World for Sale and Petticoat Pilot screen show at Middlesex
The feature program includes The World for Sale starring Vivian Martin and The Petticoat Pilot. Roland Sturges directs with Theodore Roberts and James J. Corbett in prominent roles. Also on bill are vaudeville acts Flying and The Grain of Dust at Middlesex and Grand theatres this week.
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Paramount
Vivian Martin
Joseph C. Lincoln
St Martin
Roland Stur
Theodore Roberts
Miss Martin
James J
Ville
Gene
Hayes
Brown and Taylor
Charles Henry
Phosphated Iron Promotes Health in Blood and Nerves
An early 20th century advertisement urges use of Phosphated Iron to cure blood and nerve troubles. It claims iron and phosphate boost energy, sleep, and vitality, targeting overworked, pale, and exhausted individuals amid concerns of polluted blood and poor diet.
Local Red Cross and civic notices in town meeting highlights
D Burger outlines duties and district appointments for solicitors Rev Melville K Bailey Theodore L Cuyler and others. Red Cross lecture scheduled at Town hall Sunday 8 pm with singing and speakers. Two booths planned at Junction and J D Clark's store. Home Guard renamed Connecticut State Guard with new insignia and train in Middletown. Church services and Sunday school times listed. Saybrook man William R Dietsch returns from New York. Red Cross rooms closed Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
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D. Burger
Melville
New York
Melville K. Bailey
Theodore L. Cuyler
A. H. Barber
George W. LaGrange
William
Fsrange
I Schultz
Herbert Stokes
John
James McGuire
J. D. Clark
Edward F. Gilman
Harry Sooner
Irwin Grannis
Arur G. Ingham
Houston Landon
William II. Smith
M. Baldoni
Alice Clark
Red Cross
Junction
John D. Carney
Charles E. Pease
Home Guard
Connecticut State Guard
Middletown
M. F. O’brien
St. John’s Church
Old Lyme
Grace Episcopal Church
First Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor Society
William R. Dietsch
Saybrook
Red Cross Society
Deep River Notices Find Hefflon Rescue in Orissa Tragedy
Deep River residents relay word that Joseph H. Hefflon of Winchester Mass was aboard the torpedoed steam ship Orissa and was among the rescued. Hefflon, born in the town in Miss Hanna Desmond’s house, was with YMCA workers bound for France. A benefit dance in Town Hall aims to buy Smileage books for local boys in camps. Fire alarm at William Howard home quickly checked after a cinder from a passing locomotive caused a small blaze. Town events include a Red Cross parade plan and a Carmel Myers film program.
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Deep River
Elizabeth Comstock
Eveline Southworth
W. R. Harris
Hartford
Joseph H. Hefflon
Winchester
Mass
Orissa
Hefflon
Hanna Desmond
George H. Hefflon
France
Henry Palm
Hartford Hospital
Town Hall
G. H. Norton
Chester
Home Guard
Middletown
Red Cross
John Bowie
Pratt, Read & Company
Bridge Street
William Howard
Fairview Avenue
Chemical Engine Company
Valley Railroad
Howard
Carmel Myers
E Girl
Pathe News
Adv
IlJuryton Sees Charles Coombs Taken To Hospital
Charles Coombs was suddenly ill on Sunday evening and taken to Middlesex Hospital in Middletown Thursday afternoon. His condition is critical. Mrs. Jerome Wilcox was in Hartford Thursday for her husband in Hartford Hospital after two operations. Rev. Martin D Kneeland speaks at the Congregational church Sunday on Does Connecticut Want a German Sunday. Thelma presents The Auction Block with matinee and evening show.
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Ivoryton
Charles Coombs
Middlesex Hospital
Middletown
Jerome Wilcox
Hartford
Hartford Hospital
Wilcox
Martin D. Kneeland
Secre
Lord’s Day League of New England
Congregational Church
Connecticut
Prince of Wales Promoted to Major in British Army
London May 117 The Prince of Wales heir to the English throne has been promoted to major in the British army. He is 24 years old and has served at the front most of the time since England entered the war. He has on more than one occasion distinguished himself for bravery.
