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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
11
An ad promotes Cascarets as a gentle remedy to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels by morning. It asserts a sour stomach tired eyes yellow skin and throat discomfort can be relieved turning you cheerful and energetic with a 10 cent box.
Joseph E Davies of Madison Wisconsin accepts President Wilson’s offer to become Assistant Secretary of War. He has long been active in the Democratic party and in Western states political leadership.
An old classified style notice markets stove sales and warming items. Names such as Pollak and Ford Bros appear among scattered lines advertising faster service and features.
The Board of Apportionment and Taxation voted to ask the Common Council to appropriate 3250 from unappropriated revenues to cover a clerical error in the personal tax collectors appropriation. W. T. Hinks identified the oversight and will explain the issue. The group also discussed a 32000 error in the First District sprinkling appropriation and planned to resolve it in April.
The Y M C A Boys department gears up for a busy holiday week with trips to the American Graphophone Co Locomobile Co and Yost Typewriter works plus a department track meet. March activities include popular walks and stories, with April slated for an annual banquet and a camp fest inviting former campers. Mrs Charlotte Marshall dies in Stamford on March 15 at age 81.
New York March 19. Madero family members driven from Mexico after ex president Francisco I Madero Jr was killed plan to recover property and re establish themselves in Mexico if conditions improve. Widow Mrs Sarah B Madero and relatives arrived from Havana along with siblings and children and discussed future steps in a family meeting. No definite plans were announced.
President Mellen of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad protests a proposed Jackson full crew bill to Governor Sulzer. He argues it fixes crew sizes by train type, raises operating costs, offers no safety gains, and cites vetoes in Massachusetts and by a prior New York official. He suggests train staffing based on work needs, via the Public Service Commission, would reduce burdens on railroads.
The excerpt argues that railroads already have limited income and struggle to secure price advances for transportation. It warns that each new law enacted with approval will add burdens and reduce efficiency for transportation companies operating in the state.
Judge EB Nobbe spoke to Magna Charta lodge, Sons of St George, on England and the American Colonies. John Smith presided and introduced the speaker, who delivered a masterful address before a social session gathered afterward.
Rev. Mortimer P. Griffin to lead the Northport Methodist Church after three years in Torrington. Tyler Cruttenden of Norwich appointed temporary receiver of Woodbury's American Shear & Knife Company by Judge Burpee. Everett Judd, sixteen, left New Milford a week ago and has not been heard from. Two new musical works will premiere at the Litchfield County Choral Union June festival in Norfolk with Kelly and Gilbert conducting. Admission to the Norfolk festival is by invitation only.
A testimonial from Fred J. Richter of 150 Broadway, praising Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a powerful tonic and nourishment. He, 88, says it aids convalescence, repletion after sickness, and catarrh, and should be in every home.
Our stock features 25 styles of waists with a wide range from $1.00 to $5.00. Various fabrics include lingerie and voile with high and low necks, long and short sleeves, all white options, and tonal effects. An extra good black gown and Solsette waist accompany the offers at the same prices.
An advertisement extols Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as a powerful strength builder and tonic. It claims pure malted grain distillation and health benefits for all ages, urging readers to demand the genuine product in seal bottles from druggists and grocers. An offer for a medical booklet and free doctor’s advice accompanies the pitch.
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