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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
5
In a sales pitch style notice Leverty and Bro promote Parisian Sage as a dandruff and hair conditioner guaranteed to halt itching and hair loss in two weeks. It touts summer scalp cooling benefits, broad use among refined women, money back guarantee, and widespread availability through leading druggists.
The Olympic whist event Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Charles Newtons 412 East Main Street drew six prize winners Mrs Daniel Mason Mrs Belden Mrs Hockheimer Mrs W Travis Mrs Fox and Mrs Cassidy A Bridgeport Yacht club children party followed with fifty youths and entertainers. Rev C Sturges Ball and Mrs Sturges depart for Europe on Mauretania to August 25 M Lustig tours in his automobile leaving for Philadelphia then Atlantic City Gladys Warner of Stratford Avenue leaves for Hartford for vacation.
New Haven reports a rise in candidates for Yale entrance exams this June with no policy change in standards. Registrar A K Merritt notes about 900 applicants, 450 final exam takers, and similar provisional numbers to last year, with roughly 80 percent of finals and 70-75 percent of preliminaries earning certificates.
In Sturgis Michigan on July 15 a second body was pulled from Klinger Lake near the spot where Mamie Davy’s body had been found earlier. Claude Hunt, the Chicago visitor’s companion and a young farmer, was located late last night believed to have perished while trying to rescue Miss Davy. The cause of death remains a mystery.
Looming battle over a Bridgeport Refining and Rendering Company fish bone factory and garbage plant at Giant's Neck sparks protests from Crescent Beach Lyme and other towns. Lawmakers visit the site to assess odor impacts as residents cite nauseating smells and loss of summer appeal.
Special from United Press. Former President Roosevelt endorses a progressive inheritance tax to curb wealth concentration and fund use of fortunes for the public good. He argues wealth can reflect service to the nation, but when fortunes pass on without contribution, heavy taxation is justified. He warns against halting reform and praises needed oversight. The piece notes his stance on taxation as a tool for equity and national benefit. The Reason Why. The reason why you notice so many of the ice flags of the Naugatuck Valley Ice Company is due to Hygienic Ice’s purity, prompting extensive use citywide. Count the flags.
This morning's city court session lasted 20 minutes with three cases disposed, all with suspended judgments. Joy riders Win G Lewis Charles Donovan and Milton Shield were jailed for 20 days for breaking into Hunter & Havens foundry and stealing two boxes of horseshoe nails. Gilmore, with a prior record, was fined $5 and costs. Hunt paid $1 and costs. John Fitzgerald was fined $5 for drunkenness. Tony Ellis had case continued. charged with breach of peace and assault on liquor dealer John Smarto. Ellis allegedly pursued payment from Smarto, prompting a wordy dispute.
Bridgeport Elks Lodge No. 36 BPOE plans a special session this evening to act on the deaths of Brothers Samuel Harris and Joseph Maloney. The lodge will convene at 7 o clock.
In Newtown James M. Blackmann reports a telephone in residence with a call at 29-5. Miss Nonnie Crowe visits friends in Bridgeport midweek. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hayes depart for Lake Mohonk and Atlantic City. Mrs. Arthur Cable returns to Bridgeport after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Beardsley. Inns welcome May Higgins Norwalk and several Bridgeport residents. Kathryn Lillis visits Botsford. Elsie Gilbert vacationing at Walnut Beach. Mt. Pleasant House hosts Mrs. Lyons of Brooklyn and Mrs. McLaughlin of Bridgeport. Henry Rupf plans a new sidewalk with Frank Patchen as contractor. Pearl Parsons and W. H. Stevens take a Savin Rock excursion. Weather notes: Sunrise and sunset times listed, high and low water figures, and moon rise.
Editor argues Greek letter societies in high schools are a controversial issue tested in San Francisco courts. If frats are an evil, they could become useful through mutual reform, with members enforcing honorable standing to elevate the Alma Mater and the schools' outcomes.
Walter H. Dresser chief of police of Portland Maine visited police headquarters to study the local system. He plans to tour South Norwalk Stamford Albany and New York before sailing back to Portland. The visit includes meetings with Chief Cowles and stops in several cities. A wart remover ad follows mentioning Cyrus Pharmacy locations.
Boston July 15 One hundred forty dollars a share is the price agreed upon to be offered by the Boston Railroad Holding Company for 109,348 shares of Boston and Maine Railroad held by John L Billard of Meriden Connecticut The offer will be made subject to approval by the Massachusetts Railroad Commission The price was fixed at a meeting yesterday The company will pay with fifty year four percent bonds redeemable at 105 for 125 a share plus the holding company stock for the remaining 15 of the 140 all the holding company s securities are to be issued at par
The Neversweat club held a clambake at The Maples Long Hill yesterday with about 125 guests. A 3:30 bake followed a lunch of clam chowder and soft shelled crabs in Caterer Nelson Freshour’s style. Hosts Mr and Mrs Frank Griswold were thanked for hospitality. Performers included Henry Fleutelspacher Donald Noble and Loren Delbridge, with J Abercrombie on violin. William E Burnham and ex mayor Frank E Clark attended as distinguished guests.
New Haven forecast fair tonight with Friday partly cloudy. A disturbance over Lake Superior has caused local showers from Kansas to the lake region in the last 24 hours. Scattered showers along the middle and south Atlantic coasts. The lake disturbance moves east, New Haven on its southern edge Friday, likely no showers this far south. Temperatures remain high in the south, central and east, with Phoenix at 108 and Oklahoma City at 102.
An advertisement for Cleaneasy hard soap promotes strong cleaning power for stove polish rust grease ink paint and dirt on hands and clothing. The ad notes a large ten ounce can manufactured by Wm KR Winn Stratford Ave and claims skin friendly results.
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