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as. since 1t‘callsyfoafinslygbbauty.
style and a high order of olefin in
the star. but also tor an ulna” intel-
ligence and an intellectual back-
ground vouchsafed by the gods to
but few of us. mss‘Talmadge‘s per
formanca. however—and her myriad
admirers need hardly be told this—
brings out every shade of emotional
feeling in her portrayal of this crook
part. lifting it far out of the common-
place by the force of her viric person-
ality as well as by the odd psychologi-
cal twist of .the story.
REGENT THEATRE Ffilm.
William Farnum in the rltrlllt'i‘g Hm-
4
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. teaching of In-
"am.
PM
tory; It te. become an
equally potent m with the press
in mouldingjubl‘: opinion. Recog-
nising this power. the United States
has taken this step so that the real
truth about the war shall be shown
on the. screen. Utilising this new
strong arm of the service, Uncle Sam
can the more readily dissipate and
overwhelm the insidious lies 01'
Run.
“Pershing’s Crusaders“ is distribut-
ed by the Mt w inhibitor.-
Circuit. he.
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ELECTRICAL BOARD’S
the
has lamps, without charge. and lsdaa
m at less than cost, for many
years. in under to compensate for
their increased cost. as an economic
need to discourage the use of the low-
er efiiciency carbon lamps and to stop
them from being wantonly wasted, we!
were obliged to discontinue that meth-
od of supplying lamps, and. since Feb-
,ruary 15th. all lamps have been listed
.for sale. at standard rates.
Steam Power Susmdcd.
Owing to the appalling scarcity. un-
reliability of supply and excessive cost
{selves elsewhere; one, at double
iunleSs all could be considered
at a time when the needed
heat of care. y h". th
ln'direct contrast, though, there are
shining examples of true loyalty. and
such, We are proud to say, an» ucl
-represented in our operating staff.
Those who have been with the plan
Ilongest. and a few of the later one.»
are the ones in mind. At least ttru:
have refused offers to better them
what
said be
from u»
2 [0 an
ihe is receiving here. who
:would not accept an advance
of bituminous coal. its use has had to: other, a “1311 official position has been
be. greatly curtailed during this fiscal' held 0L” to mu}; an! 01 ultra (oultl
year.’ in fact. it has been practically 5”“? opportunrty no“. and with ad
prohibitive except during cold wealth-l ”mag“ M“ ”193' he'lt'l‘e they or.
er, when one of the four boilers has} ”99‘1"" h”? ["0“- T‘) ”It-Ill. man
‘had to be kept fired up and under-i than aHl’llllng else, is due the excel
steam for emergency service and nes‘. Ml“? 0f .VOUI‘ electrical servicefiat z.
link when conditions are for
Six
all
tHlATRE
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todrama, “A Soldier’. 0%"
“A Soldier's (latll.' which was Writ-
. 2cm ANNUAL REPORT
ct—ssary healing. llence. electrical
generation by steam has been almost
nothing during the whole year. For
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ten by Daniel Roosevelt, has always
had a warm spot in Mr. Fanum's
heart. as it was one of his greatest
successes The cast which supported
the star in making the drama was not-
ed for its strength and balance.
William lv‘arnum. th'e fomous
screen star, who is appearing at the
Regent Theatre in the 1918 version of
“A Soldier’s Oath." is a terror to
newspaper interviewers. Not that he
is dlscourteous or rude. but on the
contrary. he is so modest that It is
difficult for interviewers to extract
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Palace Theatre
TODAYandTHURSDAY
PERFORMANCES AT 2:15, 7:15 AND 9 O’OLOOK .
_ q Following the Flag to France
_. “Pershing’s Crusaders”
OVer Here and Over There
Taken by U. 8. Signal Corps and Navy Photographers and the
French General Stafi‘
cu
Released by the Commit
. . on Public'Information,
George Creel. Chairmen
. ”slat
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How America‘s Fighting Sons Are Spending
Their Lives
How American Labor Is Backing Them Up
How the Government In Spending the National
Wealth
“.‘ERSHING'S CRUSADERS" Calls the Nation to Witness
With Its Own Eyes
180 Keystone Comedy
. . “NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS”
Palace Orchestra Under Direction of James Sexton
Will Furnish Music ~
N0 ADVANCE IN PRICES
stories from him.
