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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1910
Page
5
Former Mayor Henry Lee purchases the single house at 812 Colorado Avenue near North Avenue from M. B. Hammond. The Lees will occupy the dwelling themselves.
Former Bridgeport resident Rev Thomas Daly of the Paulist Fathers in New York was in town renewing acquaintances. The piece then lists assorted fireworks and safety notes for Fourth of July celebrations, including rockets, Roman candles, star mines, paper balloons, and novelties, with shop reference at 62 Main Street, Bridgeport. It closes with brief notes on Pure Food Law and product claims, and an ad for Cyrus Wart Remover at two local pharmacies.
An advertisement for Cleaneasy hand soap claims it is guaranteed not to injure the skin and removes stove polish rust grease ink paint and dirt from hands or clothing. Manufactured by Wm. R. Winn at 244 Stratford Ave with a large can priced at 10 cents.
Dr James J. Walsh of Fordham Medical School addressed graduates in Bridgeport, substituting for unavailable Dr Zachary Snyder. He linked Ptahhotep to modern teaching, urged sharing knowledge, and praised enduring education. Twenty two graduates received diplomas. festivities featured choral performances and Nile green ribbons.
A women’s mass meeting at Carpenters Hall 1119 Broad Street under Bridgeport Central Labor Union aims to mobilize women workers for higher wages and better hours. Speakers Miss Lenora O'Reilly and Miss Melinda Scott of the Women’s Trade Union League of New York will discuss how their organization helps New York workers maintain wage standards and favorable conditions.
Monroe Center launches a public Fourth display funded by a local committee. Five balloons lanterns and park seating will entertain both children and adults with ice cream and Monroe ladies cake for the two churches. Public transport linkage to Stepney Station is discussed as a future possibility.
Leopold Kahn known as Admiral Dot the famed midget and Barnum favorite retires after sixteen years running a 48 room White Plains hotel with bowling alley ballroom and cafe. He will pursue real estate and travel with his wife Lottie Swartwood and two children Hazel and Gabriel.
Peter Hron of 1216 Stratford Avenue marked his fiftieth birthday yesterday with an elaborate dinner for 25 friends. He received a handsome gold watch after the meal. The item notes an evening event on July 2 and hints at a preserved seat and a reference to Hron in the notice.
Thomas J. Lynch formerly of the South End will marry Sarah L. McKown of New York City in a nuptial mass at St Stephen's Church East 28th Street tomorrow at 7 o clock. The groom's brother John Lynch will attend, and after a honeymoon the couple will reside on West 53rd Street.
Sorrowing friends attended services for Inez Chariton wife of Dr G Set Ford at her residence near State Street with interment in Mountain Grove cemetery. Elsewhere Michael Connery rests after services at his son Roger Connelly home 43 South Street followed by a high mass of requiem at Heartchurch with bearers named Gall Price Sewall Cummings Shea Ferriter.
A Weather Bureau brief from the United States Department of Agriculture outlines a report by Willis L Moore on meteorological conditions. It notes the role of the Weather Bureau in compiling weather maps and coordinating meteorological data nationwide.
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