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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
10
Advertises weekly or monthly payments to buy diamond rings, watches, or jewelry with delivery on first payment. Promises confidential dealings, free eye exams, and up to date spectacles on the same payment plan. Includes address 209-211 Meigs and elevator to second floor with discount for cash.
Rebecca Austin wife of Robert H. Austin dies at 64 in Stamford on December 7. Waring Page dies at 90 in Stamford on December 7. Wili Vian S. Noad dies in Torrington at 38 on December 7. Norwalk Nubury death notice appears for December 7.
In Central Park in New York John Bree suffered a broken collar bone and facial injuries when a horse stumbles threw him. His daughter Louise leapt from her horse to shield him. Mr. Drew, unconscious at first, was revived by a police officer and taken to Presbyterian hospital after performing in Inconstant George at the Empire theater.
Pittsboro, Penn. Dec 9. Barneys of the Pittsburg Club signals Heydlers defeat is possible. Dreyfuss hints at a compromise candidate if Heydlers not electable, with only three votes in sight. Robinson's stance unknown until New York owners meet. A Philadelphia deal is denied as a mere suit-shift plan.
Frank Erne, former lightweight champion, arrived in New York from Paris where he has organized boxing clubs in Paris and Milton Henry. He plans to return next month and predicts Paris will be the world’s biggest boxing city within three years. Fencing, kicking and swordsmanship have faded. boxing draws elite French society, with Erne aiming to recruit standout fighters to bring home.
Albany N Y Dec 9 Representatives of the National Roller Polo league of New England and the Empire State Roller Polo league formed an agreement last night for the protection of the players of each game along the lines of the national agreement in baseball.
New York December nine special from United Press reports Patrick Keegan and Frank Galvin led the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden until Keegan collapsed after riding 24 hours under stimulants. Keegan was examined by Dr. F L Sturgis who warned stay in race could be fatal and the team was pulled. Galvin must find a new partner. Leaders stood 11 miles 8 laps ahead of the record at 8 am as seven teams vied for the lead with intense sprints and several crashes. Previous record 1563 9 set in 1898.
The YMCA College League begins tomorrow evening with two games Yale versus Princeton and Lafayette against Dartmouth. After two weeks of practice the league will stage its first public contests as players showcase skill and sportsmanship to patrons.
Joe Thomas of California and Bridgeport defeated Tom Crawford of Philadelphia in the fifth round at the Gladstone A. C. on Tuesday night. Thomas outboxed and outslugged Crawford, dropping him for the count and stopping the bout as Crawford was groggy.
University of Chicago director Stagg announced Navy as a possible opponent for next fall. Annapolis officials are in the running among bidders, sparking expectations of a schedule shake up and reducing the likelihood of a Chicago Michigan game.
A sales pitch asserts Pyramid Pile Cure cures piles with testimonials. Readers are urged to mail name and address for a free trial, promising eventual paid boxes if the product proves effective. No clinical claims or endorsements are provided.
A vintage coupon notice invites readers to fill in name and address to receive a free package of Pyramid Pile Cure by mail. The form asks for name, street, and city and state to be sent to Pyramid Drug Company at 190 Pyramid Building, Marshall, Michigan.
In last evening’s Industrial League match the Graphophones won two games from the Jennings Bros on close scores. Jennings won the opener by five pins as both teams bowled above average. Pete Verelle led Graphophones with 276 and $2 per string. Wigglesworth led Jennings with a 102 single.
Johnny Bond of this city, amateur polo player, once tried out with Bridgeport in the National league and was the team’s sixth man. He now plays first rush for the Poughkeepsie team in the Empire State league, with noted high class work since joining Bridgeport. John Alen, who tended for the local team before Candy Harper arrived, is the manager.
The Brooklyn club seeks waivers on twenty one drafted and purchased players led by Ed Holly who may join the St. Louis Americans if others pass. American League clubs waivers total about fifty with Cleveland manager McGuire ready to part with fifteen. White Stockings waivers number eleven and the St. Louis Browns six as owners seek to shed surplus before Eastern League and American Association clubs hire them. Many reserve-list players will shift to minor leagues within a week.
A Columbia professor muses on poetry's volatility citing a New York Herald quote about John Milton. He notes the poet’s prowess beyond fame and references a couplet that echoes a dedication to the era of Cromwell, pointing to timeless questions of authorship and interpretation.
The Southerner feeds himself and his family with corn as he works the fields from dawn. He fibers gun cotton for war and cellulose for battleships, while tending corn with a double shovel plow. He rests by a corncob fire, gives thanks for cornmeal, and dreams of summer harvests, praising Indian corn and its lasting value.
A district school spelling exercise ends with a misstep when a student omits a letter in chim ney. Quick correction by a boy who spelled it correctly prompts a lighthearted moment as the class competes under the teacher’s watchful eye.
The Westminster Gazette notes a New Zealand announce ment about Maori residents tending their pigs to keep them from rooting paddocks. It mentions Mrs Veter and Mr Saw Yates and warns of penalties for breaches as stated by Secretary L Howell.
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