June 22 In History and Miscellaneous Events
June 22 entries recall figures born or died, major historical moments such as Napoleon’s abdication and the 1815 surrender, 1906 Norwegian coronation, and 1748 author Thomas Gray. The piece also notes astronomical positions, prohibition conventions, military payoffs, Bell and Wright flying machine optimism, and educational campaigns. It weaves historical trivia with forecasts on aviation, trade, and schooling, reflecting a late 19th century newspaper blend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gay
Sandford and
Merton
Napoleon
Waterloo
General Shafter
Daiquiri
Haakon VII
Norway
Trondhjem
Alexander Graham Bell
Bell
Wright Brothers
United States
Export decline cited as cause of trade shrinkage in 1908
Reports note a large drop in exports during the March period due to exhausted grain and product surpluses, with potential serious effects if the trend continues. Mention is made of reduced cargo traffic and several ships withdrawing from transatlantic routes, alongside broader concerns about industrial and labor market impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cearly
Indiana
Norwich Bulletin
West
Kaw
Missouri
Bridgeport Post
Boston
Rr Gunsaulus
Chicago
Meriden Journal
Hartford
Morning Journal-Courier
England
Newman's Trust
Springeld
Bridgeport Standard
New London Day
New Haven Pailadiurs
Timely topics and a bustling local sales scene
Local ads highlight appliance and hardware displays at Hamilton Hardware and United Gas Improvement Co offering low price gas ranges. Retailers like Reid Hughes Jones and Currans tout special boy and lad Wear while Sackle Son’s cuts shoe prices. Watertown stores advertise discount drugs, laces, trims, and outdoor goods with several price breaks and promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallet & Davis
United Gas Improvement Co
Hamilton Hardware T Ce
Aisler & Peck
Apothecaries Hallemia
Reid & Hughes Jones
Morgan & Co
Sackle & Son
J.B
White Pines Vanish From New England Ornamental Focus
The essay argues the white pine faces decline beyond ornament, noting old stands vanished, now found only in isolated clumps. It traces historic log rolling, pasture shifts, and the rise of sprout growth with birch and maple dominating cut over lands. Planting and seed-trees are urged to restore future timber value amid growing profits from young pines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Pine
New England
New Hampshire
Somme
Planting and managing timber and seeds for forestry
The article discusses winter seed sowing methods, transplanting young trees, and best age for forestry planting. It notes a shift in timber economics with rising lumber prices, urging thinning and harvesting like crops. It mentions nursery stock, chestnut care, and U.S. Forest Service guidance, ending with an advertisement for Kodol for indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Forest Service
Washington
Sunday Train Schedules For Hartford Line Connections
For Watertown and Springfield routes the timetable lists morning and evening departures with connections to Worcester Boston Providence and Hartford. Trains serve Poughkeepsie Bristol Meriden Dublin Street Station and Meriden with specified morning and afternoon times and staff names W G Bierd and C C Coley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Springfield
Willimantic
Roester
Providence
Putnam
Boston
Hartford
Springfeld
Bristol
Worcester
Dublin Street
Meriden
W. Main
W.G. Bierd
C. C. Coley
Back and Kidney Health Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old fashioned advertisement argues that backache signals kidney trouble not muscular strain. It promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as the remedy, citing a Waterbury Connecticut testimonial from Mrs James Dews about her husband’s lasting improvement after using the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
Waterbury
James Dews
Hospital Avenue
Conn
Sals
Cation
Kidsey
H. W. Lake
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fulton Fish and Meat Market
Cherry ST
Haddock
John Moore
Platt Bldg
Mechanics’ Loan CO
East Main St
Odd
Independent Loan & Security Co
Odd Fellows
S the
Worth Waters & MacNeesha
Knipp
J. H. Mulville, the Undertaker
East Main
St. Patrick's Block
East Main Street
Jos
John Moriarty
Pos Cen Rae Gist Main Street
Moriartys
Poli
Arthur J. Lunny
Undertaker
Grand Street
Fianos
Halls Patent
Meadow ST
Ralph N. Blakeslee
Hobey
Munchen
Drescher & Keil
Harrison Ava
Joe Kidney
WATTS
Geeth Mais St
Waterbury, Conn
the Democrat Publishing Company
Guaxp St
Warmasungy
Dom C. Maloney
Associated Presa
Currier
Waterinary
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Manchester
Columbus
Oliver
National Guard
W. H. P. Faunce
Brown University
National Muntcipil League
Harare Mann
Upton
Singleton & Co
Mattoon
Heart
Sullivan's Drug Store
Hampern-Sellen's
Actin & Woodressell
HiteBrock’s
DeFht
Peckisgaam Pharmacy
H Langley
S. Main
Langley
White Mountain
White Mountain Refrigerators
Har Langley
Buckingham Pharmacy
8. M. Friedman
Waterbury Trunk and Umbrella Manufacturer
Bank Street
Hellmann
Steanes
George Partree
Brook St
Bridgeport
New York
Ansonia
New Haven
Thomaston
Torrington
Winsted
Poughkeepsie
Bright
Tell Astor
Tartar
Belching
Etc
E. Cc
Dewitt & Mold
Es Bee
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