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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1914
Page
5
A compact ad lists various grocery specials including sugar, corn, salad dressing, matches, pea beans, table salt, laundry value, Dove molasses, olive oil, toilet paper, catsup, pumpkin, cream of wheat, and rolled oats with unit prices mainly from 10 to 25 cents per item. The items are presented as bulk savings and household staples in a classic early 20th century market style.
Monroe news notes Mayor Frank L. Rice plans a European summer, while Trumbull’s refusal to extend the Monroe center state road keeps Hawley’s hill a persistent challenge. Poultry woes, Civic Club projects, a possible Stepney depot school reopening, and a proposed new Center building populate a busy village summer preview with local strides toward betterment and community events.
The New Haven Register discusses risks of wood-block paving swelling from moisture and heat, noting sand filling joints and sprinkler tests as possible mitigations. It contrasts evolving motor vehicle costs and profits, wondering if four-wheel machines will outpace two or three-wheel designs as the industry trend continues.
The article notes a wide price range for motor vehicles from high end imported cars costing six thousand dollars or more to older runabouts and even a runabout from 1906 for twenty five dollars. It questions whether the average price will fall and compares motor vehicle prices to horse costs, arguing that supply and demand may not reduce prices as expected.
A weekly village meeting in the corporation rooms discussed census of both town cenius and dogs at a cost not to exceed $25. During debate, a dog known as Famous entered without a tag, though his owner had bought one earlier in the year.
A fragmentary line indicates a person of some renown was escorted to the door by the Clerk, part of the Cornwall Correspondence in the Newburgh News. The terse detail suggests a clerical departure or formal dismissal referenced in local reporting.
An 18 year old daughter of Catherine Waugh McCullough at an Evanston Illinois church answered a 26 question Old Testament quiz correctly. The questions covered biblical persons and incidents such as Joseph’s bones being carried, the Canaanites driven out by hornets, Jonah’s worm lesson, Ruth as David’s great-grandmother, and Tubal.
Spokane considers shifting from Western to Mountain Time to gain an extra evening hour. A Tacoma News editorial questions the human cost, suggesting earlier rising as a simpler way to enjoy an extended garden hour without disruption.
An advertiser urges readers to regain prior liveliness by taking Foley Kidney Pills. The copy claims it clears blood poisons causing rheumatism backache and stiff painful muscles, with Hindle's Drug Stores as the seller.
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