War Bureau weekly meeting reports land for home wardens
Middletown War Bureau executive committee heard that application cards for land for home wardens are ready and obtainable at the Middlesex County Farm. The farm labor outlook was discussed with a prediction of more plentiful labor next season. Publicity plans included a Liberty loan cottage on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Davis
Mericultural Committee
Middletown
M. Russell
Arthur Allin
Robert W. Rice
Harold M. Meech
George Burnham
William B. Douglas
Frank A. Hewitt
Richard H. Bunce
Francis A. Beach
E. B. Sellen
Frank A. Coles
Samuel Russell,Jr
Clarence S. Wadsworth
Raymond Dodge
A. C. Armstrong
EB. C. Acheson
T. M. Russell
Gibson W. Wilson
Evening Press
Main Street
Burnham
Legal Committee
Samuel Russell, Jr
Charles R. Brown
Yale School of Religion
Stevens
State College
Storrs
Wadsworth
Farm Bureau
Taft
War Savings Club
War Savings Committee
Governor Holcomb Club
McDowell
Beach
Robert H. Fife
Educational Committee
Red Cross
Powers
Redaing
Massachusetts
Bureau
Wilson
Card of Thanks for loss of husband and father
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy shown during illness and death of our husband and father. Mrs. Louis Rotonda and family, Higganum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Rotonda
Higganum
It Sure Does the Work Across Changing Weather
A Little Rock mother reports her child survived a severe croup episode thanks to Honey and Tar. She warns that damp weather and wet feet bring coughs and croup risks, urging prompt relief to prevent serious illness. Mrs W H Jones of 888 W 10th St speaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Joes
10Th St
Little Rock
Two Men Bound Over in South Street Assault Case
John Staworka and Tony Makkuk were bound over to the superior court after a city court hearing on assault with intent to rob arising from a South Street fracas last Saturday night. Victim Yachim Augustonovitch testified of being beaten and robbed of a watch, $7.20, two shirts and a cap. Makkuk and Staworka faced related theft charges with varied verdicts and bond actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Staworka
Tony Makkuk
South Street
Yachim Augustonovitch
Yachim
Makkuk
Staworka
Vachim
John Wiernasz
Charles W. Warner
Chapman Company
Carlsen
Portland Woman Dies of Burns After Stove Accident
Mrs. Simon Jurczak of Portland died at Middlesex Hospital from burns suffered when her clothing ignited while lighting an oil stove. Her husband, cafe proprietor on Main Street, was burned attempting to extinguish the flames. she lingered 16 days with little hope for recovery, leaving several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Jurczak
Middlesex Hospital
Main Street
Portland
Jurezak
Eleven Men To Leave For Camp On March 29
By order of the Governor local board No. 21 will furnish 11 men for call No 69 with trains set for March 29 to April 2. Examines will occur en route to ensure fitness to avoid returns. The final list of those to be called will be published soon, likely Saturday. Some eligibles have enlisted recently, may affect the eleven allocation for this locality.
Corporal Edward J. Kelly Killed in Action in France
Corporal Edward J. Kelly, a Middletown native, was killed in action in France. He served with Company N. G. and earlier helped guard railroad property at the Middletown railroad bridge, forming many friendships during his station here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
M'lit'aman
France
Middletown
Edward J. Kelly
Kelly
Co. N. G
Y M C A Auxiliary Highlights The Perfect City Talk
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Y M C A met at the association parlors yesterday afternoon. Reverend Douglas Horton spoke on The Perfect City, inspiring the gathered members. Reverend Mr Shriver, newly appointed secretary, outlined the Y M C A financial outlook promising an even year. Carlton, Chapin and Harrison of Wesleyan contributed two musical selections. The meeting ended with a social half hour and five o'clock tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Horton
Mr. Shriver
Carlton, Chapin and Harrison
Wesleyan
Schooner Brownstone Leaks at Portland Dock
The schooner Brownstone ice bound at Bransfield’s dock in Portland sprang a leak when a frozen pipe thawed and burst. Water filled the hold about halfway before a gasoline pump removed it. The vessel aims to depart tomorrow if a tow boat is secured as two Hartford barges move downriver amid unusual activity after winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bransfield
Portland
Hartford
Says the Old Sage column snippet in Courier Journal
A brief Old Sage note reflects on marriage fast courtship arguing a woman may wed after two weeks acquaintance. It questions whether marrying a man who does not know her is prudent and suggests haste as a sometimes used route to a husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
River Steamers Start on Friday
The tug Onrust reached Middletown at 3 yesterday and broke ice around Willow Island, delaying journeys as ice remained thick from East Haddam to Bodkin Rock. The Raymond, a tender for scows, also cleared ice up to Gildersleeve shipyard. Navigation on the Connecticut River from Hartford to the Sound is now open after 91 days closed since December 13. The Onrust will depart New York for Hartford Friday night and is expected to dock in Middletown at 4 am Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onrust