AT PALACE THEATRE
TODAY AND TOMORROW
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“Pershlng's Crusaders"
Shows How
i Successfully Our Government
i la Handling Glgsntlc Tack
l of Puttlng Army of . »
} Capable Fighters
In the Flsld
l Into the widely popular domain of
:lllOllOl’l picture entertainment ha!
come a new and powerful factor.
l Uncle Sam is now a movie manager.
it‘ll-ordination is the dynamo of efil-
‘ctency and centralisation of control
‘its starting leVar. Reoognlslng‘ The
$911. value of the moVie, the United
States Government has taken over
‘the work of visuallslng on the screen
:the scenes of the Gre'it War In order
to show a pictorial history of what
is being done over here and over
frhere,
’ The New York Tribune recently
said: "This is the first wa‘r of sun
marines and aeropllnes-and If Ti sl-
so the first war of movies. Just at
present we should rate the mone as
the most powerful ally that hard-
.pressed democrpcy has yet been able
to summon to her side." In order thlt
.thls powerful weapon may be utilised
to its utmost, the Committee on Pulr
llc lnformatlon. of which Georxe
Free] is Chairman. now controls the
‘ work of the United States Signal
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stout hearts and rejoicing that. withal,
they leave far more for thankfulness
than regret. That spirit. supporting
holy right. in battle ever gainingshall
keep the hope lishts bunting. the
wheels of victory turning and win the
glorious fight.
in such spirit is transmitted. through
your Honorable District t‘omlnisslon.
to our fellow—cit” our twentyslxth
annual report. re ng to the South
Norwslk Electric Works. of the Sec
and Tuning District. of the City of
Norwalk, for the fiscal year, which
ended July 31m. 1918.
. Profit Decrease.
The financial statement only too
plainly indicates the grave. contrast
between the results of past peaceful
times and those of the present in
tenslve war condplops. Even last
year‘s diminished gross profit of 316.-
381.51 ab0ve the cast of operations
.would look good now as compared
jwlth this year's balance of $9,351.34.
IAnd the difference is much greater
still when contrasted with the gross
‘ profits of the six ducal years prlor to
1916, which ranged from about 624.-
000.00 to more than 827,000.00. How-
ever. when it is considered that this
change has all been due to an abnor
nlsl advance in almost everything en-
tering into the oostrof generating elec-
tricity. even the unit cost of repairs;
then the reason Mars to appear.
Fuel oil. that used .to cost 3c per gal-
lon, of which upwdrdp of 150.000 gal-
lons are consumed by the plant. per
year, kept going up' until ll.
reached 9c last i‘ebrusry. 200 per cent.
increase. and has so remained ever
since, with no assurance at all as to
the future. Thus. this one item alone
accounts for an actual excess annual
cost of over $9,000.00, without any to-
turn. whatever. Coal, too. has reach-
ed a condition of shortage, unreliabil-
ity and price. so that it is prohibitive,
except when unavoidable. Many an-
other instance of extraordinary price
might be Illl'lllllllli‘d, but when it is re-
membered that the plant's rates for
service were liberally reduced late in
1915. with no advance. in the mean-
time. and. that the war restrictions, in
finally ,
the first time in twenty years all fires
were stopped on May 4th. and the
Slt'alll service has been entirely» sus-
pended ever since.
usual large allotment of coal. dulin:
the. extreme shortage. much. greater
local suffering and difficulty, than act-
ually occurred. was averted. True, as
a war-time coal saver, the plant's per-
centage stands high for the year. and
at 100 per cent. since May 4th.
The inability to use the steam-driven
generators, however. has not only 50000 0f umnatured bonds. which srel
greatly diminished the plant's capa-
city. but. as a regular and reliable
standby, the steam service is keenly
reedud Thus the electrical output
has been almost entirely supplied by
the Diesel enginedrlven generators.
and purchaser current, through the ro-
tary converter.
Plant Condition.
