Private Bank advert and Bridgeport probate notice
An old private banking advert invites accounts with promise of on demand credits and personal attention, noting checks and interest on balances over 500 dollars. Also a Bridgeport probate notice limits six months for creditors to file claims against the estate of Anton J. Schmidt with immediate payment sought from debtors.
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Steele
Main
John Streets
Ridgeport
Conn
Irma
Anton J. Schmidt
Bridgeport
Court of Probate
District of Bridgeport
Borrow Twice as Much as You Need
A local financier recalls a cousin once advised to borrow double what is needed and repay early to fool creditors. The quip frames the idea as a credit scheme. Also notes Fielding's Lisbon burial site and a medical anecdote about sea water on a liner. Other items include humorous exchanges and adages from various periodicals.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
New Haven and its 6 Percent Dividend Threatened
Preliminary figures show New Haven system earning about 6.2 percent for the year ended June 1913, but rising fixed charges and reduced other income threaten a deficit after dividends. The quarterly report to June 30, 1913, shows revenues up slightly and expenses up sharply, with net operating income falling. The path to sustaining 6 percent depends on economies, business conditions, and new capital arrangements including bonds and notes maturing.
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New York, New Haven and
Hartford Road
New Haven
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Havens
Boston & Maine
Buseinese
Boston &Maine
Guarded jewels amid convention exhibit in Chicago
Precious stones valued at 1.5 million dollars were guarded by one man in Chicago as about a dozen crooks loitered near a downtown hotel where the gems were on display. The lapse lasted an hour before 24 detectives surrounded the jewels during the National Retail Jewelers Association convention setup.
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Chicago
National Retail Jewelers’ Association
Lowest priced diamonds in the city claim
For better quality and finer color our diamonds compare to higher priced stones. We promise the lowest priced diamond house in the city and urge a fair comparison to prove our claim. See them to appreciate the value and offers from $25 to $200.
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THE
First Bridgeport National Bank
T. L. Watson & CO
People's Savings Bank
Main Street
Samuel W. Baldwin
William H. Lyon
New York Stock Exchange
James Staples & CO
Bankers 1St State ST
Bridgeport, Conn
Southworth's
State OF Connecticut
Caroline Levi
Pequonnock St
Wal Street
New York
P.C
Arcade
Chapman
Burr & Knapp
Bridgeport, Com
American Guaranty Co
Golden Hill Street
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Canada
Loewith & Co
Bank Street
TEL
Marvel
Marvel Co
St. WY
Alling Rubber Co
Fielding
Henry Fielding
Lisbon
London Chronicle
Hiram
Waal
Joram
Snippe
Harper’s Weekly
Goethe
Hayes
Hayes Fish CO
Water Street
Joseph P. Coughlin Co
East Main Street
Lowe’s
Seaview Avenue
John F. Fay
Fairfield Avenue
People ’S Dairy
State Street
Geo
A. Robertson
Crawford Laundry Co
Fairfield Ave
Courtland
Naugatuck Valley Ice Co
Lehigh
Broch’s Cafe
Moerlein
Cincinnati
Geo. B. Clark
Broad Street
Simon
J. Simon & CO
Paris
France
Maurice Levy
Sale
U. S
West 38Th Street
M. J. Buechler
the Reliable Jeweler
Middle St
Main St
Meat Department
Grocery Department
Public Market State and Bank Sts. East Main
Mfg. Co
Turney & Hartwell
Highland Spring Water Co
Warren Street
MEG. CO
Housatonic Ave
Stratford Avenue
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