Stratford Sewer Progress Delayed by Freight Embargoes
Stratford engineers report freight embargoes hinder sewer pipe deliveries from Akron Ohio delaying construction work. The disposal plant is expected to finish in about a year while sewer assessments arrive slowly as taxpayers delay payments. Local board sessions and Labor Day events fill the community calendar as speculation swirled about local politics.
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Stratford
Paul P. Goodell
Akron
Goodell
Godell
Oronoque Lodge No. 90
No. 14
Milford
Promoting Curb Markets Gains Ground In Mercer County
County agents in Mercer County Pa in cooperation with farmers showcased curb markets open certain days promoting local truck products. The markets feature potatoes apples pears plums peaches grapes corn peas beans and many fresh produce plus dairy and poultry items. Residents and producers embrace the plan as a practical boost to local commerce. An Oronoque lodge meet plans and a Stratford farm sale are also noted.
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Mercer County
Sharon
Remarkable new dresses at $2.95 in navy and silk
A catalog note highlights Tricolette and overblouse dresses in navy serge with embroidered silk, bolero styles, Georgette vests, and straight line serge pieces. Describes double appeal, novelty, and low price with bold promotion of dollar value versus size.
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Copenhagen
Delightful new school dresses advertise color plaid fabrics
Delightful new school dresses feature ginghams chambrays and plaids with bright colors and durable brightness. High waist styles with patch pockets fancy stitching and neck shapes in blue pink and tan. Plaid belts add distinction in sizes 6 to 14 on the second floor.
Boys trousers from surplus woolens drawn into fine suits
An ad notes trousers cut from leftover woolens once used for boys’ suits. The garments, praised for fit and finish, come in gray, brown, green, and heather with sizes 8 to 18. Also offered are school blouses in percales and chambrays, with prices and styles described.
Good gloves for season
Chamoisette gloves offer true comfort with a warm weighty fabric. They resemble suede and wash without damage. Available in black or white from Center aisle rear for $1.
Rich new hats at five dollars bring autumn hues alive
Rich new hats priced at five dollars showcase deep velvet and duvetyn textures in autumn tones. The ad invites customers to envision colorful, graceful hat styles on the paths beside country roads, promising a welcome shift from summer looks.
New and Dainty Voile Waists at Two Dollars
Advertisement notes new seasonable voile waists priced at two dollars. Describes sheer light white voile with long sleeves and fine pleats in clusters and squares, trimmed with delicate lace. Promises extra quality and value.
Small things of big help ad listing assorted cheap goods
Small items of useful buys include Peechees white for cleaning white shoes at 25c Diamond dyes for fabrics 1ic Sunset dyes that wash and dye together 1ic Venida hair nets human hair available in cap or fringed style lic and 25c Warren's featherbone belting straight or curved 35¢ to 50c yd Bias lawn tape white 6 and 12 yd pieces 115c to 40c colors 6 yd pieces 20c Glowing beads plain iridescent effects 25c bunch Rubberized aprons large extra sizes plain or with lace trimming 1.50 and 2 Left aisle rear.
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Warren
Loveliest Brown Stockings Arrive in Silk
Advertises silk stockings from MacCallum mills Massachusetts in brown and black. Describes flawless fit and special model with extra width tops and lisle tops. Black and white priced at 3.25, good silk at 1.50, black lisle 0.50.
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MacCallum Mills
Massachusetts
First Day Cheer with New Hair Ribbon Fashions
Bright schoolday mood glossed with hair ribbons and ribbons in plaids and stripes priced at 69 cents a yard for standard fabrics and 85 cents per yard for maire ribbons five inches wide. Special short lengths of novelty ribbons offered at 2.25 dollars each for fancy vests and bags center aisle front.
Stetsons Introduce New Turf Shade Hats
Men seek best hats and pick Stetson in new Autman shapes. Soft hats and derbies shown in turf shade with comfort beauty and value. Prices range from $5 to $12.50 and hats are made in Niameg State with bold new shapes in soft felt brown olive stone and gray.
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Autman
Niameg State
Dandy Shirts On Sale at Main Street Store
Dandy shirts priced at 1.95 compared with regular values of 2.50 and 3.00. The ad highlights bright quiet colors and tasteful patterns in madras silk stripe madras crepe and percale fabrics. Negliges with soft cuffs promise comfort and fit at the Main street door.
Books you'll like to read 95c
Books you will enjoy span a mix of fiction and puzzles by noted writers. Authors include Ethel Dell Eleanor Porter Kathleen Norris Hesketh Pritchard Stewart White George Agnew Chamberlain Isabel Ostrander Arthur Stringer and Annie Fellowes Johnston with titles such as Call of the Offshore Wind Six Star Ranch SwindlersJosselyn's Wife Twenty six Clues Simba and more.
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Ralph H. Paine
Ethel Dell
Six Star Ranch
Eleanor Porter
Swindlers
Hope Chest
Mark Lee Luther
Josselyn
Kathleen Norris
House of Intrigue
Arthur Stringer
November Joe—Hesketh Pritchard
Isabel Ostrander Simba—Stewart
Edward White White Man
George Agnew Chamberlain Daughter of Two Worlds
Leroy Scott
Silent Legion
JFK
Buckrose
Georgina’s
Annie Fellowes Johnston
Beauty and personal care items on sale in aisle front
A list of assorted cosmetics and soaps appears, including toothpaste such as Albedon Daggett & Ramsdell and Pepsodent, face powders from Pompeian and Woodbury, various creams and oils, talcs, and scented soaps. Prices range from 1 cent to about 45 cents.
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Louis E. Peck
Frank Abercrombie
David J. Rhoades
Stratford Fire Department
the Times
William Bedell
Russell Peck
Detroit
Mich
Oronoque
Peter Gleason
Main St
Cortez C. Rockwell
Main and
Hillside Avenue
Adolph Kreigieing
John Adams
Frederick G. Bevans
Allen Judson
Times Office
G. W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc
Main Sr. Arcade Corner
Skrs
Edwin C. Burt
W. K. Mollan
Bridgeport
Conn
Lowland
Ment
Peechee
Ieee
Main Street
Daggett & Ramsdell
Woodbury
Babcock
Mary Garden
Packer
Pear
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