Portland Card of Thanks and local notices
Card of thanks expresses heartfelt thanks to relatives and friends for kindness after loss of beloved daughter and mother. Various notices include marriage license issued to Miss Anderson and Robert A. Johnson, overseas news, visits by Navy veterans, a burglary at S. Gildersleeve & Sons store with cash missing, and local church events and Christmas choir plans. Multiple local residents named with brief updates on health travel and family matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daugh
John Gotta
Lena
Eva Barbero
Harry Howard
Anderson
John Anderson
Middle-avenue
Robert A. Johnson
Ter
N. Y
Grand Theatre anniversaries boost week with vaudeville and features
The Grand Theatre marks its third anniversary with a strong slate including Ford's Only, Edith Roberts in Beans, Norma Talmadge in Only Way, and serials. Acts headlined by Liar and Parlor Bedroom and Bath bring brisk farce. Also Middlesex to host Parlor, Bedroom and Bath on December 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Theatre
Charlie Chaplin
Liar
Fox
Edith Roberts
Norma Talmadge
Vita
William Duncan
Edith Johnson
A. H
Middlesex Theatre
Lay
the Republic
New York
Chicago
Eago
Ork
Local notices from Deep River bring music, town hall plans
Deep River residents shared visits with former New England Conservatory students Professor E L Sanford and Mr R R Cone. Navy man Samuel Rutty and Middletown visitor Howard Southworth spent weekends with family. Mrs Joseph Hughes hosts Hartford guest Mrs D Paul Duggan entertains. Town hall repairs eyed to house library, clerk, and probate offices. Guard drill tonight under Major Leland with Rev Byron Hatfield leading chapel service coverage. Funeral of Charlton M Pratt held at Wooster Memorial chapel with I O O F assisting at grave. burial in Fountain Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River
E. L. Sanford
Derby
R. R. Cone
Sanford
Mr. Cone
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
Professor Sanford
Connecticut
Samuel Rutty
U. S. Navy
Edward Rutty
Howard Southworth
Middletown
Augusta Southworth
D. Paul Duggan
Joseph Hughes
Hartford
E. J. Bailey
Town Hall
Library Association
Albert Frank
New Haven
State Guard
Major Leland
Catharine Connor
Mary Duggan
Charlton M. Pratt
Wooster Memorial
Byron Hatfield
Webb Lodge
Jesse H. Pratt
Kirby C. Pratt
Shelley M. Pratt
Philip R. Pratt
Louis D. Pratt
Buffalo
Ernest L. Prann
Fountain Hill Cemetery
Durham Briefs Highlight Church Services And Obituary
Durham notes a Thanksgiving service at the Congregational church led by Rev. Roy Thawley, an Upworth League gathering at the Methodist church, and a U P S C E meeting at the parish house. The town remembers J George W Newton who died at Middlesex hospital in his 73rd year, with funeral services at the Congregational church. Also reported are local visits from residents, a newborn in Philadelphia, and a note of light snowfall signaling winter’s approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
E. F. White
Town Suny
George Atwell
Kenneth Roberts
William Mousch
New Britain
H. G. Newton
New Haven
Caroline G. Newton
Congregational Church
Roy Thawley
M. E. Church
Upworth League
Methodist
Middlefield
Middletown
Philadelphia
Rufus. W. Mathewson
Mathewson
United States Navy
George W. Newton
Middlesex Hospital
Arthur S. Newton
L. H. Ruge
Rocky Hill News Roundup Shows Community Notes
Miss Grace Swanson visits Greenwich friends. Fair and supper at Congregational church nets 200 dollars. Frank W. Griswold family welcomes son William Francis. Thanksgiving services held at the Methodist church. Mrs. Frank Williams and sons return from New Britain visit. Ella Bailey visits grandparents in Rocky Hill. Mrs. Frank Warner shops in Hartford. Robbins hosts auction bridge. Funeral of George Lincoln Howe held with burial in Rocky Hill cemetery. survivors include wife, daughter Ethel, sons Earl and Walter, mother, and two brothers. Visitors from out of town: Mrs. Leverett Spencer and Charles Elliott. State guard drill planned for tonight. Belden family members visit Camp Devens to view the review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Hill
