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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1912
Page
4
A fragment listing price ranges for assorted wearables shows items priced from 19c to 89c with further discounts across several small price bands. The unreadable OCR makes precise item names unclear but indicates a sale or clearance of low priced garments and accessories.
Fragmented notice discusses Murphy and Lewis in politics, Morphy figure, and a convention statement. Mentions Wheeler Sea Breeze event and J Ham Chicago congressman with hopes Murphy could fill a leadership role, tied to Louisville and President Te t.
A short notice urges landlords to rent rooms by advertising they have been cleaned with Cyrus Presto. It claims bed bugs deter occupancy and promotes a 25 cent home sanitation solution that is effective and harmless, selling the product as a cure and profit booster.
The House today unanimously approved a resolution expressing full confidence in Speaker Clark regardless of political affiliations. The action drew a burst of applause from members.
Mexico Missouri July 1 The local Chautauqua warned its Chicago bureau against bringing William J Bryan to speak at the Mexico Chautauqua this year citing potential financial losses and safety concerns. A trolley car collision on South Park Avenue damaged a trolley running board while Jonathan Thorne’s car narrowly avoided more serious contact. the chauffeur alleged the motorman tried to pass without sufficient room.
Co. G. Waldo Jr. D. Bowers and Robert Abbott of the Brooklawn club played with the Connecticut Golf team against Massachusetts on Saturday. Massachusetts won eight of ten matches. Bowers was a winner for Connecticut. In the foursomes Massachusetts won by four to one.
Sea Breeze Island announces a mammoth Fourth of July week with the world’s largest banner raised, a grand display of fireworks, and an extensive program of civic and military exercises. The event aims to be the biggest in the resort’s history with numerous features and attractions.
Good advertising and first class goods powered a two page Far mer ad for the Surprise Store sale. The Factory and Store Clearance Sale drew large crowds, with doors sometimes closed for five to ten minutes as shoppers thronged the store. Barker, the manager, said over fifty extra salesmen were on duty, underscoring the sale's remarkable success.
Special to The Farmer Westport July 1 Walter W Peck a New York real estate man with a summer home at Compo and G Am brose Biltz and Shumway Wade week end guests at his home were rescued from the Sound after more than an hour clinging to an overturned sail boat Two miles off shore between Compo Point and Cockenoe Island Peterson hauled them aboard their capsized craft was recovered Peck suffered little from exposure while his companions were blue with cold and exhausted but all are little the worse for their adventure today
Standard Oil Co started oiling city streets under its contract. The first route covers Knowlton street to Ogden street with Crescent avenue and Noble, William streets included. An 800 gallon auto-mounted oiling tank lays oil in a six foot wide path via a rotary pump, overseen by Robert L. Christie. The device is billed as the best road oiler, claiming no pooling and traffic-ready in about 16 minutes.
The S A R East Haddam annual officer election named Morgan G. Bulkeley as President Daniel Nash Morgan of Bridgeport as Vice President H Hart Fenn of Wethersfield as Secretary Walter Co Faxon of Hartford as Treasurer Francis H Parker of Hartford as Registrar RR Sanford of Brooklyn as Board member Eugene Boardman East Haddam Walter L Wakefield Hartford Parker Jr John M Parker Jr Charles B Whittlesey and Walter S Harris Hartford Louis W Button Rocky Hill Clarence H Wickham Manchester Allan McLane Mowray Greenwich Harry W Reynolds East Haddam named to the Board.
From Baltimore on June 29 four distinguished Democrats are pictured at the Staats-Zeitung booth. Ridder editor of the New York Staats-Zeitung and Mark M. Stevens are shown with Senator Michigan Roger Sullivan Atlee Pomerene of Ohio and Illinois committee member Herman.
Manuel F. Rowe a circus performer who doubles as a comedian told Supt Johnson a hard luck tale after his show, and was sent home to New Bedford with a rail fare funded by the Charities department. He traveled from Wilkes-Barre to Bridgeport, then to the railroad station with conductor Rowe's ticket paid for by his trustee.
Obituary notices list Wilmot S. Reynolds at 1459 Iranistan Avenue with 2:30 pm service led by Rev. George M. Brown, burial in Long Hill. Also noted are funeral details for George Schinder of 32 Prospect Street, Catherine C. Boland at St. Augustine's Church, Edwa Quick of 728 Beechwood Avenue, and William H. Clayton from 104 Sherwood Avenue with burials at Lakeview, St. Michael's, and Mt. Grove cemeteries. A Wilson endorsement episode mentions Petersburg residents urging Dr. J M Burke to back Wilson.
The article promotes a new Alphabetical Index in the directory to speed locating services. It argues the current system lacks easy classifications and offers examples of useful categories such as Automobiles to Hire and Nurses Registry. It urges business friends to submit numbers for daily inclusion.
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