New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1922, Page 2

| Experience | h Made it Possible For us to Select Only the Worth While . Christmas Cards Stationery Dept, P ————_—— i 3 " . ; ’ NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBEK 28, 1922, Stranger Thought Tele- graph Company Was Swindling Him Out of $2,000. “Hello, Is this the Western l‘n.l\ Telegraph Office?” “Yes, what can W do for you?" 'Please send a mes- sengor boy to number umpetity ump, blank street.” The messenger is dis- patched, A half hour passes by and the boy has not returned, A hour and still no boy. “Where is that messenger Dboy?" demanded O, C. Faupel, manager of the local Western Union office, In- The Diddnson | Drug Co. 169-171 MAIN STREET Jhe Lare of the Lovely Frock and The Charm of the Luxurious Fur- Trimmed Cogt % Is exemplified in apparel that meets a moderate income at Horsfall's, Originality 1s our key-word— and we mark our garments at a minimum profit so that our regular prices are lower than some so-called reduoed prices, [légg SFALLS sylum Street ‘Women's Shop 140 Trumbull Street Hartford. “It Pays to Buy Our Kind.” City Items i Headquarters for Girls’ -Leland's of course.—advt. 4 Zae next rehearsal' of the Grotto Oriental Band ®vill be held at the Masonic rooms in the City building, Saturday at 9:30 p. m. . Bee. Axelrod's Advt. on Page 2. _.‘-v(,—ldvt. The annual meeting of the Past atrons and Past Patrons association of Martha Chapter, O. E. 8., will be beld at 7 o'clock this evening. * | Gulbransen Player Pianos, JMorans. —advt. 5 + Morris Cohn of this city, is a mem- ‘Ber of the state compittee which has ipsued a call for a state-wide Jewish convention to be held in New Haven ‘Sunday afternoon to consider ways #nd means of raising $200,000 for they Palestine foundation fund. . Renew your Red Cross membership. —advt. . The regular meeting of the Wom- en's Foreign Missionary society of the first Congregational ‘*urch. will be held at the home of Mrs, C. E. Mitch- " el at 64 Russell street tomorrow af- iternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Samuel iMcCutcheon will report on recent |board meeting at Pittsfleld, Mass. Tea will be served. Thomas Nelson, aged 19 years, an employe of the Corbin Screw corpor- dtion, suffered a painful injury to the midde finger of the left hand, while | at work yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the NgevBritain General hos- pitalfor treatment. St. John's fair, State Armory, Arch street, Nov. 24 to Dec. 4—advt. | Coats. Extra salesladles wanted at The Big Store—Raphael’s Dept. Store—experi- (ence not,necessary. Apply at once. —advt, B. NELSON High Class Tailoring Imported and Domestic Woolens . 58 W. Main St. Good Things | to Eat Classification 62 ) quiry revealed the fact that the mes- senger hoy had called at the number indicated and was engaged, very in- dustriously, in cleaning out a cellar for the woman who had phoned. Another time a messenger was called by a woman who wanted to send her infant son and helr out for a little walk. ‘She engaged a mes- senger by the hour to stroll back and fort hon the street pushing her young hopeful in his perambulator, much to the amusement of a gang of grin- ning street urchins, in the neighbor- hood. Who Wonldn't Like This Job? “1 want to go to a theater next Tuesday evening and I haven't time to purchase tickets. Please send a boy out to buy tickets for me. And again a telegraph mesenger gets a job that has no eonnection with the work of delivering telegrams. And thus it goes, all the way down the line. One person wants the weekly laundry and a messenger boy gets the job, Recenfly it was nec- essary to take a large snare drum from the Boys' club to the Elks’ club. A messenger boy conveyed the drym on a bicycle. Saturday afternoon and the madam of the house is all tired out. She has had a hard week and looks forward to a restful evening. Suddenly her door bell rings. It is a messenger boy with a telegram. Aunt Jane is coming from Hometown to spend Sunday. There is just enough food in the house for the family. at can she do? While she hustles and busties around trying to make up that special kind of peach charlotte that Aunt Jane likes so well, she has a real inspiration. 