Grace Swanson
Greenwich
Nathan Guile
Ferry Street
Congregational Church
Frank W. Griswold
William Francis
Methodist Episcopal Church
Frank B. Williams
Frank
Edward
Luther Williams
New Britain
Ella Bailey
East Hampton
Wilbur H. Hale
Main Street
Frank C. Warner
Hartford
Frank H. Robbins
Auction Bridge
George Lincoln Howe
Mr. Ring
Rocky Hill Cemetery
Ethel Howe
Earl
Walter
Leverett Spencer
Charles Elliott
State Guard
Elwood F. Belden
Walter N. Belden
Camp Devens
Ayer
Mass
Rockfall Socials and Visits Highlight Week
Mrs Herbert Shumway of Meriden visited Mrs E J Shumway on Friday. Mr and Mrs E P Bigelow and Grace spent Sunday out of town. Rockfall ladies plan a Tuesday Red Cross sewing session. Herbert Shumway and Mary of Meriden visited Mrs E J Shumway. Epworth League will hold a social at the M E church parlors Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockfall
Herbert Shumway
Meriden
E. J. Shumway
E. P. Bigelow
Grace
Red Cross
Mary
Epworth League
M. E
East Hampton social notes and local ads mix
Miss Gladys Diehm visits East Hampton while others travel to Hartford New York and New Haven. Local shops promote mixed chocolates oranges nuts and pies with prices and specials. An upcoming lecture at the Home for the Aged Brooklyn is announced with free admission and welcome audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hampton
Gladys Diehm
Hartford
Ethel Nelson
New York
Kay O’connell
New Haven
David Moard
E. H. Candy Kitchen
Edward Wall
Pelham Bay
M. T. Wall
John Mack
Florida
Doris Hoyrup
Bridgeport
J. M. Griffin
Edgewood Arsenal
Geneva Nichols
Re. H
E. H. Candy
Ruby Dickinson
New Britain
Center Grammar School
Mildred Perkins
Providence
St. Patrick’s Church
Henry Costello
Willimantic
Siebert Hall
Burdick
Royal Goff
Chauncey Brooks
Haddam Neck
East Hampton Grange
Town Hall
Oscar Nelson
Florence
Chatham Pharmacy
John H. Benson
Home For the
Brooklyn
Higganum Town Notes Highlight Red Cross and Holiday Travel
In Higganum on November 25 Miss Isabel Anderson is listed as ill while residents report weekend visits from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grout Gordon L. Cody and Alfred Carlson. Anna Bloom left Mid dletown work and Sarah Barry plans winter with her aunt in Hartford. Red Cross Haddam branch meets tonight at town hall and the war fund closes with quotas done. A flock of wild geese signals approaching cold weather as schools resist influenza closures and a new bridge near Scovill Hoe Works rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higganum
Isabel Anderson
Edward Grout
Gordon L. Cody
Walfred Carlson
Anna Bloom
Russell Company
Middletown
Regenia Miller
Miss Miller
Sarah Barry
Eugene Mott
Hartford
Eugene Burr
Elsie Clark
Haddam
The
Red Cross
Town Hall
Miss and West
Fred Kelsey
Red Cross Society
Scovill Hoe
War Fund
A. L. Brainard
Floyd
Providence
R. I
Twin daughters born to Mr and Mrs Raymond Tooley in New Haven
Centerbrook November 25. Twin daughters arrived November 16 at the Tooleys home in New Haven. Mrs Tooley formerly lived here and is Carrie Fox's daughter. Also notes a surprise whist for H M Prann and others cheer May Schultz’s improvment. High school girls work at Comstock Cheney factory Ivoryton during school closure due to illness. Mr and Mrs C L Jones were in Hartford Sunday. Harry Brockway returned from New Haven to spend Sunday with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerbrook
Raymond Tooley
New Haven
Colchester Notes Include Sermon, Grange Meet, and Local Attendance
Colchester reports a revival sermon at the Congregational chapel by Rev. Irving Burnap of Hartford and local social notes. The Grange meets with officer elections while the State Guard basketball team beats the town team 12 to 8. An advertisement offers beef steaks at 22 cents a pound and veal at 22 cents. A poem tribute honors women’s sacrifices during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colchester
