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Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1916

Page

19

Prominent local barber praises lax-a-tone product

A Hartford area feature notes Mr. Prokous of 28 Fairfield Avenue as a well known barber in Connecticut praising Lax-a-Tone. He describes lifelong digestion issues and endorses the laxative, sold at Hartigan's stores on 81 Fairfield Avenue and Congress Street.

Mr. S. Prokous Fairfield Avenue Theport Prokous Connecticut Hartigan’s Congress Streets Adv

Head of Peace Society Pleads for Yuan Shi-kai

A peace group organizer appeals to newspapers to back Yuan Shi-kai as China’s president, urging monarchist restoration while warning that abdication or chaos could ruin the nation. Yang Tu declares responsibility for the monarchist movement and contemplates self sacrifice if it serves the country.

Peace Society Yuan Shi-Kai Yang Tu Society For the Preserva~ of Peace Shang China Wang Tu Joneg Sarely

Railroad Toll Heavy in Quarter Ends September 1915

Interstate Commerce Commission reports more than 46,000 killed or injured in U S railroad accidents in the three months to September 30 1915. The figures show 2 531 killed and 43 518 injured a net decrease from the same period in 1914 by 217 deaths and 3 697 injuries.

Washington United States Endia Interstate Commerce Commission

Tin smiths strike for higher wages in Stamford

Stamford workers from the tinsmiths' union, about 30 to 40 members, walked out yesterday seeking a daily wage of 4.75 dollars, the rate recently granted to journeyman laborers.

Tinsmiths Stamford Tinsmiths’ Union

Radford 5B Saturday Sale Draws Heavy Buying

Advice notes heavy buying at Radford 5B during Smiths Saturday sale last week. Encourages readers to visit Saturday to get bargains for themselves and family.

Radford Smith Adcv

Exemption Plea Fails For Rabbit Catcher In London

A London man claiming exemption as a professional rabbit catcher and river raft maker argued 46 days away on a submarine staging duty proved his value to the country. He said he killed 10,606 rats since August and would be a good trench rat-catcher. The plea was denied as Parliament adjourned to June.

London

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