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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1919

Page

7

Grand Tonight at the Middlesex and Grand theatres in a double bill

Grace Valentine stars in The Unchastened Woman a modern city life study with wealth and social pose shaping fate. Also Honeymoon a light comedy with Constance Talmadge and A Daughter of the Old South starring Pauline Frederick at Middlesex Friday and Saturday January 31 to February 1. The Old Homestead will be screened with preserved atmosphere. Middlesex doubles feature String Beans a Ray comedy with Jane Novak and Charles Ray plus Hitting the High Spots and On the Jump vaudeville and travel reels at Grand.

Grand Grace Valentine Grand Theatre Caroline Kmolleys Grace Valentine Constance Talmadge Comediene Martail Pauline Frederick Paramount the Middlesex Missederick Alicia Ramsey Rudolph de Cordova Old Homestead Denyan Thompson Middlesex Thompson Josh Whitcomb Lyons-Moran Thomas H. Ince Charles Ray Jane Novak Bert Lytell Metro Bluebird George Walsh

Two boys find war savings stamps and return them

Old Saybrook reports Frank Allen and Eugene McGuire discovering a scattered stamp hoard under a fence and brush. They locate owner Charles Miller in Westbrook, who had left $250 and stamps last August at the Saybrook post office. He offers a $50 reward, which the boys decline, feeling they were already rewarded.

Old Saybrook Frank Allen Eugene McQuire James McGuire Westbrook Mondasy Miller Giles A. Bushnell New London George C. Tate Middletown Hartford James Maher J. Caffey Camp Devens Ayer Mass Mill Plains Conn John Bowes Daniel Bowes France

Kirkpatricks to visit Canada. church events noted

Jan 29 Cromwell notes Mr and Mrs James Kirkpatrick depart for Canada to visit relatives. Mrs H McConochie recovers from influenza. Baptist covenant meeting moved to Thursday evening. Sly of Hartford will aid Sunday school work. Luther League planning tenth anniversary next week. Herbert Cohan of Columbia University visits. Congregational church cafeteria supper Thursday 5:30 to 8. adr.

Cromwell James Kirkpatrick Canada H. McConochie Covenant Meeting of the Baptist Church Sly Hartford Luther League Herbert Cohan Columbia University Louis Kabafzack Congregational Church

Postponed Dance in Moodus Continental Hall

A planned dance in Moodus at Continental Hall, set for Thursday evening January 30, has been postponed. Details on rescheduling were not provided.

Moodus

Deep River News Highlights From January to February

Local residents greet returning soldiers and plan events. Gus Johnson arrives home from France after four months of service. Deep River High School seniors stage The Dutch Detective at the town hall. State Guard dance draws crowds from nearby towns. Jolly Twelve Whist Club prizes go to Mrs. Kittie Hunt and Mrs. Hilda Molander. next meeting with Molander. Moodus dance postponed. Daphne Selden sails soon for France to support Y M C A canteen work and suffrage efforts. Moodus visitor Edward Lyman hosts at Standish home. Shoe sale ends February 1 with deep discounts on shoes and gloves. Three Jolly Harvesters hold masquerade ball February 14 at Deep River town hall with prizes, music, and various seating options. Tickets on sale at New Era office.

River Gus” Johnson J. Aaron Johnson France Brea Socrates Brindle Bridgeport Deep River High School Deep River Jolly Twelve Whist Club Albin Johnson Essex Street Kittie Hunt Hilda Molander Moodus Daphne Selden New London County New Haven County Edward Lyman W. C. Standish J. M. Dudek Deep River Town Hall Jolly Harvesters New Era Adyv

Social notes from Saybrook Point and Hartford visits

Saybrook Point January 29. Mr and Mrs George W Beach of New York were guests at their home. Mrs Frederick Murray visited New Haven recently. Mrs Olmstead and daughter spent several days in New York. Mrs Leary was in Hartford Monday. J B Holman attended a state Board of Charities meeting in Hartford. Ernest Schultz and Charles Feemotored to Hartford Saturday. Grant W La Grange and family of Meriden visited friends in town recently.

Saybrook Point George W. Beach New York Frederick Murray New Haven Olmstead Leary Hartford J. B. Holman State Board of Charities Ernest Schultz Charles Fee Grant W. la Grange Meriden

Turn About in Louisville Friends and Disappointments

In the Louisville Courier Journal, a dialogue notes that many friends have disappointed each other, reflecting on common fates of letdowns and mutual remorse. The brief exchange explores personal relationships and shared expectations.

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Essex News Roundup Details Babcock Letter and Local Events

Mr and Mrs Leroy Babcock report their son Private Leman Babcock now stationed as a musician in the 6th infantry band in Tricete Austria and expected to return by April. In Essex several local church notices, society meetings, moves, illness reports, high school entertainment profits for basketball, and Connecticut State Guards drill announced.

F. H. Nagon Brooklyn N. Y Edward J. Norman Dalton Mass Frederick Crane Co Winthrop Walden Middlesex Hospital Woman's Missionary Society of the Congregational Church Parsonage Betsey -Ross Daughters of Veterans Odd Fellows’ Hall Frederick Wright Centerbrook Elsie M. Griggs South Coventry Prospect Street Home Workers’ Society of First Congregational Church Thelma Theatre J. R. Gleason Capitol Connecticut State Guards

Those who dodge work are apt to be dodged by the reward

A compact adage framed as a concise moral note. It suggests that shirking duties leads to missed benefits, implying a reciprocal fate between effort and reward. The line stands as a maxim reflecting work ethic and social consequences.

New Shoes Won’t Hurt After Freezone Claim

A Cincinnati authority says a few drops of freezone applied to a tender corn stop soreness at once. The sticky drug dries the corn and lifts it out without inflammation. A quarter ounce costs little and removes hard and soft corns or calluses. Millions of women may welcome the announcement with the rise of high heels.

Cincinnati

Community notices from Higganum and area events

Local items report church activities and meetings for Y M C A youth groups and W C T U affairs. Messages note absences and welcomes, a wartime return, sick lists, guard duties in Germany, and library donations at the reading room. A Red Cross sewing drive for France and Belgium is urged. One-eighth bag Pillsbury flour sold for $1.40 at C W Stovill’s store.

William J. O’conner, Jr Billy Emil Engstrom Ethel Hubbard Caddie Halsey John Spencer Chauncey Germany Rhine Loewe David Danielson Middlesex Hospital Pillsbury C. W. Stovill

Man’s Try Reveals Hidden Capacity and Courage

A reflective note declares that a person discovers what they can achieve only by attempting new challenges. It emphasizes bold effort, perseverance, and growth through risk, urging readers to act rather than wait for limits to appear.

Chester Notes and Local Happenings in January

Miss Olive Williams visits with her parents Mr and Mrs A F Williams in Chester after months in New Haven. James Cone leaves Boston studies and returns home. F Franchini leaves M S Brooks Sons to join Pratt Read Co in Deep River. Congregational church groups rehearse for upcoming entertainments.

Chester Olive Williams New Haven A. F. Williams James Cone Boston F. Franchini Brooks & Sons Pratt, Read Co Deep River Congregational Church

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