Death of Portland Swede Carl F Olson at 75
Carl F Olson an early Swedish Portland resident and longtime farmer died at his home in the eastern part of town in his 76th year. Born in Sweden he came to the United States about 50 years ago and was a charter member of the Swedish Lutheran parish. He leaves an adopted daughter Annie Olson and several nieces and nephews in Hartford South Manchester and New Britain and a brother in Sweden. The funeral will be held from his late home Sunday at 1 o clock followed by services at the Swedish Lutheran church at 2 30 conducted by Rev C G Erickson with burial in the Swedish cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl F. Olson
Portland
Sweden
Annie Olson
Hartford
Manchester
New Britain
C. G. Erickson
Weather Storm Delivers Rain Thunder Lightning and Hail
An evening storm around seven produced rain followed by thunder and lightning and a hail shower lasting about ten minutes. Power outages occurred citywide for roughly ten minutes. Snow sleet and hail completed a full spectrum of weather phenomena during the event.
Emeralds Meet Luther League In Town Championship Kickoff
Tonight at Emerald hall the town basketball championship series opens between the Emeralds and the Luther League. Both teams are in good form and confident. Earlier in the season the Emeralds defeated the Lutherans, and this series will close out the present year’s basketball schedule.
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Emerald Hall
The
Emeralds
Luther League
Lutherans
Her Honor the Mayor Play Tonight at Hemlock Hall
A large audience has bought tickets for the comedy Her Honor the Mayor to be presented this evening at Hemlock Hall by Priscilla Rebekah Lodge of Middletown with dancing and refreshments after the show.
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Hemlock Hall
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge
Middletown
Hesselroth
Blodgett’s
Hilma Peterson
Ellen
Anna
Commerce Street
Boy Scouts of America
Hall Memorial House
Graham
Clifford H. Bell
Sigourney Street
Hartford
Ivoryton News: Local Visits and Events Lead March 1918
Miss Martha Lundgren, nurse from New Rochelle, visits her Ivoryton parents for West Main street after an appendectomy. Ernest B. Johnson is reported in France. John Dickinson to debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra next month after study at the New England Conservatory. Pieretta Brothers win exclusive New Haven cement sidewalk contract for 1918. A Deep River masquera de and other social notes mark a lively week.
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Ivoryton
Martha Lundgren
New Rochelle
Joel Lundgren
West Main Street
Lundgren
Ernest B. Johnson
France
Thomas Whittlesey
Raymond Richards
Carlson Place
Dean Place
Main Street
Grace Strickland
Chestnut Street
John Bradbury
John Potter
Daniel Howard
Pieretta Brothers
New Haven
John W. Dickinson
E. W. Dickinson
Boston Symphony
Dickinson
Robert R. Cone
Deep River
Boston Conservatory of Music
Deep River Town
Adv
Neutrone Prescription 99 Offer Promises Rheumatism Cure
An advertisement touts Neutrone Prescription 99 as a cure for rheumatism. It claims sufferers with sore inflamed muscles and stiff joints will gain strength and relief, urging readers to buy a $1.00 bottle via Hartz Drug Co. Middletown Wa. and other leading druggists.
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Hartz Drug Co
Middletown
Farmers Institute to be held in Old Saybrook hall
Farmers of Old Saybrook and surrounding towns look forward to a March 20 Institute at the town hall starting at 11 o clock. Speakers include Benjamin C. Southwick on Corn and Home Grain Miss M E Hayes on a women s topic and A G Skinner on sheep raising with other livestock talks. A noon box lunch is planned and the event aims to aid crop and stock production.
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Old Saybrook
Farmers’ Institute
Old Saybrook Town Hall
Benjamin C. Southwick
State Agricultural College
M. E. Hayes
Miss Hayes
A. G. Skinner
Connecticut Agricultural College
Connecticut
Sachem
Comet
Mable
Saybrook Point Dock
New York
Middletown
Hartford
St. John’s Church
Grace Episcopal Church
First Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor
Italy
Leon QO. Batsford
Bridgeport
M. J. Golden
Charles F. Dickinson
Deep River
E. S. Arnold
Saybrook Drug Store
George F. King
East Haddam
Saybrook Point
New Haven
William H. Smith
John H. Allen
Maple Avenue
Red Cross
John P. Curran
Jones Brady
Michael Wren
Saybrook Point Local Notes and Movements
Saybrook Point reports Lt Bert R Lord of the aviation signal corps as a recent guest. Roadmaster Dibble works to improve roads as frost recedes. Miss Alice Dibble fills the Saybrook school post left by Miss Thomas who was called home ill. Out-of-town buyers take over the Dr William Wolfe house. Thursday storm delayed proving ground work. William R Lord returns from Hartford visit. Steamboat dock trucking remains heavy. Joel P Newton is ill and confined at home.
