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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1916
Page
4
A jumble of market prices and vegetable listings appears with flour and hay rates. The piece also contemplates charity as a civic virtue citing biblical and philosophical views and interweaves brief items on naval skirmishes, an accident, a court verdict, and city politics.
A Deerveng Serenade by Wheeler Winnon Cornet Band honored leading citizens. Guests included Eliss Hows, Ie Beary Bindon, and Chief Engineer, with praise for the harmony and skill. Observers urged continued outdoor concerts across Bridgeport. Community notices praise city arm and music.
Fragmentary notes describe sports scores and names with unclear context. Readable items include a 1-2 outcome and numeric tallies like 83 and 201, but essential details are missing to form a full event summary.
Quote asserts outrage over charter amendments granting board committees full contract power for city projects. Critic argues president appointed committees hold all contracts including sewer work. Calls for board to handle contracting and warns against single committees dominating authority.
The Jewish community anticipates the American Jewish Chronicle to appear mid May. The publication promises a rational character and will be edited in New York by Dr M M Melamed. Melamed is noted for work across Europe with a staff including Israel Zanewill George Brandes Dr Max Nordau Judge Julian H Mack Prof K Kohler and others.
Gold and silver pieces advertised as enduring gifts for graduations birthdays weddings and anniversaries. The jeweler claims its wares resist fashion trends and serve as sentimental keepsakes to outlive the owner. Come in to see offerings from inexpensive to elegant choices.
An advertisement touts CERTILAX as a gentle potent laxative marketed by CURTS CHEMICAL at 117 B 24th St New York. It claims selection by 500 physicians and widespread physician endorsement for quick relief without pain.
An advertisement requests the name of every rheumatic sufferer to mail free sample bottles of Hill's Rheumatic Remedy. It claims pain stops in twenty four hours, cites numerous testimonials, and notes the product sells for a dollar per bottle with free samples and booklet offered from Hill Medicine Co. 117 East 34th Street New York. Agents wanted nationwide.
Paris reports a broad French drive to replace German products after the war. Private campaigns educate consumers about German items, promote domestic and allied goods, and organize for a lasting boycott across industries from Paris crafts to medical instruments and dyes. The effort is aided by a French technical service studying raw materials and production shifts, with foreign directories erasing German listings.
A commemorative note marks Dr Abraham Jacobi born May 6 1830 in Hartum Westphalia Germany as a leading New York physician and humanitarian. It highlights his medical career birthplace education German revolutionary activity exile to New York birth control advocacy and his call for American civic allegiance.
A British remembrance marks six years since King George V ascended the throne in May 1910. The monarch has guided constitutional duties amid crisis, earning respect as the era’s pomp fades and the public grows wary of divinity claims surrounding royalty. Government moves include the compulsory military bill passing the House of Commons.
Church of Christ Disciples in Maplewood and Iranistan avenues still own their property and rent to Swedish Mission. services remain Sunday Bible school at 11 45 and preaching at 2 45 with Swedes using earlier hours until regular hours resume. All Disciples in the city urged to attend.
The fragment describes a drug Recdpertate used after prior treatment, claiming it yields positive results and is prescribed by physicians in various countries. It mentions tests, alleged effects like metal depletion and debility, and components such as Glycerophosphate water Revape and center elements, with implied medical recommendations and prescriptions.
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