Anuric Tablets Promote Urate Dissolution Says Dr. Pierce
Daily Health Talks describes kidney health risks and uric acid dangers. It credits Dr. Pierce of Buffalo with a remedy, Anuric Tablets, said to dissolve uric acid in the system and reduce related pains. The note invites readers to obtain the tablets at drug stores and to seek dietary guidance from Dr. Pierce.
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Bright
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Mrs Chauncey Olcott Heads to France for Jumble Inns Abroad
Mrs Chauncey Olcott originator of the Jumble Inn plan travels to France to establish Jumble Inns in Paris and other cities. The Saratoga debut of the first Jumble Inn boosted the idea nationwide and she will also undertake a mission with Stage Women's War Relief Committee related work.
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Chauncey Olcott
France
Paris
Saratoga
Parchment Making From Animal Skins Described In Detail
A detailed historic description explains parchment creation from sheep and other animal skins. Steps include lime cleansing to remove fat, stretching on frames, paring flesh with a circular knife, moistening and whitening, and smoothing with pumice stone and iron instruments before slow drying.
To Lengthen Life of Necktie
A guide from Popular Science Monthly explains how to extend a necktie's life. Fold the wide end with the seam up, lift the lining, slip the silk cover over the lining, and iron the lining to straighten it. The method aims to revive worn ties after several uses.
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Popular Science Monthly
How This Nervous Woman Got Well
A woman from Christopher Illinois recounts four years of nerv ousness and weakness. After failure with two doctors she credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her, restoring regularity and health. The ad invites other women to seek guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Christopher
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alice
E. Pinkham
Easier to Write It From a Jam Pot Sketch
A London Spectator note recalls 1871 Edward Lear staying with Bombay’s governor at Mahabaleshwar. Lear asked the speaker for tree names. the reply labeled the trees jambul. Lear then drew in his sketchbook a bull peering into a jam pot to help remember the name.
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Edward Lear
Bombay
Mahabaleshwar
Bombay Presidency
India
London Spectator
Young Edward Refuses Barber's Red Hair Cut Request
A Chicago News item recalls six year old Edward sent to a barber who, with red hair, offered a cut in his own color. Edward declined and asked for a different color instead, prompting a short anecdote about the encounter.
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Edward
Chicago News
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Instant Pain Relief
The Cincinnati discovery freezone offers tiny bottles sold at drug stores for a few cents. A few drops on a tender corn or callus supposedly dissolves it without pain or skin irritation, allowing removal by fingers and sparing future discomfort. The ad urges women to keep it on hand.
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Cincinnati
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Iron Worker
Fred Stone
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Silent Sacrifice
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A. L. Fowlar
Plantsville
McKee
S Times
W. G. Devereux
California
144Th Field Artillery
Asport Matsonia
Devereux
San Mateo Polo Club
San Francisco
Cromwell
Theodore Anderson
Human Nature
Lavater
Doctor Watson
Isla Die Eee
Jesse L. Lasky
THE
Frances Marlon
Donald Crisp
Matinee
Lyons-Moran
Jack Pickford
Paramount Success
the Barton Clothing Co. and
Custom Tailors
Dusk
Universal Weekly
Red Cross
Italy
Kabatznick
Main &T
Middlesex County
George. F. Redford
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