Considering all the allowances that
must be made for war-times. the plant
is in good condltlon. The distribution
system is mostly in fine repair; a
very considerable portion having been
rebuilt this year in connection with
the installation of the ornamental
street lighting system.
, The power statlon equipment shows
evidence of its long and heavy usage.
and much of it. especially the fuel oil
engines. requires frequent overhaul-
lnt. which is rendered very dlfilcult'by‘
priority war orders. preventlng the
manufacturers from being able or anal
ions to supply repair parts. except at
excessive cost and liable to long de-
lay. consequently we have to dlrecl-
ly take care of most of the rebuild-
tug of the equipment. There has to
be a lot of pstchlng and. under; the
stress of the times and economic ne-
cessity. we are patching the patches.
But. wlthsl, the plant continues its
record of good service. All through
the bard conditions of fuel shortage
and bad transportation, last winter.
the. plant maintained excellent contin-
uous service. and met all needs. when
many other electrical plants were our-
tailed or entirely shut down. but it
had some mighty close shaves. When
condltlons are more favorable, it will
be none too soon to make provisions
for much-needed replacements and ex-
tensive plant improvements. rebuild-
By not using its.
front
tus) to keep it so. ()ul district ha:
,lcason to be \t-ry glad that it has >Uf’l.
needed loyalty ill its home trenche~
To those. to \\ horn vrr havr l’va‘Tf‘ttl
jive are more grateful than can be ex
pressed at this timembut let us hop
tlllal they feel the joy of duty well
ldUUP. and that their time of reward
will come.
, Briefly. the statement shows that
5 the plant has an inventory of cash ac
counts. reserve and sinking funds 0‘
i560.238.82. and an investment of 3222
758.50. The liabilities amount to $42.-
‘ofi‘set by the sinking fund of the same
.amount. Thus, the plant is wholl'.‘
free and clear of all debt. .
.The report is attested by Albert E.
“mchester. general superintendent
and. William H. Deringer. cashier. and
audited by (‘harles A. Walters, auditor
of the Second Taxing District.
The net income for the year amounts
to $71,722.95. and themaintenance and
operation costs were 862,368.61, thus
yielding a profit of $9,354.34.
The cost of maintaining and operat-
ing the fire alarm and police tele-
gra'ph :ystlems. located within the See
on ax as District,
$88.84. amounts to
The amount of $21,434.99 has been
expended. during the past year. to the
account of the ornamental street light-
ing system installation. This work is
yet unfinished. but, when completed. a
{report is to be made, cover g all
costs‘for the entire work. wh ch has
extended over a‘perlod‘tlf more than
two years. ‘
The report also shows expenditure
of 98,400.81 to the plant enlargement
account. Most of this cost mvers line
work, etc. for the slteranllng current
system in the district. for which we
parstlons for the operation of same
are being made.
Greatly regretting that your electric
plant is still forced to struggle. with
most discouraging conditions and re-
operatlons, as the unavoidable result
of wsrvtlme exigencies. but with door
gratitude that the extreme hardships.
thus sustained by the plant, have not
as yet reduced its record of good
service—and that, throughout these
difficult times, it shall be sustained
by the patience and appreciation of
strlctlons to its proper and economic.
MAE MARSH in
FRIDAY’S PHOTOPLAY
“ALI. WOMAN”
Regent Theatre
TODAY
Norma Talmadge
in the Triumph of Her Artistlc
Career,
“De Luxe Annie”
A Pllotoplay with a Surprising
Psychological Twist.
Alec, Showing Today,
Burton Holmes' Travel Pictures.
FRIDAY,
William Farnum, in the Gripping
Photoplay,
“A SOLDIE 1‘s OATH.”
SATURDAY,
, Mae Marsh, in
"THE GLORIOUS ADVENTURE"
. And 6th Episode of
I “THE EAGLE’S EYE."
