Barnum Beach Receives Winter Goods at Low Terms
Bridgeport notes new stock arriving at Barnum Beach with sale at lowest terms. Also announced is a new sailing schedule for the sloop Patriot with monthly departures from New York starting January 4. A 100 acre Weston farm near Bridgeport is offered for sale with improvements and full title. call for details. Also promotion of Better fuel combustion by gas, with orders to Hopkins. A raffle awards the trotting horse Go Softly to Mr. Jennings amid much laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy
Weston
Bridgeport
Peter Silliman
Mr. Jennings
Declares Dividend No 103 At Bridgeport Bank
Fifty years ago the Bridgeport bank announced Dividend No 103. The window display offers presents for 1867 with useful gifts at wholesale prices from Schwartz at 19 Wall Street. A note promotes Brown's patent double cone ventilating damper to save fuel and reduce smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwartz
Wall Street
Brown
Ridgefield Plans March Farm Demonstrations and Coop Efforts
Ridgefield officials and local Farm Bureau committee meet at the High school to schedule a pruning and spraying demonstration in March. They consider reviving a cooperative fruit selling association and expanding boys and girls club work. Poultry plans seek high producing layers and productivity records, with possible fall timing if January demos are not feasible. Directors E F White and members James Cummings Morris Anfitreon Chas Anderson J Ebert Anderson and Chas A Lewis present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. White
Fairdela Country Fair Bureau
Ridgefield
White
E. F. White
James Cummings
Morris Anfitreon
Chas, Anderson
J. Ebert Anderson
Chas
A. Lewis
Jewish Parliament Planned in Washington to Aid World
A proposed Jewish parliament to care for Jews worldwide and seek peace in Europe was outlined at a Bridgeport gathering of Zerobo val camp Sons of Zion. Principal speaker Dr. Joseph Bluestone of New York led the event with Edward Cowan and Rev. Hyman Kutler among others. Over $200 was raised on Jewish Flag Day in Bridgeport.
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Uni
Washington
Europe
Bridgeport
Zeroboval Camp
Sons of Zion
Odd Fellowa
Joseph Bluestone
New York City
Edward Cowan
New York
Hyman Kutler
Freezone corn remover touted by Cincinnati chemist
An ether compound named freezone is advertised as a cheap, effective treatment for corns and calluses. The claim says a drop on a tender corn relieves soreness instantly, loosens the corn so it can be removed, and causes no pain or irritation. It warns to beware of imitations and notes the genuine product comes in small sealed wood cases with yellow wrappers.
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Cincinnati
Twenty Years Ago Personal Mention In Local Notes
Twenty years ago personal items note Julius Pfau Jr returning home after long absence from St. Joseph Missouri where he became a noted cigarmaker. Miss Mamie Curley leaves for Williamsburg Massachusetts to spend winter with sister Mrs Elizabeth Lally. Dennis Toolan recovers from pneumonia. Fireman Frank Callahan in Southern Pines North Carolina reports good health. R L McMahon visits Clarence street from Taunton. Mr and Mrs Frederick Henes return to the city from Germany. Mrs Henes health improves and is on the mend.
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Julius Pfau
Julius
St. Joseph
Mamie Curley
Jane Street
Elizabeth Lally
Williamsburg
Mass
Dennis Toolan
Frank Callahan
Southern Pines
N. C
R. L. McMahon
Taunton
Clarence Street
Frederick Henes
Sherman Street
Germany
New Haven Curtails Local Trains On New Year’s Day
New Haven will curtail several local trains into and out of New York on Monday January 1 for New Year’s Day observance. Extra stops will be added on regular trains, and a Bridgeport special will depart Grand Central at 9:25 p.m. stopping at Stamford and South Norwalk, arriving Bridgeport at 10:56 p.m. Notices with details will be posted at affected stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New York
Bridgeport
Grand Central Terminal
Stamford
Santo Domingo Rebels Munition Seizure by U S Officials
San Juan Porto Rico December 6 through American officials. a large cache of revolver and rifle shells was found hidden in codfish barrels bound for Santo Domingo. Two arrests followed but legal gaps prevented punishment. A Roosevelt era proclamation prohibiting munitions to Santo Domingo was the sole enforcement.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Associated Press
Santo Domingo
Republic
Roosevelt
Twenty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Edward Postol
The Postols celebrated their 25th anniversary at Lyric hall with about 200 relatives and friends. Orthodox services were led by Rev. William Witteristein and Rev. Harry Rickel, mirroring their wedding ceremony from 25 years ago. A New York band played, and Congregation Adath-Israel presented a solid silver menorah. Gifts came from Hebrew Aid, Hebrew Orphan Asylum, and Talmud Thorn, with greetings from Zion Mass meetings and hundreds of messages from the U S and abroad.
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S Edward Postal
Grand Street
Lyric Hall
William Witteristein
Harry Rickel
Postoll
New York
Congregation
Adath-Israel
Postol
Hebrew Aid
Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Talmud Thorn
Postel
Zion
Odd Fellows’ Hall
United States
London
Paris
Warsaw
Russia
Boston broker's murder trial begins in Ossipee
Ossipee New Hampshire December 26 jurors drawn from 80 talesmen will hear the case of Frederick L Small charged with murdering his wife Florence Arlene Small. Trial set for 2 pm with Justice John Givel presiding. Prosecution by Attorney General James P Tuttle and County Solicitor Walter T Hill. Small's cottage at Mountain View burned September 28. Mrs Small found dead in the cellar with a cord around her neck and wounds on her head. body later returned to Boston.
