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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1909

Page

7

Corbin Reviews New Tax Plans At Assembly

Corbin outlined proposed tax changes before the Association, urging practical reforms and clearer state duties. He favored inheritance tax reform, corporate taxation on market value, and a progressive, broad based income tax with careful exemptions. He urged revenue growth while avoiding hardship, noting a possible state tax reimposition but stopped short of a personal stance.

Gomerasioner Corbin Corbin Sveer Tuntice Brewer U. S Supapers Ft Ie Wintec Sertawam General Assembly

Commendable Watershed Policy Amid Corporate Debate

Article argues the water company earns approval for a reforestation program converting 4,000 acres under its control to protect watersheds and boost supply. It praises forested management as superior to vacant land, notes scientists support for forestation, and contemplates long term effects on prices and dividends while questioning broader policy and war-related provisions.

Ip Tenve Aighty Co Mey Fenige

Inaugural talk on power and reforms faces Senate pack risk

The article discusses fears of centralized power under a future administration, with critics citing fears from Fairbanks and observers about a shift toward concentrated authority. It notes opposition to a national utilities commission and a likely political contest over hearings and corporate bills. Also included is an old ad for LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE with E. W. Grove signature.

Umit Mont Tim Ae Lkely Washington Roose- Vale Fairbanks Hartford Waterbury American Senate

Fairfield Gossip Briefs and Local Notes From Town Ledger

Fairfield rumors of boxing events at Perry's hall draw skeptical praise while police restraint and postmaster appointments loom. Local health, marriages, travel, and horticulture topics span Brownstown roads from the sick child to Miss Grace Child's April wedding. A lecture by Mr. Whitaker on trees and soil follows, alongside reminiscences of Garden Court and historic Burr estate tied to Dorothey Quincy and Washington era events.

Perry's Hall New Haven Bridgeport Brooklyn Ireland Fairfield Pickett Smith Financial District McCaffrey Bir Morehaus Bir Shannon Io Ie Beeste Child Atlantic City Grace Child Celia Northrop Nyack Teven County Club W. Burr Farmers’ Institute Bouthport King’s Daughters Methodist Church Peavet Library Whitaker Turket Dr. Child Om Math Street Dorothy Quincy Col Ann Burr Gopgress Bridgeport Fresh Air Association Efs Cees Nichols Terrace Flint’s Corner Sasco Hill Connecticut Charles S Fox Charles A. Rowe Edward B. Morehouse

Presence of General Lafayette at Waldstein estate visit

A dated last Sunday 1 August 177% report notes Mar quis De Lafayette visiting the narrator’s home on the way to General Washington. The article then tours Waldstein, Mrs Mabel Deed Wright’s summer residence, describing cedar cov ered grounds, winding walks, summer houses, a lily pool, and a rock inscription “God and Our Country 1862” marking Civil War patriot services.

Lafayette Marquis de Lafayette Washington Waldstein Mabel Deed Wright Waldatel Osgood Pavsy

News Notes From Newtown and Surrounding Towns

Local notices report residents visiting relatives in Waterbury Watertown Derby and New York City. Names include Mrs Kate Ward Mrs Wm Ryan Kathryn Honan John Honan Miss Catherine Farrell and Addie Nichols with various travel and home plans. A Boston report covers Attorney Joseph Castene’s extradition status and a separate death mystery near Toyington with an unidentified man found in the woods and ruled an exposure death.

Kate Ward Walnut Tree Bill Waterbury Watertown Wm. Ryan Botsford Derby Ryan New York City Thomas Lynch Bridgeport Martin Lynch Botsford Hill N. W. Dutton Springfield Kathryn Honan Danbury Training School United Press Cod West

Stomach Distress and Gas Remedies Promote Relief

An early health advertisement warns of severe flatulency and gas causing chest and heart pressure, belching, and rapid decay. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure that digests gas forming foods, strengthens stomach fluids, and supports digestion, claiming wide use by physicians and customers in America and Canada.

Stuart America Canada Stuart Bidg Marshall, Atich

Estate of Edward M Wells Probate Deadline In Stratford

Estate of Edward M Wells late of Stratford in the District is probated with the Court of Probate recording a six month claims period for creditors. Those neglecting to present properly attested accounts within six months will be barred. Debtors are urged to promptly pay Sally D Wells executrix.

Susan C. Wilcoxson Stratford Court of Probate District of Stratford Sald Walter Wilconegn Edward M. Wells Sally D. Wells

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