Agricultural institute and sheep shearing events near Essex
The mior institute conducted by AOE Bureau and Connect icu College at Pratt High School on April 29 featured farm topics and demonstrations in home economics and garden, with Mach er shown. Brundage spoke to about 225 youths and citizens at Deep River town hall on April 28 about county plans for sheep shearing contests, field days near Guilford on May 1 and Leete's Island May 3. Special instruction by A. G. Skinner was provided. Long Hill Y M C A club meets May 1 at 7 30 in Long Hill schoolhouse.
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Mior Institute
Aoe Bureau
Connecticu College
Pratt High School
Macher
Essex
Couna
Brundage
New
County Sheep Club
Connecticut Sheep Association
J. EB. Danim
Long Hill
Prac
Leete’s
A. G. Skinner
Connecticut Rural College
Oenne Hill
Y. M. C. A. Club
County Y M C A Notes Highlight Local Activities
Middlesex Y M C A notes report Charlies A Russell and France service as a committee leader, with May meeting planned in Middletown. Topics include summer camps for small towns, district rates for Sunday school workers, Haddam speakers, and youth activities at Deep River Hi Y and Ivoryton piano gatherings.
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Charlies A. Russell
Middlesex
New York
France
Aix
Brittany
Pelton
Russell
Hartford
Lucy Stock Chapin
A. J. Meyers
A. Stanley
New Britain
Cabinet
Middletown Y.C. A
Deep River Hi-Y
Congregational Ih House
Haddam
H. D. Tracy
Ivoryton
iMiddle Haddam
Prac
Soenpten
Amsterdam docks 2070 troops at Hoboken in May report
The Nieuw Amsterdam liner arrived at Hoboken with 2,070 men largely from New York City. The force includes 45 officers and 1,499 enlisted engineers, 305th field artillery detach, and 828th casual company. Detachments of the division to reach here on Sunday join President Grant’s units.
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York
Amsterdam
Hoboken
New York City
War Treasury Payout Tops Thirty Billion Since US Entry
Washington May 2 The treasury reports about 30.5 billion dollars paid out since America's entry into the war a bit over two years ago This includes nearly 10 billion in loans to the allies which will be refunded Armistice signing shows little relief as April expenditures reached about 1.42 billion dollars with roughly two thirds for direct war bills and the rest to aid allies in repaying prior war material and food purchases.
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Washington
Treasury
America
Treas
Wesleyan in Triple Debate Contests Planned for May 27
Debate Manager M A Potter has arranged a triangular debate among Wesleyan Brown and Bowdoin. Wesleyan will host and travel, with two teams per college. The question: Should immigration be banned for five years after peace treaty ratification.
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M. A. Potter
Wesleyan
Brown
Bowdoin
Providence
Lowdoin
Middletown market farm price quotations for produce
Wholesale prices for farm produce show Old potatoes at 1.90 to 2.00 per bushel. Parsnips and carrots 1.00 to 1.25, onions 2.50 to 2.75 per bushel. Eggs limited, stores paying 48 to 50 cents a dozen, retail 58 to 60. First class weaned pigs 7.50 to 10.00 each, mostly 8.00. Grain prices on cash and carry: bran 2.50 to 2.65, corn meal 3.60 to 3.70, oats 2.55 to 2.60, seed potatoes 6.50 per sack, Timothy 16 cents per pound, red clover 47 to 50 cents, alsike 40 to 48, red top 15 to 18.
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Middletown
Park & Pollard
End of Bomb Plot Is Now in Sight
May 2 New York authorities report the nation’s grand bomb plot fizzled but federal detectives in New York Chicago and other cities pursue conspirators with arrests expected within 36 hours. Most internal devices are believed delivered and warnings to the American peace delegation in Paris were issued as a precaution.
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New York
Chicago
Lahey
Paris
France
No Anti Burleson Plot Cited By Official
The piece argues there has been no conspiracy to discredit Burleson and asserts his poor standing stems from his own official record. It criticizes his actions taking over wire lines near the war’s end and claims he irritated the public, causing current outcry.
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Burleson
Germany must pay 25 billion dollars in indemnity
A Paris dispatch reported Berlin faces 25 billion dollars in allied indemnity with 50 years to complete payments. One fifth of the total, five billion, is due before 1921 to cover feeding Germany and supporting occupying troops.
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Germany
London
Berlin
Paris
Junior Victory Loan sales men urged in Connecticut
Hartford May 2 Mrs Morgan G Bulkeley head of Connecticut’s Liberty Loan committee calls all Connecticut schoolchildren to act as Victory Bond sellers. She notes each pupil who sells a Victory Bond earns a distinguished service button and stresses teachers’ full cooperation as essential for a successful statewide campaign.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Liberty Loan
Morgan G. Bulkeley
Omen
Liberty Loan Committee
Dry World Battle Cry Signals Global Conference
Fifty nations will meet in the Billy Sunday tabernacle in Washington from June 4 to 8 to promote prohibition. The event follows the Anti saloon League annual convention opening June 4 and precedes seven U S and Canada tours by noted dry speakers led by William Jennings Bryan and other prominent figures including Captain R P Hobson Colonel Dan Morgan Smith and former governors Willis of Ohio and Patterson of Tennessee.
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Washington
Billy Sunday Tabernacle
R. P. Hobson
Dan Morgan Smith
Willis
Ohio
Patterson
Tennessee
What is a Corset Tax Dilemma Faces Roper
New York May 2 Daniel Roper commissioner of internal revenue is pressed by department stores to define what constitutes a corset under the new luxury tax law. The question is whether a corset is luxury underwear or a taxable item. The decision hinges on whether it is classified as underwear versus durable apparel for tariff purposes.
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New York
Daniel Roper
Internal Revenue
Roper
The Snake At The Hearth
A Lowell Courier Citizen critique condemns parlor bolshevik rhetoric as dangerous class hatred. It argues social inequalities exist but calls for sanity and labels agitators as psychopathic in word. The piece voices concern about unbalanced activism and its potential to ignite uncontrollable fires.
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Lowell Courier-Citizen
Wee One Craves Cakes In Gentle Mother Moment
A child named Wee One pleads for sweet treats as a tender scene unfolds with a mother’s comforting smile. The exchange hints at modest kitchen goals and everyday care, focusing on affection, small needs, and family warmth in a quiet domestic moment.
Goldine remedy aids dramatic recovery from rheumatism
A longtime sufferer describes seven years of rheumatic pain and headaches before starting Goldine treatment. He credits relief to Goldine, sharing his personal transformation and urging others to ask others about the product’s benefits.
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H. M. Hubbard
BH. M. Hubbard
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