3 “If a hoy can deliver messages, he can deliver groceries.” The phone rings at 1260 and a Western Union boy is given a list of groceries, with instructions to purchase same and de- liver them at once. She gets her groceries and saves a trip. Better Than Eating Pie Not infrequently, in the larger cit- ies, and occaslonally in New Britain, | lonley women have requisitioned mes- senger boys to be their escorts at theaters. This is rumored to bhe one of the bright lights in the life of a messenger boy, In the larger cities, calling messen- ger boys to sit up all night with a corpse, sort of a solitary wake, is not unusual, although there is no record of this mission having been per- formed by any of ‘the local force. Would “Wire” The Keys Not all the freak “jobs” come to the boys in a telegraph office, how- ever. Mr. Faupel one day had a wom- an enter his office who very seriously informed him that her husband had gone to work in a nearby city and torgotten his keys. She produced the missing keys and calmly asked him to telegraph them to her husband. Very often people write letters and get no reply. Then they ask advice at a telegraph office and are advised to wire. The messenger boy finds the party and a reply is obtained. Sometimes women: who are accus- tomed to travel, in getting off a train in a strange city, inquire for a tele- graph office where they hire boys to carry bags. If You Die, Let Me Know Mrs. L. E. Holt, manager of the Postal Telegraph company office in this city, and her assistants have many amusing experiences also, Some of them are so funny they are absolutely ludicrous. Others are so pathetic they are funny, A good illuspration of the latter case, which, while amusing is rather pathetic in its message of sympathy, is found in a telegram sent by a local man to a friend in another city. The man, who is an American by adoption had been notified of the serious {ll- ness of his frdend. He sent the follow- ing message. ‘“You sick. Me worry. Let me know when you die. T come.” Afrectionate Telegraph Co. Two young women entered the of- fice one day and said they wished to send a message to a young man in another town. The text of the mes- sage was rather affectionate and at the bottom of the copy submitted was a line of X's, representing the time honored kiss. At the last minute one young woman seemed to be troubled with a slight attack of jealousy. “Take off those kisses on the bottom.” she demanded, *He'll think the telegraph company put them on,”” They were taken off. Messengers Furnished “I want a job,” said an ambitious young man who blew into the locai office in the middle of the seagon, too late to get a spring uniform and toe early for a fall suit. He was hired. wo weeks later he said, "“That sign oin’t right.” “Why not?" he was asked. “Well I've been here two weeks and you ain’t even given me a cap yet, and the sign says ‘messengers furnished’,” was the disappointed re- ply. “Have you got a wheel,” was asked another ambitious young man who as- pired to be a messenger boy, when the company found itself with one more boy than bicycle. “No, but T got a wnggn," was the astonishing re- On The Want Adv. Pages. Order Yonr Turkcy Now. ply. “Where do you like to go with mes- sages mostly?” the interviewer asked \ messenger boy. “Oh, I likes to go to Mrs. —, because she always GARETH HUGHES FUNNY INCIDENTS IN THE REALM OF THE ELECTRIC DOTS AND DASHES e|from his brother in gives me w piece of pie,” he answered, No_ Answer to This One A very Irate cittgen stormed into the office in an exceedingly indignant frame of mind, slammed the door and in loud and angry tones demanded to see the manager, He saw the man. ager and stated in no uncertain termes that somebody was trying to swindle him, Investigation revealed the fact that he had received a cablegram Europe stating that the brother was urgently in need of funds and asking for $2,000 at once. “You can't tell me that ever came from my brother,” he roared, slamming the message down off the desk, “don't you think I know my brothar's writing?" ¢ Over The Wire in Sealed Envelopes 21t my telegram comes in here," said, a local negro to the operator, “open the envelope and read it to me over the telephone.” A man came in- to this office one day with a message in an envelope, “I want to send this to . he sald, The operator pro- ceeded to open the envelope and the man objected. ‘“‘Don’t open that en- velope, it's private,” he cried. When the theory of dots and dashes was ex- plained to him, he finally was prevail- ed upon to open the envelope, “What is your address?" was asked a woman who had wired a friend she was about to undergo ‘an operation, “It's the hotel today, St. Jos- eph's hospital