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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1919
Page
7
The new Paramount picture The Gypsy Trail stars Bryant Wash and presents an adventure seeking tale as charming screen drama. Fannie Ward shines in The Cheat, a fashionable Woman entangled by an unlucky Wall Street investment.
Wanda Hawley, famed leading lady in many fine pictures, headlines William Hart in The Border Wireless, the new Thomas H. Ince Artcraft release. She is praised for beauty personality and acting talent on view at the Middlesex tonight with current events and other short pictures.
The third United States official war picture Under Four Flags displays vast maps and moving battle arrows across the French Belgian and Italian fronts. It runs at the Grand theatre Monday and Tuesday January 26 and 27 with Florence Reed in Today and Harry Carey in Hell Bent tonight.
Mrs Beatrice Champion Kirtland died of influenza Monday at Middlesex hospital Middletown after recent surgery. Survived by husband three children parents and grandmother. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm from her home with Fountain Hill cemetery interment. She lived in Chester most of life active in Baptist church and Chester grange. Local sale ad and social notes follow.
Higganum residents report a flurry of activity with several Middletown trips for shopping and work. Miss Hester Baroni accepts a Deep River position while Mrs. Miller travels to Springfield for winter, and Miss Dolly Hubbard visits Middletown. John Scary, recently discharged from the navy, returns to town with relatives.
Moodus notes a Red Cross rooms schedule change to Thursday, visits from Hartford to Mrs. H Fielding, Eugene Thomas returns from camp, John Gorman of East Hampton and Hartford, weekend dances in East Hampton, Middletown excursions by Mrs. A B Wilkinson and Ida Johnson, W W Beckwith in Hartford, Mr. Wheeler of Norwich, and Mrs Albert Arnold returning from Cromwell relations.
The item presents a terse dialogue from the New York Press with Hewitt asserting awareness and Jewett denying rumors in a brief exchange. The quotation style suggests a clipped news snippet or humorous dialogue capture typical of urban press sections.
Relatives of Louis Baroni of the 66th Coast Artillery report his arrival in New York from France after about 11 months overseas. Dickinson Hazel Distillery operates with full night and day force. Pratt high school plans a Jan 31 basketball game with Unionville. Home Worker society meets at Congregational church Thursday afternoon. Plumber L. J. Dupree connects North Main street business by telephone. School meeting last evening drew a large crowd and featured an interesting program. P M M Literary club hosts Mrs. Walter Bliss at Centerbrook tonight. Mat Alban, previously ill, is now able to go out. Mrs. Robert Doane returns from visit to Groton with son Errol and family. Edwin Dolph of Hartford recently visited the mother on Maple Avenue.
Miss Deliah Lamay returns to East Haddam. Phillip Fairbanks resumes clerical duties after Storrs College. grace Pratt from Bridgeport visits. Dr. Pratt accompanies. Frederick G. Fish home from Charter Oak hospital with leg in a cast. J F Coulter Jr returns to rural route after illness. Tug Mabel brings four barges to Calves Island for winter. River ice free. H D Rollinson arrives with new hearse. Charles A. Kirtland visits from Deep River. Frank Parker and Merwin Beard at New London base for weekend. Shore Line schedule changes affect morning and afternoon trains. locals urge one express stop at Lyme Black Hall.
Ivoryton reports guests including Ellen Culver with sister Mrs Henry Comstock in Centerbrook. Films of Americas Second Answer did not arrive, disappointing attendees. Mrs David Chapman hosts sister Elizabeth Lester of Groton. Nellie Burkhardt returns to Gloucester. February 19 church workers birthday social set. Big Inventory Sale starts today at J M Dudek Deep River store with bargains in Deep River locals.
A small town council meeting sparked a remark by a well known alderman who said after years of sending lunatics to an outside asylum their town has now built an asylum for themselves. The anecdote, cited by Chicago News, highlights local fiscal and social issues.
The death of Prince John born July 12 1905 youngest son of King George and Queen Mary leads to the postponement of the marriage of Princess Patricia and Commander Ramsay. Prince John died at Sandringham after a protracted illness, endearing himself to the royal household and sharing his father’s love for the sea life.
In Deep River on January 21 Mrs. Adrian Nelson is ill with influenza and her husband to travel to New York with their daughter. Mrs. Mortensen and Mrs. Frank also ill. Rankin on the sick list. Mrs. Affleck returns to Waltham for a watch factory job. Congregational church annual meeting tonight. Town hall program features The Golden Fleece and Fighting Millions episodes with Charlie Chaplin in Shoulder Arms at local theaters. Local sale at J M Dudek store with La France oxfords and discounted footwear and apparel. ad notes.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline and Danderine as miracle hair products. It promises dandruff removal, thicker soft hair, and rapid results within minutes, with claims of new hair growth after about two weeks. The copy urges readers to try the product in drug stores and to test its effects with a cloth run through hair.
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