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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
8
The act limits work hours for minors under sixteen and women, with weekly caps, seasonal adjustments in June to August, and holiday pay rules. It details shifts after ten PM only with multiple shifts, inspection duties, penalties, age certificates, and repeals of previous sections. The law assigns inspectors to report violations and prosecutions, and specifies fines up to twenty dollars per offense.
A. S. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana reports three months of summer cold symptoms interfered with business. After ineffective medicines and an unsatisfactory doctor’s prescription, Foley's Honey and Tar quickly cured the condition, with his wife also benefiting. Local agent F. B. Brill. 135
Fireworks display with new pyrotechnics opens at Steeplechase Island tomorrow night. Sunday features Great Calvert the aerial performer in two shows. La Belle Autoride returns for a first-time aerial automobile act. Both features are high-cost attractions. Admission promises value for visitors.
Hartford reports reveal United States Senator Morgan G. Bulkeley will actively back Everett J. Lake for governor in 1910. The move signals a split with O. R. Fyler and his ally George P. McLean, reshaping the Bulkeley faction and potentially aligning Gates Brandegee Hawley and Kenealy with Lake’s camp.
Chicago August 13 Street car union officials report satisfaction with last night’s conference terms offered by Roach of the Chicago Railways Company. The plan begins with an immediate one cent an hour wage increase for current workers, rising to 30 cents per hour after two years. New hires will start at 23 cents, advancing to 26 cents in two years.
Manchester detectives and state officers hunt a disguise clad thief who robbed Gerrard Comely, VP of the Eliot National Bank, of 2000 dollars and jewels. Entrance occurred during dinner. a suspected stylish woman disguise was reported near the grounds. a second story room was ransacked.
The D. M. Read Co lists chiffon cloth veils in various styles and prices from $1.39 to $3.00, Sterling silver frames with plush backs in multiple sizes, and a jewelry section. The advertisement also notes refreshments in the Tea Room with coffee or chocolate, salads, sandwiches, muffins, peaches with cream, and Saturday Lady Baltimore Cake specials.
A long list of bargain items with prices from 1c to 97c including screens, aluminum trays, table covers, joss sticks, celluloid toys, prints, razor blades, batteries, locks, underwear, teddy lions, collars, tool bags, belts, elastic belts, and more. Special sales run times noted with limited quantities and Saturday only offers.
In Norwalk Trinity Protestant Episcopal parish holds a special meeting Tuesday evening where Rector Henry A. Saddler announces he has accepted a summons to another field and tenders his resignation. Separate notes report two arson attempts at J A Hislop & Co in St Just with fires near the cellar and under a counter, causing no damage. An advertisement promotes Ley’s Kidney Remedy for backache and urinary issues.
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