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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
8
The D. M. Read Co established 1857 announces a Saturday morning sale of corsets in odd sizes from 18 to 30, with long hip models and some short hip options. Prices range from $1.50 to $6.00, many reduced from higher values, plus black lustre cloth, black sateens, and colored dress goods priced as low as 29 cents a yard, with velvet remnants and pieces offered in assorted colors.
In Bridgeport a City Council committee discusses pension schemes and a bold plan to reform the Public Works department. Mayor Lee pushes to retain street superintendent post until 1911 while drafting a single head commission and granting the auditor a clerical role amid clashes over salaries and authority.
A large audience at Smith's Theatre last night praised Verdi’s Il Trovatore sung by the Boston Grand Opera Co. Madame Francini as Leonora impressed with her high tones and charm, while Miss Cora Hayden as Azucena and Piero Gherardi as Manrico also drew applause. Knights of Columbus members hosted visiting singers and praised the city’s K of C rooms and entertainment.
In City Court Charles Pierce of the Vendome hotel faced a liquor law violation case that was postponed to Monday due to a detective’s illness. George Cougel was arrested for disturbing Salvation Army assaxters at 1641 Main street and fined 15 dollars plus costs for drunkenness and breach of peace with a resistance charge dropped. Carrie LeCroix and William Riley faced drunkenness charges with fines and jail time for vagrancy. details note disturbances at 544 Newsfield avenue and related incidents.
Park City Theatre announces tonight’s bill with How Mabel Found a Husband Sand which Woman Caught in the Web Swedish Sports Troubles of a Tramp plus a matinee. Admission details incomplete.
Bailey's Magazine notes luck plays a large part in golf with the 1878 Prestwick championship incident involving Jamie Anderson. A spectator’s remark led to a reteeing and a winning drive, illustrating how a small misplacement could cost or win a title. The passage argues luck on the links should be acknowledged despite skeptics.
The article notes that innovations face bitter opposition in both military and civilian spheres. Early cannons and firearms were rejected or criticized until proven superior. It cites Christian and Turkish use at Constantinople, the British navy’s backlash to large guns, Ericsson’s Monitor, and Civil War debates over adopting new weapons despite ordnance chiefs preferring old ones.
The note gives a recipe to boil two chickens until tender, debone and chop the meat, season with salt pepper and butter, moisten with broth, press into a mold, chill, then slice. It is credited to the Boston Post. Also a humor snippet about scenery and camera from Cleveland Plain Dealer and a quip from Philadelphia Post.
A row of sale items lists low prices on goods including muslin cottons and flannel. Store announces a new coupon program to be issued in two or three weeks, with a temporary coupon offered now for ten cent purchases. Numerous department specials follow with percent values and item names.
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