Highest Prices Paid for New Looking Furniture
I Katz at 1248 East Main Street advertises top prices for new looking furniture. No junk items accepted. Phone Noble 252. Local furniture buyer seeks quality pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheesle
Bate
Bufferd Junk Co
Knowton St
Barnum
W. Lieff & Son
Main St
Johnson & Micaie
Brook
Main St. Sar
Pials
I. Katz
East Main St
Noble
Reliable Furniture Co
Clarence W. Eddy
Cannon St
L. Fodeman
Pigstt
P. O
George Dukas
State St
Yale Misfit Clothing CO
Main St Loert
Thomas Qongas
Broad St
Corner South Ave
Depreciation of the dollar sparks thrift fear and pay debates
An opinion recalls a 24 year old currency scare and argues the dollar’s decline harms savers and thrift. It notes uneven wage changes stimulate class friction, urges price cuts by profiteers to restore purchasing power and national prosperity.
Prisoners to be Released from Marias Islands
Mexico City reports orders for the liberation of 500 prisoners from the penal colony on the Marias Islands. Two physicians named by Provisional President Adolfo de la Huerta will depart to establish sanitary conditions. Gilberto Valenzuela says the 500 were sent for vengeance, and future policy will send felons to the islands while improving prosecutions of large scale thieves and corrupt public officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Marias Islands
Mexico
Adolfo de la Huerta
Gilberto Valenzuela
Carranza
Valenzuela
Mystery Visit Then Vanish In Dark Garden
Dialogue excerpt shows a narrator and Bensonburt discussing a sighting near a garden. The exchange hints at unseen activity after nightfall, with a neighbor’s chickens described as having retired. Tone mirrors literary dialogue rather than a news report.
Newfoundland Moves to License Cured Fish Exports
The Newfoundland legislature created a board with full export jurisdiction over codfish, requiring licenses and regulating quality, shipping times, quantities, and minimum prices. Monthly export reports, fish grading, and vessel inspection were also established to improve quality and prevent market gluts.
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St. John’s
N. F
Newfoundland
Mediterranean
Mexico to Halt Emigration With Sinaloa Irrigation Plan
Mexico announces government backing for a 60 000 acre Fuerte Valley project in Sinaloa. A federal concession and a 2 500 000 dollar state subsidy support irrigation reservoirs and canals to retain Mexican workers and lure emigrants back from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
United States
Fuerte Valley
Sinalo
Sinaloa
Ghoix
First National contains over three billions in cash
Philadelphia August 18 William H Hott acting governor of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank estimated that the combined Lisle Thread National Bank The Old Sox Bank and the Feather Bed Mattress Bank hold more than 3 000 000 000 of the country s cash. He spoke to a business men organization noting that even a small portion invested in Liberty bonds or saved in savings banks could revive industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Lisle Thread National Bank
Sox
William H. Hott
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank
French Exports Rise in First Six Months
Paris reports official 6 month totals showing exports up by 5 086 000 000 francs from the prior year. Imports rise by 2 061 millions led by materials for manufacture. The import-export gap shrank from 11 037 to 7 849 millions, a favorable sign for French finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Real Distinction and a Taxable Dilemma
Dibbins jokes at a dining table about family peerage connections as a hostess notes pride in a House of Lords elevation. He responds he has two maiden aunts in the Kingdom of Heaven. The text adds a quip about a candidate who refuses tax cuts yet demands costly improvements, suggesting retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dibbins
House of Lords
Kingdom of Heaven
Notice of Divorce and Probate Claims in Bridgeport
Bridgeport Superior Court grants divorce and child custody action against Harry M Merritt with a return date in September 1920. Publication of notice to be made in Bridgeport Times thrice starting by August 21 1920. Also probate court in Bridgeport grants six months for creditors to file claims against Patrick J Morrissey estate with administrator Mathew Morrissey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surriam Fitts Merritt
Harry 'M. Merritt
State OF Connecticut
Fairfield County
Bridgeport
Mirriam Pitts Merritt
Harry M. Merritt
Bridgeport Times
Conn
Superior Court
District of Bridgeport
Patrick J. Morrissey
Court of Probate
Mathew Morrissey
Maltby Place
New Haven
Bridgeport Tax Liability Clarified for Local and State Rates
Residents of Bridgeport with taxable securities face local tax rates unless they have paid the state four mill tax to the State Treasurer by the specified assessment date of September 1. The notice outlines who owes and the payment requirement to avoid local taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Haslett
H. A Janmin
Barnum
Tax deadline note on unpaid estates forewarns heirs
Before August 31st the notice warns that estates of those who neglect to pay this tax will be liable to penalties. It outlines enforcement and collection steps likely by local authorities. The text emphasizes timely payment to avoid additional charges and legal action.
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Arnold Bros
Fairfield Ave
Fred Hartwell
Winter St
Disali
Coonan
Meade St
CME Trucking CO
Furnitur
Loca
Strattera
Masthan Motor Trucking and Storage Co
Kossuth
Dati Sationin Seengneld
Park City Furniture Co
East St Noble
Frank
William Starn
Public Ledger Co
Shee - Hee
Hayward
Verus
E. T. Gilligan
Colorado Ave. Gar
Zalinger
N. Y
Bridgeport Transportation Co
Wall and
Midale Sts
P. J. Murphy
Henry St Noble
Progressive Transfer Co
Bigall
North End Transportation Co
Dzbal
Hanson Trucking Co
Hillhouse Ave
Airit
H. Coonan
Meade
St Telephone Barnum
Turner
Lindley St
Clarence St
Colorado Ave
State
Francis J. Dion
Lougat
Daniel Keane
F. N. Hubbell
Alsal
Toots
Casper
J. E. Murphy
Jones
Widow Jones
Isi, Lemen
Simoncare
Schettino
McKinley Ava
C. Meyer
F. Main
Psall
Black Rock
Gaspar
Pine St. Bar
Bank St
Tel
Bizet
Liberty
Post Office News
Post
Omeo Giet
Hawley & Wilmot Undertakers
Lafayette St
George B. Hawley
Washington Terrace
Edward H. Will Mouse
Cintes
Tone Bay Zeil
Margaret John Gallagher
Charles L. Dennis
Henry H. Joseph F
Lieberum & Heaphy
Austin St
South Ave
Embalmers Ang
State Street
Telephone Barnum
M. J. Gannon
Jonn Street
Vine St
George P. Potter
Broad Street
Jos. Gorman
Stratford Ave
James St Barnum
A. M. Wooster
Merly
U.S. Patent Office
William R. Bull
the Times
First National
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T.L. Watson & Co
N. ¥. Stock Exchange
Main and
John Streets
Connecticut
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