Stratford Town Meeting Voters Keep 13 1 2 Mills Tax
Stratford, March 5. The adjourned town meeting presided by F S Beardsley approved keeping the tax rate at 13 1 2 mills despite debate. Expenditures total about 38 653 15 with 16 207 63 from licenses. surplus 3 235 00 leaves 72 445 50 to raise. Transfers: clerk, tax collector, and treasurer salaries raised. single wire telephone in truck house. pay to firemen attending calls after midnight set at 3.00.
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Stratford
F. S. Beardsley
Lovell
Clark
Ww. Peck
Conine
Stiles Judson
Selectman Holmes
Piles Quickly Cured At Home
A home remedy claim promotes Pyramid Pile Remedy with a trial package for 50c a box. It asserts many cases are cured without doctor bills and encourages mailing a coupon to obtain the product.
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Beas
Pyramid Drug Company
Marshall
Kinly
Mal
Church Social and School Talk At Methodist Event
At the Methodist church on Thursday men will hear Mr Kelsey discuss the town’s school situation while Dr Charles W. Deane of Bridgeport oversees. A clam chowder supper follows at eight. A Sunday night chorus from the Red Men's Society is planned for unusual church interest.
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Methodist Church
Red Men's Society
Rohada King
M. E. Church
Miss King
H. C. Carpenter
Empl oy es of Mell en Roads Confer Over Raise
Several thousand telegraphers towermen switchmen and station agents met in Boston with officials of the Maine Central Boston and Maine New York New Haven and Hartford and Central New England railroads to press a 10 percent pay hike. The conference ends a weeks long series and union leaders threaten escalation to President Mellen if denied.
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Boston
Maine Central
Boston & Maine
New York
New Haven & Ortford
Central New England
Mellen
Whitcomb to Practice Law in New York State
Frank J. Whitcomb son of State Senator Joseph W. Whitcomb of the 28th district has passed the New York State bar examination and becomes a practicing attorney in New York.
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N. Y
Frank J. Whitcomb
Joseph W. Whitcomb
Whitcomb Passes New York Bar Examinations
New York State bar Attorney Whitcomb, a Yale Academic graduate of 1910 and Yale Law School 1912, is now admitted to the New York bar after passing Empire State examinations. He plans to practice in New York City and already has Connecticut bar status from last summer.
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New York
Whitcomb
Yale
Yale Law School
Connecticut
New York City
Gassy Stomach Threatens the Heart
The text explains how undigested food causes gas that expands the stomach and presses on the heart, risking serious harm. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy, claiming they restore digestion, strengthen glands, and relieve pain when taken after meals.
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Stuart
Cloth Coat Sale Cuts Deep Across Entire Line
Sales notice announces long cloth coats deeply discounted from eight to ten dollars to under ten dollars and cites specific reductions. It highlights Janita cloth seats at five ninety eight after markdowns from nine to twelve dollars and lists further price cuts across several coat ranges from twelve to fourteen dollars down to seven dollars and more.
Dr Friedman halts TB serum tests in New York hospitals
Dr F F Friedman of Berlin abandons plans to test his tuberculosis serum in New York hospitals with Board of Health sanction. The York County Medical Society advocates pursuing licensing before any trials. Dr Lederle states advisory committee opposed patient testing and will not authorize clinical tests or patient treatment at present.
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Berlin
New York
F. F. Friedman
Board of Health
York County Medical Society
Lederle
Commissioner of Health
Friedman
Greenfield Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Greenfield residents host entertainments at the Greenfield Country club and private homes. Florence Banks recovers from rheumatism. Ida Whales wedding shower hosted by Mrs Wade and Misses Wade. A free lecture at Pequot library on Children’s Court by Rufus D. Putney. Bessie Burr suffers mumps. several weekend gatherings and whist club at Mrs J Frank Brothwell’s. Smocked frocks for little girls advertised in passing.
