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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1913
Page
8
Public acts approved include licensing for bottled water plants with health board checks and annual license fees. penalties set for noncompliance. charity board procedures and appeals. penalties for violations in various chapters. road construction financing rules. town medical examiners residency provision. Sunday concerts in parks with fines. weights and measures enforcement powers and duties for state police.
Regulations establish rules for paid officers and sealers in county and city roles. It discusses moving picture machines using cellulose acetate, limits on length and width, and power usage, with exceptions for theatres and public entertainment venues where fees are charged. (To Be Continued Tomorrow)
Special to The Farmer Stratford June. One man Otia Allen a stone mason for Edward Iekesie was struck and killed by a bolt during a severe electrical storm. A barn was struck and fifty pigeons died in nearby outbuildings. Elm trees were toppled and crops damaged across the area. A local parade and commencement events are noted with plans and speakers.
Dr Edwards presents Olive Tablets as a non calomel laxative cure for chronic constipation. The sugar coated tablets claim to stimulate natural bowel and liver function without forcing action, promoting easy use, pleasant taste, and noticeable improvement for dark mouths, bad breath, and torpid liver.
The writer argues walking upright improves intellect and character, praising head high carriage and a book atop the head to train posture. She warns against slouched, uncorseted fashion, linking poor posture to aging, mood, and speech. The sobering tone critiques current young women’s trends and champions confident bearing.
At Town Hall the High School Faculty Senior class staged entertainment for juniors parents alumni and the school board About 200 attended with class histories and speeches Then the Junior class sang and dancing followed A Rose Of Plymouth Town is slated for June 13 The article notes graduations of Miss Anna Keane substitute teacher Nora Blake and Francis J Carmody with family attendance Several local visitors and residents are mentioned along with hotel Broadview opening repairs roadway and an electric storm causing damage Local figures Z Hook and C F Conger return from Hartford praised for progressive stands and community updates include Miss Mabel Clark and Mrs Jerome Williams among others
Long Hill residents host guests in Summit and Daniels Farm while Bridgeport visitors stay with friends on Fairfield and Boston avenues. A wandering woman sought fare to New York, was detained near Stai’s store, and Bridgeport officers intervened. Mumps reduce attendance at Long Hill Upper School. several named students listed as cases. Mrs. Marietta Smith visits her sister in Bridgeport.
Fragmentary ad copy describes paint pricing and urgency to buy now noting extra call. Mentions Hubbell Wade Co and a paint product with phrases about delaying increasing costs and wages. The readable text is incomplete and unclear about exact product or terms.
An advertisement touts Cyrus Wart Remover as painless and fast acting to remove warts and facial blemishes. It claims strength to cleanse skin and remove stains from sand clothing. The ad lists The Cyrus Pharmacy at 25 Penfield Avenue and 86 Cannon Street and a large can sold for 10 cents.
Washington reports President Wilson’s diplomatic nominations captured by senators as a slate led by Justice James Gerard of New York to Spain and Frederick Penfield of New York to Persia. Other picks include Thomas Buck to Persia and Charles W. McAlpin to the Netherlands, with several posts in Belgium Switzerland and Latin America.
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