New Haven Road Reports Four Month Financials And Weakened Net
The press bureau states the first four months of the fiscal year for New Haven and Central New England roads show operating revenues of 30,289,058.46 and operating expenses of 19,220,939.07, with total income and non operating income of 9,915,366.31 and 664,399.67 respectively. Net income declines due to rising wages and material costs, while the system handles heavy coal and rail traffic and works to free up freight cars.
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New Haven
New England
Erie
Pittsburgh
Northern Pacific
New York Central Railroad
Maine Central
Boston
Maine
P.C
Boston & Maine
Boston & Albany
Central New Eng
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
New Haven Company
Massachusetts
Miserable from stomach trouble ad from Montreal reader
A Montreal reader from 594 Champlain Street describes two years of misery from rheumatism and stomach trouble with dizziness and fatigue after meals. He credits Fruit-a-tives for relief, noting improvement after the first box and calling it the only medicine that helped him. Available 50 cents per box six for $2.50 and 25-cent trial size. Fruitatives Limited, Ogdensburg, NY.
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Champlain St
Montreal
Louis Labrie
Fruitatives Limited
Ogdensburg
N.Y
India Opens Gate To Industrial Boom In British India
Simla Dec 6 India stands at the threshold of a new industrial era as Indian and British officials push a government Indian Industrial Commission to tour the country. The panel led by Sir Thomas Holland will study industrial prospects and report on measures to boost industry after the war.
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Simla
India
Indian Industrial Commission
Sir Thomas Holland
Institution of Mining Engineers
United Kingdom
India Plan Aims To Boost Industry And Trade After War
A commission proposes leveraging idle capital to build artisan populations and expand scientific research while developing finance and marketing machinery. Key sectors include leather tanning at home, oil extraction, paper pulp, glass, glassware, essential oils, and metal smelting including iron, aluminum, tin, zinc, and copper. Government support could include central labs, hire-purchase machinery, guaranteed dividends, land con- cessions, transport rates, bonds, and expert services. Trade policy postwar and relations with the United States and neutrals will be debated.
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India
America
Germany
Commission
Paris
United States
Fairfield County News Highlights and Local Notes
Fairfield County reports a turkey massacre on Edward C Hoyts estate killing 54 and injuring 13 as dogs blamed for the loss. Westport votes to empower use of commission form government or commissioner management. Ridgefield man Joseph Riley dies from a street accident after being struck by a Dowling driven vehicle. Rt Rev Mgr William T Russell of Baltimore named Bishop of Charleston.
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Stamford
Edward C. Hoyt
Westport
Joseph Riley
Ridgefield
Michael Dowling
R. E. Shortell
Danbury Hospital
Riley
Mgr
William T. Russell
Archdiocese of
Baltimore
Charleston
Danderine Claim Says It Stops Hair Loss and Dandruff
An advertisement-like notice claims dandruff causes feverish scalp irritation and hair loss. It promotes a 25 cent bottle of Danderine to rub into the scalp, promising immediate stopping of hair shedding and elimination of dandruff after several applications.
Papes Diapepsin Promise Five Minute Relief
Advertises Papes Diapepsin as a quick cure for indigestion, sour stomach, gas, and heartburn claiming relief in five minutes. Promotes the product’s harmless taste and digestion aid and urges readers to ask a pharmacist to show the formula printed on cases.
Bridgeport Praise for Wilderbs Treatment Publicized
A Bridgeport newspaper prints endorsements from local residents praising Wilderbs full extract for digestion, rheumatism, and related ailments. The notices quote patients by name and address plus a physician touting advances in medicine and the product as a modern cure, with a store visit and blood pressure checks noted.
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Wilderbs
Mary McCarthy
Main Street
C. P. Jones
Black Rock Avenue
Thomas Mulligan
State Street
Moses Gray
Madison Avenue
J. P. Sullivan
Miller Street
Stratford
H. Oldfield
Carroll Avenue
William A. Disbrow
Gilbert Street
William Rottier
Dover Street
T. S. Jackson
Pierce
Bridgeport
Hindle
Laundries and Crime and Bouncing Bet
London Mail notes the Register of Laundries used by police to trace crime through laundry marks and customer numbers. It also mentions bouncing bet leaves shaping English girls by extracting juice to make a bath and shake it in water.
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Scotland Yard
London Mail
Foreign flower thrives in gardens and hedges in Philadelphia
The plant described is a tall, stout stem with erect unbranched length and clusters of pink flowers with deeply notched petals. Also known as soap wort for its leaf uses, it blooms July to September in England and was among the first foreign flowers introduced to North America, flourishing in waste places and hedges around Philadelphia.
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England
Philadelphia
North American
The Greenbacks and the Hidden Ink Behind U S Banknotes
The article explains why US paper money uses green backs, highlighting anti counterfeiting ink invented by Stacy J. Holson in 1857. The ink cannot be photographed or altered with alkalis, protecting notes from facsimiles, though the exact ingredients remain secret.
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Uncle Sam
Stacy J. Holson
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West 49Th &T
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EB Toison
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Pier 36
North River
New York
Fucuns
Main St
Poli
Corona
Frisbie’s
Kelly’s Cigar Store
Fairfield Ave
Ames H. H. Kelly
First Bridgeport National Bank
Bullard
Bullard Company
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