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Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1909

Page

8

The Theatres Offer Dollar Show for a Dime at Smith’s

Smith’s theatre bills a value packed vaudeville double feature with Wille and Brockway in Musical Janitor and Dream land acts. International dancers the Sisters Cardonnle, Cunningham DeVery, a Frenchwoman, and Talia perform lively numbers. Ed the equilibrist impresses with tall hand balancing while audiences pack matinees at 2:15 and evening shows starting 7:15.

Warren Brockway Sisters Cardonnle Bie Ieee

Poli's Saramy Jane and Poli's Westk Stock Show Opens

Poli's presents an all star stock company featuring the Mellene motif and individual interpretation with magnificent staging. John Ince displays his unusual talent as the cast delivers an effective performance. The crowd praises the redwood scene and the production is hailed as original and well received by patrons. A $75 bracelet prize is awarded to a patron, with further stage receptions planned after curtain. Poli's continues with Mary Ann, famed New York piece, promising one of the finest resident company productions in the city.

Saramy Jane Paul Armatrong California Polis Westk Poli Bitton Man John Ince Stag City Poll Beenett Schcaledd Israel Mary Ann New York Duke of York’s Theatre, Inc

Memorial Day visits and local gatherings noted

Mr and Mrs Chas Abbott spent Memorial Day with friends Gladys Snagg of Port Chester Deen visiting A Godfrey and Mise May Bags guest of Miss Sears L Sturges. Mr Harry Sturges of New Haven visited. The Carter family entertained their son and daughter Mr and Siva Howard Hawley Bridgeport on Decoration Day. Mrs Hartwig opened creameries for the season with Mrs Wm Sherewood Weston. Laura Chapman Westport, Mrs Cooper of Jersey City visited Henry Suckmann Ridgefield for his 89th birthday. Paul Schubert family resided summer home. Chas Godfrey and family enjoyed a few days at their cottage. Dr Adams district superintendent mentioned in M E church notes.

Mrr Chas Abbott Gladys Snagg Port Chester Deen A. Godfrey Mise May Bags Sears L. Sturges Harry Sturges New Haven Aes Theo. Carter Siva Howard Hawley Bridgeport Henrietta Meta and Wining Hartwig Wm. J. Sherewod Weston God Charles M. Ambler Laura Chapman Westport Ee Cooper Jerey Henry Suckmann Mira Wm. B. Hurlbutt C. T. ‘Gregory Mra Eilsa Hoyt Ridgefield Paul Schubert Corsa Bronx Godfrey Ae Adams M. E

Cleaning Chinatown by Night in New York Sun

Lichi Minnie resists moving as Chinatown’s Cap. Mike Galvin jokes about moving day. Minnie insists she is cleaned out except for two earrings and a sum owed on furniture. Galvin offers to pawn the rocks and furniture for funds, then departs at midnight after a tense exchange.

Lichi Minnie Capt Mike Galvin New York Sun Galvin Cap Elizabeth Street Boston Back Bay Chinatown Lichi Minnie Coney Island Levy

Carpenters Strike For Higher Wages

Delegates of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America visited Brownsville Williamsburg and East New York and called a general strike among carpenters in the district. With over 2000 buildings under construction, workers were ordered to quit and generally obeyed the demand to restore the former wage scale.

New York United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Bowling Place Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn Brownsville Williamsburg East New York

Judge Seeks 76 Million Dollar Libel Damages

In Boston on June 3, former Municipal court judge Dewey opened his libel suit in Superior Court seeking 76 million dollars from Good Government officials. He claims libel tied to a mayoral campaign four years earlier and cites a history of raised damages since filing. The plaintiff's remarks mention polling officials about religious beliefs.

Boston Salem Sey Dewey Eee

Hosmer Hall bans false curls at graduation

June 3 at St Louis the Hosmer Hall senior class faces a ban on false hair for commencement. Principal Miss Louise McNair declares any graduate wearing fake curls or puffs will not receive her diploma. Many students bought curling aids, and matching flaws prompted the crackdown.

St. Louis Hosmer Hall Louise McNair

Population of Cuba Tops Two Million in Census

New York June 3 Advance in formation of the result of the latest census taken on the Island of Cuba under the National Government reached the Cuban Consulate General in this city. It shows Cuba's population, including all provinces, at 2,048,380 with 69.72 percent white and 30.28 percent Negro.

New York Cuba

Mi-o-na Remedy Promises Healthier Digestion and Vitality

An old advertisement claims rich red blood signals brains vitality and ambition, but digestion must be good. Indigestion causes sour stomach belching and even vision effects, promising Mi-o-na as a reconstructive stomach tonic sold for 50 cents with money back guarantee.

America Bridgeport

Yukon Dredging and Power Company Prospectus

A detailed prospectus extols Hydro Electric Power and the Yukon Milling Dredging and Power Company. It outlines three enterprises, power via Klondike dredging, and tentative bonds and stock offerings with consulting engineers and attorneys named. The document discusses potential profits, plant expansion, and market demand for electric power in the Klondike district.

Hydro-Electric THE Yukon Milling, Dredging and Power Company (Incorporated Yukon Milling, Dredging & Power Company Big Stony, Sgro Riscal Maxors Investment Securities Fitton Milling Cae Klondike Iondike Klondike Indian River Utah Lorado Nevada Seillp Tai Robert Anderson Klondike Govt. Concession, Ltd

Wholesale price list fragment with assorted commodities

A chaotic wholesale pricing catalog lists Buttercreamery 26 1 2 to 27c and 26c ranges, State and nearby fruit values, apples Northern Spy Baldwin Ben Davis Russet, Jersey strawberries per quart 39c, mixed hay and timothy at $1 per 100 pounds, poultry alive and dressed price ranges, fowls and ducks prices, pigeons and guinea fowls, squabs priced at $2.75 to $3.75, vegetables including Bermuda potatoes $5.50, Southern and Maine tubers, asparagus, horseradish and lettuce values.

Do Baldwin Ben Davis Jersey Bermuda Southern Maine

Market Price List for Produce and Seeds

Fancy, per dozen, 50 60c, mushrooms hothouse white large per Th. 35 50c, brown large 20tb40c small 10 26c, to matoes hothouse per Th. 10 5c. SEEDS Clover $6.10 timothy $1.80.

Jailed six months for smoking in car

New York June 3 Charles Harvey a Brooklyn man paid dearly in the Manhattan Avenue Court that borough for smoking in a car. He faced a sentence reflecting the offense and the court’s stance on public nuisance.

New York Charles Harvey Brooklyn Manhattan Avenue Court

Denver Treasure Vault Bulging With Gold

Denver reports a shipment of 7.5 million dollars in gold coin from San Francisco, swelling the local mint’s holdings to 370 million dollars. The vault is described as the nation’s treasure chamber, reflecting a record-high gold stock in Colorado.

San Francisco Harvey O'Reilly Denver Col

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