Stratford News Sketches Local Life And Trade
Stratford reports a bustling town with tales of a barber Charlie Miller surviving a fall from a loft. Townsfolk discuss fire signaling, new electrical lighting, rising freight declines, and local visits. Social clubs, church talks, and Lincoln birthday plans fill community pages with updates on residents and local services.
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Charlie Miller
Mr. Miller
Miller
Paradise’Green
Fresh Pond
Lundy’s Lane
Washington Bridge
Longbrook Avenue
Stove Club
Dorman’s Corner
Harris Street
N. Y
Thomas
J. W. Rogerson
Ansonia
Phelps
Prof. Phelps
Bethany
Quiet Fairfield business amid post holiday dip observed
Local Fairfield notes show December depot receipts near six thousand dollars while January may hardly reach a thousand due to nationwide inventory slowdowns. Reports cite strong drugstore trade and expect a rebound with the ice cream season. other items include a Perry’s hall dance plan, a large water tank project, and debates on elementary education steering away from industrial preparation toward higher schooling.
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Hollywood Inn
Churchouse
Dalling
Peterson
Forsythe
Fire Company Arrangement Committee
Perry’s Hall
S. Bell
Seymour
Freeman
Greenfield Hill
Fred Smith
George Lawsong
Germany
Edinburgh
Scotland
United States
Shultie
Rev
Frank 8. Child
Lrom ‘Santora Saltus
New York
Congregational Church
The
Historical Society
Memorial Library
Picket
Bristol
Stratford
Wurtzen
Wheatley
Andrew S. Draper
Furniture Sale Describes Couches and Mattresses Discounts
Couches in tapestry and velour with Turkish springs and wide frames are offered at reduced prices from $44.75 to $32.00, with sale values ranging from $35.80 to $25.60. Box couches with denim or art linen covers feature lift lids and skirt storage, priced down from $22.50 to $11.20. Silk floss mattresses showcase fine ticking and bargain pricing, regular $14.00, sale terms noted.
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Lymansville
Directoire
Cravenette
Seasonable Children's Wear Bargains and Corset Shield Demonstration
Bargains on Tam o Shantars gowns and short dresses for infants and toddlers with heavy discounts. Items include white stockings, scarves, bonnets, and sweaters at reduced prices. Also a Diamond Corset Shield demonstration begins at the Corset Section today, drawing women to explore support wear.
Overloaded Elementary Schools Drive Parents to Pull Children
Parents remove children from elementary schools citing overloads and overtaxed teachers. They argue programs are heavy with pedagogy and too many classes and books. Children gain a broad but shallow grasp, leading to confusion rather than clear, efficient learning.
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Pieigs & CO
Elliott W. Peck
William Howard Cone
Okenuck Tribe of
Red Men
George S. Pratt
Bridgeport
Welles
Lincoln
L. H. Burritt
Judson Place
C. S. Bullock
Yonkers
Barnum Avenue
N. B. Middlebrooks
John W. Thompson
Charles Curtis
Henry P. Stagg
Sylvanus Dickinson
Potter
Deacon A. G. Baldwin
White Street
Europe
Los Angeles
Cal
Frank Hine
Christchurch
Danbury
Journeymen Plumbers of
Connecticut
Charles Mulholland
Waterbury
B. F. Fitzsimmons
Hartford
C. J. Leroux
New Britain
E. C. Mooney
New Haven
F. F. Sweeney
Ayer
Nota
Fairfield
D. M. Read Co
Root
Radford B. Smith
Main St
Fairfield Av
the Wooster
Atkinson Co
Broad & John Sts
P. O
Park City
Moving Picture Palace
East End
Wood
Spark City Theatre
Slocum
Planter
Main Wa
Main
Post Office News
John F Fay
Fairfield Ave
Broad St
New England
Madison Square Garden
Blue Ribbon Auto & Carriage Co
E. A, Godfrey, Prest
Bridgeport, Conn
State ST
N. Buckingham & Co., Inc
State Street
Washington
Southland
Colonial Express
Federal Express
Boston
Philadelphia
Colonial Express Dee
South Norwalk
A. B. Smith
Ege Inn Acent
Cona
NEW York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co
Union Pacific
Chicago
W. Massey
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