Middlesex Theatre Shows War Time Wonders and Films
A busy program at the Middlesex features lively stage acts and new films including Elsie Ferguson in A Doll's House and Missing, with vaudeville and travel comedy. Berlin Fair, a major exhibition, showcases U S war efforts and civilian farming progress, plus George Walsh in The Kid Is Clever and In The Balance with Earle Williams.
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George’. Walsh
Grand Theatre
George Jeomes
William Fox
Kirk White
Kirk
Comany
Tie Chip
Earle Williams
Aother
Theda Bara
Haddam Week in Town Notes and Visitors
James C. Kelsey and family from Waterbury visit Haddam for a week or two while Ps and Mrs. Herbert Myers also stay in the village. James Wright entertains his sister in town as locals share summer greetings. Fragmentary lines reference Clara Spencer and a temporary position, with unreadable text interspersed throughout.
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Haddam
James C. Kelsey
Waterbury
Herbert Myers
James Wright
K. Hardin
Clara Spencer
Community Notes From River and Nearby Towns
Septembers bring visits and gatherings as River residents recount trips to Exeter Hartford Boston and New Haven. Miss Bertha Stallsbury has joined the service as a yeomanette while families share time with relatives and at local events including the Philathea society meeting hosted by Frederick L Fleetham on High Street. The new library quarters in the town hall attract patrons after recent renovations and a Hartford hospital transfer is planned for C M Pratt once he regains strength. Frequent small-town movements continue with Mr and Mrs Watrous Mrs Howard and others visiting relatives and attending services and weekly errands.
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New Haven
Edson Brown
Brown
Jack” Arnold
Eugene Dennison
Denison
Amy Johnson
East Lyme
Bertha Stallsbury
C. M. Pratt
Hartford
F. E. Pratt
Pratt
Lillian Pratt
Ruby Bartman
Mary Jennings
Anna Lewis
Boston
Town Hall
W. C. Standish
Moodus
Philp Johnson
Prann
Gunilla Johnson
Middlesex Hospital
Ellen Johnson
Middletown
J. A. Johnson
Dorcas Society Meeting in Cromwell at Mrs Peterson’s
Cromwell residents are informed of a Dorcas Society meeting at Mrs. P Peterson’s Main street Thursday afternoon. Miss Sybil Root is ill and confined to home. Red Cross members to assemble at the town flag pole Wednesday at 2 30 p m to welcome the French Band passing through Cromwell. Wear aprons and head-dress. Kate A Hallock chairman.
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Cromwell
Dorcas
To Honor French Band Passes Cromwell for War Service Salute
On Wednesday afternoon September 18 at 2 50 p m the 62 member Military Band of the French Army will pass Cromwell en route from Middletown to Hartford The State Council of Defense asks full courtesy be paid to these heroes who have served under fire Local groups plan a salute with flags, Marseillaise singing, wild flower strewing and boutonniere gifts from Cromwell residents.
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Cromwell
Middletown
Hartford
State Council of Defense
Cromwell War Bureau
Red Cross
State Guards
Red Cross Society
Boy Scouts
Charles B. Bush
Girl Scouts
A. N. Pierson
Cromwell Hall
United States
Moodus society notes and local updates
Moodus moodus September entries note a Red Cross and Equality League meeting at Mrs. Elsie S Johnsons with luncheon at 1. Newell Lewis of Hartford visited family. G B Hall returned home improved from a recuperation. Patsy Toscano was sent back to hospital due to lack of progress. Royal Goff and Mrs Worthington hosted visitors. Dr E E Williams traveled to Niantic for business. Walter Lewis Jr returns to Newport after furlough. Miss Emma Wippert departed for New London to reenter college after a scholarship. Edward Worthington of W W Gates sustained a thumb injury but resumed work.
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Royal Goff
East Hampton
George Worthington
E. E. Williams
Niantic
Walter Lewis, Jr
Newport
Emma Wippert
New London
Miss Wippert
Edward Worthington
W. W. Gates
Local Notices and Socials from Ivoryton
Ivoryton events include Miss Helen Starling returning to Hartford, the Stickney family visiting Lyme, and E L. Post from Wallingford visiting. Elsie Sanberg from Hartford stays with her parents as the local Y M C A plans a fall meeting to select candidates for the basketball team. A sighting of three airplanes near town entertains residents, while a ship named Cleopatra is referenced in a humorous exchange.
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Ivoryton
Helen Starling
Hartford
Howard Stickney
Lyme
E. L. Post
Wallingford
Elsie Sanberg
Garritys move into Meadowoods area of Essex
Essex residents report Hugh Garrity and wife from Brooklyn have moved to the A. P. Tucker place in Meadowoods. The town calendar lists a Literary club meeting with Miss Lillian Mather this evening. Several locals visit relatives in Hartford and Norwich as a busy social scene unfolds.
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Essex
Hugh Garrity
Brooklyn
A. P. Tucker
Meadowoods
Literary Club
Lillian Mather
Elmer Daniels
Norwich
William Phelps
Clarence Crampton
Hartford
Susan Whitman
J. E. Redfield
Cornelius Hayes
Charles Stewart
Tylerville
State Council of Defense
Rivertown Hall
Walter Page
Meriden
Ida Blanley
Denisor Road
New York
Red Cross Work and French Army Band To Visit Higganum
Higganum records a morning Red Cross meeting to prepare tasks for Candlewood Hill. The 61 member French band will pass through town tomorrow at 11 15 am, with locals urged to display American and French flags along the route. Thursday remains Red Cross day at the schoolhouse. Gordon Cody visited Sunday and left for Glastonbury for work. Esther Knowles leaves for Northfield and Ruth Burr to Mt Holyoke for the coming year.
