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Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1920

Page

22

Hens Average About Half Egg Daily in Connecticut Reports

Analysis from 260 farms in Connecticut shows 38 492 hens produced about fifteen eggs per month in March. J L Beaumont of Rocky Hill led with pullets averaging 26 eggs. several flocks posted high returns in the Home Eye Laying Contest conducted by the Extension Agricultural College at Storrs.

Connecticut J. L. Beaumont Bocky Fill Extension Agricultural College Storrs Rocky Hill Dirda F. J. Hutbrand Forestville Tees Henry Davis Gudfrey Joan Brush North Stonington I. H. Starr Waterford Herman Smith Reddine M. M. Scranton Durham H. Ballantyne Rockvile Jiliam

8 T U D L E Y Spells Shoes and Changes in Ownership

The long established musical instrument store of Jerome May at 6 P D Arcade has changed hands. William J Murray and Fred W Bayers take over running it, bringing two popular city musicians into the business. Billy Murray leads a renowned orchestra and serves in the Coast Artillery band. Fred Bayers, former Coast Artillery band assistant director, has been with Murray's orchestra since its start. A Lyric theatre crowd faced a disruption when a North Main street car destroyed a front wheel of a larger alley car.

Jerome May P. D. Arcade William J. Murray Fred W. Bayers Billy Murray Coast Artillery Band Fred Bayers Murray Lyric Theatre P. O. Arcade

Vases and Lamps in Hand Painted Glass and Brass

A catalog of home decor items featuring a hand painted apple blossom vase base with matching parchment shade, two artisan lamps with amber art glass shades, and several metal bases in verd green old brass and two tone finishes. Includes sets of iridescent wine glasses and assorted optic crystal glassware with varied prices and sale discounts.

Diverse notions and chocolates advertised for sale

An assortment of hardware and sewing goods including Nations Hair Pin Cabinets with 405 pins, Snap Fasteners, Bias Tape, Twisted Tape, Ivory Buttons, and linked bracelets described as jet hearts. Gowns priced from 2.00 to 2.98. Chocolate bars from Peters and Gailler brands marketed for hikes and trips.

Handy Household Article Sale Prices Listed

A local listing advertises heavy tin flour cans at 25 lb for 2.00 and 50 lb for 3.00, dustless dust cloths at 19 cts, dish mops at 4 cts, waxed water proof clothes lines 50 ft for 83 cts, folding clothes racks for 2.25, galvanized bushet baskets at 1.25, all items offered as sale prices from regular amounts.

White Voiles and Handbags on Sale in Main Floor

A sale features white voiles 40 inches wide at 50 cents, normally 65 cents, and 44 inches at 44 inches wide 59 cents with regular prices listed. Wintergreen and peppermint perfumes priced to move, plus patent leather items with moire lining and shell frame handbags in black navy and taupe on the main and basement floors.

Candlesticks and crochet cotton specials in sale

Mahogany candlesticks in various sizes with glass tops offered at reduced prices. Bases feature one light and 6 ft silk cord attached. Regularly 4.45 now 4.00. Baseme Art Section R. M. C. Crochet Cotton available in white, ecru, light blue and pink with special 2 balls for 25 cents.

Ecru

What Modern Syria Is Like

Syria is described as a northward extension of Arabia from the Euphrates to the sea, about 406 miles long and 100 miles wide, with a population near 3,000,000. It features a coastal fertile strip, a mountainous hinterland over 10,000 feet high, and a central plateau where Bedouin nomads graze camels.

Syria Arabia Asia Minor Euphrates Aleppo Daman Mediterranean

Feisal's Arabian Autumn in Syrian Pastoral Camps

The excerpt describes Feisal living in a black goat hair tent in scattered villages, tilting the ground for pasture, and sometimes growing cotton, corn, sugar cane, olives, and famed melons. It emphasizes his Arabian geographical and racial identity.

Feisal

Feisal demands spark debate over Syria’s boundaries

The piece discusses Feisal’s Palestine and Mesopotamia claims, noting the Euphrates region and the Lebanon Anti Lebanon frontier. It highlights the mixed Drusse, Maronite, Kurdish and Turkoman populations and argues the Lebanon area should not join a new Arab kingdom. Edgar J. Banks references in Christian Herald.

Syria Euphrates Ninevah Feisal Palestine Mesopotamia Lebanon Anti- Lebanon

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