Portland Disturber in Court. Death of John C. Wilson
Local court sessions hear Bolak Jarocki charged with intoxication breach of the peace language and assault. He pleads guilty and gets 30 days jail and six months on probation. costs total 10.50. News of John C. Wilson's death in Hartford shocks the town. funeral set for 2:30 Saturday at 870 Prospect Ave with burial in Cedar Hill. Annual reports filed for Wooroona Club and several Gildersleeve enterprises. Community events include a soldiers reception at St Marys hall, a toll bridge rumor debunked, and planned chowder supper at Hose Co No 2. Multiple notices cover trolley repairs and local meetings and proliateral notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolak Jarock
Kerry Lane
Axelson
Simonik
Howard
Jarocki
Ion
Sorczak Cafe
John C. Wilson
John C
Hartford
Willy
Wilsons
Joseph S. Porter
Wilson
Pickering
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Remedy Promoted
A vintage home remedy urges using garden sage tea with sulphur to darken gray or faded hair. It claims several applications restore rich darkness, and suggests buying Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur ready-made as a simpler alternative.
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Cemon Garden
Wyeth
Former Yankee Manager Named Jersey City Club Leader
Wild Bill Donovan, former manager of the New York Yankees, has been appointed manager of the Jersey City International League Club for next season. He previously led the Providence team to the 1914 pennant and served last season with Detroit as battery coach.
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Yankees
Jersey City
Wild Bill” Donovan
New York
Donovan
Providence
Detroit
Old Saybrook Town Improvement group meeting notice
Saybrook Point January 24 A quarterly meeting of the Old Saybrook Town Improvement Association will be held at the secretary Miss Caroline E McCall home Monday afternoon January 24 at 3 oclock. Fred G Fisk recently discharged from Hartford hospital can sit in a wheelchair. Mrs George Phelps broke her ankle Thursday while preparing to leave town. Miss Hazel Schley visited New London yesterday. R S Taintor is ill at home.
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Saybrook Point
Old
Hazel Schley
New London
R. S. Taintor
Cromwell News Briefs Share Local Illness and Visits
Mrs Mott of Hartford visited sister Mrs H McConochie in Cromwell on Thursday. Andrew Skoog and children are ill with influenza. Miss Josephine Grande has recovered from illness. Miss Elizabeth Metzgar and William Metzgar improve from influenza at their grandmother Mrs C Lincoln home. Mrs E W Johnson will entertain oe club Tuesday afternoon.
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Cromwell
Mott
Hartford
H. McConochie
Andrew Skoog
Josephine Grande
Elizabeth
William Metzgar
C. Lincoln
E. W. Johnson
The Color of Cities in Street and Morgan Portraits
An excerpt from American Adventures notes how cities display distinct colors. Julian Street observes Paris white and green, Chicago gray, New York shifting from brown sandstone to cream brick, Naples vivid pink blue and green, and Baltimore dominated by red brick with white marble steps and iron scrapers near older houses.
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Julian Street
Wallace Morgan
South
Paris
Washington
Mr. Street
Chicago
London
New York
Naples
Baltimore
Baedecker
Red Cross sparse attendance in East Hampton meeting
East Hampton January 23 The Red Cross society met with few attendees at Chatham hall. Emphasis on refugee clothing and Belgium relief persists as war fatigue eases. Thimble club hosted by Mrs William O Neill on Main Street. Socials planned at Swedish Lutheran church and MRE church. Co L 6th CSG to meet Siebert’s Opera House. Big dance at Siebert’s hall promising entertainment.