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Ossipee
N. H
Walter T. Hill
Small
William S. Mathews
Sidney F. Stevens
Somersworth
Small Abbott
Mountain View
Xmas Trees Wreaths and Roping Jobn Reck and Son
Local shop Jobn Reck and Son advertises Christmas trees wreaths and roping supplies. The inventory highlights fresh evergreens and holiday decor aimed at households and small businesses preparing for seasonal celebrations.
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Jobn Reck & Son
Family Doctor's Good Advice on Fruit-a-lives
Corine Gaudreau of Ogdensburg urges relief from indigestion constipation and headaches with Fruit-a-lives claiming full recovery. The testimonial notes a doctor approval and lists pricing 50c a box 6 for $2.50 and trial 25c, with orders sent postpaid by Fruit-a-tives Limited.
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Jay
Corine Gaudreau
Fruit Natives Limited
Ogdensbure
N.Y
Patent for new device to change speeds of autos
Alfred C. Griscom of Berkshire district was granted a patent for a mechanical speed changing device for automobiles and other motor vehicles. He will manufacture in Sandy Hook to create demand before seeking capitalists for commercializing the invention.
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Newtown
Alfred C. Griscom
Berkshire
Ella Blake
Bridgeport
Margaret
Kate Blake
Sandy Hook
Lawrence Lillis
Passaic
N. J
G. P. Lillis
Dayton Street
Wallace Mitchell
Mile Hill
Gahung
Lake Mahopac
N. Y
Herman D. Opper
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Amherst
Frank Johnson
C. Ferris
Trinity College
Hartford
John P. Keating
St. John's
Brooklyn
Vigorous Prosecution of War Italy Plan
Rome reports renewed military mobilization as Italy calls the 1898 birth class to report January 1 and to expand front contingents. About 2,500 factories operate around the clock producing arms and munitions amid ongoing front actions from Trentino to the Adriatic in severe winter conditions. A separate incident notes a brick-tossing theft in Washington near the Capitol, with jewelry valued at thousands of dollars.
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Rome
Italy
Trentino
Adriatic
Canadians Deliver Major Raid Behind Front Lines
Canadian troops north of Arras launched a bold raid on a German trench system, taking 59 prisoners and estimated 150 enemy combatants killed. The operation, conducted with precise artillery support, found Germans unprepared and ended with the Canadians cryptically retracing to their lines after a two hour advance.
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France
Arras
Plains of
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Segond
War Office
Hebuterne
Messines
Mount Sorrel
Somme
Morval
Neuve Chapelle
Festubert
Brazilian Bark Nepthis Reaches New York After Rescue
New York on December 26 reports the Brazilian bark Nepthis, which broke free from the tug Garabaldi during the December 15 storm. Its 12 crew members were rescued by the Italian steamship Sardegna and brought to port December 18. The Nepthis, towed by the Garabaldi, left Brazil on October 1 and was brought in by the coastguard cutter Seneca today.
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New York
Nepthis
Garabaldi
Sardegna
Coastguard
Seneca
Nevthis
Brazil
Lasting peace theme dominates French Socialist Congress
Paris December 26 British and Belgian leaders urged lasting peace through full guarantees at the national congress of the French Socialist party. Arthur Henderson warned negotiations under lax terms would bind nations in bondage. Vandervelde stressed Belgium’s deliverance and the end of Caesarism as the war’s crucial test looms. The leaders warned democracy faces a pivotal choice between an untimely peace and a lasting peace backed by strong moral principles and a league of nations.
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Paris
Arthur Henderson
G. H.oberts
Henderson
France
Emil Standervelde
Belgium
Vandervelde
England
Germany
League of Nations
Europe
Judge Lindsey Urges Firm Yet Gentle Law Breaker Hand
Judge Lindsey former Denver mayor and crime expert spoke at Lyric Theatre West Bay under YMCA auspices. He urged sympathetic prisoner treatment over brutality while advocating a firm corrective hand. Audience reacted warmly to his balanced stance. E H Dillon Co ads follow.
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Lindsey
Benjamin & .Lindsey
Denver
Lyric Theatre
West Bay
Alwaye
Buechler's Offers Wide Christmas Gift Selections
The advertisement promotes a complete Christmas gift assortment at Buechler's including diamonds watches jewelry shaving sets silverware cut glass clocks and umbrellas. It highlights favorable prices and a small deposit to reserve items for future delivery, urging readers to trade advantageously during the season.
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Joseph D. Kearne
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Gas Street
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May Finnell
M. Finnell
P. Finnell
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Margaret Blake
Stamford Hospital
Frank Blake
James Blake
Utica
E C. Johnson
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George Pierson
William Glover
John W. Behn
Ladies’ Missionary ‘Society
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Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
E. H. Dillon & Co
Main Street
Buechler’s
Hayes Fish CO
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Gardner Bay
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Barnum
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Huyler
Public Market&Branch
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Pictorial Review
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