Farmer on Sale at Metropolis Retail Stands
For Bridgeporters visiting New York and Boston, The Farmer is available at long-standing stalls in the Metropolis. Locations include H. Schultz’s stands at 1868 Broadway near 87th Street and 42nd Street and 6th Avenue, 42nd Street and Park Avenue by Grand Central Depot, and corner 47th Street and 7th Avenue, plus the Hub News Co in City Hall, Boston.
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New York
Boston
Metropolis
Schultz
Broadway
87Th St
S. E
42Nd
6Th Ave
42Nd St
Park Ave
Grand Central Depot
47Th St
7Th Ave
S. W
30Th St
News Co
City Hall
Mass
Weak spots in Warrenite contracts threaten legality
The argument questions if pavement contracts are lawful and properly publicized. It weighs charter limits, the city attorney’s view, and whether funds were appropriated for macadam repairs versus new pavement. The piece singles out the restriction on using bonds for water bound macadam repairs and warns attackers will target this legal flaw.
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Common Council
Friends of Honest Government
Unconstitutional Iowa Sterilization Law Challenged
A federal judge in Iowa declares the Iowa and Connecticut sterilization statutes unconstitutional under the federal ban on cruel and unusual punishment and bills of attainder. The decision critiques the laws as general but lacking safeguards, preventing arbitrary bodily harm while noting the intent to curb defective parentage.
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Iowa
Connecticut
Smith McPherson
United States
Southern District of
McPherson
Australia
England
Judgs McPherson
Lengthening Human Life at Atlantic City Convention
Dr. V C Vaughn president of the American Medical Association told the Atlantic City convention that life could lengthen by about 15 years over the next generations, with fewer deaths and more children reaching maturity though dangers like cancer and heart disease rise. He cautioned excesses in eating and drinking and urged a wiser philosophy and restraint to extend longevity, comparing energy use to financial budgeting and calling for timely action by Washington.
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V. C. Vaughn
American Medical Association
Atlantic City
London
D. M. Read Company Rejects Massachusetts Bill Conditions
New Haven directors at a New York meeting declared they cannot accept the Massachusetts law terms. They oppose stamping stock certificates with state buyback provisions, saying the requirement would render shares unsaleable and worse than a forced federal court sale. If the bill passes, the company will contest it in court.
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Howard Priett
New Haven
New York
Massachusetts
Boston & Maine
Boston Railroad Holding Company
Bicycle prices and tire offers for season
Bicycles from 22.50 up are guaranteed for the season. Tires priced from 1.50 to 4.00, with various options available.
Duke of Acosta Struck By Typhoid Fever in June
June 26 report states the Duke of Acosta, eldest cousin of King Manuel, is ill with typhoid caused by oysters. The 45 year old lieutenant general in the Italian army is hospitalized. The Kaiser Wilhelm Canal linking the Baltic and North Seas was officially opened by Emperor William.
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Duke of Acosta
Victor Emmanuel
Baltic
North Seas
Emperor William
Silks to Close Out Showerproof and Shedwater Foulards
Silk section saless on Saturday morning offers about 35 pieces of Showerproof Foulard at 69 cents to close out. Fabrics are 23 inches wide in medium and dark grounds with light printed figures, black navy blue tan brown and wistaria patterns. Also advertised are inexpensive travel clocks in leather cases and a clearance of odd leather goods including photo frames guest books poker sets scribbling pads and playing cards in leather cases offered at small prices.
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Wistaria
Morocco
Girdles and Belts for a New Look This Season
Fashion note describes tunic girdles with wide flaring and deep ruffles in soft taffeta or moire to sharpen outfits. Also mentions girdles of black enameled cloth and colored suede, vests in leather and kid, messaline girdles with butterfly fasteners, and a special wardrobe trunk priced at $19.75.
D. M. Read Company Catalog Highlights Sale Prices
A vintage advert lists numerous discounted items from the D. M. Read Company including safety pins, Bridgeport views, fishing cards, ladies' and men's bathing suits, caps, towels, hammocks, silk ties, handkerchiefs, undergarments, and blankets. Prices range from a few cents to several dollars, with a special sale window between 9 and 10 A.M. featuring yard cheese and prints.
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Bridgeport
United States
Palmer
Geile
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Washington
Vera Cruz
Che D.D
Read Co
Montone
The
D. M. Read Company
New Haven Railroad
John Reck & Son
Baseball Goods
Main ST
First Bridgeport National Bank
Wincks Bros. & Co
State Street
Bridgeport, Conn
Che D
Foulards
Radford B- Smith
Fairfield Avenue
Broad Street
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