How One Man Succeeded In His Business
Fairfield's Library Corner Pharmacy draws crowds with a wide display of goods and a progressive owner, John E. Boyle. Beginning with only $30 capital six years ago, he grew into a thriving merchant offering auto, sporting, and pharmacy items while earning town esteem.
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Fairfield
Boyle’s
John E. Boyle
Boyle
Boyle Pharmacy
Secjon
Grange
Bridgeport Automobile Club
Royal Arcanum
State
Pharmacists Association
Druggists’ Association
New Haven
Heat Lays Low First Victim in Bridgeport
John Clapper aged 21 of 314 Willard Street died after collapsing at Fairst Steel Mills during a heat wave. He had worked there two days and died at 7 45 p m after hospital treatment. He left a brother and sister. He was a Magyar immigrant with three years in the city. Other heat victims Jeremiah Kane at St Vincent s hospital and Harry Kane moved from Lake View Home to Bridgeport are recovering. Both were stricken Tuesday afternoon.
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John Clapper
Willard Street
East Main Street
Bridgeport
Hungary
Jeremiah Kane
St. Vincent's Hospital
Harry Kane
Lakeview
The Horse and Its Humane Treatment Appeal
An appeal to humane horse care urges kindness, proper harness fit, appropriate loads, shelter, water, and humane ending when life becomes too painful. It cites signs of distress, dental issues, and hot or cold weather protection, ending with a plea for a humane death if needed.
Rescue Mission Reclaims Down and Outs At Bridgeport Meeting
Rev John Callahan of Hadley Rescue Mission will speak at the Bridgeport Christian Union annual meeting June 23 in First Methodist Church. Rev Chas W Simpson will report on rescue work in the red light district, noting a former would be burglar who repented after a mission meeting and a violinist who chose the mission over saloons. The union, formed by Bridgeport pastors, runs a rescue mission in the Belmont Hotel building with 26 directors financing a 6000 first year goal, offering baths meals beds work programs and nightly religious services as paths to reintegration.
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John Callahan
Hadley Rescue Mission
New York City
Bridgeport Christian Union
First Methodist Church
Chas. W. Simpson
Union
Red Light District
Mr. Simpson
Jimmy
Yand
Bridgeport Pastors’ Association
Christian Union
Belmont
Bank Street
Wood Yard
Indecisive Talk on Garbage Disposal at City Hall
Two hours were spent debating disposal methods at a city board of health and advisory committee meeting in Mayor Buckingham’s office. Absence of Dr. George F. Ober prevented a decision. A next meeting is set for Tuesday at the mayor’s office to likely take action.
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Board of Health
Buckingham
George F. Ober
Coast Artillery Band Delights Seaside Crowd In Public Concert
Thousands filled Seaside park for the Coast Artillery Corps band second public concert of the season. Police kept order, enhancing enjoyment. A new quartet singalong feature drew praise for leader Paul Goulding and the band wore new uniforms on its public debut.
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Seaside Park
Coast Artillery Corps
Washington Park
Messrs
T. J. Penfold
Gustave Wicklie
Ira Rauth
S. MacCollum
Ogalalla
Paul Goulding
Senator Burton May Crate Into Night Session
Special from United Press Washington June 23 Senator Burton of Ohio may press a long speech on mountain forest reserves delaying adjournment. Weeks of Massachusetts urges immediate passage. Bill would co operate with states and private owners to protect headwater forests in the southern Appalachians and White Mountains with funding for purchases and administration and a two by two congressional committee.
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United Press
Washington
Burton
Ohio
Senate
Weeks
Massachusetts
Congress
Appalachian
White Mountains
House
McKinley
Roosevelt
Taft
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
New York Wholesale Prices on Creamery Goods and Produce
A dense listing of wholesale prices for creamery surpluses, fruits, hay and straw, poultry alive, turkeys and ducks, vegetables, and maple sugar. Notable items include 28 to 29 cents for creamery specials, various egg and poultry prices, strawberries per quart at six cents, potatoes around 1.25 to 1.75 per barrel, and syrup priced by gallon at 80 cents.
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Ge En Ter
Soar
Weiss
Ahees
Weekend bargains forecourt at N Buckingham Co Stretch
Hammocks porch screens refrigerators and lawn furniture advertised at popular prices from N Buckingham and Co 177 State St Big stock to choose from Saturday is the last day of the present shoe sale at Thing and Co Bridgeport people will never forget greatest sale ever kept us on the jump sizes will be sold out by Saturday night these values are not ordinary come today at Th ing s shoe store 1153 Main St
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N. Buckingham & Co
State St
Thing and Co’s
Bridgeport
Thing’s Shoe Store
Main St
Ordinance Restricting Public Garages in Bridgeport
In compliance with a June 20 1910 vote the Bridgeport Common Council adopted an ordinance restricting public garages. No garage shall be within 200 feet of a dwelling except by council permission. existing garages are exempt. Violators may be fined up to 25 dollars per day. City Clerk
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Common Council
City of
Bridgeport
City Engineer Salaries Amended in Bridgeport Ordinance
An amended city ordinance, adopted June 20 1910, sets salaries for City Engineer staff including a first assistant at 1450 dollars, second at 1400, third at 1200, a draftsman 1150, a transit man 1000, and subordinates up to 3 dollars per day, with eight hour days and authority to purchase supplies for office work.
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Common Council of
City of
Bridgeport
Common Council
Board of Assessors
Stephen F. Boucher
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E. H. Dillon & Co
West End
Morris Coves
St. Joseph Oval
Saints
Morris Cove
Yost Field
Yost’s
Turner
Yost
Scientific American
Madagascar
New Zealand
Tommy
National Monthly
Ayer
Seaside
N. Y
Frisbie
Dongola
S. B. Thing & CO
F. C. Brady
John Street Telephone
F. J. Abercrombie
Watee ST
Household Loan Company Rev
Meigs
Phooe
Onn Evenions
Vador
D. D. Smith
Clem Wolders
Poli’s
Fairfield Ave
Patrick McGee
Wash. Ave
Naugetuck Valley Ice Company
Naugatuck Valley Ice CO
Housatonic Avenue
Fairfield Avenue
Fele
Berkshire
Sprague
Cape Lehigh
Spraguelce &Coal Co
Washington Ave
IRA Gregory & CO
Main
Stratford Avenus
Wheeler & Howes
East End
Congress Street BriDge
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