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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
4
Extra notice urges shoppers to attend a Saturday closing out sale at J. S. Wooster & Co. Dry Goods. It touts deep discounts across all departments including men's wear, undergarments, shoes, linens, curtains, and house dresses. Stock rearrangement and further price cuts promise a banner day for Hast Bridgeport residents seeking bargains.
Enthusiasm filled a joint Bridgeport meeting of the Business Men's Association Board of Trade and Manufacturers' Association at the Stratfield to urge the State Board of Education to designate Bridgeport for one of two state trade schools. A three-acre land offer from Joseph Stoehr and a neighbor was welcomed as a possible inducement, with a three-member joint committee to present Bridgeport’s case to the State Board.
Members of B. H. S. academic department will gather tomorrow for Characteristic Day. Students listed for notable traits will receive public praise before the class adjourns to Beardsley Park for an old fashioned picnic after voting and announcements.
New York reports President Samuel Mundheim of the Associated Hat Manufacturers says fifteen firms in Danbury Connecticut and nearby towns have resigned from the open shop plan and aligned with the union. Resignations take effect after a 90 day notice period with bonds of 25000 dollars. Mundheim notes no sign of broader defection among remaining members as the fight to preserve the open shop continues.
A Connecticut woman, living in another city, has taken several hundred dollars through an advertising scheme claimed to benefit Elias Howe Post G A R. The post members denounce the scheme as not profiting the organization. At Stratfield, Business Men's Association members formed a three-person committee to draft a resolution on the death of former association president Joseph Torrey. They named H. H. Jackson, M. W. Manwaring, and R. T. Whiting to the task.
B H Dillon & Co 1105 Main plans to amalgamate with large millinery stores to buy direct from manufacturers and sell wholesale as they reduce summer stock for two weeks. Mollan's Anatomik shoes claim feet grow smaller after wear. Saturday specials include lamb, veal, pork, beef, and various groceries and produce. Bridgeport Public Market hosts sale and stock on State and Bank streets.
The Laborde Co presents the Pantaloon Gown in Bridgeport marking its first appearance. View the gown in the window display noted as the summer fashion advance. The notice invites a look at the new fashion, touted as catching on in Paris and major U.S. cities. Cent a word want ads.
Excerpted diary bits of Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff offer wry quips about vanity and fate. The piece then surveys eccentricities and curiosities from Victorian era notes including animal feed at London Zoo, humility tales from a bishop, flying fish, and biographical vignettes of Hans Christian Andersen and President Hayes.
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