War and Faith in a Postwar World Conference
The bishop warns against war induced glamour and urges league of nations engagement, urging lawmakers and citizens to address social justice. S.K. Ratcliffe and Prof. Rice share views on postwar world, while Dean Hodges and Dr. Dearmer discuss the fatherhood of God and the challenge of maintaining faith amid catastrophe. Ratcliffe outlines British Labour aims and social reconstruction.
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Opin
Goust
S. K. Ratcliffe
London University
League of Nations
America
New York
Prof. Rice
Wesleyan
Middletown
Oxford
England
Berkeley
Williams Library
Dean Hodges
Cambridge Episcopal Seminary
God
Job
Belgium
France
Augustine
St. Paul
Dearmer
Dr. Dearmer
Christ
Pubblic
St. Thomas Agreivas
K. Ratcliffe
Labor Party
Ratcliffe
Henry Daniels
Warning on influenza danger prompts public actions
Health boards nationwide urge prompt treatment for influenza and pneumonia. Early signs include high fever and sore throat. stay in bed, keep warm, and seek antiinfection care. Recommend Hyomei inhaler as a preventative measure to curb spread and reduce illness impact.
Patriotism sparked by influenza across the nation
Washington reports the Spanish influenza sparked widespread patriotism as workers returned to mines, Sabbath work to sustain production, teachers and actors shifted to munitions jobs, and even ministers joined shipyard efforts. The Department of Labor notes closures spurred many to serve, with Chicago facing a chorus girl shortage as theatres closed.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Pennsylvania
Bristol
Conn
Little Red
I East Alton
Chicago
Ford U Boat Chaser Ready Washington Oct 29
The Henry Ford submarine chaser Hagle No 1 was commissioned at Detroit and will head to the Atlantic via the St Laurence or Erie canal system. It is described as a forerunner to many such craft expected to combat U boats. Prisoners say they knew nothing of peace moves and report no home news for weeks amid ongoing Italian front fighting.
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Washington
Detroit
Navy Department
Atlantic
St. Lawrence
Erie Canal
Rome
Lectures and Discussions At Connecticut Social Service Conference
Delegates adjourn for lunch at Stueck s Tavern then return for a lecture by Rev Dickinson S Miller on Psychology applied to parish work. Dr Miller, once assistant to William James, speaks with Harvard background. Evening program features Rev Duncan B MacDonald on Mohammedanism and Christianity. Tomorrow covers education for social service reform through legislation and other lectures by notable figures. Public invited to conferences and lectures.
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Stueck’s
Dickinson S. Miller
Berkeley
General Theological Seminary
Columbia University
Duncan B. MacDonald
Hartford
MacDonald
Middletown
Social Service
H. C. Morrison
State Board of Education
H. H. Spooner
Connecticut Temperance Union
Helena Dudley
Denison House
Boston
Connecticut Social Service Commisson
American Ecclesiological Society
Ralph Adams Crym
Percy Dearmer
Danderine Promises Lustrous Hair Free From Dandruff
An advertising pitch touts Danderine as a sure hair grower and dandruff cure. It claims hair becomes heavy, soft, and glossy within minutes, with new hair sprouting after two weeks. The ad urges trying a small bottle sold at drug stores and demonstrates quick results.
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Knowlton
Roosevelt Urges Voters to Back Republican War Leadership
New York Oct 29 Theodore Roosevelt urged voters to transfer Congress to Republican leadership to reassure allies and push toward an unconditional surrender of the enemy. He attacked Democratic wartime policy, praised GOP support for war measures, and contrasted Lincoln’s nonpartisan stance with Wilson’s administration.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Congress
America
Germany
Roosevelt
Republican Club
Carnegie Hall
Union
Lincoln
Sas
No Room for Idlers in Meriden Vocational School
Hartford Times advocates a Meriden vocational school to enrich students with industrial training and mechanical skill. It argues education should form the mind and empower hands to transform ideas into practical work, stressing postwar needs for skilled men and women to meet global demands.
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Hartford Times
Meriden
Happenings in This Vicinity in 1893 highlights local events
A 1893 column lists items from Middletown and surrounding towns. Notes include a postponed Midletown Choral Union meeting at Orpheus Hall with Conductor Payne, repairs on St Marys church spire, barter-only cash exchanges for taxes, a Holy Trinity group forming a Daughters of Be ing society, a 18-couple outing to Meriden, Aleck Hall’s 12 skunks near Berlin, a Native African concert at South church, Clark McKinstrey’s rabbit hunt from Zoar to Stafford Springs, reservoir issues, laundry price drops after a new Chinese competitor opens, and a Broad Street bicycle race postponement.
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Middletown Choral Union
Orpheus Hall
Payne
Charley
St. Mary’s Church
Portland
New Britain
Holy Trinity
Society of the Daughters of Being
W. O. Carrier
Meriden
Aleck Hall
Berlin
South Church
Clark McKinstrey
Zoar
Stafford Springs
Broad Street
Influenza Precautions and Mustarine Advice
Do not get excited when you catch a cold or influenza symptoms. Rest and send for your doctor. Rub Mustarine on throat and chest to ease aches and inflammation. Doctors prescribe it for sore throat bronchitis and chest colds and it does not blister.
Phosphated Iron Offered To Rebuild Nervous Health
A medical advice paragraph extols Phosphated iron as a nerve food and blood builder to relieve sleepless nights indigestion and general nervous breakdown caused by overwork and worry. It claims rapid nerve strengthening benefits and urges buyers to insist on genuine capsules to avoid inferior substitutes.
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Itv
Leasure
Fragmentary OCR City News Teases Read
The readable bits reference a local event or meeting with names or places obscured by garble. Key entities and facts remain unclear, but suggest coverage of a community gathering and a notable action or result. No clear date, organization, or outcome is discernible from the broken text.
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the City Savings Bank
Malmot
Edith Lang
York
Howe
Boston Post
United States Mint
R. J. Atwell
Shad
Village Grocery
F. J. Bielefield & CO
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