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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1925
Page
15
Fragmented OCR reveals a chaotic blend of political, economic, and commercial notes from a Boston Post page. It mentions France markets and treasury, odd vendor listings, nursery goods, furniture and supplies, and scattered addresses like Fairfield Ave and Broad St, with assorted ads. The mix reads as a busy classified and public notice collage with no clear single event.
Local ad lists a variety of household items including toractiv ey and tapestries, dining and bedroom sets, chests of drawers, a Queen Ann reproduction chair, mahogany pieces, and a range of beds and furniture. Related sales include a Singer sewing machine and a telephone listing with Stratford contact. Prices emphasize large savings and comparison shopping.
Fragmented listing shows various services including mailing, furniture, mattresses, piano tuning, and upholstery. Mentions address hints and scattered items like rustic patter and fittings with unclear brands, suggesting a mixed classified ad page fragment from a local newspaper.
Fragmented OCR text notes motorcycles and related ads with unclear names and dates. Readers should ignore garbled terms and extract any legible items such as places or brands if present, but the fragment provides no coherent event or outcome to summarize meaningfully.
Opaque text fragment mentions horses and mules and a yearend note. No clear event, dates, or named organizations readable. Unable to extract a coherent action or outcome from the provided fragment.
Several old style poultry ads list baby chicks Reds Plymout hocks White Leghorns and Duals. Sellers include George St Alm Main St Hartford Shelton Milford and local farm addresses. Offers feature exhibition matings quality stock and guaranteed brooding services.
Readable ad items list Boston terrier and other puppies for sale with pedigree stock and various features. Listings include contact notes and prices, with references to addresses in Fairfield Conn and Boston areas.
A terse classifieds snippet advertises boats and motor starters. It mentions a four cycle press, a Sunday PM call option, and a Shoreline or town address near Orange Street with a product called Towne Canoe. The language is fragmentary but indicates a commerce listing for boating gear.
A jumble of lost and found items includes a brown over coat and soft hat near Barnum, a black Angora cat, tortoise shell glasses, a white gold wrist watch, a purse, and a piano. Several notices offer rewards, contact numbers, or locations such as 86 Roosevelt St, Noble Ave, Stratford City Line, and Barnum. Other entries list property for sale or exchange, boarding requests, and foster or orphan help, all in scattered local ad form.
Garages quickly erected by Anchor Instruction Co and Eagle Construction Go advertise permanent fireproof wood garages shop buildings and pay stations. Erect anywhere on building line with easy terms. Also listed real estate and a bungalow with farm buildings and fruit crops for sale at $1,800 cash with balance.
An item noting a row of shore cottages with a round house a hundred feet from the state road includes trolley bathing electric light gas lantern and a water supply with garage. Names mentioned include Stephen Johnson Maple Dye Mego Dbeardy Milford.
Bond prices drifted irregularly lower last week amid fears of tighter money while foreign financing moved ahead with Sao Paulo and Japan offerings. The week saw large industrial financing expected as Tingte brothers sale to banking control prompts large bond issuance alongside stock deals. French issues recovered after political strain, with total weekly offerings around 100.9 million and first quarter offerings about 1.276 billion.
Market briefs show eggs strengthening with Easter demand and slight pullback in nearby supply as hatching peaks near. Natives fetch up to five cents more per dozen in some cases. Westerns steady yet generally higher than April 1924 by six to seven cents. Prices for vegetables soften with weaker ton and lower prices for asparagus, peas, and carrots, while cabbage and strawberries show modest gains.
Freight trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad will be designated by names rather than numbers, marking a first in American railway history. Twenty five names were chosen including The Gas Wagon for the freight from Detroit to Pittsburgh and The Comet for Seaboard routes to St. Louis, reflecting a shift in branding freight services.
A Cleveland Trust chart by Colonel Leonard P. Ayres shows stock and bond trading volume peaks in winter and dips in summer over 38 years. The piece notes exceptions, recent high levels in late 1924, and three factors shaping a potential short-term downturn, with no clear fundamentals to drive a sustained rise or fall.
New York April 3. A drastic market reaction gave way to an irregular recovery as grain futures fell further with May wheat sinking to lows and French exchange dropping on political tensions over the Renoir cabinet’s finances. Notable outsider moves include the sale of Caige Brothers to a banking syndicate for just under 1.5 billion dollars in cash and Edward L. Doheny’s appointment as Pan American Petroleum and Transit chairman. The week’s stock decline trimmed about 1.5 billion dollars from quoted securities, while motor shares closed weak. Rain in the wheat belt aided price declines, with futures below fifty cents from earlier peaks. Money rates stiffened temporarily due to month-end payments.
Washington reports the treasury will scrutinize the Dodge Brothers sale to ensure all due taxes are paid on the capital gain. The review covers Dodge’s corporate returns since 1914, including depreciation charges, to determine the true value at incorporation and sale, with a 12.5 percent capital gains tax.
London markets show a cautious recovery despite tight money and weak activity with foreign bonds and European loans drawing demand. In New York, trade remains dull with a stock market correction easing, Dodge Brothers cash deal signaling big industrial reshuffling and uncertain prospects for spring revival.
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