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Newspaper

Waterbury Evening Democrat

Location

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1908

Page

5

Special Value Wash Goods and Hosiery Sale Night

Readable sale notice listing numerous wash goods items with regular prices and to night and Thursday sale terms. Highlights include dress ginghams 12 1 2 cents, figured batistes, mercerized waistings, calicos, dotted Swiss muslin, unbleached sheeting, bleached sheets, cream flannel, bleached dy, Huck towels, and Spreads. Also hosiery and underwear specials for men with sale prices on jersey ribbed underwear and lisle half hose. Includes miscellaneous notions and toiletries with special night prices.

Case Batiste Mennen Jersey

Brooklyn Briefs Showcasess Local Happenings and Mischief

William Loughman visits Laurel Beach friends while William Broughton travels to England for weeks with relatives. The Brickels enjoy a summer cottage at Laurel Beach as crowds attend Bank Street Lot fireworks. Jack Coleman’s wedding celebration crowds a Brooklyn hack. Brooklyn baseball team touted as classiest. a 18 to 7 defeat of Waterville noted. Local injuries include four-year-old Edward McNamara and 10-year-old Michael Carroll nearly burned near Benedict & Burnham factory. Carroll rescued from the river by friends. An ad touts sour cream of tartar lozenges at Walker’s drug store for 10 cents.

Upson, Singleton & Co William Loughman Laurel Beach William Broughton Charles Streets England James H. Brickel South Leonard Street Winnie Mary Loretta James Bank Street Brooklyn Ortone's Bank Jack Coleman John the Hackman John Jack Riverside Street Edward McNamara Patrick McNamara Bankstreet T. J. Kilmartin Michael Carroll Michael Carrll Railroad Hill Street Carroll George Maloney Otto Poettl Benedict & Burnham Maloney Tts Poeitl P. J. Dwyer Walker's

Vine Street Fisherman Loses Garments to Cow

William Neal of Vine Street and friends fished at Hitch Cork's pond when their boat toppled and dumped them in. While drying clothes, Neal hung his garment on a tree and dozed off. A cow nearby ate the garment, leaving only shredded fabric.

William Neal Vine Street Neal

Ada Switz Falls From Swing In Lakewood, Injured

Ada Switz an 11 year old girl fell from a swing on Lakewood road yesterday afternoon sustaining a penetrating abdominal wound from a sharp stick. She was taken to Waterbury Hospital in serious to critical condition as she endured intense pain during transport and treatment.

Ada Switz Lakewood Road Waterbury Hospital

Deaths and Funerals Local Notables Mailed Away

Obituary notices list John Cullum and Richard Lynch with 8:30 am funerals from East Clay and Baldwin streets. Elizabeth Coffey dies at 16, pneumonia, funeral Sacred Heart at 8:30 am, interment St Josephs. Joseph Cunningham dies at 14 Hamilton Avenue, funeral Sacred Heart Friday 8:30 am, burial St Josephs. he leaves six children and a wide kin network. Friends asked to omit flowers.

John Cullum East Clay Street Richard Lynch Baldwin Street Elizabeth Coffey Thomas Coffey Patrick Boylan Hamilton Avenue Scovill Manufacturing Coup Sacred Heart Church St Joseph's Cemetery Joseph Cunningham Waterbury Scovill Manufacturing Co Elizabeth Kelly Daniel Kelly Farmers’ Home Harry Ann Lucy Joseph Katherine Elizabeth Maria Cunningham John Daniel New York Edward Flood Thomas Morgan Order of Bagies Aid Association Sco~vill Manufacturing Co

Hundreds of boys join line for Hallet & Davis whistle give away

A crowd gathered at the Hallet & Davis store on Grand Street as about 1,000 boys queued for a mocking bird whistle distributed via 1,500 cards. Police kept order while H.W. Yeager and assistants handed out the tin whistles before the 2:30 start.

H.W. Yeager

Whiskey seized over labeling rules in Canadian brand

Detroit June 24 acting under U S district attorney Watson and U S Marshal Taylor seized 5405 cases of a well known Canadian whiskey worth about 60000 dollars. The move renews agricultural department efforts to bar brands not labeled under the pure food and drugs act with claims the liquor is a neutral spirits mix misdescribed on the label. Also note strawberry supper at Bunker Hill Chapel with Miss Bertha Croft soprano.

Detroit Mich United States Watson Taylor Agricultural Department

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