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"THE KISS BURGLAR,"
FRESH FROM BROADWAY
Smacking Musical Comedy at Regent
Theatre. Thursday Evening
A musical play productlon of com-
plete metropolitan calibre as regards
book. music, cast. chorus and scenic
production is promised In the smock.
ing musical conledy's success. “The
Kiss Burglar." coming direct (Tom I
successful six. months' engagement at
‘0! 4 ill. Cohan theatre. New
‘71:} city. Glen blacllonougll, whose
"9° as allbrcttlst needs no descrlvr
Mrinths author of the book and
”his“ Imam Hubbell. who“
songs ban was wide celebrity. cost-
” tli ”I." “I'D. m In “a.
put ‘ IIdata-st m sac-l
|unlint effects for which llls music has
‘ulways been noted. There are at
:least a dolen delightful song num-
bers. all of which Julian Mitchell has
provided incidental dances. Mr. Mltcll-
;ell's success in directing such special-
,tlea has beenOmore marked this sea-
ison titan ever; in “The Kiss Burglar.”
'hl’ is said to have surpassed all lli.u
'previous efforts.-_ He has had talent-
f‘orps and Navy Photographers.
arrangements have been made where-
by the (‘ommlttce
the work of official photographers
-_-___.___.___. a Francs. England and ltsly.
and
will also hall!“0
of
With thla comprehensive mM‘flul
at Its command the movie history or
the war will be coordinated so that.
instead of detached scenes sandwich-
ed in with other views. it will be
shown in complete episodes. There
will be a series of his feature pic-
tures under the direction of H. C.
lloatzland. the first of which. entitled
“Pershing's (‘ruauticrs.“ will be
shown at the Palace Theatre today
at soloists to work with and also a
chorus of high degree. “The Peacock
Alley" chorus. which is one of tho
distinguised features of this excellent
lmuslcal offering. will become famous wars. they were mainly Isolated
lover night. it Is predicted. ' on ac-
scenes. taken in a rather crude mau-
count at its beauty and gmce' it her. They were never assembled
takes its name from one of the prin- with the purpose of showing the pro-
clpal scenes in the play. “The Pea- gresslon of events with htstorlcsl
cock Alley," or main promenade in .
and Thursday.
‘Whlle it is true that moving plc-
lures were shown of the Russanp-
anesc, Balkan and Spanish-American
lscenery and effects of the handsomesf ‘
ldescription will lend charm to the ro A..—
mantlc musical story of Aemrico and '
(Europe. This will. without doubt}
3prove the season's largest dud best
musical Offering. which carries an
’enérmous company. The play a sched-
uled for the Regent Theatre. Thurs-
day evenlng. Sept. 19. ‘
REGENT THEATRE TODAY
Norma Talmadge In Her Newest Pho-
toplay, “De Luxe_ Annlo"
"De Luxe Annie,” Norma Tal-
madge's latest Select picture. which '1
will be shown here today at the
Regent Theatre. is vastly different
from the average crook play, and, by
the same token. infinitely superior. It
:ls the story of a' finelybred'womsn
,‘whose husband is interested in crlm~
inal psychology and. who is herselt'
transformed into a crim‘nal by an ac-
cident. The crime. she prscuccs it
the ”de luxe game," an adaptation or
the 0H bndm MI in which the
womsnpososaa‘selhrofdeluxe
editions and invslglos some individual
with a weakness for pretty slrls.
whereupon her male confederate
breaks into thus-o and mo.
the victim whom be has found to an
embarrassing position with: his
"can ..
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. continuity.
one of New Yorks fashionable ho-r D. W. Grlflith once said that some
tels. Wonderful gowns. as well as day the movie would supersede the.
the use of electricity for lighting and log. etc. And it is games"). hoped
“‘9 “WHEN. saving "W 0’ ””5 3'3““ that the favorable time will not be too
have very seriously reducPd the long delayed.
plant’s income. than the fact. that it Ornamental Street nghtlltg.
has realized any ”this profit'nl all.‘ As this report In submitted to You.
under the circumstances. becomes a the painting of the. steel poles of this
matter of wonder and rejoicing. "“d‘dlstrlct's ornamental 8“...“
”l“ ““1"” ”“9“ 1’9”" ”“3"”. "3 long system is well under way. This means
since became necessary and seller“ that the final finishing up work on the
throughout this country and most of installation will soon be compmp¢
the world, for such service. it could If there is no further delay from labor
have maintained its former fine profit shormgg or otherwise. The establish
record. at the expense of its patrons. ".9... m thls gym...“ has been exceed-
Thus they ha"? mllzt'd a vet!" haml- ingly tllmcutt. All of its 236 lampz.
