Riddled Gloucester Schooner’s Three Masted Boat Returns
The Standard Oil three masted schooner Sneeny drifted into harbor after picking up an 18 foot dory 250 miles off Cape Buble. The dory belonged to the Dorothy Earl fishing schooner and was torpedoed by a German U boat off Grand Hawks three weeks prior. The Sneeny, under Captain W W Vardy, bound for St Johns, Newfoundland, is less than a year old and built in Weymouth Nova Scotia with two 75 horsepower engines. it arrived due to apparent value trouble.
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Standard Oil Company
Cape Buble
Gloucester
Dorothy Earl
Gorton Few Fisheries Company
Grand Hawks
Elmn
Socony
St Johns
Newfoundland
Weymouth
N. S
WW. Vardy
Bridgeport
Santa’s helpers work early at Howland store
Busy days for Santa Claus as the Howland store hosts an eager holiday book shop. A wide array of children’s titles arrives with color pictures and festive illustrations, priced from 0.75 to 1.56. Main floor rear display invites early shoppers.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Howland
Ruth Dyer
Thornton Burgees
Frederick Hall
Charles Copeland
Beaver Stream
Capt
Dugmore
Roland G Usher
Guild
Price Fixing Endangers World Trade, Expert Warns Chamber
The American International Corp. president, a foreign trade authority, told Bridgeport’s Chamber of Commerce luncheon that price fixing after the war could crush business incentives and curb growth. He warned government power over transport, shipping, and prices risks undermining free enterprise unless carefully limited.
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Commerce Chamber
Mies
American Inernational Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Stratfield
Copla
Bridgeport
Mehcon
Whitehouse
W Orker
Nes
Thitehouse
America
Edmund S. Wolfe
First
Bridgeport National Nk
Ies
Mr. Wies
Europe
Congress
United States
Kies
Washington
Harding Re elected in Close Iowa Subernatorial Race
In Des Moines Iowa November 6 Governor W L Harding Republican was re elected by about 12 000 votes over Claude Porter Democrat as returns from 2061 of 2848 precincts gave Harding 164 692 Porter 162 586 Republicans won key contests electing United States Senator Kenyon and all five congressmen a gain of one
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Harding
Iowa
Des Moines
W. L. Harding
Claude R. Porter
Porter
United States
Kenyon
Six Year Sentence for Posing as U S Officer
John Thibeault of Holyoke was sentenced in federal court to six years in Atlanta for posing as a United States Army officer and taking money from families of servicemen by claiming their sons were sick and would be sent home. He was on parole from the Concord Reformatory.
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Boston
John Thineault
Holyoke
Atlanta
United States Army
Thibeault
Concord Reformatory
America
Berlin Votes to Retain City Name Despite Objections
Berlin New Hampshire residents voted 338 to 566 to keep the city name Berlin despite complaints that its sound offended American ears. The piece notes the time proposed was Maynesbare, the town’s former name before incorporation.
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Gerlin
N. H
Nev
Berlin
Maynesbare
Ous
Darken Gray Hair With Simple Home Remedy
Buchanan County resident Mrs S H Boots promotes a home mixture to darken gray hair. The formula blends water bay rum Barbe Compound and glycerine and is applied every other day. Advert says it darkens hair without dye, not greasy, and can make a gray haired person look 10 to 20 years younger.
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S. H. Boots
Buchanan County
Genenileman
Three typical hosiery values
Three typical hosiery values. Seasonable worthy stockings for women with many kinds from silk to cotton. Illustrates three distinctive sorts: soft lisle, BAe Fiber silk with lisle top, and pure silk with lisle top, heel and sole in black or white. Left aisle, rear.
Brighten the corner with new lamps and shades
A catalog of lamp bargains offers numerous mahogany finished bases, silk shades, and gas or electric options. Prices range from a few cents to thirty plus dollars, highlighting complete lamp sets, boudoir pieces, candlesticks, and adjustable electric desk lamps for improved room lighting.
Art Metal electric lamps collection review
Art Metal electric lamps feature heavy metallic bases in rich finishes with shades in coordinating tones. The range includes ivory old gold plushed brass and handsome enamel designs, offering thirty six distinct styles priced from seven fifty to thirty five dollars, sale from six to twenty eight dollars.
Lighting fixtures and shades in various finishes
A catalog of lighting items lists dome lights in colors and shapes, electric wall brackets in four finishes, single drop lights with heavy canopies, two light and four light electric showers, swinging ceiling fixtures, hall lights with pendants, indirect lighting bowls and hangs. Prices range from about $1.50 to $22.50, with many patterns and finishes described.
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Piper
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