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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1925
Page
19
Classified notices advertise numerous houses for sale in Stratford and nearby towns. Listings mention brick and frame homes with multiple rooms, garages, improvements, and varying prices. Prospective buyers are urged to call for more details and viewing times across several blocks and streets.
Fragmented notice advertises for sale or exchange in Stratford near Ketain and trees, listing 1858 Barnum Ave as a reference. Reads as lightweight classified fragment with unclear specifics and multiple misspelled place names.
Classified ad from a small business promoting affordable home furnishings to young couples and mothers. It lists brands, items like stoves, dressers, wardrobes, parlor suites, room setups, and mentions doorstep payments, weekly installments, and factory-sourced goods. Includes multiple addresses and sale notes across Stratford and nearby streets.
A disjointed notice lists numerous found items and rewards including an amethyst rosary beads a pair of amber rimmed glasses a late book and a dog fume. It requests return to various addresses in North Ridgeport Newtown Germin and nearby areas with contact notes and payment promises for successful returns.
An old radio classified notice advertises beauty and art photos and photographs with a reasonable offer. It mentions Goldfields at 14 Main opposite Atmol. The ad touts strong appliances and a guaranteed price of 175 dollars.
Local shop lists typewriters including portable models for sale and rent with repair services. Prices shown in cents reflect affordable options for home offices and small businesses. The notice notes availability of maintenance and parts for common models.
Spiritualists ATIPNATON announce Friday evening gatherings with notes on services and contact details. Attendees invited to join at the community center with references to local organizers and venue specifics. The notices mention builders and contractors in related classified items and provide partial address fragments.
A listing offers a 4 ft motor boat and a row boat associated with ELB Nichols located at 16 Jetland Se Hla ke Rock. The ad highlights small craft available for immediate purchase and potential buyer inquiries.
Dog and pet sale notice listing four month old Verner pups at 68 Lake rear Lisworth Street. Includes pedigreed mare and German Powe pups descended from Dolf von Liurstenbrook. Indicates quick disposal and asks 248 band Street as contact or related address.
Obituaries list deaths and funeral details for residents including John Tat Priends Frederik H W Gregory Halph Milano Michael Midawo John Johnson Saunders Potter etc. Notices note funeral times and places such as Broad Bridge Avenue Tunnis Road Mountan Grove Watertown Conn Lakeside cemeteries and local mortuary chapels with dates in May 1925 and burial sites in local cemeteries.
Abbreviated notice lists concrete hoisting engine and related equipment for sale. Includes item references like FO and S411 and mentions international recording details. Details are fragmented and location appears as No ST884 with a price field showing $00 and dates or codes unclear.
Ads seek salesmen canvassers for Watkins Products and others offering exclusive territory profits. Listings promise commissions and commissions plus potential draws, with requests to contact Johnson Newark II and other firms for details and appointments.
Fragmented notice lists Salt Taurel Beach and Wilford Cannelouse with 14 rooms and a plot priced at doox.00 14000, plus inquiries to Roy Ho Web Ineyer Olb at Grand St Bridgeport. Mentions Huntington Road, 83 acres frontage, one tract, Zimmer Bros, 1 79 Golden Hill St. Local street notes only.
In Stratford an advertisement notes resort sites at Woodahar pud trout brook near Fridgiport. It mentions large Mercation hall for campers at Camp Gor tage and Tog Mibin fir sal Magh or tern Saleman on grounds. Sunday hone.
Shore front cottages with bedrooms for rent in Milford area. Furnished units with favorable season rates around 3400. Includes electrical service and fireplace. Nearby amenities include boiler and heated pool areas. Contact Sadler Hunt in Ton Ct for bookings.
Local listing announces available office space on the entire third floor of a new building. Details about the developer and contact information are limited in the fragmented OCR text.
Former patent office examiners WOOSTER DAVIS and M WOODSTER W pays claim their law firm at 1115 Main St Bridgeport.
Painting and decorating all options, house painting and paperhanging done very reasonably. Call Joseph Pritula, 114 Parallel St, Noble. 1930 Clayton M St tohs painter and paperhange prices reasonable. 321 Orangs St Lhone able 2té¢.
Furnished country home available about 14 miles from town with hot water heat and a large garage. Modern house with all improvements. Asking price 19000. Address 1174 this paper.
A second Ripper bill tightens city pension controls and retirement rules for police and fire departments. It adds widows and orphans pension allowances, restricts appointment powers, and sets procedures for dismissal, appeals, and reallocation of pension funds to dependent relatives.
