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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1928
Page
15
Fifty thousand pairs of eyes will search your ad as the Telegram and Post advertise in Bridgeport. The Telegram and Post offer the largest circulation among Bridgeport newspapers with all day service. Ads run in both morning and evening editions at a low cost, helping buyers, sellers, and exchangers find anything.
Classifieds compile a chaotic set of job listings and prompts for male workers ages 30 and up. Advertisements mix cabinet making, roofing, upholstery, mechanical design, sales, and general labor, with dubious pay figures and vague locations like Fairfield Ave and Main St. None provide clear, legitimate hiring details.
A jumble of postings shows help wanted notices for female operators on two needle machines at Crown Corset Co and a range of jobs. Other items include an obstetrical nurse ad from Jewish Maternity Hospital, sales and clerical postings, and numerous automobile and moving service listings. The page aggregates classified recruiting and service offers with addresses and contact hints.
Multiple listings describe rooms and apartments for rent across several streets and cities. Featuring heated units, all improvements, garages, janitor service, hot water, and common areas. Some ads specify numbers of rooms from one to five, with prices ranging around forty dollars and up monthly, and details on furnishings and accessibility. These notices offer contact points at various street addresses for inquiries and viewing appointments.
Multiple listings offer heated rooms with running water, private baths, and kitchen privileges in central locations. Includes single and double rooms at various addresses such as 2 Washington Ave, 26 Chapel St, and 214 Pacific St. Amenities include private telephones, steam heat, hot water, and convenient access to buses and trolley lines.
Poultry and supplies offer lists baby chicks for sale on Tuesday February 14. Previous sale swirled. 2000 Barred Rocks 1000 Rhode Island Red 2000 White Rocks OC White Wyandotte 500 Buff Orpingtons.
EoD phone hatching from Carrel 8 B20 each for eggs and chicks. Pine Creek Tet Tradtriont 628 PH BALE 400 egg menbalurs good used. Incubators hood diander sold after 6 pm. Barnum Terrace Stratford extension listing. Trem all wso 3. Young pullets and chicks for sale. Kings Highway Mail, Kings Highway St. Conn. Garages for rent. Cow for sale.
The 1927 report shows the national debt shrinking from near 27 billion to under 18 billion in eight years. Government securities rose in scarcity value as Treasury bonds with distant dates moved from 3.55 to about 3.17 percent, and policy shifts toward shorter term loans aim to self liquidate via surpluses and foreign remittances.
New York markets will be closed tomorrow for Lincoln's birthday. Phoenix Mutual Life reports March as the deadliest month with 108 claims, up from February's 84 and a year-round average of 79.88. Building permits show an 8 percent gain in 616 cities, first rise since 1927. Western Union operating income for 1937 is $15,132,588 with gross revenues of $201,771,003.
The report lists fruit and vegetable prices including apples, cranberries, grapes, and citrus with per unit and per box ranges. It also covers poultry and dairy, live stock, hay and grain, showing price bands for eggs, butter, meat, and various feeds and staples. Entities include Connecticut, fruits like Winesaps and Rome beauty, Cal or California produce, and assorted market terms fading into OCR garble.
New York copper trading shows subdued activity as export demand wanes. Market players await January statistics to guide commitments. secondary smelters offer metal without drawing business while producers hold at 18 cents delivered in the Connecticut Valley. Obituary notices appear amid the column with several funeral announcements and local names.
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