Warner Gives Bridgeport Hospital 960,000 Gift
Bridgeport Hospital authorities announce a 960,000 gift from Dever H. Warner. The late Dr. I DeVer Warner, former hospital president, helped shape a plan to raise 190,000 for general improvements. Superintendent W W Jones says work will begin this summer but the project will take years to complete.
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Bridgeport Hospital
Dever H. Warner
Warner
Dr. I. DeVer Warner
Werner
Supt
W. W. Jones
City Court Fines Man for Panhandling and Sentences Another
John Hayes, 38, of New York City, was fined one dollar and costs and jailed for zero days on a vagrancy charge after panhandling at 1 Water Street. Andrew Merle, 49, of 14 East Avenue, fared better as his wife alleged she was thrown from their house, leading to his arrest. Judge Wilder reviewed the police report.
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John Hayes
New York City
Wilder
Hayes
Water Street
Andrew Merle
East Avenue
Cyrus Corn Cure Promises Instant Pain Relief
Old corns cause great pain in changeable weather but Cyrus Corn Cure offers quick relief. The remedy claims to remove corns and stop pain instantly, with a price of 10 cents. It asserts thousands have benefited and urges readers to try it.
Expenses of trolleymen average $66.90 for the month
Philadelphia report shows married motormen and conductors cost of living study by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co. indicates average monthly household expenses of $66.90 per family using 500 households as a base. Wages averaged $70.82, with rent $14.01, food $32.40, and other costs $20.71.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co
Couy
Xray Confirms Morrissey Wrist Fracture At St Vincent’s
X ray surgeons at St Vincent’s Hospital today confirmed that what seemed a severe sprain is a greenstick fracture of the wrist belonging to Investigator Alexander E. Morrissey of the Board of Charities. Morrissey injured it while cranking his automobile and will be unable to perform his duties for several days with several weeks needed to recover his condition.
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St. Vincent’s Hospital
Alexander E. Morrissey
Board of Charities
Morrissey
Obituary of Thomas Moriarity Blacksmith in New Haven
Thomas Moriarity of 302 Pequon nock street died yesterday at New Haven Hospital after a brief illness. He was a blacksmith employed in New Haven for some time. A wife and daughter survive him. The body was brought here yesterday afternoon by Undertaker M. J. Gannon. The funeral of Charles W. Northrop was held at 2 30 p m from Washington Park M E church with Rev B A Barnes officiating. The pallbearers were selected from the Wowompon tribe Tuthifi camp W O W and the Union
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Thomas Moriarity
Pequonnock Street
New Haven Hospital
New Haven
M. J. Gannon
Charles W. Northrop
Washington Park M.E
B. A. Barnes
Wowompon Tribe
Julian Fraz
Calderwood Avenue
France
West End
Ernest Fraz
Stratford
Local Obituaries and Note of Commemoration in Bridgeport
Obituary notes arrive for Julian Fraz of 4 Calderwood Avenue who died after a brief illness. John and Mildred Strasburger children of 1936 Seaview Avenue die of scarlet fever with a double funeral at St Michael's cemetery. Frederick Schaffer, aged 80, longtime Bridgeport resident, dies at William Place. Edith M. Weeden, 23, dies at 992 Noble Avenue where she worked as a domestic. Nearby ads promote meat, produce, poultry, and Lenten fish specials at Bridgeport Public Market and Branch.
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John
Mildred
Frank Strasburger
Seaview Avenue
St. Michael’s Cemetery
Edith M. Weeden
Theodore Ferguson
Noble Avenue
Miss Weeden
England
James J. Weeden
Mead Street
Bridgeport
Final Clearance Sale Brightens Saturday Bargain Day
A retailers urges shoppers to join a final clearance sale featuring radical price reductions on winter millinery long cloth coats fur scarfs muffs and capes. Trimmed dress hats fall to 75 cents through 2 98 from 3 to 10 and winter coats and rainwear see deep cuts as the store clears for spring with fur sets silk and lawn waists petticoats and new spring millinery on sale.
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ARROW
New Spring
Syrup of Figs Ad Promotes Gentle Laxative Health
An advertisement for E H Dillon Co touts Syrup of Figs as a natural bowel cleanser and liver tonic. It claims gentle, non irritant relief for digestive woes and warns against imitations and other harsh laxatives. The copy highlights figs, senna, and aromatics, urging readers to ask their druggist for the genuine product.
Newtown Local Guests and Community Happenings Summary
Newtown residents host relatives from Bridgeport and Danbury while others visit in Bridgeport and Shelton. Road improvements, railroad service to Stepney, and a Bridgeport Danbury trolley survey are noted. A town meeting on the annual tax and budget is adjourned for 2 PM Saturday.
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Mary and
Elizabeth Corbett
Bridgeport
James Corbett
Botsford
Sanford Bartram
M.F. Crowe
Gertrude
Wales
Eugene Bresson
Danbury
Martin Lillis
Boteford
L. C. Gilbert
M. B. Hawley
Stepney
Huntingtown
John Hurley
Sandy Hook
B. McNamara
Lula Canfield
George W. Graham
Washington Avenue
Graham
W. A. Canfield
Peck
Mount Pleasant
H. M. Tieman
C. B. Downs
Rena
Long Hill
W. Canfield
Boulevard
Arthur Beard
H. W. Wright
Lemphear
Shelton
John Hoyt
Mile Hill
May Hoyt
Gale
A. T. Nettleton
Savings Bank of Newtown
New Haven
Connecticut Bank Association
Dwight
W. Wheeler
Main Street
Jennie, Kelly
Leo Braun
May Egan
Thomas Harrison
May Houlihan
Fred Porter
William Wakelee
Lakeview Terrace
Edward Morgan
Hattertown
Edward Sherman
Half Way River
Bridgeport High School
Town Hall
Bethel
Selectman
T. F. Beers
Dayton Street
Frederick W. Lockwood
Harry Madigan
Newtown
Connecticut
Pepper St
Upper Stepney Village
Old Stepney
Thomas F. Cavanaugh
J. Walteredorf
Gas Street
Methodist Church
Beard
Birdsey Sniffen
W. B. Sniffen
W. Blover
Wallace Mitchell
Canaan
W. B. Glover
South Norwalk
Jennie DeForest
Crofutt
Bethel High School
John H Bristol Dead Bridgeport Hotelier记
John H Bristol longtime Bridgeport resident and former proprietor of City Hotel died in New Haven yesterday. Native of Brookfield he ran Bristol and Buckingham with Henry Buckingham, later living at 85 Olive Street New Haven. Survived by widow sister Grace Buckingham and brother Frank E Bristol. Remains to be brought to Bridgeport for burial in Mountain Grove cemetery on Saturday.
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Olive St
New Haven
Grace Buckingham
State St
Frank E. Bristol
New York City
Bridgeport
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Wart remover ad promises painless removal at Cyrus Pharmacy
An advertisement touts Cyrus Wart Remover as painless, quickly clearing unsightly warts, sold only at Cyrus Pharmacy locations 253 Fairfield Avenue and 186 Cannon Street. It also markets Hand Cleanseasy with a skin injuring claim and a large stove polish remover by William F. Winn at 3323 Stratford Avenue, plus a farmers want ad.
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Cyrus
Cyrus Pharmacy
Fairfield Avenue
Cannon &T
Wm. Ft. Winn
Stratford Ave
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