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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1909
Page
6
Readable fragment notes the Farmer Publishing Company located at 87 Fairview Avenue in Bridgeport Connecticut. No further context or details are provided in the OCR fragment.
The article discusses Maine prohibition measures and revenue methods, noting Androscoggin County's use of liquor fines as license revenue and a proposed $30,000 loan to expand jail space. It critiques courts enforcing fines, forecasts broader state impact, and mentions gold and silver production trends, export taxes on coffee, and a Presbyterian cleric’s stance on Sunday saloon hours.
The article discusses Senator Brandegee's interference with Hill workers and hints at unseen deals shaping the 1911 senatorial contest. It notes Bulkeley's bid for reelection and claims federal state and local machines plus undefined maneuvers helped derail the Youngs, leaving readers wary of future arrangements. The page also includes an advertisement for Dr. Grove’s cold remedy, Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, at 25 cents.
Fairfield residents face a beetle threat to elm shade trees with a year or more to save them. The Village Improvement Society plans a public talk by Prof. Britton at the library on Thursday April 1 to discuss control methods and fall treatments.
Reports from Westport describe funeral services for Adolph Krause’s wife after heart disease, and a high tide during a recent storm. Lady lectures at Mrs W L Taylor’s home discuss women’s clubs and female civic involvement, while Prof Marcus White lectures on a school teacher’s dilemma.
In Danbury Danbury March 29 Frank Lake a 50 year old hatter died by suicide Saturday night by drowning in a reservoir. He had been among 2500 hatters on strike ten weeks despondent over supporting his family and had made several attempts recently before ending his life. He leaves a wife and daughter.
In the home a cheerful table fosters happiness and digestion. Dyspepsia unsettles meals, while Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets aid digestion, soothe the stomach, and calm the digestive system. Forty thousand physicians use them. price 3 cents. Send name and address for samples.
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