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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
10
A late June clearance offer promotes drastic price cuts across departments with emphasis on trimmed dress hats and summer apparel. It advertises about 2,000 hat styles including sailors, straw hats, ribbons, and matching accessories with many items marked under a dollar and others down to under five dollars. Includes women's outfits, waists, petticoats, and boas.
Auction at 511 Clinton avenue on Tuesday June 24 features household furniture and furnishings from a modern private residence. Proceeds close the estate of prominent Bridgeport manufacturer Daniel P Keane conducted by auctioneer Daniel P Keane.
Washington June 20 Seth Low of the National Civic Federation Judge Martin A Knapp of the commerce court and railway employes representatives urged the proposed amendment to broaden the Erdman arbitration act at a hearing by a joint congressional committee. Unless the law is revised in the near future the country will face serious railroad labor difficulties.
John Murray was bound over to the superior court on a theft from person charge after snatching a woman's purse in a Hartford restaurant. The incident occurred Thursday and he faces potential charges under a $1,000 bond.
Spokane's public utilities issue a booklet on lawn care by John W. Duncan, urging soil depth, balanced fertilization, and intelligent watering. Do not overwater, use fertilizers, and tailor irrigation to soil type, weather, and root depth for hearty, durable lawns.
The Stamford Advocate recalls Gregory Humes of the New York World, badly hurt in a railroad tragedy, who aimed to file a story but could not cover it. The World offers a tribute to reporters for loyalty, truth, and sacrifice, praising their role in recording history under extreme pressure.
A large selection of woolens will be made up carefully with fine linings and guaranteed fit. Suits will be ready for trying on next Wednesday and delivered before July 4th. Saturday is the last day to act, with delivery on a guaranteed satisfaction basis. Main floor.
The article highlights new girls dresses that resemble two piece suits. Coatee dresses of ratine with voile or ratine skirts feature color upper parts and white skirts with rich embroidery, priced from 4.50 to 7.50, on the second floor.
Light weight high quality hair goods promise lasting wave. Vacation wearers gain from prices lower than usual. Switches range 20 to 24 inches for 1 to 1.75 dollars, 28 to 30 inches at 2.95 dollars. Transformations for pompadour effect also offered for 1.25 dollars on the third floor.
Mrs Finley J Shepard formerly Helen Miller Gould marks her forty fifth birthday. A year ago Gould was the wealthiest spinster. After a West Shore train wreck last October Shepard saved Goulds life and attracted her admiration. Cupid allegedly struck as they formed a bond amid disaster. In Britain Hubert William Culling Carr-Gomm born today in 1868 faces a divorce suit naming Eliot Crawshay Williams as co respondent. Carr-Gomm, MP for Rotherham Southwark, is an Eton Oxford graduate active in Liberal circles. He is alleged to have been offered a baronetcy to drop the suit. He married Kathleen Rome in 1906.
Advertises maline ruffs and Medici collars as attractive neckwear for dresses and coats. Includes Dutch lace collars, Robespierre silk collars, and motor wear veils in various colors and prices from 25 cents to 3 dollars. Main street entrance.
The narrator from London Ohio shares hunting experiences across the state seeking bigger game such as deer moose and bear. He notes abundant quail squirrels and foxes, critiques fox season laws, and describes equipment and hunting practices with multiple Winchester rifles and a shotgun used in woods around London during autumn and winter.
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