Influenza concerns ease. church and school routines update
Oct 31 report notes influenza abated with fewer illnesses and halted spread. Trinity Church maintains services and Holy Communion. Sunday school at 12 noon. All Saints Day observances set for 9:30 at Trinity. Red Cross preparing refugee garments. meetings scheduled. Local residents and visitors noted, including H. Ryan of Brooklyn and others. Halloween events recalled amid routine administrative notices.
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Trinity Church
Trinity
Chapel of the Baptist
All Saints
Clinton Church Services and Local Returns
Clinton notes a church service with Holy Communion at 3:45 PM and a sermon, plus a school session at noon. Brackett family moves from Hart to Hammonasett, while Lopuch relieves at Millstone. Emily Gorham arrives for an extended cottage stay, Anna Ward wintering in St Petersburg, and Ebien Peck visits Hartford. Buell of Wesleyan visits Middletown. Fettig family in New York City.
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William Sampson
Ster
Church of the Holy Advent
Brackett
Harriet King
Daniel
Hammonasett
R Lopuch
Millstone
King
Emily Gorham
Chester
Grove
Anna Ward
Commerce Street
Miss Palmer
St. Petersburg
Ebien B. Peck
Hartford
Buell
Wesleyan
Middletown
Auction At Farm Attended By Local Notables
Colchester October 31 auction at a farm drew attendees including Buell John Condren and Joe Agranovitch. Norwich district U S war workers committee met. State Guards inspection set for 7 30 pm. Chamber of Commerce meeting discussed. Mrs John O'Brien of East Barton visiting for a week. Week prayer meeting scheduled at Baptist church. Office closed at 7 pm.
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Ms’ Farm
Buell
John Condren
Joe Agranovitch
Norwich
U. S. War Workers
Sr Chamber of Commerce
T. van Cleves
John O’brien
East
Fire Company
Baptist Church
Barton
Brother
East Gpton
Neutrone Prescription 99 Promises Rheumatism Cure
An ad parades a claim that Neutrone Prescription 99 eases rheumatic pains and stiff joints. It asserts immediate relief and urges readers to mail order, noting druggists approve and will fill orders.
Westbrook News Briefs and Local Arrivals
Westbrook notices report school budget balance, trustees, and a trusteeship. Visitors and residents return from Hartford, Manchester, and Philadelphia. The local board meets on November 6. An infant death occurs, with funeral planned at Cypress cemetery. Various residents travel to Middletown, New Haven, and Chicago for work or visits.
Rocky Hill Local Notes and Social Roundup
Mrs. Wilbur H. Hale visits East Hampton as Mrs. Nathan Guile travels to Hartford. All Saints Day service at St James church this Friday. M Cuyler Webster funeral held at 3 pm with Rev M E Alling officiating and Rocky Hill cemetery burial. M W Woodward buys Charles Beaumont place on Elm. Jessie Bulkeley visits Hartford. Red Cross meets at Library hall. Hallowe en parties planned townwide. Mrs Edward Carroll visits Middletown. Thomas Yeager recovers at home after flu and pneumonia. Lemar Ayers on business out of town. Several new influenza cases in town. Marcus Hills Jr. buys new dog.
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Rocky Hill
Wilbur H. Hale
East Hampton
Nathan Guile
Hartford
All Saints
St. James’ Church
M. Cuyler Webster
M. E. Alling
Rocky Hill Cemetery
M. W. Woodward
Charles Beaumont
Elm Street
Jessie Bulkeley
Red Cross
Library Hall
Edward Carroll
Middletown
Thomas Yeager
Lemar Ayers
Marcus Hills, Jr
Local News From Chatham Middle Haddam
Oct 31 notices report the Hoopers back home after summer with their daughter. Whitmore moves into Wilkes house. Mrs Harold Arthur dies of pneumonia in Boston prompting community sympathy. Mabel Taylor returns home after hospital stay. Mrs Louis Pitt visits grandparents Mr and Mrs J H Selden.
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Chatham
Haddam
J. H. Hooper, Sr
M. L. Whitmore
John Wilkes
Harold Arthur
Boston
Mabel Taylor
Middlesex Hospital
Louis Pitt
J. H. Selden
Hallowe'en Fun And Local Happenings In East Berlin
East Berlin on October thirty first sees Lanterns and social events as residents plan festivities. Visitors Miss Edith Woodward and Miss Anna Wilson from Hartford are in town. Farmer M H Hazen reports a fine apple harvest. Pig raisers compete for the largest and heaviest animal. Draft questionnaires are being received and some men anticipate a call next month.
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East Berlin
Hallowe’en
Edith Woodward
Hartford
Anna Wilson
M. H. Hazen
Shailerville Social Notes Mention Local Visits
Shailerville residents report visits from Hart-George Russell in Middletown and R H Shailer of New Britain. Mrs G A Dickinson Haddam and Mrs Simon Baer Middletown joined Mrs Ezekiel Shailer for a Tuesday gathering. Bertha Arnold left for New London for winter residence. Mrs William Ventres of Deep River called on friends. A stray proverb on love and marriage closes the snippet.
