Taft And T. R Reply To Wilsons Appeal
Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft urge Americans to reject unilateral Democratic rule after World War I. They argue for a Republican Congress to approve war terms, oversee reconstruction, and ensure checks on presidential power, noting past bipartisan efforts on the draft and wartime financing. They call for independence from Wilson’s influence and emphasize accountability in peace and postwar policy.
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Republican Congress
France
Democratic House
Senate
Germany
United States
Wilson
House of Representatives
Democratic Congress
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Danderine Promise Hair Thickens and Stops Dandruff
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine and Knowlton's Dan- as a easy inexpensive remedy for dandruff and hair loss. It claims a tiny bottle renders hair soft lustrous full and free from flakes within minutes and weeks show new hair sprouting all over the scalp, promising dramatic transformation.
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Knowlton
Hottentottem-Tillypoo Dissent Sparks Local Feud Satire
In Hottentottenville an aged resident nicknamed Tillypoo is jailed for dissent as the Hotta-Shotta Shootem Act is used to police opinion. A postman sentences him to twenty years, bars him from mail, and politics become a target as town officials clash with nonconformity. The piece ends noting harsh treatment for dissent and a warning to differing voices.
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Hottentottenville
Tillypoo
Learning to Vote in a Woman Suffrage Era
A New York Evening Post piece mocks women’s election guidance by imagining a fearsome wheel of fortune revealing state quirks like compulsory education and prohibition. It ridicules overlong manuals and suggests voters may wait until they feel fully competent, while quipping about fish as brain food.
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New York Evening Post
Arizona
Vermont
Tennessee
Industrial-Welfare Commission
North America
Tahitians
Aleutian Islands
American relief saved many lives on western front
Report from Oct 29 describes American food aid saving thousands in Belgium and northern France amid German blockade. Dairy vegetables and canal transport enabled survival as rail lines were destroyed. Lille Roubaix hospitals faced shortages. civilians endured candlelight and scarce water as towns suffered shelling and gas attacks further north.
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American Food Committee
Belgium
France
Charles Daumont
Roubaix
M. Daumont
Royal Engineers
Lille
Armentieres
Turcoing
Anarchy grows in Budapest with riots and plunder
Budapest reports anarchic unrest as three thousand workers plunder stores for arms and munitions. Riots occur hourly amid the city’s turmoil. In Haddam illness confines A R Shailer, with church service planned and rally day postponed. Carrie Shailer returns from Hartford as Brainerd Memorial library stays closed until Wednesday.
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Haddam
A. R. Shailer
Congregational Church
Carrie Shailer
Hartford
Brainerd Memorial
Budapest
Copenhagen
Grand Theatre vaudeville and film lineup review
Tonight through Saturday features three top vaudeville acts plus a Super-Bluebird film The Long Chance with an elite Bluebird cast and additional pictures. Friday presents Barbara Castleton with Irving Cummings in The Heart of a Girl and other films. Saturday highlights Marie Walcamp in The Lion's Claw and the Allied War Review, plus more pictures. doors open at 6. Monday and Tuesday Theda Bara stars in her own play The Soul Of Buddha written by J Gordon Edwards.
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Universal
Theda Bara
Grand Theatre
William Fox
Screen
J. Gordon Edwards
Miss Bara
British snip pet named whippet in battle clash
A curious wartime note from the Boston Transcript describes the British as having a plucky tiny ship nicknamed a whippet, busy in action like an ant. It ponders the German counterpart and observes a man after 89 years of marriage grows accustomed to life.
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Boston Transcript
Gorry
Cromwell Local Notices and Social Items
Cromwell items note Daniel Dunlop moves into Louis Ka house on South Street and Mrs. George Fielding remains ill at home. James Fillmore has recovered from illness. Grace Pritchard and Irwin Pierson wed at the bride’s Farm Hill home yesterday afternoon. Company B resumes weekly drills Friday night. Vera Lind hosts a Hallowe’en party with games and refreshments. Cromwell Rifle Club to meet after state guard drill Friday, November 8. Town schools reopen Monday, November 4. Influenza restrictions to be lifted after November 1. Health Officer C. E. Bush advices.
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Cromwell
Daniel Dunlop
Louis Ka House
South Street
George Fielding
James Fillmore
Grace Pritchard
Irwin Pierson
Farm Hill
Company B
Vera Lind
Cromwell Rifle Club
State Guard
A. H. Frazier
A. H. Frazer
C. E. Bush
Christian Endeavor Recruiting Campaign Launched
The Christian Endeavor recruiting drive began last evening with strong patriotic and service appeals. A church service flag and prep for the Lord’s Supper are planned, with a pastor’s Bible reading on Hebrews 12:1,2 titled Stripping for the Race. A large attendance is desired and members are asked to bring membership letters. a note on social dynamics ends the excerpt.
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Christian Endeavor
When a Child Droops
An old time health ad urges mothers to inspect a child for souring food and poisons in the stomach liver and bowels. It promotes Cascarets a candy flavored laxative costing 10 cents as a quick remedy for digestive upset.
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E. B. Lynde
West District
St. Luke’s Mission
S. T. Davidson
U. S
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Congregational Church Notes
Super Bluebird
Other Good Pictures
Barbara Castleton
Irving Cummings
Marie Walcamp
The
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FOX Standard
Animated Weekly
America’s
Early Bird
O. K
Middletown
Adolph Zukor
Billie Burke
F. Ziegfield, Jr
Polly
Paramount
Matinees
Burton Holmes Travel
Thos. H. Vnce
Enid Bennett
Paramount Picture
Keystone
America
Division of Films
Committee ON Public Information
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U. S. Signal Corps
John J. Pershing
G. E. Carlson
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