tomorrow and the next day I don't know, but I hope it will still be the hospital,” she answered. A man wanted to send a message to Columbia, South Carolina and prepay the answer back to Washington, “What's the price of round trip tele- grama?” he inquired, A former employe of one of the large telegraph companies relates an incident that occurred during his service with the company which 1llus- trates the vague knowledge a great many peoplé have in regard to the actual method used in the telegraphic transmission of a telegram. About 16 years ago a woman enter- ed the telegraph office where the em- ploye referred to had the combined duties of manager, operator, book- keeper, clerk and at times even mes- senger, 2 The woman approached the publie WOMEN! DIE WORN, FADED THINGS NEW Dresses Kimonas Curtains Coverings Draperies Ginghams Stockings Everything Sweaters Each 15 cent package of Diamond Dyes contains directions so simple any woman can dye or tint her old, worn, faded things new, even {f she has never dyed before. Buy Diamond Dyes—no other Kkind—then perfect home dyeihg is guaranteed. Just tell your druggist whether the material you wish to dye is. wool or silk, or whether it is linen, cotton, or mixed goods. Diamond Dyes never streak, spot, fadeflior run. All Fat People Should Know This Fat people owe a debt of gratitude to the .author of the now famous Marmola Pregeription, and are still more indebted for the reduction of this hafmiless, effective obesity rem- edy to. tablet form. 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Your nos- trils are open, your head is clear, no more hawking, snuffing, blowing; no more headache, dryness or struggling for breath. Ely's Cream Balm is just what sufferers from head colds and catarrh need, It's a delight. ! For Sore Feet Peterson’s Ointment To the millions of users of Peter- | son’s Ointment, Peterson says, “Don’t | fall to use it for sore, inflamed, ach- inf feet; it does the work over night.” Best for piles, old sores, cczema, iteching and pimply skin. All drug- glsts, 36¢, 60c, $1.00, $2.60, $5.00. | A BESSIE D EOVE IN ¢ teeded to tear the envelope open to |as well as genbral information counter and handing him an unad- dressed gealod envelope requested that its contduts be telegraphed to Bt Louls, The operator immediately pro- take cut the written meossage angd transmit it op the wire, As he did vo tha customer reached over the coun- ter and snatched the envelope from his hands, and in a very excited man- ner, at the same time asking what he was doing. The operator informed her that to transmit the message ¥ was necessary fo have the written missive before his eyes so its contents could be reduced to meotallic dots and dashes and sent on its way via the Morse code, over the wire, All News To Her. \ She admitted his explanation of the system of hexunhlng messages was a revelation™to her and sald she had an idea that to reach its destignation the telegraph company had a method by which her message would in some way be attached to the tele- graph wire and sent on to its destina- tion without having its privacy vio- lated even by any of the company's employes, She informed the operator that it was a very urgent message but of such a nature that she could not think of allowing the operator to read it. The operator advised her to send her message by mall, but she said herg mesgage had to reach a party in St. Louls that same day, and also , she knew to send it through the mail the envelope would have to be addressed, a thing she sald was very necessary to avoid. The woman stood silently for sev- eral minutes considering as to wheth- er or not she would risk allowing the operator to read her message, and then nervously ‘remarked she was very much disappointed in not being able to send h adding, ‘“but I couldn’t think of'¥etting you read it.” YULETIDE SINGING GROWING IN FAVOR Movement Expected to Include 1,000 Cities This Christmas Sp thoroughly established now in this country i§' the venerable cus- tom of outdoor Christmas caroling that to date it has been incorporated as a feature of the public Yuletide celebrations in no less than 661 cities and towns. The list of these 1is given In an illuminating .survey on the spread of the movement made by the National Bureau for the Advance- ment of Music, which is co-operating with churches, schools, music teach- ers, dlub leaders and other organizing groups of carolers. among the young people of the community and re- hearing