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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1913
Page
5
A local advertisement promotes a big sale promising prosperity for buyers. Suits and overcoats priced at 8.50 to 16.50 with a regular guarantee on every purchase. The note invites customers to visit and try the suits.
Classified notice for Stratfield Hotel at 1227 1229 Main Street announcing new furnishings and upgrade plans. Includes brief details on product types and contact for procurement.
The Singing Society and the Lady Binging hold elections and report officers including William Brechita as president and George Bauer as financial secretary. A New Year's Eve gift of Greathounand dollars was presented, as a machine room fire at Lynch's moving picture theatre caused activity at Market Square.
Washington reports that Col W H Reepe e announced the flood control project for the Allegheny Monongahela and Ohio rivers is not feasible at present. The House is told private interest registration ends this session as lawmakers focus on appropriations.
An report mentions A Burgess of 275 East Main Street recovering from a severe spinal injury with expectant return to full use of limbs. Italso cites Prof. Planki and associates testing cod liver oil for body growth. The piece advertises Scott's Emulsion and Cyrus Wart remover as health aids and promotes a hand soap product with a beauty claim.
Manager Poli reports demand for Ching Ling Foo and his Chinese troupe at the theatre de luxe has far exceeded capacity. The farewell engagement features an all star bill with Chee Toy and multiple headline acts, promising the biggest business in Poli’s history as hundreds may be turned away.
The LYRIC Theatre offered both matinee and evening shows of Mamzelle with a full house. Miss Graber starred in the title role to strong praise and the entire company delivered high quality entertainment in this engaging French comedy.
The Plaza offers a closing look at the current Dill of the Plaza with Moffat LaReine and Co presenting high tension electrical effects and K-ray demos. Tomorrow a new show features B A Rolfes in Ten Dark Knights, Curry and Riley musical sketches, Burt and Co Western comedy, Tina aerial stunts, and varied motion pictures.
Park Theatre presents the southern drama Uncle Tom’s Cabin with top scenery and a refined company. Next Thursday to Saturday brings The Three Dukes, a lively Burlesque with Minnie Burke and co stars. John Drew’s Capital Acting Company appears January 29 in The Perplexed Husband, a four act suffragette comedy by Alfred Sutro with Mary Boland and others.
New Haven Conn 22 Miss Alice Reardon aged 86 died from illuminating gas at her Ashmun street home. She had long served as a nurse in the Timothy D Woodruff family of Brooklyn and accompanied the elder Woodruff on his travels and tended the heir as needed. Her sister Miss Johanna Reardon was found unconscious from the same cause and remained in hospital.
An old advertisement promises Partola candy helps appetites and stomach comfort when food tastes off. It claims stomach overload hinders work and urges customers to clean out with Partola, sold in various box sizes at drug stores or by mail order.
The Gondoliers will be presented for free time in Bridgeport by the Operatic Society at the Lyric Theatre January 27 and 28. Carol E. Macomber of Boston will stage the production with twenty dancers performing the Spanish Cachucha. The society aims to exceed past amateur productions after recent successes with Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado.
Reported scene shows children awaiting a delivery wagon for meals while a Sanford boy is hospitalized with pneumonia. The piece notes long travel to access aid and mentions ongoing hardship among families relying on the service.
Stratford merchants complain of repeated delays in transporting schoolchildren after sessions end. The Center school one-session plan provokes long waits, leaving children to wander or seek refuge in stores while awaiting the wagon.
The Cupheag club celebrated its 27th anniversary last night at Main Street club rooms with refreshments and old time songs. Arthur B. Park, manager of the Title drug store, returned from a week in New York. Clarence Goodell covered behind the counter during his absence. Stratford library adds numerous books including works by Mary Austin and Harold Bell Wright. New York scene notes Marie Knieff fines Emil Au $2 after an altercation in a subway car.
The advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a natural digestive aid containing pepsin and gastric agents. It claims to boost digestion, restore normal function, and aid various stomach disorders, priced at 50 cents a box and marketed as safe for all ages.
Thousands of garment workers hope a legislative probe into trade conditions will reveal abuses behind sweatshops and long hours. Leaders cite violations of women’s hour laws and welcome Roosevelts push for action while spread of strikes worries firms that move contracts abroad. The mood remains defiant despite injunctions and hardship.
Bangor Me Jan 22 Conductor strife adds to a broad walkout as 150 engineers and firemen join with conductors pressing for higher wages and opposing alleged Canadian strikebreakers. The Bangor and Aroostook road faces potential disruption as patrols readied.
In New York on Janu 23 an auto ambulance from HolyMid Hospital collided with a brewery truck at high speed on Uprth Avenue. Dr. George W. Koll and the driver John B. Btelck were hurled into the street and severely injured as the ambulance was left a complete wreck.
Rev. H. D. Gallachet was installed as pastor of Pit Congregational Church in a formal ceremony attended by clergy from nearby denominations. The event featured the welcoming of the new pastor and remarks from senior figures, with a reception following the service.
Fragmentary account describes an attack on a saloon keeper and officers pursuing suspects through a narrow channel. The report mentions captives and weapons but lacks clear details or outcomes.
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