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Higganum
Ladies of the Red Cross
Candlewood Hill
Red Cross
Gordon Cody
Glastonbury
Esther Knowles
Northfield
Mass
Ruth Burr
Mt. Holyoke College
Chester Republican caucus nominates town officials
The Chester caucus at Town Hall named nominees for the town election. Assessor Hawin G. Smith and first selectman R. C. Tyler head the list, with Edwin B Lynde as second selectman and D. E. Smith and George D. Hornebeck as grand jurors. John W. Smith is auditor, W. A. Brothwell deposits fund agent, W. P. Holden collector of taxes, Elmer Holmes and Frank Burr constables, E. W. Lewis and G. Myron Abbey on the school committee, Arthur Osburn and Miss Hattie Pratt library directors. Arthur L. Osburn is ill at home. James H. Harris of Agawam, Mass., visited yesterday. Some schoolchildren distributed premium Chester fair books around town.
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Chester
Hawin G. Smith
R. C. Tyler
Edwin B&b. Lynde
D. E. Smith
George D. Hornebeck
John W. Smith
W. A. Brothwell
W. P. Holden
Elmer Holmes
Frank Burr
E. W. Lewis
G. Myron Abbey
Arthur Osburn
Hattie Pratt
Arthur L. Osburn
James H. Harris
Agawam
Mass
Higganum Republican Caucus Chooses First Selectman Candidate
Higganum meeting at Brainard's hall nominates C. B. Carlson for first selectman. Local social notes report Mr and Mrs Sidney Marble and daughter returning from visit with Marble family. Mabel Bailey departs for New Hampshire to resume work. Congregational church ladies sew with Mrs Gilbert. E O Burr reports a new sile to be erected soon. Quotations on work and worry close the item.
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Higganum
Brainard’s Hall
C. B. Carlson
Sidney Marble
Mr. Marble
Mabel Bailey
New Hampshire
Congregational Church
Secret of youth hinges on cleansing the kidneys
An advertisement urges readers to maintain kidney and digestive health as the key to lasting youth. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a guaranteed remedy imported from Haarlem, Holland, claiming vitality, nerve strength, and facial radiance, and advises getting them from a druggist in sealed packs.
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Haarlem
Holland
Democratic caucus nominates town officers in Saybrook
Old Saybrook Sept 17 Democrats caucused at club rooms selecting officers for October town election. Appointments include assessor William Dietsch. board of relief John S Dickinson. selectmen Frederick S Chapman and S Young. town deposit fund Charles E Pease. collector of taxes George N Fish. jurors Frank Steele Edwin H Herty and George N Fish. constables M P Murphy Henry Stevens Thomas J Curran and Frank Champion. auditor Frank S Pratt. registrar of voters John S Dickinson. school committee George Watson Beach and Daniel W Pratt. finance committee terms shown. Republicans and Democrats share finance seats. new town committee Dickinson Burke and Pratt. resignations cleaned by government order. Burke and Pratt appointed to fill vacancies. Notables: son Wellington Spencer arrived in France. Mrs A J Post and family homebound to Englewood N J. Mrs Gordon Z Smith visiting then to Middletown. Conductor T Dupree on vacation. William Foley covering Saybrook Point to Hartford job.
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Old Saybroofil
Willam Dietsch
Board of Relief
John S. Dickinson
Frederick S. Chapman
S. Young
New Town Committee
William E. Burke
Frank S. Pratt
M. J. Golden
D. W. Pratt
W. EE. Burke
F. S. Pratt
George E. Spencer
Wellington
France
A. J. Post
Englewood
N. J
Fenwick
Gordon Z. Smith
Bridgeport
Middletown
Water Department
T. Dupree
Valley Branch
Saybrook Point
Hartford
William Foley
One of the Vagaries of Fate Ironies in Saving
The Florida Times-Union notes the irony that saving becomes most necessary when it seems next to impossible, reflecting on the paradox of financial restraint and urgent need in uncertain times.
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Florida Times-Union
Woman’s Hearty Recommendation for Foley Bidney Pills
A reader from Weston Belvidere NL recounts severe illness from overwork and weakness, saying after using Foley Bidney Pills her health improved markedly. The note claims relief from dizziness puffiness sore muscles and rheumatic pains when caused by disordered kidneys and endorses the remedy for others.
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Sara, Weston
Belvidere
Alco
Oley Bidney
Former Empress and Daughters Slain by Bolsheviks
A London Daily Express report claims former Empress of Russia and her four daughters were murdered by Bolsheviks. The report asserts a trusted source confirms the entire immediate family of the late Czar has been exterminated.
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Russia
Domen
London Daily Express
Hig Guess. Is He Very Rich Detroit Free Press
A brief Detroit Free Press snippet questions wealth and reactions to taxes. It hints at public sentiment toward tax policy and a notable figure, with a casual exchange reflecting curiosity and skepticism.
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Detroit Free Press
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