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Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1913

Page

2

Concerts by Coast Artillery Corps and Wheeler & Wilson bands tonight

Coast Artillery Corps band plans a Lafayette Park concert tonight with a varied program including March Lafayette Overture Bohemian Girl and selections from Lucia Di Lammermoor and other pieces. The Wheeler & Wilson band repeats last Thursday’s Wood Park program next Thursday and Beardsley Park hosts a 2:30 p.m. concert with March Federation Overture Mirella Danube Waves and other works. New Haven works to beautify its right of way with Mount Vernon NY experiments showing roses along the railroad cut and expanding to Stamford Riverside Greenwich and Port Chester.

Coast Artillery Corps Lafayette Park Canton Beardsley Park Wheeler & Wilson Frayer Wallace God Reeves New Haven New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company Mount Vernon N.Y C. D. Perkins Dorothy Perkins Perkins Stamford Riverside Greenwich Port Chester

Money Available for F L Bradbury

Attorney Arthur Comley represents F L Bradbury holder of a $550 claim against the city for damages to property north of Congress street from sewerage flowing into the Pequonnock river. Bradbury went to city hall expecting a check but was told funds were depleted. Report said payment may come later from another source.

Arthur Comley F. L. Bradbury Congress Street Pequonnock River

Comeback Contracting Tops Bids For Stratford Tree Removal

The Board of Contract and Supply opened five bids for removing trees on Stratford Avenue. Comeback Contracting Co. was favored to win at about 848 with a $2,000 bound. J. P. Maloney, president, is listed with an office at 433 Hollister Avenue. Other bids included John J. Fitzgerald 2310, N I Rich Stamford 1375, H A Welch 1699.50 and H G Demme Co 2380.

Board of Contract & Supply Stratford Avenue Comeback Contracting Co J. P. Maloney Hollister Avenue John J. Fitzgerald N. I. Rich Stamford H. A. Welch H. G. Demme Co

New Haven Pastors Plan State Campaign on Sunday Baseball

New Haven Pastors Union votes to coordinate with other Connecticut groups to ban professional Sunday baseball. Waterbury, Danbury and Meriden named as focus areas in the plan to prohibit Sabbath play across the state.

New Haven Conn Pastors’ Union Connecticut Danbury Meriden

Greenfield Hill Barn Destroyed by Fire

A large barn on the Ann Burr estate on Burr Street Greenfield Hill burned down early last evening. The blaze destroyed farm implements hay straw rye and four horses along with other livestock saved by farm hands. Loss approximately $2000. Fairfield auto chemical responded and prevented spread. Origin of the fire unknown.

Fairfield Ann Burr Burr Street Greenfield Hill Fairfield Auto Chemical

Socialists Decline Cabinet Positions in Holland

The Hague July 22. Pieter Jelles Troelstra and Dutch socialist leaders definitively declined invitations to join the new cabinet under Premier Dr. Kirk Bos. Socialists broadly oppose the proposed coalition and express opposition to the plan.

The Hague Netherlands Pieter Jelles Troelstra Kirk’Bos Holland

Fukien Province Secedes From China, Reports Say

A despatch from Consul Fowher at Foochow quotes Fukien province seceding from the Chinese republic. The report notes Fukien borders Kiengsi and Kwangtung and has largely shifted allegiance to the provisional government, reflecting regional splits during the upheaval.

Washington Fukien Ee Ore

New Minnesota Rates Take Effect Following Supreme Court Ruling

St Paul July 22 the new passenger and freight rates ordered by the US Supreme Court in the Minnesota rate cases became effective yesterday. Passenger rates are reduced two cents and freight rates show reductions of five to forty percent.

St. Paul United States Supreme Court Minnesota

Longtime Philadelphia High School teacher dies at 88

Philadelphia July 22. Professor Zephaniah Hopper who spent 69 years teaching at the Philadelphia High School died yesterday at his home. Believed to have taught more boys than any other in the United States he remained active at work until the end of June. Death attributed to old age and heat.

Philadelphia Zephaniah Hopper United States Hopper

Chains and Fobs Display Attracts Carriage Trade

Local shop showcases a wide range of novel chains and fobs with excellent workmanship and unique designs. Customers are invited to browse the selection and appreciate the quality even if not purchasing.

International Egg-Laying Contest Third Year Sets New Rules

The thirty sixth week total eggs reached 2033 with Ingleside Farms leading. Pens from Ingleside Thornsdale Pa and E P Lewis Temple Pa each laid thirty eggs. The third annual contest at Storrs Conn runs Nov 1 1913 to Oct 31 1914 with ten birds per pen and a $26 entry fee plus $2.50 per extra bird.

Ingleside Farms Company Thornsdale E. P. Lewis Temple, Pa A. D. Robinson Calverton P. G. Platt Wallingford Frank I. Jones Northumberland T. J. McConnell Hancock White Wyandottes Colonial Farm Temple Mre J. C. Stirling Rockville Tom Barron Catforth Eng Edward Cam Houghton Braeside Poultry Farm Stroudsburg Connecticut Burton E. Moore Winsted Edward Camn O. A. Foster Santa Cruz Cal W. L. Sleeger York Ene Braeside George H. Schnitz Chicago W. P. Canby East Downington Ballock & Burrows Wilmington Del Frank Toulmin Esprick Burton EB. Moore Connecticut Agricultural College Storrs Conn Coultry Department

Household Notes On Cleaning And Food Prep

Household notes describe kerosene use for cleaning and caution about linen yellowing. It advises eggplant preparation by soaking under water to prevent browning and turning black. The guidance emphasizes avoiding salt alone and ensuring quick enlistment of items into service.

Mrs Mangel Escapes Operation At Megadore Ohio

A letter from Megadore Ohio recounts a woman’s relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for years of female trouble. She credits the remedy with restoring health, enabling her to bear two healthy children, and avoiding surgery despite two years of debilitating symptoms. The account endorses the product and urges other women to consider it.

Megadore, Ohio Penie Lydia E. Pinkheam Pinkham

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First Bridgeport National Bank New York Stock Exchange a.Bridgeport E. I. Chapman Banda T. L. Watson & Co Feople's Savings Bank Main Street A. W. Baldwin H. Lyon James Staples & Company James Staples & CO Bankers State ST Bridgeport, Conn Europe Tel East Side North End West End Bridgeport Burr & Knapp Ct C. A. G. Band Merch Glenwood John A. Lynch Hayes Fish CO Water Street Lowe’s Seaview Avenue Joseph P. Coughlin Co John F. Fay Fairfield Avenue the People’s Dairy State Street Geo. A. Robertson Ana Tm Crawford Laundry Co Fairfield Ave Courtland Gustav Broch & Son House OF Lords Milshire Cincinnati Smith BROCH Automobile Row Naugatuck Valley Ice Co Housatonic Ave Geo. B. Clark & Co Broad Street Post Flossery Lord Taylor New York China M. J. Buechler Middle St Block Island Long Island East Main ST Lyon & Grumman CO Mrs. Mangel Lydia E. Pinkham
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