This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1909
Page
6
James Nolan a farmer near Middletown was exonerated in the killing of an Italian man Earnest shot accidentally while Nolan attempted to frighten two intruders in his orchard. After firing his revolver the victim dropped with a bullet to his head and died en route to hospital.
London health authorities move after the death of Henry Waldo in a slum district. Initial coroner reports labeled the illness a summer complaint but later evidence points to cholera spreading in crowded tenant districts as officials fear wider outbreak.
Montclair New Jersey September 1 position inside town shows school boys selling ice to neighbors. They used homemade carriers to transport ice from an independent wholesale car and paid cash, reducing demand for regular ice men. The fall term will end boy competition as schools resume.
Waterbury Sept 1 Fred Adams the motorman who was temporarily blinded operating a double truck car on the Thomaston line Sunday afternoon has regained some sight and may be able to work again in a week or two. Also ad for watches from M J Buechler at 48 Fairfield avenue offering a 20 year guarantee on a Waltham or Elgin with emphasis on interior movement knowledge.
The Fairfield County Anti Tuberculosis Association funds a trained nurse for a year through Bridgeport women led by Mrs. Henry Halla Tweedy and Rev H O Tweedy. Frances Ladd is the key nurse, praised for professional skill and patient care. Donations from churches clubs and individuals fund the program, aiding those too ill or poor for sanatoria. A fall meeting will elect officers as the campaign emphasizes prevention alongside care. The Connecticut Fair at Charter Oak Park looms, with vast preparations and record exhibitor plans across farm machinery cattle poultry vegetables and animal shows. The event promises major new features including expansive tents, racing and entertainment headlining Hartford and Hartford area venues.
The D M Read Co opens Tuesday with 6 PM closing. Willow chairs in Forest Green and Natural finishes offer tufted cushions and various styles. Wing and Fireside chairs suit living rooms. Elizabethan and Jacobean oak pieces are arriving. visitors welcome.
The exhibit features closely fitting yoke skirts with full plaitings and long top coats. Materials include homespuns rough greviots and heavy diagonals. Coat and Suit Rooms on the second floor.
At the Jewelry Section a display lists Veil and Collar Pins of white pearl and Cloisonne enamel at 25 cts. Imitation Jet Belt Brooches are finely cut and sparkling at 25 cts. Large Jet Barrettes priced at 50 cts, $1.00, and $1.50.
Fearless Greges performs a stunt where a woman in an automobile shoots down an incline and executes a triple somersault. In another act, Dare-Devil Dash rides a bicycle, dives mid-air, and completes a double somersault before plunging into a pool. These feats illustrate the scale and promised excitement of the Connecticut fair week from September 6.
George Kingsbury Mellen, father of Charles S. Mellen of the New Haven railway, died after a brief illness at his Concord home. He was born in 1821 in Alstead New Hampshire and had worked as a hatter before opening a hat and fur store in Concord in 1845, retiring in 1893. He leaves a daughter, Mrs Herbert G Abbott, and lived a long career in business.
A collection of humorous vignettes and quips on romance and daily foibles. It includes Ethan Hatch lamenting rejected advances, Bryant defending Homer translations, a wife asking about a pocket hole, a nursemaid’s timing joke, and exchanges about marriage, divorce, and reform.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.