Oysters Plummet as Connecticut Beds Fail Yet Again
A Connecticut oyster inspection by growers and the State Shell Fish Commission found very poor sets across major beds near New Haven Stratford Bridgeport and Milford. Observers cite polluted cold waters and loss of natural food as key factors with prospects bleak and capital already being pulled from the state.
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Connecticut
Oyster Growers’ Association
State Shell Fish Commission
Sow
West Ledge Light
New Haven
H. C. Rowe and Company
Charles Island
Milford
Connecticut Oyster Farms Company
Stratford Light
Bridgeport
Andrew Radel
C. Rowe
W. ®. Raye
H. C. Elsworth
A. L. Smith
State Shell-Fish Commission
Nwspapermen
Radel
West Light Ledge
Oystermen
F. 8. Beardsley
Rachel Company
Norwalk
Henry Co. Elsworth
Carl Anderson
J. & J. W. Elsworth Company
New York
W. H. Roye
Sealships Corporation
G. Clifford Foote
H. C. Rowe
H. Co. Rowe and Company
Frank E. Smith
Stony Creek
C. E. Wheeler
Connecticut Oyster Farms
Alex Frazier
The
Oyster Commission
Horace E. Kelsey
Westbrook
E. Frank Lockwood
Greenwich
Frank W. Rowley
West Ledge
Stratfor
Stratford
F. S. Beardsley
Raye
Old Sealships Company
Kelsey
Shell-Fish Commission
Charles E. Wheeler
Rowe
Bedroom Furniture Gallery Promotes Affordable Mahogany Sets
The spacious gallery features plain rich sets at reasonable prices ideal for modern apartments or cottages. Four posters and mahogany bureaus dressing tables and beds are offered with samples in walnut and birdseye maple. Read Co showcases fabrics wall papers and new design papers with Chinese Chippendale reproductions for classic furniture styling.
Art Fabrics and Colonial Textiles at Clearance Sale
A catalog of Ken Singt on style fabrics inspired by William Morris with black grounds and vivid bird and flower motifs priced from 50 cents to 1.50 a yard. Cretonnes Chintzes Madras and Agra Silk in blue gold and ivory tones plus colonial filet panels and Marie Antoinette drawnwork offered. Also a shoe clearance on second floor with novelty colors and sizes 4B only, prices reduced from targets.
Sachets and Creams Toast Cold Weather Toiletries
An advertisement lists comforting toilet accessories for winter such as Nordica Cucumber and Orris Lotion at 50 cents, Elcaya and Djer Kiss creams, Hudnut's Cerate, and various perfumes priced 25 to 75 cents. Also offered are Lily Bowls in glass or Ips with colors blue green old rose brown from 1 to 5.50, Weller Ware bowls, bronze-tinted bowls and ornaments like frogs birds and butterflies. A large selection of pottery figurines includes turtles crabs mushrooms starfish lobsters fish and animals for table decoration.
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Weller
Matheny backs President and Democratic ticket in state vote
Progressive leader Matheny announces support for the President and the full Democratic slate in the state election. The move signals party unity and could influence local voters ahead of the upcoming balloting.
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Matheny
95 Percent Iowa Progressives Back Wilson in 1916
New York Oct 17 President Wilson's administration wins broad backing from progressives. Stephen H. Basher, Progressive candidate for Iowa governor, says 95 percent of Iowa Progressives support Wilson, while condemning Hughes as anti-humanity and property oriented. Across the nation, Democrats and allies praise Wilson, oppose Hughes, and highlight ship subsidies and Grange views on government shipping.
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New York
Wilson
Stephen H. Basher
Iowa
Basher
Hughes
Hyde
Europe
McCall
McCurdy
Coney Island
Mr. Wilson
Philadelphia
James Cozens
Washington Party
Jacob B. Hoffman
Assembly
Ayr. Coz
West Virginia
D. R. Hughes
St. Albans
Congress
M. F
Bridgeport Guests Share News and Notices
Mrs Petery Christianson entertained guests from Bridgeport on Thursday. Frederick Botsford begins work at Burritt Lumber Co. The Beach and Birks families attended the funeral of Mrs Mary Wilcoxson in Bridgeport. Stephen J Parks upgrades his store with a concrete walk and grading. Mrs Charles N Evitts and daughter Ethel weekended in Bridgeport. Mrs Burr F Beach visits in Holyoke Mass. Mrs Charles Young of Bridgeport stays with Mr and Mrs Joseph M Tucker.
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Petery Christianson
Bridgeport
Frederick Botsford
Burritt Lumber Co
Burr F. Beach
Benjamin Birks
John L. Beach
Mary Wilcoxson
Stephen J. Parks
Charles N. Evitts
Ethel
Harold Amnsdem
Holyoke
Mass
Charles Young
Joseph M. Tucker
Just Arrived Dutch and French Buses
John Beck and Son advertise in the Farmer announcing new Dutch and French buses now in stock for farm service and transport needs.
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John Beck & Son
Farmers urged to back Democrats over Republican ship policy
Canada shows government owned ships as protection against private ship combines. Grange supported by the Democratic shipping bill endorsed by farm groups, while Republicans are accused of indifference and being influenced by ship owners. Royal Mail steamship line cancels all sailings from New York, Colon, and Cartagena for an indefinite period amid shifting routes and resumption plans.
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Grange
Congress
Republican Party
National Grange
Farmers’ Union
United States
Orange
Canada
Republican
Democratic Congress
Democrati Party
New York
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Colon
Sartagena
Spain
Duke of Orleans Seeks to Annul His Marriage
Paris reports the Duke of Orleans will petition the court of Rome to annul his marriage to Archduchess Marie Dorothea of Austria, arguing it was not properly concluded under ecclesiastical law. The Duchess won a separation suit in January 1914 amid neglect accusations.
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Paris
Duke of Orleans
Rome
Marie Dorothea
Austria
Figaro
Duchess of Orleans
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Fleurs d’Amour
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