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J. Nelson Hutchinson
Greenfield Country Club
Florence Banks
Pequot Library
Rufus D. Putney
Bessie Burr
David Wilson
Wilsons Mills
Frank Wade
Greenfield
Miss Ida Whales
Howard Wade
Miss Whales
Rufus Whales
Bex
Olive
Frances Pease
Amy Jennings
Louise Forsythe
Helen Forsyth
Rachael Pickett
Elsie Jennings
J. Frank Brothwell
Grace Wisner
Marion Scribner
Fred Bennett
Wilmer Pratt
King Defies Soreheads Urges Unity With GOP Leaders
John T. King addressed the Sixth district Republican club vowing not to step aside as party leader and calling on colleagues to unite. Mayor C. B. Wilson and Town Chairman J. A. H. Robinson supported harmony and cooperation.
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John‘t. King
Sixth District
Republican Club
C. B. Wilson
J. A. H. Robinson
Eczema Like Rash Healed After Using Cuticura in Two Months
Mrs Alex Bouvier of Southbridge Massachusetts reports an intense itchy eczema in the ear that prevented sleep. After trying two ointments and soap with no relief, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and recovered in two months.
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Southbridge
Mass
Eczama
Alex. Bouvier
Kumpackt Acme Dress Form Featured in Smith-Murray Sale
The Smith Murr ay Co announces the Kumpackt Acme Dress Form now on sale. A patented folding skirt feature reduces size to fit a 28 inch by 14 inch box, made of Papier Mache and Jersey cloth with steel skirt. priced complete at 34.00, sizes 32 through 42.
Bargain Apparel Sale Across Men and Women Garments
Numerous markdowns across shirts, stockings, socks, vests, underwear and handkerchiefs. Stiff bosom shirts 50 cents, white shirts 25 cents, hose and gloves on sale, women’s vests and scarves discounted, initial handkerchiefs 18 cents, embroidered handkerchiefs 10 cents. Deals shown in aisle notes.
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Bbc
Obituary notices and funeral services in local town
The obituary column records multiple funerals and burials from St. Michael's and Mountain Grove cemeteries. Vital Pathode, James M. Ward, and Clement Dawson are noted, with details on service times, addresses, and surviving relatives. Also mentioned are Patrick J. McMahon's funeral and a private service for Histeric Mark White. includes family names and church rites. A pneumonia warning ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
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Mark White
St. Mary’s R. C
Henry F. White
Frank Whitney
Andrew Lucas
Mabel E. White
Harold F. White
Leroy P. White
St. Michael's Cemetery
Shepherds of Bethlehem
Patrick J. McMahon
Bereed
Ke Street
St. Church
Father Celle Han
Mra
John Dans
Edward Corcoran
Edward Garrity
Martin O'Donnell
William Coughlin
George Smith
Willie Konstance
St Michael's Cemetery
Farmer Wanted Column Aims to Fill Local Needs
A rural town seeks a farm hand columnist to share advice on crops markets and gardening. The ad calls for reliable, experienced applicants and outlines duties and pay in clear terms for readers seeking work.
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Main Street
Kline
Peter Mango
Frisbie’s Pie
Franklyn
Prof. Phelps
Warran Smith
A. L.wakelee
Mies M. Beers
A. L. Wakelee
Spepsia ‘Lapiets
E. H. Dillon & CO
Main St
Hartford
Rue ST. Cecile
Paris
DR. Friedman
Edmann
Greenfield Hill
King
THE
Smith-Murray CO
Notion
Handekerchiefs
the Smith-Murray. CO
Gu Fapeebrar Een
Hare Street
Packard
John G
Weber Blue Ribbon
Sama Aay Avenue
Louse
Department Davis & Hawley
Vital Pathode
South Avenue
St. Anthony’s Church
James M. Ward
Central Avenue
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Clement Dawson
Koesuth Stret
Vincent's Hospital
Mr. Dawson
Lowell
Foley
F. B. Brill
Strat
Sixth Street
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