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Saybrook Point
Bert R. Lord
Aviation Signal Corps
Emma Lord
Dibble
Alice Dibble
Thomas
Saybrook School
William Wolfe
Proving Ground
William R. Lord
Hartford
Joel P. Newton
Berean study on The New Creation at Odd Fellows hall
Chester events note that Associated Bible Students hold a 11 o clock Sunday service at Odd Fellows hall and a 3 o clock afternoon talk by E L Dockey on The Temple of God and its completion while other notices mention a Deep River masquerade March 18 and entertainment ads for films including Louise Glaum in Sweetheart of the Doomed and King of the Rails with Pratt's orchestra.
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Chester
Mrs
FE. C. Church
Hartford
Associated Bible Students
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Berean
New Creation
Everett Church
New Britain
G. W. Church
Deep River Town Hall
Pratt
Centerbrook Note and Local Notices
Centerbrook March 15 Miss Katharine Platt has concluded her labors at Dr Sweet s dental office in Essex The Home Guard have posters out for their second military ball to be held in the Essex Public hall on Monday evening April 1 There is another break in the water pipes opposite Mrs Belle Shailer s residence James Lynch of New London was in town on Thursday on business Archie Looby has purchased a new pair of oxen to use on his farm A large auto truck from New Britain was in town yesterday Several of the cellars on Phoenix Terrace have a good supply of water in them Thelma Saturday Billie Burke in The Mysterious Miss Terry Coming Tuesday Mary Pickford in Stella Maris adv
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Centerbrook
Katherine Platt
Phoenix Terrace
Thelma
Billie Burke
Miss Terry
Mary Pickford
Stella Maris
Adv
Deep River Veteran Amos Dickinson Dies at 88
Amos Dickinson of Deep River aged 88, a Civil War veteran, died at his home on Kirtland street. Born in Haddam, he enlisted in 1861 in Company K, Eleventh Connecticut Volunteers, and was honorably discharged next year due to disability. A carpenter by trade, he earlier worked as a ship carpenter at Denison Shipyard. He is survived by his wife, a daughter Mrs. Delia Luther, and three sons George Hartford William Middletown and Charles F. Deep River. Funeral service Saturday at 2 PM from Wooster Memorial chapel. burial at Fountain Hill Cemetery.
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Amos Dickinson
Deep River
Kirtland Street
Haddam
Turkey Hill
Connecticut Volunteers
Denison
Deep River High School Holds Second Annual Concert
The Deep River High School presented its second annual concert at the town hall despite rain, drawing near full audiences. Principal Bertram Tourville received strong praise for leadership as the orchestra performers and pupils, including Esther Pratt and Byron Hatfield, delivered a varied program. A Red Cross tableau closed the evening, with all receipts donated to the local Red Cross.
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Deep River High School
Esther Pratt
Byron Hatfield
Francis Stevens
Wallace Prann
Mary Judson
Rachael Tiffany
Louis Wimovsky
Thomas Stevens
Harold Stone
Eugene O’leary
Charles Carlson
Kirtland Rankin
Gladys Wright
Anna Bernstein
Marion Carlson
Edna Law Place
Albert Ziegra
Bertram Tourville
The
Red Cross
Red Cross Society
Birthday Party Honors Fourth Anniversary At High Street Home
James Kane celebrated his fourth birthday with a gathering of friends at his High street home. Mrs. A. A. Foote and Miss Ola B. Rankin are visiting Bridgeport. Harry Carstens, aviation corps, transferred to Camp Hancock Ga and writes of southern greener tides. Mrs. Raymond J. Ferguson visiting relatives in Hartford. Irv ing T. Arnold's son ill with diphtheria. Jolly Twelve Whist club prizes awarded to Mrs. John E. Williams and Mrs. Henning Molander at Mrs. Kittie Hunt’s home. Richard Stevens back from Exeter N H attending school. Simon R. La Place visiting New York City. Meeting of D. R. Y M Deep River Town hall March 18 with lectures by Prof. A. T. Stevens and John Fay on county farm bureau work. Clara Ketcham to speak on food conservation with stereoptical views. Deep River High School Orchestra will provide music. Town hall Saturday night Dorothy Philips in Broadway Love Pathe News and dancing. Monday, March 20 Mary Pickford in Stella Maris.
