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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
11
An advertisement touts possum a skin remedy claiming it clears pimples and eczema overnight. It offers a free experimental package from Emergency Laboratories at 82 West Twenty Fifth Street New York, with full-page claims of rapid skin improvement and no noticeable residue on the face.
The June 14 issuance list from the office of A. & Wooster shows patents granted to Bridgeport and New Haven inventors for electric lamp socket, take-down firearm, cooling and garment devices, a typewriter, coaster brake, gar ment support, and more. Local firms like Stanley Works and The J. B. Williams Co. appear in related notices, alongside a testimonial warning about kidney care and a Bridgeport retail push for summer outfits using credit plans at Caesar Misch, Inc.
Local residents greet new arrivals from Daniel Safford to Theodore Valleaur and visitors from Hartford to New Haven. Trinity Guild hosts a strawberry festival. high school class day and a farce at Town Hall promise entertainment with Bentley’s Bridgeport orchestra.
Secretary Anson Phelps Stokes Jr states Yale plans to raise about 10 million dollars to meet university needs, including 2 million for the Medical School. He warns against indiscriminate fundraising and urges carefully planned campaigns with strong opportunities for service.
The Connecticut trolleymen and the Connecticut Company have petitioned the state judiciary to name a third umpire after 30 days with no agreement. Names discussed include Supreme Court Justices John M. Thayer A T Roraback and S C Prentice and Superior Court Justices Silas A Robinson George W Wheeler and William Case. Orr warned if no choice by day 30, parties may publish their own suggestions.
Augustus Morse a 75 year old Grand Army veteran was struck by a car in Cheshire last Sunday night and died at New Haven hospital five o clock yesterday afternoon from the injuries. He had a broken leg arms three broken ribs and a severe shock and was taken to the hospital by car but did not recover.
The lumber laden schooner Henry May bound for New York collided with the steamer Yale in heavy fog near Race Rock Light. The Yale carried away the May s jib boom and headsails crippling the schooner, forcing her to dock at New London for repairs.
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