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Shailerville
H. N. Ventres
Hart- George
Russell
Middletown
R. H. Shailer
New Britain
G. A. Dickinson
Haddam
Simon Baer
Ezekiel Shailer
Bertha Arnold
New London
William Ventres
Deep River
East Hampton Red Cross meeting and local notices
East Hampton news reports Red Cross committee briefing on soldier and sailor aid and Christmas box distribution around November 1. Local items include Private Alexander Devio returning from overseas for furlough, theater show at Majestic, cemetery lot payments, library board elections, and a YMCA meeting with Devio speaking to the boys.
Higganum Social News and Local Visits
Higganum reports a busy week with visits to Middletown by Mr. and Mrs. Carlson and others. Sylvester Quinn and Patrick Doyle aided Red Cross rooms at the local school, earning praise from the ladies. Burial for Mrs. Harvey followed a funeral led by Rev. Lawson. she was mother of Edward Quinn. Other notes include residents in Middletown, a hospital stay, and living arrangements at Dr Loewe's Center.
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Higganum
Carlson
Rogers
Middletown
Sylvester Quinn
Patrick Doyle
the Red Cross
Red Cross
R. E. Thayer
P. L. Cody
Ivannette Bailey
Blanche Thayer
Durham
Smith Spencer
Child
Mr. Lawson
Harvey
A. L. Southmayd
Edward Quinn
Leroy Smith
Nellie Smith
Caddie Halsey
W. C. Marble
Hartford
Daisy Carlton
Ivoryton Ladies' Sewing Circle Incoming Meetings
In Ivoryton on October 31 the Ladies' Sewing Circle will meet Friday afternoon with no supper this week and a comfort to tack. Purcell Bros. work at Laurel hall this week. Mrs. Hayden Reynolds and son Elliot visit Haddam for a few days. Laurel hall repairs cause Sunbeam chapter of Daughters to skip this week. Beacons and Resolute Circles set meetings for early November with Mrs Buell and Laurel hall. A quip warns a swallow of brandy is a bird of ill omen.
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Ivoryton
Purcell Bros
Laurel Hall
Hayden Reynolds
Son Elliot
Haddam
Sunbeam
Charles P. Burdick
Middletown
King’s Daughters
G. A. Buell
Beaconlight Circle of the King’s’ Ters
Moodus News Roundup Shares Local Happenings
Labensky property noted as poor location. C C Brooks confined to bed with grippe. Daniels Butler returns to Kentucky after visiting wife at Mrs Ranney's. Charles B Brooks in France writes from hospital recovering. Bryan of New York hosted by Judge Purple. Mrs A J Lecrenier in Hartford hospital with double pneumonia. Mrs Mary Bigelow ill with influenza at Judson North home. Mr Hungerford buys Brooks trucking route and starts learning it. Mrs Michael Bride in Hartford caring for ill daughter-in-law. New influenza cases rise daily. Dr E F Williams and D L Wilnera in Middletown. Baker Klapper sick. Polish woman at the Falls dies. Addie Chapman to take charge at Fielding home November 2. Simpson to return to Hartford. Early suburbanites catch the train.
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Labensky
C. C. Brooks
Grippe
Ter
Chester
Daniel Butler
Kentucky
Mr. Bryan
New York
A. E. Purple
A. J. Lecrenier
Hartford
Lecrenier
St. Francis’ Hospital
Mary Bigelow
Judson North
Hungerford
Millington
L. L. Brooks
Michael Bride
the Falls
E. FE. Williams
D. L. Wilnera
Middletown
Klapper
Falls
Addie Chapman
H. B. Fielding
Simpson
Fielding
Cure for nighttime coughs and asthma unrests sleep
A Paoli Indiana man reports a severe cold with constant coughing that kept him awake. He credits Foley's Honey and Tar with curing his cough after taking the first bottle. The remedy soothes irritated membranes, loosens phlegm, and clears air passages. Sold everywhere.
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Nos Halbert
Paoli
Ind
Foley
Essex Public Hall Bazaar to Aid Red Cross Drive
Community bazaar and entertainment planned at the Essex public hall from December 1 to 13 to benefit the Red Cross Y M C A. Other local items note Torres Stapleton's Atlantic City trip, newsboy payments due, residence moves, medical notes, an upcoming state election, influenza recovery, and theater ads.
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Essex
Essex Public Hall
Red Cross Y. M
Torres B. Stapleton
Atlantic City
N. J
Griswold House Inn
Bert R. Clarke
Post Place
Main Street
Niles Gladding
South Main Street
Gerda Dalstrom
Saybrook
William Brown
William G. Seeley
Brookline
Mass
John Conklin
Charles Bonnell
Book Hill
Ivoryton
Wednesay
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Don t stay stuffed up quit blowing and snuffling with Papes Cold Compound taken every two hours for three doses to end grippe misery and break up a severe cold. It opens congested passages relieves headache feverishness sore throat sneezing and soreness, costs only a few cents, tastes nice and acts without help. Do not accept a substitute, insist on Papes.
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Pape
Grippe
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