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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1913
Page
4
A string of figures appears, including 1087 35 441 18 650 12 620 13 478 82 475 2, scattered in an OCR snippet. The readable items lack context, dates, or identifiable entities, offering no clear event or person to anchor a concise news item.
The resolution seeks a special committee to investigate the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and its 1907 merger, its subsidiaries and finances, tax affairs, and the link between wrecks and management. It notes indictments against the company president and officers, questions monopoly power, and analyzes the merger’s impact on debt, deficits, and stock value while urging inquiry into subsidiary purchases and the drain on railroad profits.
A store promotes a large stock of ostrich plumes, touting fashion relevance and no shortages. Prices range from $1.50 to $14.00 with black, white, and colored French Curled plumes and ostrich bands as featured items.
Mrs J H Werner Mary Warner and Sarah Beers of Sandy Hook traveled to New York to attend the funeral of Charles Howard Husband. Others visited New York. Route 8 resident White purchased a farm, joined by his cattle herd. Delegates from Sandy Hook attend State convention. Louis B Parsons becomes auto parts salesman in New York. A serious illness afflicts Mrs Andrew Egan of Palestina. a Bridgeport women’s outing visits St Rose’s and Walnut Tree Hill with local hosts.
Epworth League members linked to Methodist Episcopal churches face a packed fortnight. The New York District Epworth League convention gathers Friday at East Avenue M E Church in Bad Norwalk with sessions morning, afternoon, and evening. Dr. Robert M. Moore of St John’s Brooklyn speaks on The Uprising Site. Stratford M B church hosts Bridgeport group rally Thursday at 3 pm with Rev H C Carpenter of Stratford leading praise and Rev A L Faust addressing. Officer elections and a social hour follow.
The Fairfield selectmen met to approve routine bills and then work on the upcoming year's jury list due by June 1. Half the names will be stricken, with the remainder forming the county jury pool. A Mardi Gras dance at St Thomas hall drew crowds, featuring Speidel's orchestra between numbers. Gas-leak repairs disrupt Warrenite pavement, requiring digging and resetting. Eva Gobel sues Tony and Mary Kodronoski for slander seeking 100 dollars in damages. hearing postponed. Patrick McGarry bought a new five passenger car. Boundary dispute between Hose Lockwood and Sarah Fenton referred to selectmen, centering on a chestnut tree. Fairfield Fire Co No 1 solicits bids to sell the truck house and move the Sherman school. Junior Brotherhood meets at Fairfield Congregational Church with Mr. Whitney of Bridgeport addressing Boy Scouts.
Westport opens a schools art exhibit in the town building under Supt. G C Bowman, featuring about 200 subjects including sculpture and nature views to raise funds for local school pictures. A concurrent pupil work display covers exams, drawing, penmanship, and arithmetic with a Parent meeting set for Thursday evening in the Library hall. The school board met to discuss a new center school and plans will be reviewed tomorrow. most current teachers are expected to be reelected. The detainee from the paper mill remains in Rouland sanitarium, showing little improvement.
Early spring damage from frost affects gardens and orchards around Westport. Church meetings, lodge sessions, and school trips to Washington are announced with various dates in late May and early June. Community notices include a fatal car crash in Branford and a horse incident in North Main Street with local responses and upcoming lectures and club meetings.
Miss Eleanor Cleveland and William Fox arranged a special Wednesday afternoon screening at Fox's Eyrie for Bridgeport children to view a moving portrait of Nathan Hale. The Klne wadcolor feature, about the Continental spy and his fate, runs three reels and lasts about an hour.
A fragmented classified item notes a price per word and an unusual ending line about a beauty band, an unsightly wad and a pharmacy address at 262 Paine Street. It references Parmer Want Ads and a One Cent a Word rate, suggesting a terse, archaic classifieds snippet.
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