Brown of Harvard on Screen at Grand Theatre
The stage sensation Brown of Harvard comes to cinema on a Grand Theatre double bill Wednesday starring Tom Moore and Hazel Daly. William Selig produced the celluloid version with Sydney Aineworth in a heavy role and Mae Marsh highlighted in recent work. Also showing Fox’s For Liberty with Gladys Brockwell.
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Brown
Harvard
Cambridge College
Grand Theatre
Hazel Daly
Honey
Mr. Moore
Mae Marsh
Sydney Aineworth
Strickland
Fox
Liberty
Gladys Brockwell
Pauline Frederick Stars in Madame Jealousy at Middlesex Theatre
Paramount star Pauline Frederick appears Wednesday and Thursday in Madame Jealousy at the Middlesex theatre. The actress is noted for strong patriotism, investing in Liberty bonds and promoting them to others, including a NY Fifth Avenue event where she sold over twenty thousand dollars in bonds. The photoplay was written by George W. Hobart with cast members Thomas Meign and Frank Losee.
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Pauline Frederick
Paramount
Middlesex Theatre
Lord and Taylor
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Miss
Grand Theatre Big Double Bill Starts Tonight
Tonight at the Grand Theatre a Metro produced double feature leads with The Voice of Conscience starring Francis X. Bushnell and Beverly Bayne and The Girl Without a Starring featuring Viola Dana. Tomorrow adds The Conqueror on a Fox standard bill plus The Duchess of Doubt with Emmy Cochran. Thursday to Saturday offer another vaudeville show and next Monday and Tuesday present Blue Jeans, a Metro wonderplay starring Viola Dana.
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Viola Dana
Metro
Middlesex Theatre Show Highlights Douglas Fairbanks Variation
The Middlesex Theatre presents a different Fairbanks film titled Down to Earth showing tonight and Tuesday. It departs from his athletic thrillers, focusing on his life as he sees it under the blue sky and near nature, while also featuring Current Events with the French army in Italy.
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Middlesex Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Italy
Chester Readers Note Multiple Local Calls and Visits
In Chester on Saturday Edward O Con nor of New Haven called. Captain L M Brooks travels to Philadelphia for M S Brooks Sons. Olive Thomas visited Middletown Saturday. Mrs Robert Abbey and son Paul of Hartford stay with her parents Mr and Mrs R C Tyler. Norton Chapman and family joined Mr and Mrs W J Chapman for Sunday. Niles Pearson and Louis Calamert from Camp Devens were home Saturday and Sunday. H C Van Ness of New Haven called Sunday. Eugene Gorman plans Tuesday departure to New York to enter the navy. Joseph Stewart visits New York for a few days. Robert Wilcox of New York spent time with his father J B Wilcox Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Edward O’connor
New Haven
L. M. Brooks
Philadelphia
M. S. Brooks & Sons
Olive Thomas
Middletown
Robert Abbey
Paul
Hartford
R. C. Tyler
Norton Chapman
W. J. Chapman
Niles Pearson
Louis Calamert
Camp Devens
H. C. van Ness
Eugene Gorman
New York
Navy
Joseph Stewart
Robert Wilcox
Wilcox
Princess Tuesday Night at the Movies Ad
Alice Brady stars in Betsey Ross the first American flag play with patriotic charm. Mary Pickford appears in The Romance of the Redwoods in a Paramount Pictograph to be shown Thursday.
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Alice Brady
Betsey Ross
Paramount Pictograph
Mary Pickford
Redwoods
Adv
Princess
California Syrup of Figs Adorable Laxative For Children
Old fashioned household remedy promises gentle cleansing of stomach liver and bowels when a child is cross feverish or constipated. It claims quick relief without griping and touts a tasty formula available from druggists with directions for all ages and warns against counterfeits.
