Rev Poveys Paris lecture closes third in four
The Rev Mr Povey spoke on Paris at Trinity M B Church drawing on a European trip last summer. He described evening entry to Paris and places like Rue de Rivoli and the Boulevard. He cited Marie Antoinette and Napoleon era lessons and urged Paris to focus on home and home life as its greatest need.
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Trinity M. BH
Irev
RS. Povey
Paris
Bir
Povey
Rme de Rivoli
Boulevard of the Madeleine
Napoleon
Mee
Stis
War veteran Marcus Miller dies in Plainville
Marcus Miller aged 70 a Civil War veteran of Company K 6th Connecticut Volunteers died at his Plainville home on January 22 He is survived by two brothers one Louis residing in New Haven and other relatives awaiting details from his family.
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Plainville
Conn
Marcus Miller
Company K
6Th
Connecticut Volunteers
Louis
New Haven
Truss Advice Promises Cure for Raptured Children
A short note urges quick treatment for a condition termed raptured children, claiming permanent cure with a proper truss and expert guidance, stating it costs nothing to obtain the best device and advice.
Governors plan conference in Boston over New Haven control
Governors Foss Baldwin Pothier Folker Hains and Fletcher confirm a Saturday meeting in Boston to discuss the New Haven monopoly across railroads steamships and trolleys in Connecticut Rhode Island Maine New Hampshire and Vermont. The six New England states will debate rates facilities and a proposed takeover of the Boston holding company.
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Boston
New England
New Haven
Gov. Foss
Baldwin
Connecticut
Pothier
Rhode Island
Picking the Legislative Committees in Hartford
In Hartford on January 22 the fight over legislative committee representation shifts to chairmen and highway appointments. Republicans concede to Democrats on equal committee representation and Speaker Webster and President Sanders plan finalizing chair selections. The highway post and incumbent James H. Macdonald loom large amid potential delays if Gov Baldwin’s successor is challenged.
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Hartford
House
Webster
Sanders
Senate
Thoms
General Assembly
James H. Macdonald
Baldwin
Memorial services and banquets mark city fraternal events
Fraternities appoint members to arrange the March 9 memorial service for Robert Emmet at Plaza theatre. Judge Beers will attend the installation of Charles Burdett camp in Hartford. E T Buckingham presided at Wowompon tribe banquet with A F Culver and others. Park City Yacht Club housewarming followed renovations with entertainment and lunch.
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Thomas F.smith
New Britain
Emmet Club
John O’connell
Thomas Brien
J. J. O'Neill
T. J. Murphy
Joseph P. Lalley
Robert Emmet
Plaza Theatre
Alfred B. Beers
Charles L. Burdett
Hart
E. T. Buckingham
Wowompon Tribe
Atlantic Hotel
A. F. Culver
New Haven
Connecticut
Austin St Stamford
Frank Braithwaite
George Rajotte
E. H. Morris
Park City
Olive Tablets Promise Colorful Skin and Buoyancy
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets offer a natural substitute for calomel to improve skin tone and appetite. The ads claim they stimulate the liver and bowels without harmful aftereffects, promoting a pink complexion and bright eyes. Millions buy them yearly at 10 and 25 cents a box from The Olive Tablet Company in Columbus Ohio.
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Olive Tablet Company
Columbus
Adv
E. H. Dillon and Son Wholesale and Retail Milliners
E H Dillon and Son operates as a leading wholesale and retail millinery house offering women's hats and accessories. The ad positions the firm as a premier supplier of fashionable headwear.
Pre Inventory Sale At Winter Millinery And Furs
A local retailer advertises a pre inventory sale featuring winter millinery furs long cloth coats shirt waists petticoats marabout boas and muffs plus millinery trimmings at very low prices. The shop emphasizes paying cash and cutting accounting work.
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
The ad touts Pape's Diapepsin from E H Dillon Co claiming it cures sour upset stomach indigestion and heartburn in five minutes. It promises rapid relief for distressing stomach revolts and urges readers to buy a fifty cent case for home use.
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Pape
iIt
Wizard of Orient Delights Bridgeport Seance Show
The Stratfield sun parlor hosted Ching Ling Foo and his Chinese troupe delivering a private seance with songs and dances. The performance featured acrobats, multilingual numbers, and Ching’s wand work while noting immigration limits on Chinese actors. The group appears at the Poli theatre this week for further mysterious acts.
