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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
7
Film notes describe Bunker Bean related works with references to The Varmint and His Majesty Bean. Cast includes Jack Pickford Louise Huff in Flap role with Edythe Hart Hoxie and Gustav Hart Hoxie in unnamed parts.
The Middlesex shows feature a Billy West comedy The Adventures of Molly and three acts of vaudeville The Flapper with humor from Bunker Bean and Napolean the dog. Also on bill is Blue Blazes Rawden a Hart feature with Canadian Northwest setting and few dramatic thrills. Schedules list a July 1 and 2 run with additional titles Hagle's Eye and Current.
Tonight and tomorrow the manager presents four acts of vaudeville and photoplays. Pictures include A Case Law with Dick Rosson and Pauline Curley. Tomorrow Eddie Polo stars in the seventeenth episode of The I's Eye, with Treasure Island Fox feature and other pictures on the bill at the ranch Monday and Tuesday.
A physician explains that Spring Fever is a misnomer for winter lassitude caused by protein and mineral deficiencies. Lack of greens, oxygen, and dietary iron or phosphorous reduces vitality. remedy lies in balanced nutrition and phosphated iron, with emphasis on maintaining physiological balance to sustain health and activity.
Deep River hosts a State Guard benefit show at the town hall to raise funds for building and setting the rot. An honor roll erected by the boys will be presented on July 4. Tonight’s performance features Miss Ola Rankin and other locals, with admission proceeds aiding local construction costs.
Cromwell officials outlined July 4 celebration details. Parade will form at S W Hubbards corner and begin at the east road. A wooden flagpole will replace the steel pole. A review stand will overlook the ceremony as Governor Holcomb presents the honor flag in East Hampton on July 2. Co D men ordered to Cromwell Armory at 7 am with one day’s rations. transport to Saybrook by motor.
Mrs Elizabeth Fuller returns from Hartford. RE P Whiton of Hartford visits town. Mr and Mrs James H Rockwell and Miss Laura Rockwell of Ivoryton visit relatives. State Guards plan July 4 Deep River appearance for the honor rell unveiling. Mrs Lowell returns from Worcester. Spencer Webb hires at Christensen's garage. Princess Saturday Night features Charlies Ray in His Mothers Son then Stingaree and News Weekly. Coming Tuesday The Blue Bird photoplay advertised as an 8 reel spectacle.
Centerbrook presents The Thelma this Saturday night featuring Marsh in the drama Fields of Honor. The performance promises period-accurate staging and a focus on courage, sacrifice, and community values.
The Essex honor roll board will be unveiled at North Main Street on July 4. A parade led by the R H Comstock drum corps will march with the Home Guards Boy Scouts and local societies. Afterward a service flag will be raised on Prospect Street with plans for a band concert picnic and games. Curtis Post reports the death of his sister Mrs Susan Mather in Selina California on June 16 at age 92. She was widow of Selden Mather.
Old Saybrook reports from Hartford where residents attended the democratic convention. The Sixth Regiment State Guard will drill Sunday at Fenwick golf grounds with local company participation. George Cohan performs at Saybrook Town Hall Saturday at 8 15 p m in Seven Keys to Baldpate. Sunday church services listed at St John s Grace Episcopal First Congregational and Christian Endeavor at 6 16. An entertainment and dance by St John s Church members drew large crowds. performers and organizers credited.
Rev M Caldwell attended the rural ministers conference at Berkeley Divinity School in Middletown. Mr and Mrs Francis Scovill celebrate the birth of a baby girl. Miss Wealthy Brainard hosted cousin Miss Marjory Brainard of Middletown, a new Middlesex hospital nurse trainee. Miss Effie Richards visiting her father. Miss Caddie Halsey out of town. The Grange hosts an entertain ment at Brainerd's hall with proceeds after expenses to the local Red Cross.
Miss Agnes Sparks will teach at the Saybrook school in the fall after teaching in Lebanon this year. Howard T. Chapman recently visited from out of town. Dorothy and Irene Cone are employed at the telephone office this summer. Dr. Henry Clark's family are guests of the Clarks. Frederick G. Fisk returned from a Boston business trip. Several city residents arrived at Saybrook Heights for the summer.
An advertised remedy for rheumatism promises to ease rheumatic troubles without upsetting the stomach or heart. It is described as a constitutional treatment acting through the blood and not a universal cure all, combining rheumatic red elements for reliable results.
A thumb injury in East Berlin required surgery at New Britain Hospital leaving the patient incapacitated for a period. Miss Minnie Kelsey of Berlin visited town. Graduation exercises featured essays on cattle ranching, nitrates, aeroplanes, and war, with diplomas presented by Rev. L M Ellsworth to Lillian Bacon, Josephine Di Mayo, George Pollard Jr, Isell North, Russell Case, and Leon Honiss.
A Cinci authority touts freezone as a painless method to remove any corn. A few drops loosen the corn, root and all, with the substance drying and not irritating surrounding skin. A quarter-ounce costs little and can rid feet of hard or soft corn or callus. Do not cut or pick at corns.
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