Walnut Beach Gambling Row Attracts Crowds In New Haven
A Times reporter visits Walnut Beach finds a bustling midway of penny squares and marble games where shoppers win groceries and fruit, and a cider booth proves genuine while other attractions fade. He describes a red haired vendor, a noisy bus ride, and a crowd focused on chance rather than skill as tents line a tree shaded street.
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Times
Walnut Beach
Middle Street
Fairfield Avenue
Barnum Avenue
Devon
Ives
20 Minute Parking Restrictions Across Town Streets
Street by street limits spell out twenty minute parking only on Main Gilbert Water State Congress Bank John Wall Cannon Fairfield Elm Broad Middle and more. The rest of the text describes a carnival scene, a partly empty merry go round, and a noisy bus ride ending with horse race commentary.
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Board of Aldermen
Main Street
Gilbert Street
Washington Ave
Water Street
State Street
Congress Street
Broad Street
Bank Street
John Street
Wall Street
Cannon Street
Fairfield Avenue
Courtland Street
Elm Street
Middle Street
Milford driver fined for reckless driving injuries to boy
Stephen Kinsley of Seaside Court Gridgeport was fined $100 by Judge Brown in Milford town court yesterday for reckless driving that injured eight year old Stanley Gompertz of New Haven Avenue last Friday. The case alleged he tried to flee after turning down the bay. A tongue in cheek exchange claimed the wife’s shellshock and an old egg at breakfast.
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Milford
Aus
Stephen Kinsley
Seaside Court
Gridgeport
Brown
Stanley Gompertz
New Haven Avenue
Kinsky
Fifth District Democrats Prepare for August Dinner
The Fifth District Democratic club plans a Ratification Dinner at the Elks Shore Club on August 22 with prominent state speakers and large delegations expected. Chairman Small leads arrangements, buses will run from Fairfield Avenue to the shore club, signaling the fall campaign kickoff. Reception committee members include John A. Cornell Jr and William P. Kirk among others.
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Elks’ Shore Club
Fifth District Democratic Club
Small
Fifth District Club
Fairfield Avenue
Shore Club
John A. Cornell, Jr
Mopdo Svh Ra fUnaMmman
William P. Kirk
Lawrence J Gallagher
William P. Carr
Hugh J. Lavery
Charles W. Freeman
Charles W. Greene
James L. McGovern
Lynn W. Wilson
Col. T. J. Murphy
D. L. Ashman
Fred Atwater
Alfred E. Vaness
Be Vigorous With Wendell's Ambition Brand Pills
Vigorous men and women are in demand. Wendell's Pills Ambition Brand claim to restore energy, nerves, and vitality. The ad promises a refund if not beneficial after one box, with a 60 cent price and buy from Hindle Pharmacy or Hartigan Drug Stores.
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Hindle Pharmacy
Hartigan Drug Stores
Wendell’s
Adv
Boobleighs Marriage Echoes Counted in Jove’s Mood
A short quip from the Huffalo Express notes that Boobleigh’s marriage followed a playful joke about divine will and love at first sight. The remark adds that he wed a clairvoyant, prompting a light comment on love at second sight.
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Boobleigh
Huffalo Express
Guess I'll Buy Shares of That Mining Stock
A Buffalo Express note quotes a shopper saying he will buy mining stock as a cautious move, remarking that the investment looks edged while another line hints at the edge of the situation.
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Buffalo Express
P D Q Bed Bug Killer Promises Quick Household Fix
An advertisement touts P D Q a new golden chemical from Dr Price claimed to kill bed bugs roaches fleas and ants in infested homes. It markets a 35 cent package yielding a quart of killer with eggs and hatch prevention and a patent spout for hard to reach spots. Sold by Hindle's Drug Store and others.
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P. D.Q
Price
P D. Q
Sheecia Hospital
Owl Chemical Co
Terraatte
Ind
P.D. Q
Hindle
Rartigan Drug Stores
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