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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1910
Page
6
Fine black cotton hose with reinforced heel and toe 13150 Imported gauze and silk isle hose in black and colors 25s Gauze isle hose plain and em woldered black and colors 39c Gauze and silk Wile hose in tan taupe green navy old rose pink blue and black Sic Nery Line gauze Msle hose em broidered 380 and Ray uttered cise tose fo and hi colors and fades Silk hose up to $2.25 a pair
Mayor Buckingham urges tax equalization to ease homeowners burden and submits annual message to the Common Council. He calls for steady building controls, expanded street paving, overhead wiring replacement with underground conduits, stronger police and fire provisions, and improved parks and health facilities for a growing Bridgeport.
Paving and Sewer Commission invites proposals by Thursday evening June 9, 1910 at 1 o clock for sewer construction on State street Fox street Eaton street Osborne street Tranistan avenue Madison avenue Goddard avenue and for wells at multiple locations including State and Howard Federal and Main Fairfield Waterview Ann Brooks Stillman William Ogden Newfield Avenue Jefferson and Columbia Park Terrace. Bernspd Keating Rib Secretary.
Edward T. Buckingham presents a June 6 1910 report urging active harbor improvements including purchase of dock front south of Wall Street to expand public docks. He favors bonds for permanent pavement on State Street Fairfield Avenue Barnum Avenue and Stratford Avenue and calls for city yard upgrades and redevelopment of obsolete ordinances.
Boston June 7 The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company gains ownership to operate Berkshire street railway in Berkshire County after a 137 to 76 House vote. The measure also allows the Boston Holding Company to issue preferred stock to finance Boston and Maine Railroad development, with dividends guaranteed by the New Haven company.
Norwich voters backed the Democratic slate led by ex Mayor Charles F. Thayer, who secured a decisive 154 vote margin in the mayoral race and heads into a fifth term. The remainder carried an 81 majority on average. The article also digresses into a theater note praising Billie Burke’s portrayal in Mrs Dot by W. Somerset Maugham at Jackson's, highlighting youth and charm as central to her appeal.
An old advertisement touts TIZ as instant relief for tender swollen feet used by policemen worldwide. It claims TIZ draws out poisons, cleans pores, and leaves feet in perfect condition, with testimonials from a police officer in Austin, Texas. Sold 25 cents per box through Walter Luther Dodge & Co. Chicago IL.
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