What Pretty Wash Suits You Have for Boys
A catalog style note praises boys wash suits with emphasis on material quality and neat finish. Mothers comment on the nicety of materials and styles, noting repeated admiration for the selections.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1916
Page
12
May 10 Metropolis Speedway to Host Record Car Race
New York gears up for a $29,000 Metropolis speedway event drawing top drivers and cars. Delages and a Sunbeam Six 4s mark a fleet entering America for the first time, with trains and road trips organized from across the country. Edward Barrow celebrates his 48th birthday as International League magnate steering baseball and league affairs through wartime disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vanderbilt
America
Berind
Salience
Delages
Chicago
Boston
Baltimore
Washington
Siep
Speedway
Amerijoa
Marty S. HaPiness
Sunbeam Six
Joseph Christiaens
Brooklyn
England
Dario Resta
Peugeot
Johnny Aiken
Billy Chandler
Crawford
Acces
Railbirds
Scylla
Jim Gilmore
Carybdis
Edward Gaunt Barrow
Springfield
Barrow
International League
Montreal
Toronto
International
Corybdis
Des Moines News
Leader
Iowa
Ducky Holmes
Fred Clarke
George Cross
Herman McFarland
Pittsburgh
George Moreland
Wheeling
Dayton
Collumns
Steubenville
Canton
Finley
Mansfield
Lima
Iron and Oil League
Paterson
Honus Wagner
Detroit
Indianapolis
Ed Barrow Named Master Mariner of Baseball
A historical profile recounts Ed Barrow's reputation as a master mariner of baseball while weaving in mythic travel tales. It highlights Barrow guiding teams through peril like Scylla and Charybdis and frames his mastery as legendary within the National League context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Barrow
Homer
Greece
Eylla
Scylla
eBay
Charybdis
Ekipper
Inional League
Ruhlin O'Donnell Ring Battle Anniversary History
The article recalls Gus Ruhlin's 1897 ten round win over Steve O'Donnell in Akron, noting it boosted Ruhlin's fame and led to later bouts with Jim Jeffries, Kid McCoy, and others. It also mentions Ruhlin's travels, later fights, and a 1927 bout in England, alongside brief notes on clothing cards in Dusseldorf and rising meat prices in Britain amid freight shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Ruslin
Steve O'Donnell
Akron
Jake Kilrain
Frank Slavin
Ruhlin
O'Donnell
Pacific Coast
Jim Jeffries
San Francisco
War Silences Famous Bells of Old World
Paris reports bells silenced across France and Belgium as war shifts, with major towers like Bourdon at Rheims and others at Verdun joining a long list. Many monuments were damaged or melted, inclining to ruins, while some prized bells survived with five decades of history noted for Cavillier founders and famed Belgian chimes. The Roland bell in Ghent cracked after a German anniversary salute, amid widespread loss of these historic church bells and carillons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Belgium
Bourdon
Hheims
Albert
Soissons
Senlis
Verdun
Canton
Rethel
Department
The
Ardennes
Asfeld
Chateau-Porcien
French
Flanders
Artois
Nord
Aisne
Cavillier
Robert
Noyon
Laon
Philippe
Somme
CaAvilliers
Champagne
Lor- Traine
Reuvp
Blerry
Louvain
Pervyse
Loo
Elverdinghe
Ypres
Alost
Ara
Mecklin
Victor Hugo
Bruges
Ghent
Antwerp
Roland
Germany
Golden Hill Council Plans Festivities for New Haven Team
Golden Hill council hosts Momaugin and Rae degree team from New Haven Friday night in American Mechanics hall State street. A minstrel show entertainment and banquet are planned by the local committee. Preparedness parade Saturday now expected to draw about 145000 participants with 60 applications denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Momaugin Council of
New Haven
Golden Hill Council
Rae
American Mechanics’ Hall
State Street
Bridgeport Mother Warned About Child Kidney Health
A Bridgeport mother urges care for children with kidney weakness. Doan's Kidney Pills are promoted as a proven remedy, claiming back pain, discolored urine, and bedwetting have been eased in a testimonial from Mrs. Rudolph Link of 199 Hewett Street. The ad notes the product costs 50 cents and is sold by Nichol's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Bridgeport
Rudolph Link
Hewett Street
Doan
Nichol
Is fall of snow increasing here or diminishing
An analysis by Co-Operative Weather Observer William Jennings concludes that claims of diminishing snowfall are not proven. He notes seven recent dry winters with higher temperatures and less total precipitation but cites historical variability, including extreme past winters, and says climate has not changed materially within modern history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Jennings
Jennings
Boston
Weather Bureau
Dommon
New England
Mrs Coleman's Boston Talk Attacks Mormon Activities
Mrs. George W. Coleman of Boston addressed a First M E church meeting last evening in Bridgeport criticizing Mormonism. She argued the sect targets young women and girls for proselytizing and claimed church leaders keep converts in darkness about real aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Coleman
Boston
M. E. Church
Coleman
New Haven Road Divorces Trolley Interests
A deed filed with the town clerk in New Haven shows the New Haven road transferring its trolley company interests to the Connecticut company, signaling the final divorce of trolley and railroad operations. The transfer includes deeds from Winchester Avenue railroad dated May 20, 1904, Samuel Hemingway to Consolidated Railroad dated April 21, 1901, and Fair Haven and Westville railroad dated May 2, 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Masonic Convocation Set At Jerusalem Chapter
A special convocation of Jerusalem chapter No. 13 BR. A. M. will be held at the Masonic Temple at 7 30 o'clock Friday. The P M. degree will be conferred. Porto Rico's tobacco crop is expected to amount to 12 000 000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
BR. A. M
Masonic Temple
Porto Rico
Newtown News Briefs Highlight Local Elections and Move to Power
Rev James H George elected grand king of Royal Arch Masons at Hartford. Knights of Columbus delegates named from Putnam council and Virgilius council as convention opens at Derby. L Birdsey Parsons aids at Corbett Crowe during spring rush as Sandy Hook business booms. Philo Nichols recovering from illness. Kate Tibballs leads senior class play The Strenuous Life in June. Railroad wired for electricity by Bethel Danbury Lighting Co extending to Newtown. Sandy Hook Juniors beat Parochial school nine 15 to 12 in first championship game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown
James H. George
Trinity Church
Royal Arch Masons
Hartford
M. H. Brennan
W. A. Honan
Putnam Council
Knights of Columbus
Order
Derby
Virgilius Council
Sandy Hook
John F. Maloney
Bethel
Danbury Lighting Co
G A R Concert In Hall Tomorrow Evening
Members of Elias Howe Jr post G A R and allied societies recall last year's concert by a dozen artists under Mrs Grace Lake. Tomorrow evening the hall hosts a varied program of vocal and instrumental numbers with all post members and friends welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Howe, Jr
Post
Grace_ Lake
The
Grady Injured In Auto Crash On Fairfield Street
George Grady aged 53 of 525 Water Street was struck by the car of Rev. Mary S. Faversham of Monroe at noon yesterday at Fairfield Avenue and Water Street. He suffered internal injuries and a rib was broken but doctors at St. Vincent's Hospital say he will recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Grady
Water Street
Fairfield Avenue
Marry S. Faversham
Monroe
Leonardi's Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
The advertisement promotes Leonardi's Cough Syrup Creosoted as soothing and effective for hacking coughs and bronchial ailments. It claims benefits for both children and adults and urges readers to buy from Hindle's Drug Stores at 987 Main Street and 909 Mi Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonardi
Hindle
Main Street
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