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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1914
Page
8
The listing details fresh produce such as head lettuce green and wax beans mushrooms Brussels sprouts sweet potatoes chicory romaine Cape Cod cranberries sugar pumpkins Stratford celery Hubbard and marrow squash fall peppers greening and Baldwin apples.
A fragmented advert lists Italian chestnuts, Florida oranges, tangerines, Malaga grapes, and dates. Prices show varied per pound, per dozen, and bulk offers, with figures like 10¢, 20¢, 22¢, 25¢, 30¢, and 4 for 25¢. The wording is garbled but reflects a street market style fruit and produce sale ad.
Sea Food Bluepoints Little Necks Steamers Bakers Live Lobsters Escallops Shrimp Opened Oysters Clams Raisins Pate Sausage Darke Sausages and assorted fruits priced per pound packages listed with varying cents per pound and items like 50c Ib for assorted fruits.
Skate exhibition at Niantic pond ends safely after a 20 foot leap over the dam. Raymond Conger, Bee office pressman, is lauded for his presence of mind and revival of the Sandy Hook band gains new members. Local social notes list visitors, Christmas trees, church services, and town council actions including estate sales, electric lighting contracts, and street repairs.
Alderman Daniel P Harrigan of the Eighth district urged immediate action on a plan to employ unemployed city men by filling in along the sea wall on the proposed boulevard from Seaside Park to Fayerweather Island. He said the city could fund the work and that many would prefer work to charity, potentially easing relief needs.
Westport police seek Thomas Glynn son of James Glynn alleged to have forged a $200 check using his father’s name. Constable Frank E. Sturgis holds a warrant for Glynn’s arrest as he remains at large. Jerome Travers of Montclair NJ applies for New York Cotton Exchange admission. Mrs. Louisa Waterman Carpenter, DAR’s oldest member, dies in Worcester at 108.
The advertisement urges Christmas buyers to choose diamonds from the store, touting a long record of honorable dealings and a full guarantee. It promises refunds if an item is not as represented and invites customers to visit for any jewelry needs, stressing preparation for last minute shoppers.
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