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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
13
The fragment notes a subscription rates office located in the 225 Fifth Avenue Building with contact details in room 404 and A Menet listed as representative.
Friday June 4 1909 discussion on tariffs and profits cites La Follette and others. It notes protective tariffs driving capital growth with mentions of Germany Russia Italy and tripartite alliances. Also critiques corporate influence in Congress and naval aerial developments amid global power shifts.
A Vienna woman credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief after years of illness. She urges other women with female ailments to seek the remedy, noting its lack of narcotics and its fame for cures. Testimonials from many women are on file at the firm in Lynn Mass.
French scientists warn electric fans spread bacteria through air. German abat toirs use devices to kill cattle with a single blow. London adopts airtight formalin cabinets to preserve corpses for coroners. California and Oregon outpaced 1907 coal output, others fell. A Chicago inventor patents a rifle carrier freeing marching soldiers’ hands. Marseilles tops global vegetable oil with 45 mills processing 465000 tons yearly. Germany urges ratification of US patent treaty for mutual protection. New optical instrument illuminates eyes via mouth lamp. Scots scientists fund oceanographic South Atlantic work and Antarctic exploration. Largest candle for Joseph Petrosino birthplace weighs 178 pounds, burns five years. Egypt clears shallow channels with motor boat shears. Pig iron output drops over 38 percent to 15996018 long tons. Mine fire in eastern Pennsylvania costs large sums. concrete wall planned. International candle standard proposed near Britain’s 1.6 percent weaker British standard.
A compiled list from A M Wooster solicitor Bridgeport details patents granted June 1 1909 across Connecticut. Named inventors and locations include bridgesport H Hubbell G Goodridge N Haven W Woodford A Arens B Dolge J Keller Jr Litchfield etc. Entries cover fuse ng separable attachment wire stitching machine typewriter machine welding chain links telephone apparatus lock roll band inflation valve curtain fixture lamp extinguisher and related trade marks.
Miss Eda Falker returns home from Oakland to Stratford while Rev. C S Bullock promotes the Dillock thermostat aboard City of Buffalo and City of Evie. The town considers Main St improvements and hosts Civil War veterans meetings. Lectures by Prof Jenkinson and Rev Farrar draw crowds at library and church. Miss Cornelia Beers dies and local weddings, accidents, and racing risks fill the page.
An advertising notice urges health first reminding readers that neglecting health is a crime. It promotes Turkish baths at Hotel Atlas on Fairfield Avenue near Broad Street and touts Stein-Bloch suits and Regal Oxfords. It highlights quality over quantity, seasonal styles, and a stock of summer furnishings including hats, neckwear, underwear, hosiery, and Educator shoes for youths at Davis and Savard on Main Street at Fairfield Avenue.
Litchfield County News reports Benjamin Cash living near Sharon was arrested on his father's complaint for disruptive behavior including breaking glass and puncturing tires. He received a fifteen day jail sentence, suspended on good behavior. Also covered are a Falls Village accident involving a wagon wheel and a dog scare, and Canaan snake charmer Fred Scamerhorn capturing and handling snakes near the Housatonic river. Includes an advertisement for Foley’s Honey and Tar and local want ads.
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