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California
Rocky Hill Grange Visit and Local Notices
Members of the Rocky Hill Grange visited Matta Bassett Grange in Middletown Saturday evening to furnish the program. M Paul Neumann, son of Otto A W Neumann, died after a long illness. funeral held at 2 pm with Rev M E Alling officiating. Edward Williams improves after appendectomy. Rufus Andrews on the sick list. several town residents drafted for examination. continuous services held at the Congregational church on Sunday for the first time in months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Hill
Rocky Hill Grange
Mattabassett Grange
Middletown
Edward Williams
Hartford Hospital
Rufus Andrews
M. Paul Neumann
Otto A. W. Neumann
Congregational Church
Rocky
Gustave Miller
Frank N. Rhodes
Marcellus C. Webster
Raymond F. Hale
Grover Johnson
Burnside
Servces
the Congregational Church
William Millerick
Camp Devens
Ayer
St Johns Church Notes Emphasize Mass Schedule and War Faith
Regular offertory masses on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8 AM. Month’s mind masses for relatives of Patrick Kidney and Charles Hoffman, plus an anniversary requiem for Miss Mary Lawier. Forty hours devotion to begin at 10:30 AM Sunday, ending Tuesday evening. Confessions Saturday and Monday. Music honors St Patrick’s feast with Dineen’s organ music. A. O. H. Div. 1 to receive Holy Communion Sunday at 9:30 AM with reserved seats. Feast of St Joseph observed Tuesday with 7 and 8 AM masses and parish attendance urged. Reverend Donovan cites Catholic loyalty amid war and Benedict XV as neutral mediator.
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Patrick Kidney
St. John’s Street
Charles Hoffman
Mary Lawier
Liberty Street
St. John’s Church
Dineen
Patrick
Apostle
Hibernas
Hibernian Hall
A. m
St Jonao’s
St. Joseph of the Universal Church
James P. Donovan
St. Patrick
Donovan
Benedict XV
Robin Redbreast Cheer Brings Spring Cheer to a Rainy Day
A poem from Middletown Connecticut tells how a cheerful robin lifts a troubled speaker’s mood amid cold rain. The bird from Florida promises warmth, urging optimism and brightening the world with each cheerful chirp.
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Florida
East Hampton Social News and Local Notices
East Hampton residents host visitors and travel between towns as extended family visits continue. Miss Margaret Ivers of Hartford spends a weekend with her parents. A Red Cross meeting is planned at Chatham Hall. The Farm Bureau and home guard activities are announced, with various residents visiting Hartford, New Britain, New Haven, and Cromwell. A pricing notice from Central Connecticut Power & Light advertises improved service and fare reductions for East Hampton travel.
Masquerade Night At Deep River Town Hall
Deep River headlines a big town hall masquerade tonight with a large attendance expected. Louis F. Louis begins building an ice house near the reservoir. Frederick Van Ostrand starts carpentry work in Old Saybrook. Visitors include Mrs. Bertha Cone in Moodus and Mrs. C. L. Weaver from New Haven staying with Mrs. H. W. Rankin. Pratt's orchestra to play for Ivoryton dance Thursday. John Marvin of Waterbury visited over the weekend. Harold W. Rankin of Hartford and Mrs. Theodore Dreher with daughter Elizabeth visited. Leon Dickinson of New Britain spent Sunday in town. Robert Olsen of Hartford was home yesterday. Mary Pickford in Stella Maris at town hall Wednesday night. Special music.
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Deep River
Louis F. Louis
Frederick van O’strand
Old Saybrook
Bertha Cone
Moodus
C. L. Weaver
New Haven
H. W. Rankin
Pratt
Ivoryton
Stella Maris
Betsey Ross Story Spotlight in Betsy Ross Flag Tale
Alice Brady stars in a feature recounting the early American flag tale. The piece traces Betsy Ross as the designer and explores competing claims while highlighting historical context and public memory of the flag’s origins.
Favorite Prescription Helps Weak Women Reclaim Health
In Binghamton New York a mother recounts quick relief and regained strength after four bottles of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. A Rhode Island nurse shares that typhoid malaria left her weakened but the remedy restored health in six months. Both urge other women to try the medicine and request Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser for fifty cents.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Pierce
John Hornbeck
Milford St
Dr. Pierce
LET PRESS WANTS FIND 25 Your Lost Articles
The notice appears to request locating twenty five missing articles repeatedly. No clear names, places, dates, or organizations are identifiable in the readable text.
Old Saybrook Weekend Visitors and Local Events
Frederick S. Chapman and Hon. James H. Day visited Old Saybrook and plans to move here for the season. Co G Home Guard and Siloam Lodge to meet tonight and Wednesday. Miss Jennie Hoffman buried after paralysis in Clinton. Local residents returned from New Haven and Windsor Locks. Italian concert drew crowds. concerns over rocks and ties on Shore Line tracks near Gem restaurant crossing prompting search for the party responsible.
