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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1909
Page
10
Jimmy Watt and his quartet faced the Capital City team in Hartford last night. The Senators won all three games with a close first by five pins and a second by 31 pins. Watt achieved a remarkable spare sequence of 4 7 9 10.
Meriden teams lost to Bristol 74 to 63 as Bristol swept the Meridens off the boards. New Haven defeated Waterbury by 38 pins after a strong start. Hartford beat 4th Company 30-13 at the Armory. Bridgeport took three strings from New Britain. Wallingford edged Hartford, and Middletown fell to Stamford. Notes praise Hospital Corps performance and fielding, with game summaries and player remarks.
Yale undergraduates select Howard S. Jones of Excello Ohio as head coach for the next season with Wheaton of Philadelphia as assistant. Jones played three years on Yale teams and last fall coached Syracuse, turning out its best team to date.
The Savannah Press reports a fifteen round decision in favor of Tommy Devlin over Bridgeport’s Young Evans. Evans, praised for pluck and clever fighting, gains local admiration despite the loss, signaling brighter prospects ahead for the southern scene and Evans’s rising reputation.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless private home cure for piles. It claims instant relief, urges mail-order trial packages, and offers a full box for 50 cents from Pyramid Drug Co in Marshall Michigan after sending name and address.
Dope about the Amateurs discusses local leagues and players. It recalls Dunbar leaving last year and comments on New Haven players waiting for orders to trim the West Ends. It mentions Frank Yannigan and the loss of weekly pay for playing and jokes about Leather McMullen Tom Gallagher and others.
The National Baseball Commission formed Class AA by elevating the American Association and Eastern League with the Pacific Coast League. AA clubs may draft from Class A and below under commission rules. Bill Coughlin of Detroit was sold to Albany. Sebring reinstated by Brooklyn and Hoch sent to Chicago as Eb Betts covers Sebring’s debt.
An exploration of the basilisk myth from medieval sources describing its origin, forms, and feared traits. It notes Pliny on its terrifying voice, biblical classifications, and the belief that its bite and breath were deadly, with tales of its body displayed in bell towers to deter swallows.
A brief item notes a child’s mispronounced request for a starter from Delineator style. It highlights the humor of Margaret’s mix up as she kneels with her mother. A brief Life item remarks a waitress given notice, and Emerson’s line on veracity closes the passage.
A brutal cold wave drives temperatures to ten below in Chicago and pushes zero levels across Illinois and Missouri. Weather officials warn continued extreme cold for two to three days with flurries, limited wires, and frost advisories extending to Florida’s 27th parallel.
The forecast calls for fair and colder weather tonight and Thursday. A Maine centered storm brought heavy snow to the eastern Lake region and New England. A high pressure area follows with very low temperatures. Northwest readings range 20 to 40 degrees below zero, making a 70 to 90 degree difference from current New Haven conditions. The lowest report was 46 degrees below zero at Battleford.
In Moston January 6 Jack Twin Sullivan, heavyweight champion of New England, was held to a draw by Bill McKinnon after a hard fought 12 round bout at the Armory A C Sullivan needed every chance to gain his result and stays a top contender in his division.
An ad extolls Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a natural aid to digestion. It claims the tablets digest a full meal, restore gastric fluids, reduce sour tastes and bad breath, and ease stomach and bowel trouble. Sold by druggists for 50 cents per box with a free trial offer from F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
In compliance with Common Council votes, the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages adopted the report on Fairfield avenue grade change. They awarded damages over benefits to James Horan Est and Helen North, and assessed benefits over damages to the City of Bridgeport, with no persons receiving equal damages and benefits. Adopted January 4 1909. Attest L J Gill Asst City Clerk. Sewer in Alpi.
The Common Council adopted a report from the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages dated January 4 1909 detailing construction costs and city deductions for sewer work on Logan Street Connectcut Avenue and Bishop Avenue to Freeman Street. It lists individual assessments including Edmund M Thompson Edward A Holste Cora M Cornwell and others with totals and a recommended collector John M Donnelly.
The report of the Board of Appraisal of Benefits and Damages for Warren Street from Atlantic Street to Railroad Avenue, ordered August 3, 1908, declares damages awarded to none and benefits assessed to listed individuals and firms including Terrence O'Brien Est and Burns Silver Co, with life use estates and miscellaneous names. The City Clerk’s office notes an advertising line at the end.
The Common Council ordered a grade change on Golden Hill Street accepted on November 2, 1908. The action names Margaret Kelly as responsible for $6100 over and above damages to the City of Bridgeport including $100 in ages and benefits in the premises.
Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. at 820 Main Street announces quarterly water rates ending Jan 1 1909 are due. Bills payable by Jan 15 1909. Office hours 8 am to 1 pm Saturdays and 8 am to 8 pm Mondays Jan 4 and 11 1909 for public convenience. Walter B Wilmot, Acting Secretary.
Advertising notice offers treatment for acute and chronic male diseases including private ailments. It boasts thousands cured of blood poison nervous debility kidney and bladder troubles skin eruptions stricture and long standing discharges. States advice free and treatment costs as low as $2.
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