Legislative action from the state pharmacy commission proposes changes to fees and regulations for pharmacists. The bill aims to regulate dispensing medicines and poisons, licensing for druggists, and required examinations as part of tighter controls on stored drugs and prescriptions.
A chaotic scene at a Chinese arsenal left hundreds hurt amid a large blast. The signal details are unclear due to damaged text, but officials report a major explosion with widespread injuries and disrupted safety measures. Local authorities cordoned off the area as investigators began the fragile process of identifying causes and securing the site.
The General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church debates delegating powers to the western section council as merger terms were delayed. Key figures Dr D Clay Willy of Winston-Salem and Rev W H Bogas of Columbia were listed among those whose earlier terms were extended to cover until the merger is completed.
A broad cold wave hit New York State with snow and frost disrupting May bloom in Saranac Lake and Binghamton area. Temperatures fell to 34 or below freezing with heavy snow in many sections. Pennsylvania and Virginia also faced severe cold and a weather pattern shift from a low pressure system moving east from the Dakotas.
Bridgeport Art League will choose its officers at the annual meeting Monday at the League Club House on Hinton Avenue. Mrs Whitney will not seek reelection as president due to health, with Miss Dempette Palmer acting at the event. The club will elect a new head while acknowledging past progress under Mrs Whitney and planning for the coming year.
Actors from the local trade school theater group performed at the Trade School Annex on Apian Street. The event featured performers including Mr and Mrs Hebert, Bansen, Temka, Sival, Diehop, and others with guests Ver Hu, STR Giga, Alisa Winifred Baker and Lie Rove club.
John Platt is in custody on a non support charge after being taken into custody last night on a warrant. He will be held this morning while authorities proceed with charges.
A report notes a principal faces disruption after a missing typewriter hinders duties. Details are unclear due to damaged text, but the incident involves theft from a school setting and affects administrative work.
Warrank Teed and others convey or quit claim real estate via frenzied, garbled listings. Deeds involve George A Prow, Nathan Morrison, Agnes G Buller, M Gladys net Kelly, and firms like Arechantes and Partners Savings Park Realty, Commercial Bank and Trust Company, with properties on Lafayette, Pempreke, Yacht, and Nine streets and related mortgage deeds.
Chicago reports show frost across the grain belt driving sharp gains in corn wheat and rye with prices rising to day highs. Farmers foresee widespread replanting and worry over the winter wheat crop as frost damage prompts early aggressive buying and a surge in oats and rye futures.
The Associated Press reports that no broad highway appropriation is planned for the state during the next two years. A bill to fund state highway construction would tax $2,700,000 from motor vehicle receipts, allocating $1 million for construction and $2,700,000 for improvements, with funds to cover the construction of new trunk lines and highway divisions.
In New Britain on May 15 the Police Commission chairman said testimony at the Discipline Committee hearing on officers Liebler Malona and Jeenes was not recorded. The informal hearing will not have a transcript until the committee’s report is prepared, making it impossible to supply quotes from the policemen. Chairman Dunn cited the need to hear a recital by those officers if required.
Two Army planes under Lt W Cornell and Capt H M McClhel land radio expert will prepare to broadcast weather and running updates for the aviation race. Plane 2 radio system faulty, Plane 1 to hoist report and start broadcasts. Planes remain at Roosevelt Field until Wond proclaims favorable conditions, then take off before the start to relay live coverage to relay points in New York and Poughkeepsie with WGY receiving from Poughkeepsie and air plane broadcast links.
PeWit Talmage Van Doren of Norwalk gave his fifth talk before the Bridgeport Psychology Club on the subconscious mind. He discussed the philosophy of contentment and answered how wishes are fulfilled or not in life. He will speak again Monday on the subject probably titled Affinity.
Arlington Park race card shows multiple divisions including a three year old maiden sprint, a feature handicap for three year olds and up over a mile and a sixteenth, and several claiming events. Notable names include Coltiletti, Pat Till, American Flag, Nassau, Cyclops, and Pillager. Wagering totals and pace figures indicate tight finishes across the program.
Racing card fragment shows Louisville results for a six furlong or 0.5 mile claiming race. Mentions horses like Deuy and Banner Bearer with times around 1 11 and 1 19, jockeys and odds partially visible. Data is garbled with multiple unreadable names and numbers.
The text lists selections and results for six horse races with multiple misspellings and unclear names. Entries include ACE Lux Whavill Do Chaime in the first race Skyscraper Bar leycorn Bulls third race Primrose Evelawed Fowcet Ann and fourth race Billy Wartenss Moonraker Brown Hetty. A sixth race mentions Louver Rise Tuftear and Kad.
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