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Waterbury Evening Democrat

Location

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1908

Page

10

Purses in Black Strap and Clasp Stylesuit

Catalog listing notes purses in black strap and clasp styles with seals alligator walrus morocco and other fine leathers priced at Oc. 810.85 per item.

Morocco

Bowser Sees War Idea In Training Drops On Ships

A dialogic fragment features Bowser musing that trained devices could drop bombs on enemy ships and armies during wartime. Mrs Bowser remains skeptical while the old philosopher expert interviews a local drayman in a wartime themed exchange touching on genius and eccentricity.

Old Philosopher

Ostrich Flight Plan Sparks Bowser Ambition

In a quirky dialogue, Mr Bowser argues an ostrich could fly with winged help to become a weapon of war. He insists on a Bowser plant and a daring scheme to use trained ostriches with 300 pound dynamite shells to destroy fleets, while Mrs Bowser questions the feasibility and moral implications.

Mrs. Bowser Mr. Bowser United States John New York Chicago Mr. Newser Avalon

Your lawyer and divorce alimony scene recalled

A tense confrontation ends with a man retreating up the stairs after muttering about lawyers and alimony. A druggist conversation hinted at a key clue, leaving the reader with unsettled stakes and unanswered questions.

Senator Hansbrough Sinks Fear OfND Leg Recovery

United States Senator H C Hansbrough of North Dakota, long ill in Minneapolis, worsened and was moved to a hospital. Doctors say the ailment is a disease of the ear and there is fear he cannot recover. The brief dispatch notes the senator’s deteriorating condition and hospital transfer.

North Dakota Minn United States H. C. Hansbrough

Father of Triplets at 82 in Columbus Family

Triplets were born to Mr and Mrs Ambrose EK Calhoun of Columbus Georgia on December 12. The couple now has twenty five children. The father is eighty two years old.

Columbus, Ga Ambrose EK. Calhoun

Former Bicycle Racer Sentenced for Auto Violation

Teddy Good mat once a noted middle distance indoor bicycle racer now runs a garage on Broadway was sentenced to fifteen days in the Raymond Street jail by the Brooklyn court of special sessions. He pleaded guilty to operating an automobile on the Coney Island Boulevard beyond the speed limit.

New York Teddy Good+ mat Broadway Raymond Street Court of Special Sessions Brooklyn Coney Island Boulevard

Rockefeller kinman shoots merchant during quail hunt

In Kansas City Missouri on December 12 Frank Rockefeller of Cleveland, brother of John D. Rockefeller, wounded a leading local merchant while quail hunting near the city. The incident is described as accidental. A separate report from New York notes physician Frank Russell Baker fell from a fourth story window at his home and died instantly.

New York Frank Russell Baker

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Santa Claus To & Children Tesin Avenue He Reid Hughes Laffargue Pianos Grand Street A. P, McCoy Sec Treas Fred Welton Mgr Piano Dept The W. H. Hoffman CO Boston Millinery Friedman Main St Rogers Magner Hardware Co., Inc East Main ST Bowser Jan’ Isle Shakespeare Enrlich Rockwell and Forester Bank ST Miladies Dunes Burroughs H. C. Post Bank Street Rosengarten Rosengarten Way Empire Directoire South Main Street Senator Hansbrough Sinks F. Rockefeller
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