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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1908
Page
9
A local department store promotes its waist department showing the latest season waists. Text highlights prettiest waists, value claims, and convincing reasons to shop there. Emphasizes white lawn waists with embroidered fronts, lace trims, and special prices, inviting customers to compare and buy.
Naugatuck notices report weddings and visits, church suppers, a ladies night, aid society sales, and an Eagles convention. Local residents John O Donnell and Ruth Adams are briefly mentioned among summer plans. borough meetings discuss a Connecticut Co switch and street improvements.
Watertown residents note parish ice cream sale Saturday afternoon and evening at Parish rooms. A Watertown Lumber Co work horse is seriously ailing. Youths staging a hundred yard dash near Town hall last night. Christ Church grounds hosted drills by Sergeant Zeidler and girls to follow. Obituaries: Agnes Morton 36 buried at Evergreen Cemetery with family details. Sarah L Johnson of Bethlehem dies. funeral Wednesday led by Rev J Chauncey Linsley.
State statistics show death rate 1a.8 for towns 18.4 for small towns and 14.1 per 1000 for the state. Four towns Canterbury Hartland Kent South Windsor failed to report. thirty seven towns had no deaths. Deaths by cause include typhoid 11 consumption 104 pneumonia 107 heart disease 129 and accident 84. Smallpox one case Norfolk. measles 405 scarlet fever 156 diphtheria croup 75 and 68 consumption. Laboratory tests: diphtheria 12/32 positive, typhoid 4/25 positive, consumption 40/101 positive. Milks milk tests 165, oysters 2, water 27, illuminating oil 5.
Brockton June 16 Fritz Klobedanz has quit baseball after a long career spanning the majors and minors. Once a star pitcher for Boston in the 1890s he battled injuries and uneven form. He left the team after a recent outing, packed his belongings at the Union Central hotel, and departed for New Bedford where he will work as a bartender.
Edward O'Brien returned from Terryville while Mrs Cushman hosted family from Bridgeport. Falls avenue residents complain of a noisy gang outside homes with rude language. Officials from Waterbury and Watertown plan to arrest the disturbers at future gatherings to restore peace and teach a community lesson.
The state board of health bulletin for May urges vigilance against house flies as disease spreaders. Secretary Townsend notes typhoid fever remains a major issue and cites water milk oysters and flies as transmission means. Emphasizes cleaner streets and screened homes, and reports a May death rate about 23 percent of cases, with improvements possible through prompt reporting and blood testing at the state lab.
Connecticut demands trained teachers far exceed supply from normal schools. Salaries have risen and good teaching earns praise, yet many women pursue other work. The outlook for future teachers remains strong with training offered in New Britain New Haven Willimantic and Danbury. The Democrat promotes a magazine offer for advance subscriptions at 42 cents monthly.
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