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Sir Parker
J. Stuart Black
Paramount
Canada
Max Ingelby
Freda Druse
Handyi
Middlesex
Eagle's Eye
Prince of Wales
London
England
Government urged to marry all Germans at twenty
Amsterdam reports that amid Germany's declining birth rate the government is pressed to compel marriages for all citizens reaching age twenty and to impose penalties for noncompliance, signaling drastic policy proposals to boost births.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Local Notes Highlight Essex Area Social Activity
Essex May notes show Graham Pelton visiting Parker's corner after months with his mother Eliza Parker in Wethersfield. Arthur Brooks visits Middletown. Rose Gardner visits sister S Platt on New Street. Landlord Beyer hosts an automobile party from Middletown at St John’s hotel. Frank MacCardle visits William Brooks in Book Hill. Several men including Frank Carter Leman Babcock Clarence E Wallace and Fred Tucker receive call to colors for Camp Upton Yap Hand. Mrs James J Murphy visits Deep River.
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Graham Pelton
Eliza Parker
Parker’s Corner
Charles Parker
Wethersfield
Arthur Brooks
Railroad Avenue
Middletown
Niles FE
Gladding
Hill Street
Rose Gardner
Saybrook
S. Platt
New Street
Thursay
Frank MacCardle
Brooklyn
William Brooks
Book Hill
Beyer
St. John’s Hotel
John Morrissey
Camp Upton
L. I
Joseph Brooks
Deacon Pratt
West Avenue
Frank Carter
Leman Babcock
Clarence E. Wallace
Fred Tucker
Yaphand
L. L
James J. Murphy
Deep River
Blacksmith to Join Bates & Sons and Town Military Plans
G Warren Church leaves his Chester blacksmith shop for a position at C J Bates & Sons. The Chester Co C H G is ordered to Middletown for a 7 a m Sunday train, with all members to bring overcoats and haversacks. Also notes New York guest Louis Angersola, with Army duty at Camp Upton, and David Lund ordered to report to Camp Upton around May 23. The town sees many gardens forming as farmers struggle to meet plow orders. Old iron safe moved back to lockup from arch bridge. Princess Saturday Night reviews and films including Self-made Widow and The Borrowed Engine with The Bar Sinister upcoming.
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Chester
G. Warren Church
C. J. Bates & Sons
Chester Co
Middletown
L. M. Brooks
Louis Angersola
New York
Theresa Angersola
Angersola
Camp Upton
David Lund
bin “Dave
G. H. Norton
Tiz Promises Quick Foot Relief For Sore Feet
Slogan style ad claims Tiz relieves sore feet from dancing work and walking by drawing out acids and toxins. It asserts dramatic comfort, reduced corns and blisters, and makes shoes feel looser. Available for 25 cents at druggists or department stores.
Youth and envy in the sunset of teen summers
A fragment from Southern Woman's Magazine contrasts youth and rebellion with routine seasons. Mary Carolyn Davis evokes longing to seize the day and kiss the sun while an anecdote about an economical man highlights thrift through a two year old hat, cleaned twice and traded for a new one.
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Mary Carolyn Davis
Southern Woman's Magazine
Freezone Corn Cure Promises Instant Relief
An ad proclaims Freezone, a tiny bottle from Cincinnati, as a miracle fluid for corns and calluses. Apply a few drops to tender spots and the pain vanishes, with the corn or callus loosening enough to lift away. Millions of women reportedly keep the bottle on their dressers to avoid corn pain.
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Cincinnati
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Essex
Alice Brady
Helen Gibson
America
Hart Schaffner & Marx
The
Barton Clothing Co
Louis M. Schmidt
Mane” Patent Wise
Beerie So Geet
Willie Hayes Brown & Taylor
Jesse L Lasky
Matinees
J. Stuart Blackton the Master of
Screencraft
Sir Gilbert Parker
J. Stuart Blackton
Eagle’s Eye
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Hotel
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Main St
Efete
Texas
Main Street
Frazier
Sinpinex
Hamburg
Libby
Arthur B. Jenkins
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Conn
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NEW Animated Weekly
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William Farnum
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