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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
6
The analysis notes the General Assembly’s Tuesday adjournment with criticism for omissions and unfinished business. It argues for shorter biennial sessions, a definite end date, and calls for accountability, while predicting future state campaign issues and intra party tensions around leadership and reform.
Hartford Post honors Bridgeport native Henry H Jennings a key figure in American theater. From stage hand to manager, Jennings built Bridgesport and Hartford venues, modernized Roberts Opera House, and secured Schubert partnerships to attract top stars, earning wide local praise for popular prices and long dedication.
Veteran actor Harold Salter, back in the role of Tabywanna the Ute chief, speaks fluent Ute learned from Bacone White. He notes the language has 500 words and inflections that convey multiple meanings, and recalls teaching co-star MacKlein while touring the West.
Washington reports the bureau of chemistry will teach fall demonstrations on making denatured alcohol. State agricultural experiment stations are invited to send reps to participate. An experimental distillery built by the bureau a year ago will be used to show how farmers can convert farm waste into denatured alcohol.
D. D. Smith, veteran tobacconist at 41 Fairfield Avenue, is noted for serving men of moderate means who seek both quality and quantity in a five cent cigar. The piece highlights his lifelong dedication to affordable, satisfying smoke options.
Washington reports a proposed increase in the registry fee for letters and mail packages. Postmaster General Hitchcock announced the plan after a commission studied the registry system and will convene registry officials from across the country for further discussion next Monday.
State and nearby markets show hens eggs whites 30c to 33c gathered 26c to 28c browns 24c to 28c. Apples red 3.35 per barrel green 2.90, Bartlett pears 4.60 per standard barrel, peaches 50c to 1 per basket, plums 40c to 1, blackberries 0.16 to 0.40 per quart, raspberries and other berries priced. Hay and straw offered with primes around 1.02 to 1.05 per 100 lb. poultry alive and dressed listed with varying prices for chickens fowls roosters turkeys ducks and geese. Vegetables include potatoes 2 to 2.25 per barrel, beets carrots cucumbers pickles corn celery peppers peas rhubarb radishes beans spinach squash turnips tomatoes watercress priced per unit or per basket with multiple ranges.
Litchfield County News recounts a senator Hart Wethersfield auto breakdown near Watertown after a stone damaged a sprocket wheel, leaving the machine in a farmer's shed until a new chain from the factory arrived. A Norfolk fire caused moderate damage to James E. McGovern’s home, with Coleman MacGovern electrocuted by exposed wiring during firefighting. Dr. W Hulbert notes the loss of his 16 1 2 percent eye from a Playmate’s injury decades earlier. Captain Newett orders George Starks to halt using a disabled horse, while John Halloran of Watertown suffers a severe leg injury from a freight-car incident in Torrington. An amusing ad seeks two large racing snakes for mail delivery purposes led by J G Hall of Colebrook-Sandisfield.
The advertisement lists a complete line of Hartford, Goodrich, Dunlop, Diamond and Fisk tire casings and tubes. It also mentions accessories and a Speck PIMA item priced at 1.50 dollars, with unclear measurements.
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