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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1916
Page
11
Notices call for mailed or hand delivered contest answers by 6 p m Friday July 44 1916 Judges will be represented by business men of New Haven and decisions are final Only one answer per family to be submitted Include name and address clearly Bring or mail all answers to the stated address
For years piano houses have paid solicitors teachers and commissions to sell pianos. They now eliminate these costs and pass the savings to customers using allowances from manufacturers represented in the territory.
Court actions affect charges against Osborne Backus and Warden in the Bing Sing case. A sixth count was quashed by Justice Platt, Brooklyn appellate division supported. District Attorney Weeks won a temporary stay delaying the order’s signing pending July 28 appeal. The decision may go to the state court.
Obituary notices report Robert Jones of Brooklyn dying at St Vincent's Hospital with family references, Marren Nielsen Jepsen native of Denmark dies on Sherman Street, Bertie Agnes Bradley dies at parental home, Merriam M Isbell dies at 117 Maple Street. Also a political note on Judge Hughes from Mineral Point Democrat criticizing two cent fare veto and opposition to federal income tax.
The Norwegian steamer Janvord, en route to Nantes with sugar, returned to her New York dock after smoke was spotted in the forehold near Nantucket. On arrival no fire was found. A New York conscience fund collected 235 dollars from Brooklyn and 15 dollars from Manhattan as notices.
Forecast from New Haven calls for fair conditions tonight and Saturday across Connecticut with moderate winds from the south. A central southern disturbance over Mississippi brings heavy rain from the Gulf to Tennessee, with Montgomery Alabama reporting 5.08 inches in 24 hours. Minnesota and New Mexico also report rains and Moorehead Minnesota notes a 1.72 inch thunderstorm. Overall temps stay near or slightly above seasonal averages.
New Haven, Conn. The Yale Pageant to be staged next October will dramatize the college and town history through episodes showing periods in American life. Costumes depict Revolutionary era attire with French influence, including flowered silks brocaded satins velvets and laces.
New Haven advances its Yale Pageant as the year’s major drama. The event, centered on town and gown history, is expected to draw national attention much like San Francisco’s Panama-Pacific Exposition did previously. An experiment in Hess-Ives color photography captured gowns and costumes of 7 000 participants for preservation at the University.
Horsford's Acid Phosphate is promoted as cooling refreshing and vitalizing for health. The ad urges readers to buy a bottle and appears in The Farmer.
New couch hammocks sold from seven fifty with adjustable end frames forming a pillow. Strong chains, magazine pockets, canopies, and rustless metal frames accompany cotton and excelsior mattresses in a range of styles and prices up to nineteen fifty.
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