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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
9
The report recalls multiple ships struck by collisions or fog incidents. The Kaiser Wilhelm II sustained a hull breach below the waterline but bulkheads saved her. lifeboats were prepared as 1,000 passengers were aboard. A lifeboat drill shows crews ready for evacuation.
Two South End men, graduates of Sacred Heart and Bridgeport High Schools, are set for ordination in Hertford on June 28. Rev J F Barrett and Rev J Mulloy will be ordained after years of seminary study in Hartford and Baltimore, with Barrett to celebrate his first mass on June 28 and a Sunday mass on July 6. Local friends plan to attend.
A list of attendees including Dem luminaries such as Donnelly and Moran marks a tribute event for Mr. Dwyer. A sheet conversion of tinplate and sheet metal manufacturers of the United States is slated for Youngstown Ohio on July 14 with steel mill centers invited to attend.
Refugees arriving by Pacific Mail report rat disease conditions in Tepic are deplorable. Censorship is so strict that no details are obtainable. The report comes from Bocardo S and California Masat san and notes routes to San Diego.
City Attorney W. H. Comley sent his opinion to the paying commission after disclosures tied to the Warrenite tracts. The commission will seal the packet until Monday night when it will be opened. Comley refused to reveal the opinion’s nature.
Ostar F Hoffman aged seventeen months, son of Mr and Mrs John Hoffman of Easton, died in Bridgeport hospital from burns suffered when he toppled into a tub of boiling water. The accident occurred last Sunday as the mother ready for a bath. the child toppled from a chair into the hot water. The mother also burned her hands trying to pull him from the tub.
Weekington notes President Wilson's nomination of Stephen Charters of Ansonia and J F Lamb, a well known East Side newsdealer, as parade marshals for The Farmer's newsboys display. Electric freight service expands from New Haven to New York with trains M A-1 and D H-1 averaging about 30 mph. old Cannon-Ball line used for perishables last night.
Dr. Raphael F Guidone physician and surgeon of New York City has taken residence in Bridgeport at 527 State Street. He specializes in rheumatism and related diseases and offers medical services to the community.
The article recounts a burglary at a Bowery address where bandits blew a safe and escaped with money. It notes prior incidents and a similar safe-blowing attempt near a postmaster's home. Detective Sergeant George A. Haux is in Fairfield pursuing clues about the case.
Town meeting summary notes farmer turnout and speaker praise. Local items include hospitalities, church services, a Canada trip, suffrage canvass, a charity sale, and an arrest for rear light violation. Community events, sales, and local business listings pepper the page with names, places, and dates in a period-tinged community record.
A notice indicates delivery to Your Grocers with wiberry huckleberry strawberry and sherry products. The fragment suggests product offerings and a retail context, naming multiple berry flavors or varieties and a beverage. Further specifics are unavailable in the readable text.
Men know good clothes and depend on trusted tailors. Kuppenheimer and Hart Shaffner & Marx offer durable woolens in summer weight suits priced from 20 to 25 dollars, now at reduced end of season clearance.
Advertises blue serge suits and fine mixtures made for young men and conservative styles. Notes some outfits with light lining for cool comfort. Mentions main floor and rear displays.
Auto coats that ward off dust and spoilage, with boxy shoulders and single or double breasted fronts. Collars button tight, wind and dust proof shields on sleeves. Available in tan oxford, gray and linen like fabrics. Priced at 1.50, 2 and up to 5.
Tan silk socks priced at 50 cents per pair and 35 cents for tan silk socks that suit low shoes. Promoted as nice silk, weight, and shade of tan. Lot selling soon, right aisle front.
The Yorke shirts, originally $1 now 85c, feature clever patterns in black on white with separate cuffs and good fit. Also offered are summer ties in black-and-white checks and stripes, with wide ends in rich colored stripes, all at underpriced values for quick sale.
Bright clever and beautiful parasols, worth 2.50 to 3.50, now 1.85 due to slow season. Silk of excellent quality, new graceful shapes, mission style handles. Various colors from grave to gay with unusual two color combinations. Main floor rear.
Fresh fruit pies and cakes decorated to order for weddings and birthdays with prices from 10 dollars. Men and boys wash suits, linen and lace outfits, ready in bright colors like pink blue and white, all laundered and neat. Glassware sale offers pieces at lower prices with notable savings on celery trays bowls vases and pitchers on the fourth floor.
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