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James Kane
D. R. Kane
High Street
A. A. Foote
Ola B. Rankin
Bridgeport
Harry Carstens
Aviation Corps
New Jersey
Camp Hancock
Raymond J. Ferguson
Hartford
Irving T. Arnold
Jolly Twelve Whist Club
Kittie Hunt
John E. Williams
Henning Molander
Richard Stevens
Exeter
N. H
Simon R. la Place
New York City
Deep River Town Hall
Pratt
County Farm Bureau
A. T. Stevens
Connecticut Agricultural College
John Fay
Middlesex County Farm Bureau
Clara Ketcham
Deep River High School
Town Hall
Dorothy Philips
Pathe News
Mary Pickford
Stella Maris
Adv
Book and Food Sale Supports Red Cross in Essex
In Essex on March 15 a sale at C G Cheney’s residence drew a large crowd and proceeds benefited the Red Cross society. William Swan sold his Maple avenue residence to out of town buyers. Mrs Albin Peterson cared in Saybrook yesterday. The Hartford boat plans a first river voyage Saturday morning. Captain Hugh Ferry of the Middletown called in town. J F Hall and crew are painting the Congregational parsonage. The season’s final basketball game is set for this evening at the hall. Mr and Mrs Roger S Mather hosted out of town guests at their Main street home.
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Essex
C. G. Cheney
Red Cross Society
William Swan
Maple Avenue
Albin Peterson
Saybrook
Hartford
Hugh Ferry
Middletown
J. F. Hall
Deep River Town Hall
Pratt
Adv
Roger S. Mather
Main Street
Thelma
Billie Burke
Miss Terry
Mary Pickford
Stella Maris
THIS DRUGGIST KNOWS BEST KIDNEY MEDICINE
A 1916 testimonial from Joseph Pierpont of North Haven Connecticut praises Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as effective for kidney and bladder issues after ten years of selling it with no refunds. The letter invites readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle and booklet, noting medium and large bottles are available at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Middletown Daily Evening Press
Conscience Starring Bushman and Bayne Heads Metro Show
Amusements notes praise for Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne in The Voice of Conscience from Metro. It details their careers origin countries and skills. Bushman born in Norfolk moved to Baltimore, Bayne from Minneapolis to Chicago and Essanay, with Bushmanor estate. film to share a big double bill Monday with The Girl Without A Soul starring Viola Dana.
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Voice of Conscience
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Metro
Mr. Bushman
Norfolk
Baltimore
Grand Theatre Vaudeville and Films Lineup Tonight
The Grand Theatre presents four vaudeville acts led by Mackay's Scotch Revue and Graham and Randall with bagpipe jazz. Tonight also shows Triangle's Cheerful Givers with Bessie Love, plus a 00d comedy. Saturday features Universal serial The Bull's Eye with Eddie Polo, a Keystone comedy A Sea Serpent's Desire, and more. A big double bill returns next Tuesday including The Conqueror with Emmy Wehlen and Thomas Meighan in Valor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Theatre
Popular Theatre
Mackay
Graham and
Randall
Brennan
Marley
May Marsh
Comedienne
Bessie Love
Universal
Eddie Polo
Keystone
the Conqueror
William Jarnum
the Duchess of Doubt
Emmy Wehlen
Spirit of 17 in Judge Willis Btown photoplay at Middlesex
Long years hence the spirit of 17 will be recalled with a thrill. Tonight and Saturday at Middlesex theatre Jack Pickford stars in a new photoplay reflecting this spirit alongside Mack Sennett’s comedy An International Sneak and three vaudeville acts Murphy and Barry The Lolka duo Mur phy Van and Kenyon. Monday and Tuesday Douglas Fairbanks stars in Down to Earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Willis Brown
Julia Crawford Ivers
William D. Taylor
Sam
Jack Pickford
Mack Sennett
Pauline Frederick in Madame Jealousy at Middlesex
Pauline Frederick stars in the Paramount photoplay Madame Jealousy at the Middlesex theatre on Wednesday and Thursday directed by Robert Vignola. The play, by George W. Hobart, features her as a brooding Jealousy who disrupts a love affair.
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Pauline Frederick
Paramount
Madame Jealousy
Middlesex Theatre
George W. Hobart
Robert Vignola
Miss Frederick
Stalwart Feminity in Washington Star Cartoon
A Washington Star comic caption features Miss Cayenne declaring she lacks sympathy for a heroine who laments romance when she could be campaigning for women’s suffrage. The exchange highlights wartime era gender activism and public politics.
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Washington Star
Miss Cayenne
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Charm
Valor
Thomas Meighan
Sapho
Burton Holmes
Victor Moore
the Barton Clothing Co
Alliers
Princess Theatre
Jack van
Boston
Mass
Scotch Revue
Viola Dana
WM. Farnum
Jesse L. Lasky
America
Douglas Fairbanks
Anita Loos
John Emerson
Hub
Stewart
Main ST
Indian River
Main & Washington Fruitery
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