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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1925
Page
29
Machinery and tools offered for sale by Miller and associates. Redl and Walker surface grinders and abrasives available. Anthony and Son auctioneers list address in Albany Massachusetts. New year sale at Gil Maison Avenue offers carburetors and related parts.
Classified notice offering a variety of construction and garden supplies. Includes cement, lumber, doors, windows, plumbing fixtures, fencing, crates, ladders, vines, and plants. Lists multiple addresses and delivery options with sales terms and contact details.
A fragmented listing describes property for sale including Pine arene, state road 279, and items like a barn and stock costs cited around 32,250. Mentions contact person Lewis and features such as a house, wells, and a small orchard or stock facility.
Vague readable fragments describe names and entities, with no clear event. The text references agents, representations, and Ware Rare, plus a possible public notice or notice of action though specifics remain unreadable.
Classified notice lists upright pianos from brands like Sterling and Piquette Piano Co at 183 Fairfield Ave and AVE WAY with prices from 95 to 250 dollars. Terms include weekly payments, no interest charges, and delivery by Piquette Piano Co. Also mentions mahogany cases and bench included.
Wanted family house near 18804 with cash offer of 2500 dollars. Advertises two bedrooms and bus access. Encourages readers waiting for a home to contact tomorrow and join the sale with military or local callouts not fully clear from the fragment.
A terse classified fragment shows a shopper seeking to buy and a store listing on Main Street. It mentions a Visioner address and a $20 monthly figure, with an unclear reference to Sanford and Hl. The ad style suggests a local commerce notice seeking purchases or listings.
New York march 20 spring has arrived yet trade stimulation lags. Markets show improvement but outlook remains uncertain as speculative minds liquidate stocks while rail traffic and steel production stay strong. Tax notice warns property owners of unpaid 1923-23 taxes due march 31 1925 at city hall offices.
The Labor Department notes February 1925 retail food costs fell slightly from January but remained well above prewar levels. Retail and wholesale prices moved in tandem with notable gains in cheese, bread, flour, cornmeal, rice, potatoes, coffee, tea, bacon, ham, lard, and hens, while milk, sugar, beets, steak, pork chops, and butter decreased. Comparisons show February 1925 prices higher than February 1924 and substantial year over year increases in many cities.
New York March 29 Associated Press notes a week of falling bond prices and reduced trading, mild readjustments above the 1936 low, and uncertain Fed policy restraining activity. The 3 1/2 to 3 5/8 percent rediscount rate remained, with talk of a 1/2 point rise. Britain’s return to the gold standard could raise bond values. Swiss refinancing and foreign loans shape outlook. New offerings totaled about 83 million, up from the prior week. large items include a 15 million State of Maine loan and Baltimore and Ohio refinancing plans.
Obituary notices list several funeral arrangements in the city. DOUCETTE is invited to a funeral at her mother Mrs. Thoms Verguson home on March 30 with a requiem high mass at Blessed Amen church and interment at St Michaels cemetery. LANE announces funeral details for Fimnethy J. Lane of 624 Brail street aged 34 with time to be announced. GONDOLY requests funeral services at home then St John C ee Catholic Church and interment at St Johns Cemetery Stratford. HOAGLAND notes John Fonglund entering in his 81st year with services at the home of Mrs. Nikiforoff and interment at Mountain Grove cemetery. JONES informs of funeral for Willian Jones at residence then Baptist church, interment Mountain Grove. NOLAN lists funeral for Joan T Nolan from his home and St Stephen church. WARD provides funeral for Isabela Ware from Park Avenue with interment at Park Cemetery. Captain Samuel Punene’s funeral on Monday from family home with burial at Park Cemetery.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown on the death of beloved wife Josephine Pinky Pinto. Names Frank Pinto Alessandro Pinto Nicola Pinto Robert Pinto and others are listed.
Notice of a special town meeting in Trumbull on April 4 1924 at 7 30 PM to appropriate funds not exceeding fifty thousand dollars for a new school building and to authorize the Board of Finance to issue bonds with interest not exceeding five percent. A building committee will prepare plans and report for a subsequent vote and determine means of raising the additional appropriation. Officials BrAnford Branford Lerloe WhaItey Howard and others sign the notice.
Notice states the first half of taxes for the 1924 grand list are due at the Tax Collector's Office City Hall Room 4 Bridgeport on Saturday April 1 1925. Edward A Drew Tax Collector will be at the office April 1 and daily thereafter to 6 pm Sundays excluded Saturdays 3 am to 12 09 noon to collect. After May 1 1925 interest at 3 quarters of 1 percent will be added to unpaid taxes. Tax bills will not be mailed and must be called for at the office.
Market roundup shows fresh vegetables and berries from southern states arriving with mixed price movements. Spinach lettuce and onions slide in price while strawberries build supply. old crops remain steady though overall tone weakens. Prices for apples oranges and other produce are listed with varied ranges across regional wholesale markets.
Lawrence Noble, former assistant third engineer of the steamship Tuscaloosa City, was awarded 23000 damages in Federal District Court from United States Sieve Products Company, owners of the vessel, for the loss of his last eye suffered when a water gauge exploded off Cape Hatteras on April 6, 1923.
London Friday markets were insipid with dealers in the consol market shaken by leakage of news of an impending issue and profit taking by many operators. Foreign section trading remained weak after an initial dip, and sentiment was dampened by uncertainties over francs and reparations payments.
General Electric announces total income of 45,435,683 with profits available for dividends at 44,12 and a company surplus of 88,836,062 after deductions of over 7,400,000. Directors Sam Chatraman Owen Ff and Gerard Swope oversee results disclosed today, noting adjustments and holdings including Electric Bond and Share Company stock valued at 25,039, obü.
Weekly general price index and purchasing power relative to 1813 show 200 price quotes weighed from Dun's Weekly Review and War Industries Board. The record tracks peak May 1920 price levels at 147 percent above prewar, with 1922 May highs and 1924 averages, including 40.5 prewar cents per dollar at peak.
A National Industrial Conference Board survey forecasts a stable, sound, and even flow of business through late 1925 with rising loan interest rates, generally stationary wages, and no boom. Industry gains cited include stable employment, distribution simplification, and dependable transport, while the steel and wool sectors show weakness and agriculture remains risky. Boston Federal Reserve notes New England activity above 1922 levels, with February's index up from January and March early figures holding, while construction warms and department store sales dip versus last year.
February trade data show imports at 1 071,090,000 marks and exports down to 630,000,060 marks. Overall imports exceed exports by 1 009,600,000 marks. Foodstuffs and raw materials drop. exports of textiles, iron goods, and machinery fall. Wages in postal and rail services rise, hours trimmed, and textile and mining sectors face price and labor shifts. Major German trusts plan consolidation with capital around 9,910,000 marks.
Wakefield Mass March reports from 60 000 farmers nationwide show higher prices last year prompting acreage increases in spring wheat corn oats and barley with rises of 14 in spring wheat 2 3 in corn 5 6 in oats and 23 in barley The New England crop service notes possible 0 14 to 30 percent corn increases and larger but uncertain gains in wheat as farmers seek to offset feed costs while dairy cattle numbers decline in northern New England due to past price trends
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