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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1916
Page
17
Classified item details extensive stock of Genuine Panama hats Natural Leghorn hats and chiffon necklines with prices from 8c to 14.98. Listings include trimmed and untrimmed hats ostrich neck boas and lace braids along with ribbons veils and shirt waists. Also notes motorist notices from Bridgeport and a graduation of staff at the American Cane Growers Association.
Francis H. Markoe, head of Yale Pageant, with 7,000 actors at Yale Bowl, will direct via colored light signals from an elevated platform. Born in Yale, he fought in Serbia during World War I and earned Kosovo Medal and Serbian Red Cross honors. The pageant commemorates Saybrook to New Haven relocation.
At Hartford the public utilities commission heard the petition of the Lordship Park association and the Connecticut Co for approval of proposed methods to construct a single track branch and a crossover on Stratford and Hollister avenues to enable Lordship cars to enter the city center with no opposition.
A testimonial praises Lax a Tone for relieving sour stomach bloating gas and painful symptoms. Mr Masters recounts dizziness heavy legs and fatigue then returning to work after using the remedy. Lax a Tone sold at Hartigan's drug stores 81 Fairfield avenue and Main and Congress streets.
The Bridgeport chamber of commerce hires city planner John Nolen in an advisory role as housing plans are developed. Nolen and his staff gather data to inform a final report due within 10 days, outlining housing types, materials, location, financing, and property management. George Gove announced the retention and possible public breach of the plan if confirmed.
boat service to the resort is temporarily suspended due to alterations at the piers. work will be rushed to resume service as soon as possible. also note a Montana wool sale reports thirty five cents a pound for 30 000 pounds.
About 250 children from Bridgeport nurseries and orphan homes rode in automobile convoys organized by Benjamin B. Steiber to Compo Beach Fairfield yesterday. The yearly outing began at 1 36 pm from Main Street Day Nursery with decorated cars and an adult chaperone for each child.
Children spent two hours at the beach playing games and wading in the Sound. Ice cream and cake were served by Mr. Stetber and lollipops were handed out before departure. Return trip completed about five oclock.
A six inch shell burst near the Richard Norton section of the American Ambulance Corps on the Verdun frontwounding two drivers. Harry Howard Hollins of Sparta New Jersey suffered a flesh wound to the left forearm and Jacob Wendell of New York was wounded in the back. No French wounded were struck. The Norton section was busy with French wounded at the time. Wendell’s mother was Miss Kendall of Washington, D C. Fire in Pittsburgh’s downtown district caused about 200000 dollars in damage.
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