Grand Theatre Amusements and Film Lineup Tonight
Screen offerings include Seven at the Pickford with co stars Louise Huff and Mary Miles Minter in The Ghost of Rosy Taylor. Vaudeville features Josephine Leinhart Dena Cooper and company and four acts. Also Lafayette We Come Such A Little Pirate and Bonnie Annie Laurie in week lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Psex
Pickford
Louise Huff
Seville
The
Freemans
Smith & Gar
Art Smith
Adeide Bell
Hyland
Bonnie Annie Laurie
Josephine Leinhart
Connors
Edna
Dena Cooper and Company
National Trio
Rosy Taylor
Mary Miles Minter
Miss Minter
Josephine Dasham Bacon
Elizabeth Mahoney
Lila Lee
Paramount
Middlesex Theatre
Patricia Wolf
Sin
Mack Sennett
Gun explodes during duck hunt injuring Fenwick Gildersleeve
Gildersleeve of Fenwick Light suffered a painful accident when his gun exploded at 9 o clock Wednesday while duck hunting from a boat. He fell and injured his wrist and both arms as the gun and its barrels were damaged. Family and friends sent reports from Saybrook as he lies in recovery. October events include illness closures and visits to Saybrook Point and East Lyme with several residents ill with influenza. Marguerite Clark performs in Rich Man Poor Man at Saybrook town hall Saturday night.
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Gildersleeve
Fenwick Light
William H. Stevens
Elliott Dibble
Robert Chapman
Boston
Chapman
New York
Fred
William J. Thompson
Saybrook Point
East Lyme
William Bushnell
Charles Bushnell
Hartford
Kitty
Thomas Kerwin
Bridgeport
John Carney
Raymond Gilbert
Marguerite Clark
Saybrook Town Hall
Miss Wealthy Brainard Dies in New London Hospital
Wealthy Brainard, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brainard, died early yesterday after influenza and pneumonia in a New London hospital where she had gone last fall to train as a nurse. The community shares the family’s sorrow as they mourn loss alongside her parents and siblings. Further notes mention local residents and state guard demobilization plans amid ongoing influenza cases.
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Higganum
Wealthy Brainard
New London
Albert Brainard
Ira G. Bailey
Middletown
Percy Brainard
New Haven
State Guard
Haddam
Dam
P. L. Cody
Edward
Clarence Brainard
New Britain
A. N. Brainard
Taylor
Moodus Social Notes Pace Week in Town News
Moodus residents share travel and family updates including F A Andrews business trip to Hartford Oren Carrier visiting Rockford Mass at his father F C Carrier’s home Frances Emily daughter of Rep C H and Mrs Emily begins winter boarding in Deep River Edward Henry of East Hampton visiting Moodus and Mrs Mary Ranney Butler’s arrival in Dayton Ohio with husband in bridge construction Two Center school teachers board with Mrs Schinelzbopf
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moodus
F. A. Andrews
Hartford
Oren Carrier
Rockford
Mass
F. C Carrier
Frances Emily
C. H
Emily
Deep River
Edward Henry
East Hampton
Mary Ranney Butler
Dayton
Ohio
Center School
Schinelzbopf
Killingworth January sale at Addie A. Smith Clinton
Special bargains across mens and womens underwear coats blankets gowns and kimonos. Millinery at 49 98 and 198. Heavy shirts 149 to 350 gloves 20 35. Wide ribbons 19 and 29 cents per yard. Two plaid mackinaws for boys 449. Open Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Clinton dealer Addie A. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie A. Smith
Clinton
Chester Group Announces Local Military Drill and Events
The Chester Co. C. C. 8. G. will drill at the town hall Friday at 8 o'clock. The middle district group plans a victory supper and vestry entertainment at the Congregational church Wednesday Jan 15 at 8. Tonight the Week of Prayer service at the church focuses on Enlisting in His Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Chester Co. C. C
Middle District
Congregational Church
Resume The Gold Standard Proposal for Resuming Gold Exports
The piece contends England has abundant gold and proposes the United States resume gold exports without delay. It argues resuming will not drastically lower prices or contract the currency, but will align value with gold and restore competitiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Heavier Than Usual in Kansas City Journal
A fragment from the Kansas City Journal captures a terse exchange about hardship and misfortune. The dialogue hints at stress and resilience amid adversity, mentioning a machine gun metaphorically as a threat or obstacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Mrs Norma DeR Whitehouse Sets New European Mission
Mrs Norman deR Whitehouse, noted suffrage leader and American propaganda distributor in Germany, travels via Switzerland to Europe on another patriotic government mission. A Public Information Committee member, she previously worked in Switzerland presenting the U S case to German and Austrian soldiers with high official praise from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma der. Whitehouse
Europe
Norman der. Whitehouse
Germany
Switzerland
Washington
National Father and Son Week in Middlesex County Y M C A
Middlesex County Y M C A notes Father and Son Week set for February 11 to 17 across the country. Local groups plan celebrations to bring boys and fathers together in play worship and fellowship. Deep River Hi Y Club votes for fitting observance while other groups prepare actions. Also reports club meetings and county secretary updates with emphasis on Boys Work coordination.
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Middlesex County Y. M. C. A
Deep River
Deep River Hiv Club
Burdick
Haddam
Harry Hedley Smith
Wartford
E. L. Saxton
Fairfield County
Saxton
Hancock County
Maine
Stanley
Weedin
S. A. Association
Scurham Group
California Syrup of Figs Public Health Ad
A vintage promotion claims California Syrup of Figs safely cures sickness in children by cleansing the bowels. It asserts a coated tongue signals need for cleansing, promises quick relief, and extols the product as harmless and loved by kids. The ad urges using the genuine bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Fornia Fig Syrup Company
Prospects for Wheat Crop and Price Signals
The piece notes winter wheat planting and seeding in the Southwest with high prices ahead. It discusses corn holders eyeing higher prices amid government report losses. It argues that increased wheat production supports the idea of self sufficiency and questions import dependence, seeing milling interests wary of price guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern Miller
Chicago
Misuse of Bolsheviki in Russian War News
A Springfield Republican analysis notes that the term Bolsheviki is weakening in meaning as reports describe executions of 12 men in Omsk for rebelling against Kolchak and allies label many opponents as Bolsheviks. The piece questions partisan labeling and hints at shifting political alliances among Russians and Czechs in Siberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
Russia
Omsk
Washington
London Times
Tchernoff
Constituent Assembly
Social Revolutionary Central Committee
Ufa
Siberia
Lenine & Co
Health and Beauty Advice From a Homemaker Column
Health and Beauty urges cheerfulness and daily dental care as vital for well being. It notes oily hair signals poor nourishment and suggests conditioning with water brushing. Tips include rubber gloves for work, nightly cold cream, and occasional manicure to keep hands and nails neat.
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Jack Pickford
Old Saybrook
Killingworth
Tare Norman
Wattehouse
Boston Transcript
ED Teenee
Pape
Grippe
Hae
Middlesex
Adelaide Bell & CO
Jesse L. Lasky
Matinee
Matinees
Sleuths
Fairbanks
Artgraft
HART
Tom Wye
the Barton Clothing Co. and
Custom Tailors
Carmel Myers
Bluebird
AND
Peggy Hyland
Official War Review
Hartman Drug Co. Stueck Block
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