them in the beautiful old melodies. According to the bureau's records, gathered through newspaper clippings from all parts of the coun- try, 380 cities had had the caroling in ‘1920, as compared with the 661 In December last, so that at the present rate of growth the list should reach at least 1,000 this year. i Among the plonears i the revival of the custom of outdoor singing dutr- ing the holiday season is New Brit- ain, which has made it a practice for the past few years. Community sing- ing around _the Christmas tree at Central park has furnished inspira- tion for thousands. Well manag}l and growing in popularity, this fea- ture of civie life is now regarded as a perinanent fixture on the calendar. Speaking of the modest beginnings of the movement in America the sur- vey of the National Bureau says: ‘Ten years ago outdoor Christmas Eve caroling, especially by itinerant groups through the streets of town and village, was almost unknown in thie country. The beautiful old cus- tom that had once been universal in England had all but died. “The widespread adoption of the Community Christmas tree did’ much to bring the,carols to public attention ogain. Yet the singing of the charm- ing old Yuletide songs for the public bene was all too infrequent and the general absence of the ‘waits,’ the traveling bands of carolers in their picturesque red cambric capes, was particularly regrettable. “The National Bureau for the Ad- vancement of Music is interested in extending more widely the influence and utilization of music among the American people, and it saw in the Christmas caroling one of the most inspiring uses of song, as a satisfac- tion .to the singer, a joy to the com- munity, and a means of expressing the Christmas spirit. In 1917, there- fore, shortly after its own inception, the burean began working actively | for the country-wide expansion of the custom”" 3 Not only has the idea itself at- tained the great popularity indicated in the survey, which it is admitted probably leaves out a number of cities that should be included, but there have bheen many new develop-| ments introduced from year to year, some of which have themselves met with wide favor. One of these is the practice of serenading by the carolers outside the homes of shut-ins and the visiting of hospitals, institutions for the aged, ete. The traditional costume of cape and hood is also be- Ing more extensively used. In many towns some of the itinerant bands consist entirely of adults, in others partially of adults, $ A number of these special features for those -desirous of forming caroling groups, are described in the booklet, “Christmas Eve Caroling Being, Re- vived,” which may be obtained free upon request by readers of this news- praper who write the Natienal Bu- reay for the Advancement of Music, 105 West 40 street, New York. RPRISE PARTY. Mrs. Emma Rahm of Stanley court was tendered a surprise _party = by about 40 of her friends among the women of the Swedish Bethany church last evening. Mrs. Rahm was presented with a purse of silver. ‘FORGET-ME-N NEED CHRISTIANITY IN FOREIGN LANDS Rev. R. Bland Mitchell Speaks to Men of $t. Merk's Parish The necesity of Christianity and the church for the development of na- tions and for® the progress of the world was emphasized by Rev. R. Blakd Mitchell of New York in a talk before 76 members of the Men's club of Ht. Mark's church last evening. He said that the natlons which are as yet not under the influence of Christlanity should be helped by all Christians’ as Christ sald that, the duty of the church is to preach the gospel to the whole world, The parish that falls short of what Christ said 18 not llving up to its law: The purpose of our existence is to sehd out the gospel and it is our duty to back the rector in that work,” he sald, The speaker asserted that before any enterprise is started there are three things necessary, to know what it is, to know the need and then to perform the service, “Is it worth while?"” he asked. He then told of how superstitioh impedes progress, taking China as an example. He said that the people are afraid to develop the soil in some parts of the country, because they fear evil spirits which they believe will spring up it the sofl is disturbed. The low status of women in lands outside the Christian domains was also shown, China again being used for an example. It was explained that in China women have been regarded almost like animals. He explained that this is another