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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
6
Berlin reports that Austria-Hungary and Romania have a complete agreement on the exchange of merchandise and a commercial treaty has been signed, mirroring the Germany Romania accord.
Rome May 18 an official despatch from Italian headquarters at Udine reports Austrian aeroplanes displaying great activity and making several attacks on towns near Venice. It states the attacks caused insignificant material damage no lives were lost and no military results accomplished.
New Haven forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and on Friday. Clear to partly cloudy skies with light winds and mild temperatures expected through the period. No precipitation anticipated and temperatures likely to remain comfortable.
An advertisement touts Cyrus Reach Powder as a safe effective roach killer to sprinkle where roaches gather. The product claims to rid homes of pests without driving roaches to neighbors and is priced at 20 cents and 3 cents.
Vladislaw Rulkowsky of 164 Spruce Street asked a city court to appoint his wife Mary as treasurer of his household. He claimed he was unfit to handle his pay after a drunken return home and stated friends beat him. The court approved the arrangement, releasing him with Mrs. Bulkowsky to draw his pay going forward.
In city court Judge Bartlett fined John Henry of Water street seven dollars and costs and sentenced him to 30 days in jail for stealing a bicycle ride belonging to Harry Henley of Parrott avenue. Henley took the bicycle from a Grand street garage and was arrested while trying to sell it at an upper Main street bicycle shop. Fourteen hundred section hands and foremen of the Boston and Maine railroad strike for a 20 cent daily wage increase and Saturday half holiday. Announcements include deaths and funerals from 1916 with addresses and service times, plus Want ads seeking piano payments and a home for a piano.
Local sale offers wide assortment of weighty fabrics and textiles. Chambray to crepes, silks to voiles, plus standard bleached muslin and sheeting at deep discounts. Includes remnants and full sheets with prices ranging from a few cents to dollars.
Old newspaper listing describes Petticoats in colors deep flounce two ruffles fitted tops priced $1.69 to 2.00 with many styles. Includes Black Lateen Petticoats Gingham Petticoats and Long Crepe Kimonos. Also Children’s Serge Coats Waist and Dress assortments with prices from 18c to 1.75. Basement sale item.
Readable catalog excerpt lists cotton union suits athletic hose neckwear and mesh shirts with minor imperfections, modest values, and a wide range of embroidered edgings laces voile bandings and trimmings. Also includes hosiery underwear handkerchiefs towels napkins damask linens and related fashion accessories with reduced price points.
Fragmentary OCR lists sale items including Toilet Goods Puff Boxes Hair Receivers and Manicure Pieces White Sewing Cotton 20 yd spools. Mentions permanent brand 5 spools 6 card John J Clarke notions and buttons in desirable colors. Indicates pricing per card and small item lots.
An unknown thief took N G Servis’s motorcycle from 866 Broad Street last evening. At the trolley barns on Congress Street the thief swapped it for Daniel Francisco’s newer machine, leaving the old Servis bike in its place. Francisco’s bike had been left at Connecticut Co car barns and was found missing when he returned to mount it this morning. The old machine belonged to Servis and had been stolen earlier in the evening.
Judge Frederic A. Bartlett in city court today cleared James E. Hanker of violating traffic rules. Hanker, a Riverside Drive, New York resident, was arrested by Patrolman Daniel Poland after refusing to move his stalled car blocking lower Fairfield avenue and impeding Broad Street. No damage occurred to the mud guard.
Judge Bartlett ruled the case of Tor Falkedal an employee of Blue Ribbon garage in city court this morning. Falkedal was riding in a car driven by Rev. Henry Habersham of Monroe that struck and killed George Grady. Coroner John J. Phelan found the accident unavoidable. Also noted a Republican voter in Pennsylvania wrote Charley Chaplin for president.
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