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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
4
The notice from T. L. Watson & Co invites individuals, business firms and corporations to open bank accounts for checks or drafts with personal attention from competent bankers. The advertisement emphasizes monthly accounting and per annum terms.
The article states that individuals corporations and civic social and religious organizations may open accounts. Officers offer courteous service and are ready to discuss opening an account at any time.
Boston June 19 Miss Vinie Daly dancer from a famed theatrical family and relative of the late Dan Daly remarried Tuesday to John P Kohl a Chicago vaudeville manager with whom she had been legally separated for four years He wired from Chicago to say he was coming to remarry her They wed at a justice of the peace in Boston She plans to perform at Brighton Beach and Philadelphia before perhaps leaving the stage for now Kohl’s prior marriage in 1908 in Philadelphia ended in an annulment in 1909
The list shows wholesale ranges for butter creamery extras firsts and finest, eggs fresh gathered by size, various fruits including cherries and strawberries with per pound or quart rates, hay and straw pricing by bale or ton, poultry prices for hens toms broilers ducks and squabs, vegetables with potatoes asparagus beets tomatoes and mushrooms priced by bushel, dozen and basket, maple sugar and syrup quoted per pound and gallon. Major items include butter at 27 1 4 to 37 1 2 cents, eggs around 21 to 28 cents, cherries 12 to 18 cents per pound, strawberries Jersey up to 13 cents, hay up to 21 dollars, turkeys hens 19 cents, beets 2.50 per 100 bunches, mushrooms 1.50 to 3.50 per 4 lb, syrup 90 cents to 1.00 per gallon.
A store invites buyers to inspect a gathering of choice diamonds offered with high standards. The dealer notes availability of stones in every size but only in credible grades and argues that diamond buying hinges on seller confidence. Liberal credit accommodations are extended to responsible parties.
The Wilson administration extended the pure food and drugs act to include meat and meat products. The Agriculture Department gains full jurisdiction, can seize adulterated meat, and prosecutions may follow. A special committee will regulate compliance and enforce branding and misbranding rules across interstate commerce.
The Rev. Dr. James Ivers Trecothick Coolidge, longtime Harvard figure and one of three living members of the class of 1838, died at his Cambridge home on the eve of commencement day after a pneumonia illness that began June 1. He was 76, a native of Boston, and his wife Mrs Mary Rogers Coolidge had died earlier that month. The remaining living classmates are Rev Edward Augustus Renouf and Dr James Lloyd Wellington.
The largest dock along the city water frontage is under construction at the foot of Bostwick Avenue by Bridgeport Hydraulic Company. It will cover several acres with a 50 foot frontage. A large warehouse is planned and the New Haven road will run a spur track on the company's property to handle rail and water shipments.
R. B. Halsey & Sons head, RH Halsey departs on the 8S 8. Ryndam for an annual business trip to London Glasgow and Paris. After Paris he travels with Philadelphia friends by Strassburg to Lake Constance to Funich then Tyrol to Botzen and Lake Garda, finishing at Milano and returning from Naples in August.
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