Smoky nuisance and political debate roil Hartford to Bridgeport
A smoky nuisance debate spans Springfield Bridgeport and Hartford with concerns over city health costs rail traffic and harbor use. Commentary touches on smoke city limits electricity and industry while political figures Bulkeley and others discuss suffrage tariffs and flour prices amid national pressures.
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Blacktown
the Courant
Springfield
Juck
Housatonic
Seaside Park
Bridgeport
Hartford
Bridget
Railroad
Mayoral loyalty to corporations blamed in repeated terms
The author accuses the Republican party of favoring corporations over the people, citing tariffs, wheat futures, and a harbor line-car barn compromise. It argues Reynolds and Lee were acting in line with party policy, and questions whether their renomination should be earned or punished via public sentiment.
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Henry
Bulkeley
General Assembly
Tree
Philippines
Connecticut
Chicago
Reynolds
Lee
Republican Party
Skidding cars and seaside notices stir Fairfield town
Daily skids at Flint's corner raise safety concerns as oil and recent rain make the road slippery. J J Garry of New York plans to move into the Lewis Morris place, drawn by electricity and running water. Local social notes mention guests, birthdays, and a troubled tale of youths from Port looking for trouble amid town rumors.
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Perry—Beach
Flint’s Corner
John Slady
Stratford Avenue
Westport
Missippen
J. J. Garry
New York
Lewis Morris Place
Greenfield Hill
Morris Place
Dalling, S Jr
Ford
Beckley
Whitcomb
Derby
Charlotte Morris
Juva Watts Morris Curtis
Basco Hill Place
Keren Morris
Arthur Bennett
Pine Creek Road
Florence
Anna Smith
Thomas Murphy
Irene Smith
Theport
Mbrary Corner
Bridgeportera
Hawthorne
Malcolms
Sunny Side Inn
Staples H
Westpor
B. Wesley Burr
Robert Mills
F. D. Hotchkiss
Waterbury
Ier
Bridgeport Notes On Local News And Baseball Prospects
Miss Dorothy Hard returns to Bridgeport while Welton Hotchkiss shows off a Pope-Hartford bicycle and Talmadge Wakeman rides a new motorcycle. The beach pavilion opened yesterday and the School Board earned praise for raising teachers salaries to retain staff and for removing underperforming students. Plumber Mr. Flannagan drives a new business wagon from Shultie factory. Mrs. Geo B. Bunnell hosted the Daughters of the Founders of Patriots with readings and Kent quartet music. Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright to host Audubon Society of Connecticut board at Waldstine. Fairfield Stars boast three seasons of cohesion with McGarry and Drew as top pitchers, Carrolls and Smith in keystone positions, Dalling, Carroll, and Smith in the outfield, and Bennet at catcher. Westport game rain halted after three innings, 2–0 Stars lead. McGarry held the line against Sniffin.
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Dorothy Hard
Bridgeport
Welton Hotchkiss
Pope-Hartford
Talmadge Wakeman
Bridgeport High School
Flannagan
Shultie
Geo. B. Bunnell
Founders of
Patriots
F. F. Knous
Elizabeth Packard
Martha E. Beach
Washington
Kent
New Haven
Waldstine
Mabel Osgood Wright
The
Audubon Society of Connecticut
McGarry and
Drew
Tom Carroll
Ambrose Smith
John Carroll
Ed Jennings
Bob Dalling
Joe Carroll
Jrank Smith
Bennett
Stars
Westport
Sniffin
Westporters
South Norwalk
McGarry
Fairfield
Cuticura Met With Its Usual Success
Two little girls troubled with eczema treated successfully with Cuticura. Report from Mrs Char Baker of Albion Maine dated September 21, 1908, highlighting кожи condition and positive outcome.
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Char Baker
Albion
Cuticura Remedies Promoted In Obscure Ad Text
An old advertisement extols Cuticura as a successful remedy for skin afflictions in infants and children. It describes a routine of hot baths with Cuticura Soap and followed by pills, claiming rapid relief and a speedy cure when other options fail. The fragment ends with aWant Ads line noting pricing per word.
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Helene
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Meigs
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Gallatin
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W. D. Cook & Son
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University Place
Broadway
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Gen. Hale
Eckler & CQ
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State St
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A. Herne
Shore Acres
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