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China
Ching Ling Foo
Ching Ling
Orient
Sun
Stratfield
Ching
Chine
Mies Ching
Poli Theatre
Edward Lavery's Body Found in Local Harbor
Edward Lavery, 23, of Bridgeport, was found drowned at the foot of Wall Street. He had not stayed at his brother Thomas's home on Union Avenue for 24 hours prior. Cause of death unclear. believed accidental slip from dock or fall from rowboat. He was unmarried, survived by three brothers and one sister.
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Edward Lavery
Bridgeport
Wall Street
Thomas
Union Avenue
Ise
John
James
Alice
Ladies of Charity complete plans for Colonavilla event
Mrs George T McCarthy leads a three woman committee preparing for the Colonavilla charity pageant at her home 929 Iranistan Avenue tonight. Final department plans for decoration and costuming are expected, with a large attendance anticipated. Tomorrow includes minstrels rehear sal at Mrs H Ford home 1837 Main Street and a Paradise Alley gathering. Architect bid opening at noon will authorize interior work for the entertainment. In Oporto a 10 month old baby survived the Veronese wreck washed ashore two days after the disaster.
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George T. McCarthy
Iranistan Avenue
H. Ford
Main
Paradise Alley
Undertaking
W. G. Newell
Park Theatre Hall
William Schmidt
Newfield
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Cleanup for Kids
A vintage home remedy ad extols Syrup of Figs for children with vague ailments from listlessness to stomach troubles. It claims the formula cleanses the bowels without nausea or griping and praises its fig senna base. The ad urges mothers to keep it handy and to ask druggists for the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Mrs Mansfield Blames French Fortune Teller In Venice
Mrs William Mansfield, wife of a Columbia University professor, charges a French clairvoyant and his supposed wife with drugging and robbing her after luring her from Rome to Venice. She recovered briefly from a semi coma in a Venice hospital and police widened the dragnet for the pair.
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Venice
William Mansfield
Mansfield
United States
Columbia University
New York
City warns of scarlet fever as diphtheria cases rise
Health officials urge vigilance and isolation for children with cold or indigestion symptoms followed by stomach illness. Officials report more diphtheria cases but no epidemic, and implement fumigation and school examinations. One membranous croup death occurred last Saturday.
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Board of Health
E. A. McLellan
McLellan
Florence Sherman
Washington School
Poplar Street
Myrtle Avenue
Maplewood
Dr. McLellan
Kitchen Furnishings Sale Prices and Listings
Readable sale listing for kitchen items includes Rice Boilers various sizes, Tea Kettles, Self-Basting Roaster, Water Pails, Stock Pots, Tea and Coffee Pots, Berlin Kettles, Preserving Kettles and Pans with assorted capacity notes and pricing hints. Item names repeated with omissions due to OCR errors. no dates or locations provided.
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Berlin
Annual Scottish Concert and Ball in Bridgeport
The 27th Annual Concert and Dance honoring Robert Burns will be held at Colonial Hall on Friday evening January 24. Notable performers include baritone William L. Cockburn, The Alexanders, humorist John G. Anderson, contralto Nebbie Roberts, pianist Dinner S&S. Joyce, piper John Robertson, with John A. Macdougall as chairman delivering the welcome.
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Clan Campbell
Robert Burns
Scotland
Colonial Hall
Burns
William L. Cockburn
Alexanders
John G. Anderson
New York
Elgin
Harry Lauder
Nebbie Roberts
S&s. Joyce
Bridgeport
John Robertson
John A. Macdougall
Eagles to Host Grand Piсochle Dance at Hagis Hall
Fraternal Order of Eagles No 420 hosts a grand piсochle dance at Hagis Hall with card playing at 620 PM and dancing at 8 PM Meyers Orchestra provides music Admission is 25 cents A smallpox quarantine was set after a camper reported a case nearby Floodwaters receded today as Shawneeters assess damage.
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Order of Eagles
Hagis’ Hall
Meyer
Han
Salles
Shawneeters
Don Seitz Defends Boundary Suit In New York Court
Don Seitz of New York World defends a boundary dispute brought by T Rhys Smith of Greenwich. Smith alleges Seitz erected a barrier near the boundary blocking street access to Smith’s Greenwich country home. The case, before Judge Burpee in superior court, remained underway.
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Don Seitz
New York World
Metropolitan
jJournshem
Burpee
Superior
T. Rhys Smith
Greenwich
Seltz
Ines Seltz
Smith
Preew Our
Flood refugees isolated over smallpox fears
Evacuees camped along Green River, Ashbury mound and nearby areas were isolated today amid concerns of smallpox spread. Medical officials urged careful diet and regular meals as authorities manage the refugee camps and monitor health.
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Barnum
Board of Education
Evansville
Ind
Ashbury
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