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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
4
The ad promotes The First Bridgeport National Bank at Corner Main and Bank Streets. It highlights personal attention as the oldest private bankers in the state and invites individuals, corporations, and civic groups to open accounts with courteous service from officers of T. L. Watson & Co.
Bridgeport prepares for the Maine built motor boat Hattie II owned by William E. Burnham of 817 Fairfield Avenue. The 37 foot Maine cruiser from Camden features an 18 horsepower Bridgeport built engine, cabin with four sleeping spots, ice box and stove. Burnham plans leisure time on the water during the motor boat season.
Many Bridgeport residents have already purchased Europe trips through us for the coming season. The strong advance sales reflect growing interest in international travel among local travelers and highlight the agency's expanding outreach.
Francis Atwater, a longtime Meriden figure and president of the Daily Journal publisher Journal Publishing Co, announced plans to retire after 43 years in business. He will transfer his controlling interest to longtime associates and gradually withdraw from other activities.
Professor T. R. Lounsbury notes in Harper's Magazine June issue that English words shift parts of speech as endings vanish. He uses love as example, showing noun and verb share root without inflection, arguing historical terminations no longer constrain use.
Harper's Magazine June excerpt explains labor exchanges in Britain, using color coded cards to match employers and workers. It notes the system helps fluidize labor movement, but workers bear travel costs and repayment risk. Also mentions Lucius Hershman confined by a broken collarbone and Joseph Kerrigan, a strikebreaker, injured at Whit ing street depot.
Hartford May 22 The House adopted a traffic bill requiring drivers to slow near schoolhouses. A measure to bar building lots near unaccepted streets failed. A proposal to make the governor's staff officers of the National Guard was rejected. An $11 uniform reimbursement for messengers was approved. The session recessed as discussions continued.
Donato La russe aged 35 was fatally injured at a Waterbury foundry after his foot was caught in a winding machine. His leg was crushed to the knee and the hospital report said the crushed section was amputated with little hope of recovery.
The piece quotes Lincoln on fooling some people and asserts the firm’s claim that they never mislead customers. It emphasizes reliable jewelry watches and diamonds and invites readers to visit for assured representation.
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