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Old Saybrook
Frederick S. Chapman
Middletown
James H. Day
Hartford
Cowles
6Th Regiment
Co. G. Home Guard
Siloam Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Jennie Hoffman
William F. White
First Congregational Church
Clinton
Frederick Kirtland
Niantic
East Lyme
Cornfield Point
Joel P. Newton
First Congregational
Italy
Gem
Westbrook
River town notes mark spring with travel and grippe
In East Haddam on March 18 Lester Hallock of New Britain visited his mother. Mrs. George W. Beebe returned from a week with her sister. C. C. Goodrich of Hartford and H. & N. Y. Transportation Co. was in town last week for his company. With navigation opening, river towns gain life as the river clears of ice. Roads are poor from heavy rains and washouts, hindering improvements. The grippe seems to fade but leaves lingering after effects.
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Fast Haddam
Lester Hallock
New Britain
George W. Beebe
C. C. Goodrich
H. & N. Y. Transportation Co
Hartford
Some Progress in a Young Writer's Career
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt captures a budding author noting he is on speaking terms with editors. He quips that the benefit is occasional polite letters of regret rather than outright rejection slips.
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Birmingham
Higganum Social Notes and Local Visits
Ernest Grenan of Hartford visited his parents in Higganum on Sunday. Regent Miller of Middletown visited her mother and sister. Maud West visited friends in Cobalt and returned to town. Baroni was in Hartford on business. Lawyer G B Carlson of Middletown visited his father Otto Carlson. John Knowles and family of Ponsett were here yesterday. Ellen Modehn of Hartford spent the weekend with her mother. Edward Spencer of New Britain visited his family. Mr and Mrs C B Carlson and family attended church in Middletown. Mary Doyle celebrated her sixth birthday with a party at St Patrick’s social at the Congregational church. Harold Stone, recently ill, sat up briefly Saturday. Mrs Axel Stone is ill with a cold. National W M S visitation day set for Friday March 22.
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Higganum
Ernest Grenman
Hartford
Regent Miller
Middletown
Miller
Newton Merwin
Maud West
Cobalt
Ivoryton Local Notes and Events
Ivoryton March notes report visitors Leslie Dickin son from Newport and Charles Galzuber at West Main, Mrs A C Brooks from New Haven at Old Mare's Hill, Jerome Wilcox killing the first season’s snake, a Red Cross drama in C C hall Thursday with Red Cross work Thursday noon in Laurel hall, A C Brooks and family visiting Portland, Postmaster Griswold selling 396.50 thrift stamps, child buyers dominating, war savings stamps total 1 311.14 and grand total stamps gold 1 707.64.
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Ivoryton
Leslie Dickinson
Newport
Chestnut Street
Charles Galzuber
West Main Street
A. C. Brooks
New Haven
Old Mare’s Hill
Jerome Wilcox
C. C. Hall
Red Cross
Laurel Hall
Portland
Griswold
Mary Pickford
Stella Maris
Thelma
Adv
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ST. Johns
Cr. Patrick
Robin Redbreast
Middletown, Conn
East Hampton
Margaret Ivers
James Ivers
Eva Walton
Katherine Hayes
Anna Mae O'Connell
St. Francis Hospital
Town
Helen Gates
Frederick Gates
The
Red Cross Society
Chatham Hall
C. Irving Hale
Allen Barbour
Sophie Selden
Son Howard
John Selden
Malcom Barton
John Walsh
Mass
Harold Tracy
Noank
Ls.tracy
Home Guard Co. L
William Perry
Francis Schwartz
Cromwell
Marion Hitchcock
Anna Donovan
South Manchester
Mary Donovan
L. P. Perry
Henry Morrell
H. G. Dorrance
Julia Burns
Farm Bureau
H. G. Hills
H. J. Conklin
Central Conn. Power & Light Co
H. Malhuisson
Conn
Tel
Essex
Frank Quinn
New London
Leman Babcock
Ruth Smith
A. M. Sweet
Floyd Johnstone
New Rochelle
Baptist Parsonage
Arthur Lovell
Griswold House Inn
Fred W. Reiss
Forestville
A. W. Keiss
Keiss
Literary Club
Bessie Doane
Fred Fordham
Saybrook Street
Parker Wanamee
J. R. Gleason
Percy Fenn, Jr
Percy T. Fenn
St. John’s Memorial Church
Wichita
Kansas
William
France
Leutenant
Electa Starkey
M. B. Hall
Everett
Tiffany
Princess Theatre
Jere McAuliffe
Ap. m
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
the Barton Clothing Co. and
Custom Tailors
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Wcolh
William Farnum
Emmy Wehlen
the Duchess OF Doubt
Tom Moore
Metro Wonderplay
Viola
America
Anita Loos
John Emerson
John Emer
Matinees
Adolph Zukor
George V. Hobart
Eve Ansell
Robert Vignola
Frederick
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