some dividend 0“ their OWN‘WMP '“ lighting nearly two miles of the city's
the plant. YE“ it has probably “0‘ mo" lmnortnnt streets. have been In
OCCUI‘TEd ‘0 ”1"" 1““ ”ll“ way. 1nd!" regular service since July 18th. The
ma from the rarity 0‘ “PPN’CWW? eincomplete system consists of 196 steel
Dreflfilonfi- lstandnrds. of which 143 support twln
“"0 '"Wflu- lamp fixtures. of an improved type. do
Whlle touchlng upon the subject of slgned here. especially. for um “3...
Operation 00‘“ increase and decline, it tent. and which is now belnmad'n
llghllng .
the people of this district. whom we
are honored to serve, we are,
Respectfully.
.FRED. HUNKEMEIER.
THOMAS ROBINS,
PATRICK J. BROI-‘HY.
Board of Electrical Commissioners.
September 13th, 1918.
KLINE TO REFEREE BOUT
Former Boxer to Handle Leonard-
‘ Lewls Contest In Ring
Patsy Kline. former featherweight
boxer of Newark. has been selected to
referee the ttlght-round boxing bout
between Benny Leonard, world’s
lightweight champion. and Ted Kid
Lewis 6! 'Enkltind. welterweight class
must have become clear that the in many places. it is may I l, _ leader". The contest “l'babheld in
plant's DION": under ““011 abnormal most effective and econr . street Woldenmayer's Park, Newark. blon-
condltlons. may suffer actual embar- lighting unit in exlstr‘ After'the day night.
rassment unless its operation costs go final costs. some 0: unlch are to be
down. or M rates so up. A! llwhope- shared between this district and the
Yul prospect 0' low" “03‘s ‘3 rather several other interests. which have.
grim. JUBl 110W: therefore. after ‘0“ joint usage of the poles, have been ad-
consldemtlon. with dreaded actlon de- justed. we will render you a special
fer-red, from time to time, the date of report upon this matter.
submlttlng this report finds no reluctm Help Condltions.
nntly preparing to increase the New For the first time in its twenty-six
cal rates. as soon as practicable. AI years. the plant has had help troubles
this step will only be We“ 88 an 9-" this year. War conditions have natur-
pedlent, forced by abnormal Chem ally been the cause. resulting in un.
stances, “8 continuation, Will only 811- restfulnegg' changing, hilmnnpetency~
dure durlng the period Of “6883“!- unreliability. wage problems, etc.
Lamp Prices. .Tllus. service. ediclency of operation
After supplying consumers With car- ind plant property have suffered most,
I
The announcement of Kline’s seleo
tlon for the orbiter posltfon was mad.
yesterday when Chalrman John S.
Smith of the New Jersey Boxing Com
mission, and Commissloner Craln fav-
orded the retired Newark feather-
weight over several other referees
whose names had been mentioned as
likely candidates for the office. Both
boxers and their managers. are re.
[ported as pleased with the selection.
Lewis is working out at Jimmy De
[Forest‘s gymnasium at Long Branch,
and is experiencing little difficulty
making the required weight. 141
pounds. Leonard. fresh from his vic-
tory over Horry'Pier-ee in Philadel-
phia. will continue his preparatory
work at Grupp's Gymnasium in Har-
lem. "'
A heavy advance sale is aleady re
ported. although thcr'tickets have on
ly been on public sale since last Sat
urdav, and "the promoteds are antic}.
dating a record crowd.
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SIXTEENTH REGIMENT REUNION.
——
HARTFORD, Sept. 18.——At the, re-
union of, the Sixteenth. Connecticut
Volunteers at G. A. R. Hall yesterday
about fifty veterans were present.
Robert H. Kellogg of Delaware. Ohio;
was one of them. The old fellows ex.
pressed great udmirsthn for the hi]!-
lty Yankee soldiers fighting overseas.
