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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1913
Page
2
RIKER STORE advertises Jaynes Improved Liquid Malt Extract as a nutrient for wasting diseases and debility, praised for convalescents. The spring tonic is claimed to cleanse blood, tone the system, and aid digestion. Large bottle lists 200 doses for $1.00 and small bottle 100 doses for 60 cents.
A grocery page lists multiple infant and invalid foods including Sugar of Milk products from Merck and Jaynes, Eagle Brand Milk, Irish moss, Liebig's beef extracts priced from fractions of a dollar to several dollars, and various milks and cereals such as Horlick's malted milk, Nestle's Food, Mellin's Food, and Allenbury's/Just Food brands. The ad shows numerous prices in cents and dollars, with items like Imperial Granum and Bovox highlighted among many others.
An assortment of consumable extracts and tonics listed for sale including Jaynes Beef Extract in multiple jar sizes, Hoff’s Malt variants with and without iron, and Nicholson’s Liquid Bread style products. Also notes Foxwood and Olivewood brush set, and Spring-Tale tablets of sulfur and cream of tartar touted for skin and intestinal cleansing.
A bold claim for a cleaner called Rikerdymons Orona 3223 promises to remove dirt and rust stains better than any rival. The ad-style note urges readers to try the product and observe the difference in cleaning power and hand soap quality.
Gov McGovern's proposed State market commission aimed at reducing living costs leads a slate of progressive bills. The package includes anti monopoly aims, public markets for farm produce, expansions of workers compensation, income tax tweaks, blue sky investor protections, minimum wage for women and children, and a mothers pension proposal.
Lawmakers push highway aid totaling eight million dollars per year with state county and town shares, plus a 450 thousand dollar deficit fill. Proposals include auto horsepower tax for roads, prisoner compensation, convict labor on roads, indeterminate sentences, settlers loans, unified education boards, and replacing appointive regents with elections. Controversial items include banning fraternities at the State University and saloon proximity rules, with a push for budgeting, state accounting, joint rail track use, a New York style boxing commission, and a state game farm.
A notice outlines three provisions: a prohibition on shooting a doe during open season while permitting buck shooting, a closed season for crabs and crawfish, and concurrent jurisdiction for Wisconsin and Minnesota game wardens on the Mississippi River waters.
The Paving and Sewer Commission met briefly to address Whittier and Frank street sewers. Whittier street sewer will enable work on the new Whittier street school and is expected to cost 3,000 to 4,000 dollars for about 800 feet. Fairfield avenue project delays blamed on Pennsylvania Steel. contractors ordered to finish paving by May 30 Memorial Day.
Town Clerk William Thomas says about 1000 dogs in the city were not licensed as of May 1 and must now pay an extra dollar to obtain licenses. The note warns dog owners who missed the deadline face the higher fee to comply with the licensing law.
A notice states residents must pay an additional dollar or risk their dogs being taken to the pound. The warning outlines the penalty as enforcement for nonpayment.
Yale University releases a four hundred page biography volume covering nearly all Yale graduates from the college’s founding to the present year. Compiled by Professor Franklin B. Dexter, it documents the lives of about 26 782 graduates and includes biographical material on deceased alums.
Arthur B. Fuller of Brooklyn was fined 350 and costs in Meriden police court on embezzlement charges. The film company he served as secretary had been taking civic pictures statewide and was led by John F. Lewis of New York as president and treasurer. Fuller was arrested in Hartford and brought back yesterday.
Radford B. Smith's reported Saturday sale drew more customers than any time this year with large bargains. BE H Dillon & Co. advertises Saturday money saving opportunities on hats flowers ostrich plumes and more. Also lists grocery meat and produce specials for Saturday at Bridgeport Public Market and Branch. Farmer Want Ads. One Oct World.
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