Irving Burnap
Hartford
Congregational Chapel
Emeline Ransom
A. E. Lyman
Columbia
J. N. Strong
Exeter
Addison Gardener
Norwich
Grange
State Guards
Mary Day
East Hampton
Charles L. Strong
Plainville
Clyde Ray
Southington
State Guard
Grange Hall
David Goldberg
Depot
Dimmick’s horse injures rider. neighbor aids recovery
Orin Dimmick lost a fine horse last week after the animal stepped in a hole and fell onto him. He was injured slightly and unable to tend his farm, with B. A. Holiday assisting him until he can move about again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Kan
Orin Dimmick
B. A. Holiday
Health Talk Spanish Influenza Or Grip By Dr. Lee H. Smith
An old enemy is with us again and we must fight with care. Maintain three Cs a clean mouth skin and bowels and use daily laxative like Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets. Hot lemonade bed rest and foot baths aid recovery. Anuric tablets flush kidneys and may prevent bronchitis or pneumonia, with regular broths milk and simple diet. For fever and weakness tepid baths with salaratus help, and Dr Pierce s Medical Discovery is recommended as a tonic after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Baroni Child Dies at Nine in Essex
Elizabeth Baroni aged nine died at her West avenue home after a brief illness. She leaves father John Baroni six sisters Jennie Mary Matilda Dora Helen Minnie and three brothers Louis in France Joseph at Fort Wright and George at home. Funeral services were held this afternoon from her late home. Private Edward Johnson on a thirty day furlough visits John and Mrs Larsen. The library will be closed Thursday holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex
Edward Benson
New Haven
Adolph Benson
Elizabeth Samuelson
New London
Meadowoods
L. J.arnolds
Saybrook
Joseph P. Brooks
Westfield
Mass
Josephine Baroni
West Avenue
Edward Johnson
Arizona
John Larsen
George Durant
Groton
Ladies Aid Society
W. S. E. Society
M. E. Church
Middlesex Newsnotes Show Local Visits and A Wedding
Miss Mabel Trischman returns to Middlesex hospital after a few days with parents. Charles Nettleton guests of brother in Meriden. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer moved into vacated tent at G S Goodrich’s. Pattisons spend weekend with Manchester relatives. Lymans visit Mathewsons of Brooklyn. Charles E Lyman heads to New York to wed Harriet Fowler Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlefield
Mabel Trischman
Middlesex Hospital
Charles Nettleton
Meriden
Spencer
G. S. Goodrich’s
Webster
William Pattison
Manchester
Henry Lyman
Paul Mathewson
Brooklyn
Charles E. Lyman
New York
Harriet Fowler
Old and New Labyrinths in Legends and Ruins
The piece recounts the Theseus myth with Ariadne guiding him by a silk thread, and notes recent Crete excavations revealing a labyrinth palace with winding passages and a double ax labrys. It mentions Egypt’s great labyrinth once praised by Herodotus and compares modern mazes in amusement parks.
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Kansas City Star
Crete
Minos
Theseus
Ariadne
Egypt
Herodotus
Geography class pun on wet and dry zones
A teacher asks Archibald how many zones exist and a pupil replies with a play on words two wet and dry, highlighting a humorous take on geography basics.
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Archibald
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Lam Weihe
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S. Gildersleeve &Sons
Trinity
Greeley
Swedish Lutheran Church
St. Mary’s Church
William Gleason
Newtain
Edward Quirk
James Monahan
Coffee
Moorehead
Bertha Cristwell
Anna
California
M. E. Sangster
Christian Herald
Lee H. Smith
Lyman D. Mills Co
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Sherman
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