Six deaths were reported. Captain
William H. Lockwood of Hartford Was
elected honorary life presldent. Mayor
George Q. Whitney is life secretary-
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Nflll’ IN U. 3.
War Department out:
Act to Disperse Wild 7
mor Epidemic ‘
wasnmc'rou. Sept 18.—-War De!
partment officials emphatically denied
yesterday the rumor that has been can
rent geenrally throughout L‘ennectimt'r
for the past WB'l-t, that the 102m! Rog.
lmenl ,largely composed of Connectle
cut National Guard. has been return:
ed to the United States.
All Kinds of Rumors.
There have been all kinds of rumors~
iabout the 102nd Regiment. it was re»
‘ported that the regiment lost heavily
in casualties and that some. of its.
units were returned. and some rumors
went so fti'r as to say it had landed at
an Atlantic port last Saturday.
All of these rumors are groundless.
.Vl’ar Department officials assent. No
units or parts of units of the Ameri-
can forces. able to fight. are to be re~
turned to the United States until the
war is won. a member of the genera!
staff said. The only soldiers being ro-
turned to the United States are woundo
ed. sick and convalescent men. need‘
log a considerable rest and entire
change of environment. it is said. Tb.
102nd Regiment is still a very live,
virile and much to be feared fighting
mrce ,the War Department reports.
and there is no necessity for return'ng
it home.
The 102ml infantry is composed at"
the former first and Second infantry
Regiments of the Connecticut Natlom
al Guard.
llllttl llllll lots ,
Inc-tinned Rom First Page.)
has brought to the Amerlcan people.
greater ”Humans, a greater determfo .
nation and s greater willingness to up-
hold snd support to the point of sorb-
ous sacrifice. ‘
The special feature work' of this .
loan therefore will be to impress on»
stsntly upon the minds of the Amort- -
can people the solemnlty, the tragedy
and the extremely critical sltuatin
Amerltm and her Allies are in, in thlr
terrible conflict.
The sorlonsnes sand awful trsgadys!
the war must be recognised and real. '
“alloy the American people. it is '
not it. time for optimism. The war In
far from being won. The govornmsst
realises this when her war program
calls for at least two millions more .“
men under arms before next July. Who
is going to support those men? Every
man. woman or child who invests in a
Fourth Liberty loan Bond stands be-
hind the man in khaki. shoulderlng his
gun. willing to sacrifice even life it!
self to protect home and country. Got
behind the boy over there. [lend to
your country no willlngly as be Is 0!-
ferlng his life for his country and you.
Buy your bonds at home.
Try a Sentinel Want Advertiser
ments and you will recelye (mm
sults. K
—— —-——_2.-é=_r
nun soon I! unit. mm M:
sawsas'os runs vuusfit’;
Working night at Home.
You can make good money by using,
your leisure time in turning out ma “ '
sewn Waists. If you can sew, we will
Instruct you. The work is simple and
you can make from $20 to $25 a week.
working right in your own home. We
supply all the materials and pattern: .
Apply Saturday. from 9 o'clock to 11
o‘clock. and 1 o’clock to 4 o'clock, Wu ‘ 7
pay your fare. *7
e MISS DREXLER,
Nor-walk Hotel, Nor-walk, Conn.
d
Atlction--Auction V
. am can Mlm
0
Brooksids Inner, cor. Richardo‘
ave. and Oonnecticnt WM
Broohide, South'Norwafic ' ,_ ~
and will he sold by Public Auctionfoss'
above dates, rain or shine. The sonar
consist ofvvaluable pieces of period
Furnitul‘. Signed Paintings and PM5
celalns. Signed French Prints, Turkish
”-Russ. Crystal Glassware and M»
Glass. Bohemian Silver and 0%: .
Sheffield Chins, Llnoges Painted “
no. Costly Curios. , Mirrors of all.
captions. Bedroom Sets. Lace ...
talus. Hanlkunners. quantities ‘ . .
sis and mm. Kitchen Of
As far as practicable. srtlelos.
lingual“! h the order call r“
”I Ilst. ’
watts Inspected in
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Norwalk Chronicler