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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1914

Page

8

Coast to coast motor trip by Hutchins from Boston

Ralph O G Hutchins of Boston plans an unusual coast to coast motorcycle journey via a diagonal route to Albuquerque then along the coast to Seattle and a zigzag return to Boston as he stops in cities to gain broader knowledge of the country. The piece also notes praise for American cars in wartime service and discusses road routes and vehicle design advances.

Ralph OG. Hutchins Boston Hutchins Aubuqueraque New Mexico Seattle Florida Hutchtha Waildon Packee Car Company Pacific’ Coast Wahson Southwest Santa Fe A Angeles Needles Bareto W San Bernardino Cooley Phoenix Blythe Mecca Yume East Springerville White Mountains

Aeroplane Shelled Car Bodies Cut Vacuum and Improve Look

The text describes car bodies shaped to resemble airplane shells with pointed rears to reduce vacuum, claiming this sened vacuum is powerful and adds smoother, cleaner appearance. The fragment notes buyers overlook these features.

Peli's theater offers a festive vaudeville and Salomy Jane screen

Manager Peli showcases a Christmas season program with a strong vaudeville lineup. Royal Gascognes headline after touring Europe, plus Betty Bond Timmy Casson, Henry Lewis, Arthur Ward, James F. Sullan company, and Coates Dean Johnson. Feature photoplay Salomy Jane starring Beatriz Michelena, five acts, Bret Harte adaptation, mining era setting, plus other high class photoplays.

Peli Royal Gascognes Europe Gascognes Betty Bond Timmy Casson B. A. Rolfe Arcadia Coates Dean and Johnson Salomy Jane Turing Beatriz Michelena Paul Armstrong Bret Harte

Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary Impresses Lyric Theatre Crowd

Despite Christmas shopping the Lyric Theatre audiences applaud Miss Emma DeWeale as Aunt Mary for dramatic skill unseen in local variety. The Calburn Stock Co. delivers lively performances with others in action. Next week Manager Callahan plans Big Jim Garrity, a major season highlight.

Lyric Theatre Emma DeWeale Aunt Mary DeWeale Mary Bridgeport Na ‘Elee May Robson Calburn Stock Co Callahan Jim Garrity Stock 2 Aa

Plaza Theater vaudeville bill heads to big week crowd

At the Plaza Theater the vaudeville bill features La Graciosa with a lavish drop-curtain act by Clyde Rinaldo and a three months run planned at Hammerstein's Victoria Roof. Also on the program are August Family jugglers Itoud Britt Harold Yates and Five Brass Men plus Keystone comedy and film selections.

Clyde Rinaldo Plaza la Graciosa Hammerstein Victoria Graciosa Re Press Metropolis Clyde Rinaldo August America Itoud& Britt Harold Yates Variety Five Brass Men

Special Christmas Day program at Keeney Empire Theatre

Keeney s Empire theatre offers a special Christmas Day program headlined by False Colours a Paramount Bosworth feature starring Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley. The plot follows an actor who loses his wife after his child is born a note reveals the infant s birth and the home becomes haunted by betrayal as the housekeeper and her husband misuse funds intended for the child s future.

Keeney Empire Theatre Paramount Bosworth Lois Weber Philips Smalley New York

Lois Weber Original Screenplay Stars Smalley Family Cast

The narrative presents an original photoplay scenario by Lois Weber known as Mrs. Smalley. The Smalleys appear in the film alongside a capable all star cast of photoplayers.

Lois Weber

Bradshaw's Troupe to perform at Lakeview Home

Dr. MacDonald accepts James Bradshaw and Thomas Jackson's offer to lead an entertainment for inmates on Friday afternoon at Lakeview Home and again on New Year's night. Amateurs willing to assist should contact Mr. Bradshaw at The Farmer office. Jimmy Sloan, since 1902 a Secret Service man at the White House and a friend of Presidents Roosevelt Taft and Wilson, is promoted to chief of the Secret Service headquarters in Detroit. Wreaths and Laurel Roping John Reck & Son.

MacDonald James Bradshaw Thomas Jackson Lakeview Bradshaw Farmer Jimmy Sloan Secret Service Whyte House Roosevelt Taft Wilson Detroit

CERTILAX Laxative Promises Gentle System Cleansing

BAD BREATHARISING from a disordered stomach CERTILAX The Certified Laxative targets the bowels and liver to restore natural action purify the blood and cleanse the entire system. It claims to be gentler than Calomel and other harsh cathartics with no harmful habit forming effects and is favored by more than five hundred New York physicians. For sale at drug stores or by mail Curts Chemical Co 117 E 24th St New York.

Matbe Grand Central New York New York City New York Curts Chemical Co E. 24Th St

Make It Furniture This Year

Buckingham promises good value and right prices on a wide range of home furnishings. The store showcases desks, tables, rockers, bookcases, cabinets, chairs, and child desks with chairs priced from 1.98 to 7.00. Doll carriages and nursery chairs offer budget options, urging customers to browse before buying.

Buckingham

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