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Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1916

Page

9

Weather forecast and storm notes in New Haven

New Haven forecast notes rain tonight and Friday with colder temperatures. Connecticut outlook mirrors rain and a cooler Friday, with southeast gales shifting to west Friday. A tropical storm earlier affected the Gulf Coast, while temperatures fell west of the Mississippi and heavy rainfall was observed in the lake region. Customs receipts from Nicaragua in June totaled 106,598.

New Haven Connecticut Gulf Coast Mississip Pi

Bed Bugs Keep Rooms From Renting

An advertising notice urges landlords to clean rooms to improve rental demand. It promotes Presto Killer as a safe, inexpensive cleaner from The Cyrus Pharmacy, claiming it removes bed bug infestations without harming humans and encourages public acknowledgment of cleaning.

Cyrus Pharmacy

Stratford Cop Tries Youth Sought For 30 Days

Probable cause found against George Troland 22 of Jackson avenue Stratford charged with conspiring with Arthur Vigne to rob several people near St Michael's cemetery on Sept 22. Troland remanded to Bridgeport jail after bond set at 500. Vigne awaiting Superior Court trial, both men accused of terrorizing the area. Witness John Barry testified to the Monahan's saloon hold up and theft of 8.10 from a pocketbook. Barry warned not to speak. State Police and Bridgeport authorities pursued Treland, arrested at the Stratford station yesterday. Stratford Woman's Suffrage rummage sale set for Friday in town hall. Congressional meeting for equal suffrage planned in Norwalk with Rezolutions and guest speakers. Jitney shuttle from Boston stop to Mrs Brooks' home at 2:50 pm. Stock Exchange wagering on the presidential race shows even money with 10 to 9 odds, Hughes favored.

Stratford George Troland Jackson Avenue Istrattora Howard M. Curtis Arthur Vigne Surf Avenue St. Michael's Cemetery Ireland Supe Bridgeport County Anthony Fellows Vigne Superior Court Troland John T. Barry Orange Street Stratkes Monahan Stratford Avenae Barry Bridgeport Fellows New Haven Treland Stratford Woman's Suffrage Association Charles Lovell Sterling Filmer Alice Judson George Totams Lillian Snowden Maud Hull Wiliam Richardson Fred Botsford A. E. 8. Taylor Connecticut P. W. Brooks West Rocks Road Norwalk National American Suffrage Association Congress Boston Brooks

Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief

A vintage ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for cold symptoms. It claims doses every two hours for three doses open nasal passages ease discharge and relieve headache feverishness sore throat and sneezing. The product costs 25 cents and requires no assistance or substitution.

Estate of Sherwood Adams Probate Notice 1916

District of Redding Court of Probate grants six months from October 6 1916 for creditors to exhibit claims against the estate of Sherwood Adams late of Redding. All heirs and creditors must present properly attested accounts to avoid debarral of recovery. Administratrix Lora H Andrews dba Care Samuel C Shaw attorney Bridgeport Conn approved by court.

District OF Redding Court OF Probate Sherwood Adams Lora H. Andrews Samuel C. Shaw Bridgeport Conn

President Wilson Praised in New York Tour Across Hudson Valley

In Rochester and Albany area crowds greet Wilson on nonpartisan tour toward Chicago. Reported acknowledgments from workers at General Electric in Schenectady and carpet trades of Amsterdam show strong Democratic sentiment. Wilson says he leaves himself in the hands of the jury as crowds hail his administration.

General Electric Schenectady Rochester N. Y New York Wilson Hudson Mohawk Empire Chicago Hughes Mr. Hughes Col. Roosevelt Albany Thimg Schnectady Amsterdam Utica Syracuse P. E. McCabe Tumulty McCabe North Albany Teilers General Electric Works A-c-h Hughes Gerardus Smith Schnectady Trust Co General Electric Co Sanfords James Schoolcraft Sherman Helen Woodrow Bones

President limits remarks to Long Branch summer White House

Appeals from Ohio and Illinois urged the president to address party followers. He refused, saying he cannot depart from his rule and will speak only at the summer White House in Long Branch.

Ohio Illinois White House Long Branch

Letter Carrier Burke Fined Seventy Five for Assault

Joseph A. Burke of 667 Howard Avenue Bridgeport, a West End post office letter carrier, was arrested at Netwalk after a wedding celebration and charged with assaulting Cinas Poppensik of 484 Logan Street. Burke was fined 75 dollars by Judge George H. Vosburgh in city court after an incident at the west bound railroad station. Dr. Hiram B. West treated Poppensik's injuries and Burke was held briefly by officers following the altercation.

Joseph A. Burke Howard Avenue Bridgeport John H. Smith Cinas Poppensik Logan Street Burke George H. Vosburgh Poppensik Hiram B. West

Five Dollar Fines For Saloon Fight

Seven men arrested after a free-for-all at 424 Main Street faced Judge Frederic Bartlett. Proprieter whipped, throat grabbed, fears for life. five dollar fines plus costs imposed on all but Tony Shick who was discharged. Names and addresses of fined men listed. Also notes New Jersey infantile paralysis cases and plan for public telephones in elevated/subway stations within six months.

Main Street Frederic Bartlett Tony Shick William Sloniniski Broad Street William Strovensky Bank Street Joseph Lithwani Airfield Court Stanley Krinsky Central Avenue William Pudznas

Save Your Hair With Dandrine For Dandruff Cure

An advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine as the remedy for falling hair and dandruff. It promises revitalized, lustrous hair after nightly use, with new finer hair appearing across the scalp in a few weeks. The copy urges readers to obtain a 2 cent bottle from drug stores or toilet counters.

Knowlton

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