Phillips Praises Auto Department from June report
The autos department shows a 25 percent revenue rise year over year through June with receipts up 56,804.74. Expenditures stayed near 7159, despite two temporary clerks. Registrations reach 38,600 motor vehicles, plus optic listings for dealers and manufacturers. The Auto List edition planned for 1913 will be more compact and cost-saving than 1912, with 25,000 copies to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thej Automobile
Borce
Lerkst
Automobile Department
Albert Pail
Regis
Ottica
Aay
Cerin
Automobile Department Closes Legislature Busy Period
A state department statement cites heavy workload during the Legislature and since, noting a 25 percent rise in business. The speaker commends the clerical staff for handling added duties efficiently despite the strain and pressure on operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Automobile Department
Stratford High School Glass Day Exercises Highlighted by Students
Strathford students and visitors packed Stratford High for Glass Day exercises held in ideal weather. The program featured songs, poems, class history, and gifts from seniors to juniors. A Yale College graduation update and a late night auto siren disturbance also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford High
Stratford
Stratford High School
Louise Barnum
Jutta McQuillan
Anne Falk
Plora- Dufour
Webster Gonine
Myra Curtis
Stratford AT
Yald
Fale College
Allen Beardsley
Sheffield Scientific School
Raymond Munson
Tel Lewis
Fred Garry
Harvard
New Haven
New London
Crimson
Avenue A
Avon Park
Mainstreet
Wart remover promises instant beauty cure
An advertisement touts Cyrus Wart Remover as a painless quick fix for facial warts sold only at The Cyrus Pharmacy with locations at 253 Fairfield Avenue and 186 Cannon Street. It claims skin safety and also markets stove polish, rust and dirt removal products and clothing care items from manufacturer Wm. R. Wina of Stratford Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus
Cyrus Pharmaecy
Fairfield Avenas
Cannon St
Wm. R. Wina
Anc
Stratford Ave
American Troops Turn Extinct Grater of Hawaii Volcano into a Gibraltar
Washington reports say American forces in Hawaii are converting the crater of an extinct volcano into a fortress like Gibraltar. Guns will overlook the rim, supplies are stored, water provided, and gardens planted to sustain a defense against potential Japanese action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian
Gibraltar
Washington
War Department
Hawaiian Islands
Boston
Honolulu
United States Naval Base
Bag
Basggase
Rim
Meriden Banker Dies In Auto Crash On Hill
Meriden June 18 Ju nu s S Norton president Home National Bank killed when a brewery truck running wild down a hill crushed their auto against a telegraph pole. Mrs Norton seriously injured and Mr Dudley and Mrs Dudley also hurt. driver James McMahon arrested pending coroner action. Norton rose from office boy forty five years ago to head the bank and was a civic leader for thirty years. he leaves four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden
Junius S. Norton
Home National Bank
Norton
Meriden Hospital
Dudley
International Silver Company
James ©. McMahon
Mr. Dudley
McMahon
Tonneau
Abiram Chamberlain
Connecticut
Newtown Notes Cover Guests and Local School Talks
Newtown reports guests at the Morris and Convent of Mercy in Sandy Hook with other visitors from Bridgeport and New York. The Joint Board of Selectmen and School Visitors met to review annual school cost estimates across districts, with several districts tabled. A lease of Ronald's Castle to Julia J. Schwickart for private residence or school was recorded, amid other local events including a scald injury, band plans for Independence Day, and criticism of low property assessments by Jacob Block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. O. Wright
Levi C. Morris
Sandy Hook
Convent of Mercy
Donnelly
Dennis Colgan
Anna Colgan
Farrell
Bridgeport
Daniel McNamara
New York City
Margaret Callahan
Julius Tilson
George Robinson
Mary E. Lynch
Botsford Hill
State Normal School
Danbury
Joint Board of Selectmen and School Visitors
Messrs
Briscoe
Brew
Johnson
George
McCarthy
Gallagher
Corbett
Hanover
South Center
Walnut Tree Hill
Joint Board
Flat Swamp
Gray's Plain
Gregory’s Orchard
Halfway River
Head of the Meadow
Hopewell
Huntington
Lake George
Land's End
Middle
Middle Gate
Palestine
Pootatuck
Taunton
Teddy Hill
Zear
Hish
E. R. Thorndyke Rowe
Helen Rowe
Daniel Kennedy
Constance Kellar
Elizabeth W. Blake
Ronald's Castle
Miss Blake
Julia J. Schwickart
Bowes
Edward Lake
North Center
Gale
Patrick Larner
Dora
New Jersey
John H. Blake
Genevieve Brown
William Egan
Newtown
George T. Sinnott
Hartford
New Milford
W. A. Honan
Metz
Jacob Block
Block
Wonderful Foot Cure Ad Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Calocide as a simple treatment for corns callouses bunions and sore feet. It claims soaking feet in Calocide solution dissolving two tablespoons in warm water for fifteen minutes will relieve pain remove the cause and leave feet feeling delightful. It notes Calocide was once physician only and is available from druggists with a 25 cent package enough to improve feet.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meigs & Co
Bridgeport, Conn
Phillips
Auto Department
Japan
Islands
Gins
Meriden Banker’s
J. S. Norton
Home National
Foley
F. B. Brill
Stratford Avenue
Sixth St
Berkshire Hills
Berkshire
South Station
Fame
New York
N. Buckingham & Co., Inc
State.street
Smcia
the Crawford
Laundry Cod
Fairfield Ave
Courtiana
Victoria
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
27Th Street
Wheeler & Howes CO
Stratfield Building
Congress Street Bridge
Sprague
Sprague Ice & Coal Co
I Avenue Bridger
IRA Gre
Main Street
Sory & CO. Coal
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