Captain Hills
Middletown
Willow Island
East Haddam
Bodkin Kock
Glen Grove
Raymond
Hartford
Gildersleeve
Connecticut
New York
Mass
Toggery
Blue Ribbons
Bridgeport
Crescents
Pratt and Whitney Girls
Countess Turczynowicz
Poland
Connecticut River
Middletown City Briefs Highlight Local Events and Notices
A compilation of short items notes Edward Lewis leaving for San Antonio to enter aviation, local sales and ads from Kelly's, church meetings for St Andrew's Guild and Ladies' Aid, theater and film listings at Middlesex theatre, drum corps and dance events at St Aloysius hall, war savings stamps sales, upcoming basketball games at Y M C A gym, fashion and millinery openings, and weather and astronomical notes. Local businesses and individuals are referenced with addresses and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly’s
Edward Lewis
Grand Street
San Antonio
Texas
Aviation
Lewis
Ford Agency
Cone’s
Court
St. Andrew’s Guild
W. E. Hubbard
Lawn Avenue
Middlesex Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbank
T. M. Russell
St. Aloysius Hall
Ladies’ Aid Society
First M. E. Church
H. W. Hubbard
South Main Street
Red Cross
Star of Peace Lodge
Red Men’s Hall
William Greaves
Walpurga Lodge
Toggery
Lester Johnson
Johnson Lane
Frisbie Motor Company
New London
Main Street
Apollo Lodge
Knights of Phythias
Middletown
Blue Ribbons
Bridgeport
Crescents
Pratt and Whitney Girls
Hartford
Hartford. Sat. 8:15 P. m. Y. M. C. A. Gym.—Adv. 1538 E. G. Wilcox & Co
Washington Street
George A. Coles
Jacksonville
Kla
Earle C. Butler
Butler
Florida
Abbott G. Butler
Catona
Dudley
Augusta
Berkeley C. Stone
New York
St. Patrick’s Day
Catherine M. Madison
Boston
Stueck Block
Main St
Hansas
Arrigoni
The
Higginson Business Institute
Court St
T. J. Anderson
Mary Pickford
Stella Maris
Burton Holmes
Middletown Yacht Club
Hartford youths flee city for new life
Four Hartford boys aged fifteen and sixteen, two Western Union messengers and two tobacco warehouse workers, quit their jobs and traveled toward Middletown seeking better work. They told officers they came from Portland, were detained, questioned, and held for parents to collect. Police notified relatives to retrieve the youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Western Union
Middletown
Schilling
Portland
Lane
Center Street
Real Estate Sales In South Farms And Prospect Street
Farle C. Butler sold to Annie C. Borden two parcels on Asylum street with appurtenances near the river adjoining New England Enameling Co. Thomas Conray sold to Salvatore Mazzotta a building lot on the west side of Prospect street fronting 40 feet and 130 feet deep. Frank G. Hendley sold to Wilbur S. Hull and Frank A. Smith land bounded partly by Evergreen avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farle C. Butler
Annie C. Borden
Asylum Street
South Farms
The
New England Enameling Co
Thomas Conray
Salvatore Mazzotta
Prospect Street
Frank G. Hendley
Wilbur S. Hull
Frank A. Smith
Evergreen Avenue
Women Who Fascinate and the Pinkham Remedy
The article argues that health drives beauty in women and advises using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to relieve headaches backaches and dragging-down pains, claiming it restores health and enhances beauty. It promotes the root and herb medicine as a timeless aid for female well-being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
If You Have Anything To Sell 25 Try Press “WANTS”
Classified teaser urges readers to use the wants column. It promotes placing three WANTS entries for items for sale, indicating a quick way to reach buyers. The message presents practical guidance for readers seeking to sell goods.
Not German Prisoner Was Joe Kowaleskie
A Middletown youth used his brother’s birth certificate to join the navy under the name Kowaleskie and is not the German prisoner reported. His mother notes a December 1917 letter saying he has clothes and food, while the real prisoner is Joseph P. Gassar of 134 Asylum Street. The tale shows wartime record mixups from a boyish trick to enlist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kowaleskie
Middletown
Joseph P. Gassar
Asylum Street
Kowaleskie
Three Trainmen Killed In Pennsylvania Wreck
A Pennsylvania train wreck at Portage Bluff between Vulcan and Mount Morris after heavy rains killed the engineer fireman and a brakeman. The engine tender and four cars plus two hundred feet of track plunged into the Genesee River. Bodies had not been recovered by noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Portage Bluff
Vulcan
Mount Morris
Genesee River
Cured Rupture Without Operation Cured by Simple Method
A carpenter from Manasquan New Jersey shares a personal success story of ruptured hernia relief without surgery. He claims a method provided by Eugene M Pullen cured him quickly with no time lost and no return after years of hard work. He urges others suffering ruptures to write for full information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim
Eugene M. Pullen
Marcellus Avenue
Manasquan
N. J
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Corporal Kelly
Gage
Bonhotal
Knickerbocker
Spear Brothers
America
Spear’s
Spear Bros
Middletown’s
Ian Hay
Patrick MacGill
Germany
Thomas F. A. Smith
Michael Cassidy
Sergeant
Sapper
Broatch
Modern Book Shop
Joe Gasser
Caulkins & Post Co
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