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East Hampton
Red Cross Society
Chatham Hall
Belgium
Thimble Club
William O'Neill
Main Street
Jacob Bowers
New Haven
Arnold Purple
A. Davies and Child
Hartford
A. G. Davies
L. E. Weaver
Middletown
Mary Donovan
MRE
George Kennedy
Otis Goff
William Cahill
New York
Co. L. 6Th
Siebert’s Opera House
Siebert’s Hall
Village Improvement bazaar planned for Feb 6 7
East Berlin reports heavy fog on Thursday ice condition unsafe for skating. The Village Improvement society to hold a two day bazaar on February 6 and 7. Modern Woodmen initiated one candidate and processed five applications. R J Thomas of Bridgeport visiting relatives. Rumor of a new national bank in Berlin. Berlin soldiers return home with reports. A fishing party to Moodus grounds expected soon.
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East Berlin
Village Improvement Society
Modern
Woodmen Society
R. J. Thomas
Bridgeport
Berlin
Moodus
Community notices from Haddam Neck area in late January
Mrs R S OT visiting relatives in Hartford. Grant certificates for Victory Boys and Girls to be issued after final pledge payment. Miss Ketcham from Home Economics to lead dressmaking and millinery sessions January 27 28 at Grange hall with stereopticon Home Economics slides on 28. Evening session overseen by Miss E A Hayes. Free attendance urged. Ladies Aid meets Jan 29. Local Grange to install Higganum officers Friday. Reuben Ostergren on Hartford/NB business.
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Ladies‘ Aid Society
Chauncey B. Brooks
R. S. Bailey
E. G Clark
Barcal
Venter
L. I. Selden
Connecticut Farmers
Hartford
Higganum Grange
Reuben Ostergren
New Britain
Rocky Hill News Roundup January Visit and Local Notes
Mr and Mrs John Donovan visited Hartford on Thursday. Dr O A Moser improves after illness. Mrs Julius Bulkeley hosted her sister Mrs Saleu of Springfield at Elm Private Hayden Griswold, Wallace Peck, Walter Belden, Raymond Evans and William Quinn discharged from Camp Devens and returned home. Centenary services held at the Methodist Episcopal church. Roosevelt day planned for February 9 with services across churches. Boys state Y M C A conference set for February 21 22 and 23 in Winsted. Ice harvest hampered by warm weather and fog. In town influenza cases persist and many suffer with severe colds. Try a Press Want Adv.
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Rocky Hill
John Donovan
Hartford
O. A. Moser
Julius Bulkeley
Saleu
Springfield
Elm Street
Hayden Griswold
Wallace Peck
Walter Belden
Raymond Evans
William Quinn
U.S. Army
Camp Devens
Ayer
Mass
Marcus H. Hills
Methodist Episcopal Church
Roosevelt
Winsted
Sloan's Liniment Offers Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
Pain reliever claims rapid action for rheumatism neuralgia sprains bruises backache and body pains. It soothes within moments by penetrating skin without staining and can be poured directly onto the area for immediate comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
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Portland
Wooroona Club
E. I. Bell
R. H. Pascall
William H. Er
W. F. Ranney
R. A. Frisbie
Gildersleeve Ship Building Co
Alfred Gildersleeve
J. Stewart Hall
Alfred, Oliver
Charles Gildersleeve
St. Mary’s Hall
Mary
Dr. Martin
Margaret O’neil
Emma Colbert
Bessie Griffin
Joseph T. Cronin
John C. Barry
State Highway Department
Hose Co
Hose House
Margaret Huske
Great Neck
L. I
A. H. Sherrerd
Frederick Hall White
Seattle
Bransfield’s Corner
The
Emeralds
C G Erickson
Literary Society
Theodore Roosevelt
War Bureau
Harry Bell
R. E. Bisbee
Methodist Church
Frank Payne
Minerva Bell
H. E. Newton
Pervert
Haddam Neck
Pestis
Pillsbury’s
Campbell’s
York State
Wilbur
California
Fairbury Creamery
Empire
Oregon
Libby
Pettijohn
Borden’s
Mazda
College St
Smith & Quirk
Grocers
Odd Fellows
Creamery
Russell Bros
No Man’s Land
Nourse - Sherman Foster System
Main St
the Middlesex
China
Guernsey
Boston
United States Rubber Co
James H. Bunce Co
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