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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1913
Page
4
The First Bridgeport National Bank advertises forty seven years at Main and John Streets Bridgeport Conn. It offers on demand deposits with three percent interest monthly compounding and invites individuals firms and corporations to open checking accounts.
L. Watson & Co announces the growth of the Peoples Savings Bank and invites personal savings accounts. President Samuel W. Baldwin and Treasurer Willis H. Lyon express commitment to cordial customer relations and ongoing service.
The text lists multiple 6 percent figures with amounts ranging from 2 to 6 thousand dollars including 2 3 3 000 3 500 4 000 5 000 4 500 6 500 and 6 000. No coherent article context or entities are present to summarize meaningfully.
In Lee Pape's column a boy Benny and cousin Artie roam the streets in Benny's hat and tawny gloves acting as suffragettes. Their antics amuse Pop but Ma objects noting the clothing and Benny’s overcoat becomes a dress, sparking family banter about propriety.
P. H. Ginn of Middletown Georgia endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as an effective home remedy for croup. He claims it gives prompt relief and prevents attacks, and notes Hindle's Drug Store as a source.
Nearly 8000 members of a Christmas savings club will be unable to cash deposits before the holidays due to the Traders' National Bank failure two months ago in Lowell Massachusetts. Members, many children or workers, saved small weekly sums some as low as five cents and stood to gain 2 percent interest.
Pittsburgh reports a municipal Christmas tree plan centered on a downtown lot owned by H C Frick who declined the use of his $2.5 million property. The nearby G C Dellenbach lot was offered and accepted by Frick, with City Councilman Garland confirming the arrangement. The committee will use Dellenbach’s lot as the tree site.
Emil Seidel, Milwaukee's first Socialist mayor, is renominated by referendum to lead the Social-Democratic forces in the upcoming election. The entire in-office ticket is renominated. In Kobe, Japan the battle cruiser Haruna, sister ship to Kongo, was launched.
An advertised claim states Hills Rheumatic Remedy has cured rheumatism and goat rheumatism for twenty years. It allegedly provides relief in twenty four hours and cures most cases with one bottle. Sold at drug stores or by mailing one dollar to Hill Medicine Co. New York.
William Koch's defense contends he shot Charles Gordon in self defense during a dispute on Koch's private game preserve in West Haven. Gordon, a suspected poacher, was killed November 1 as Koch says Gordon struck with a club and Koch fired while warding off the blow.
Cleveland plans a “father and son” movement to promote closer understanding and comradeship. Robert E. Lewis of the Cleveland Young Men's Christian Association will issue a weekly call for a meeting to plan the initiative.
In Shelton on December 15 Deputy Sheriff Donovan fired several shots at Samuel Kendrick a deserter from the army who had escaped custody. A large crowd witnessed the incident on the town’s main street.
Frank Ciaz zarro died in a Braddock hospital, another victim in black hand feuds that have stirred the area for nearly a year. The shooting occurred near a prior black hand murder from three months earlier, and the gunman escaped as before. A separate note says a horse driven to panic in Tarrytown and Yonkers suicide involved, and James Kelly's plea after raiding a Bedford Village hen coop was rejected.
See our Christmas display featuring diamonds watches rings jewelry clocks silverware cut glass toilet and manicuring sets. The ad touts quality and reasonable prices with easy viewing and no trouble to show goods.
A brief item lists a jeweler on Fairfield Avenue near Middle 81, indicating a local business presence. No additional context or events are provided in the readable text.
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