Waltersville pupils study local telephone network
Bridgeport news notes Cockburn High School pupils in Leeds sending letters to Waltersville sixth graders to learn about local industries. They plan factory visits to gather data on raw materials machinery labor markets and outputs to enrich letters and promote Bridgeport.
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Cockburn High School
Leeds
England
Miss Moynihan
Waltersville
Board of Education
Bridgeport
Board of Trade
Kelsey
Moynihan
G. E. Betts
Bridgeport Telephone Exchange
H. J. Cox
Sacramento &I
San Francisco
Cal
CleanEase Hand Soap Advertises Skin Safe Formula
A vintage ad promotes CleanEasy hand soap as skin friendly and effective at removing stove polish rust grease ink paint and dirt. The copy notes a large can for 10 cents and lists manufacturer Wm. R. Winn at 244 Stratford Ave with unrelated calendar lines about sun and moon.
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Wm. R. Winn
Stratford Ave
Question of Fire Insurance Address at the Board of Trade
Charles A. Nicholls of Zalman Goodsell & Co. spoke on fire insurance before the Board of Trade, detailing rate structure, local conditions, and schedule rating. He argued rates must reflect risk, fire department readiness, building construction, occupancy, and internal protections, to ensure profitability and genuine security for policyholders.
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Board of Trade
Charles A. Nicholls
Zalman Goodsell & Co
Nicholls
Bridgeport
Board of Fire Underwriters
New England Insurance Exchange
New England
Boston
Exchange
Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold as Universal Remedy
An 19th century advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla combines remedies for all humors and eruptions, stomach issues, loss of appetite, and tiredness. Marketed as a solid extract, pleasant to take, economical, and superior to pills, available from druggists or by mail from C. I. Hood Co. Lowell Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
C. I. Hood Co
Lowell
Mass
Pre-Inventor Clearance Sale Headlines
Merchants advertise a winter millinery and clothing sale with fur items, coats, skirts, rainwear, and tailored suits. The banner promises greatest values ever known on items such as fur scarves, muffs, sets, shirts, waist, and raincoats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecru
Lynx
Sears
Fire waste and insurance losses across the United States
The address outlines massive fire losses from 1900s fires in Baltimore Toronto Rochester and San Francisco totaling hundreds of millions and notes how domestic and foreign insurers assisted to prevent collapse. It cites underwriting totals for American and foreign companies, a surge of new firms, and ongoing non profitable fire insurance for stockholders while urging reform of fire safety practices in Connecticut and Bridgeport to prevent rate hikes and reduce waste.
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Baltimore
Toronto
Rochester
San Francisco
United States
Campbell
American Central Insurance Company
Spectator
Connecticut
Europe
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Washington
A. H. Bullard
Bridgeport
Committee of Twenty
Bridgeport Fire Improvements and Insurance Savings
Bridgeport reports substantial fire department enhancements including pressure increases, hundreds of hydrants, new engine companies, and upgraded alarm systems. Insurance rates are expected to drop, with estimates of $40,000 to $50,000 in annual premium reductions and an overall taxpayer saving of at least $80,000 over four years.
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Bridgeport
Auto Chemical
Arcadia Nature Colony Planned in Stamford by Philanthropist
Fairfield County News reports a philanthropist plans to establish Arcadia a nature colony or nature university in Stamford. The project will enclose a courtyard stable area of over half an acre and feature buildings for experiments in plant and animal growth care and habits plus literary preparation.
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Arcadia
Nature University
Stamford
Cure Praise From WN Falls Patient for Father John’s Medicine
George Colquhon reports four months of lung trouble left him unable to work until Father John’s Medicine was tried. He praises the remedy for his recovery and credits it with stopping his son’s bad cold. He includes a photo of himself and son and urges others to use it.
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Wn! Falls
George Colquhon
Father John
Geo. Colquhon
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