reason why mis- sionaries and teachers should be sent into these countries, Trotzky and Sun Yat Sen The Americanization problem was also touched upon, the speaker telling the story of Trotzky who came to this country many years ago as an immigrant. He lived here for some time and did not understand Ameri- ca. He did not learn any of her ideals. All he knew of America was what he found out in the slums of New York. In all, he gained an un- favorable impression of this country. The church did not reach him. ‘When Trotzky returned to and when someone suggested having a republic like the United States, Trotzky was not in favor of it sim- ply because he had not received any of the benefits of America. On the contrary the story of Sun Yat Sen, the first’ president of China, who was educated in an Missionary school and who received a knowledge of what America is, showed SQUIB WEEK OVEMBER 19th to 25th will be Squibb Week. Be sure to visit our store then. A full- size, fifty-cent tube of Squibb’s Magnesia Dental Cream given free with each one- dollar purchase of Squibb Products, such as— Ilnrbnnl!.l of Soda, lom y Sodium Phos; - Borle Acid. T Castor Ol, Cod Liver Oil, Milk of Magnesia, Cream of Tartar, Talcum Powder, d Cream, Baby Powder, Olive OIl, etc. We recommend Squibb’s Household Prodicts without reservation. They are the purest you can buy and are always the most satisfac- tory to use. EXTRA SPECIAL WHILE THEY LAST FREE-FREE A Taylor Household Ther- mometer (Value 75¢) with each $1.0v worth of purchases We have only a limited amount of these thermome- | ters on hand. Come early. AXELROD'S PHARMACY Pérk, cor. Meadow St. Russia | American & 'BUY ‘What will you do without coal at the first frost? We will deliver one promptly with our ‘service’ truck HERBERT HARDWARE what can be done when the church 18 brought to the people. The speak- er sald that, had Trotzky received a: knowledge and an understanding of America and her doctrines, there would probably have been better conditions in Russia. Field For Work in U, §. The work which 1{s necessary at home was also emphasized, it being stated that there Is still much to be done in the United States in mis- slonary work and the members of the church should help to pay the salaries of those men who are carry- ing on this great work. The sum of $4,000,000 will be needed to carry on this work in the church during the next three years, L. MILLS 336 MAIN ST. as the men who are so engaged need tools to work with, bulldings to be used as chapels and church; they need enough- money to keep them- selves. The program 1s divided into two parts, the budget and the pridrity of new work. The address was interesting and the men were enthusiastic regarding the work, Preparations were also made for the Every-Member canvass, which is to take place in a few weeks. Vol- unteers were' accepted and it is @ -, pected - that- the plans will be com- plete in a short time. v Preceding the talk an appetizing supper was served by women of the parish. AN OLD TIME MEDICINE SALE | THURSDAY—FRIDAY—SATURDAY - HOW MANY DO YOU WANT AT THESE LOW PRICES’“ . Boric Acid ..........: Chalk, Precipt. Powder . Cream of Tartar ...... Epsom Salt ...... Rochelle Salt . Sodium Bicarbonate ... Sugar of Milk ... Zinc Stearate .... Glycerin Glycerin and Rose 0il, Castor ....... Solution, Dobell’s . Spirit Am. Aromatic .. Tincture lodine .. Witch Hazel ..... Glycerin Sup., Inf. +Pills, Blaud’s .... Rubbing Alcohol ...... Rhinitis Tabs., Half Strength Caseara Tablets, 5 grains .... Water. . . 12¢ 9¢ 17¢ 25¢ 17¢ 10¢ 45¢ 25¢ 17¢ 17¢ 17¢ 15¢ 21c 13¢ 39¢ 15e¢ 15¢ ~ 308 - 17¢ 17c & » ~ Clark & Brainerd’s Drug Store 181 MAIN STREET PREPARED FOR THE * GAME priced at—$8.00. The . 3038, $8.00 To keep warm you will need heavy Oxfords and Wool Hose. .Black and Tan Scotech Grain Oxfords with a heavy single sole. Specially W.G. Simmons Corp. 85 West Main Street COLD WEATHER NEEDS We have a full line of mew and second-hand stoves, oil heaters, gas heaters, etc. A, LIPMAN New and Secondhand Furniture. 34 Lafayette St. * Tel. }829-2 —_DRINK — Ayers’ Soda Water Call for it by name and get the best For Sale at Youy Grocer’s Three Size Bottles—5-10-15¢ A photoplay of the children the world forgets. The story of a girl nobody wanted. 5 A story of what a home means _haven’t one. when you To Rent Third Floor 3500 Square Feet Fine for Light Manufacturing New Building Elevatot Seryvice Apply to E. R. Hitchcock & Co. 39 CHESTNUT STREET . PRINTERS