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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1908
Page
2
A reader quips about buying an automobile to speed deliveries of tea coffee and butter but fears the screeching fire auto could scare customers to death. The note notes a promotion offering a clothes rack with each pound of baking powder and a sale on tea.
A fragmented note mentions the Boys club Amity Castle K G B Toantick and Haymakora association with a numeric figure 22 percent. The readable terms suggest a local organization meeting or partnership discussion without clear dates or outcomes.
City page items mention a Sons of Lithuania band promenade at 48 Green Street this evening. Also noted are a wedding, convalescence, home repairs, an anniversary mass, rental tenements, a socialist talk, a forthcoming marriage, a new Scotts branch in Waterbury, and a local trial with Judge Lowe deciding on a will dispute. Detective Dodds and Colesanto nab an old acquaintance in Hartford. Critic reviews praise David Bispham with an upcoming English recital and ticket prices.
In New York a Brooklyn chauffeur Edward Cornwell mourns over a nine year old boy struck by his car. He pledges never to drive again after witnessing the boy’s leg amputation at Bushwick Hospital. In Rochester Roosevelt plans no campaign stump for the fall election as Genesee Methodist conference holds closing remarks.
A refined assortment features an attractive line of pattern hats all trim styles on display. The display of trimmed hats serves as the drawing card, inviting patrons to view the collection.
A vintage ad from Chase & Son The Miller and PeckCo promotes a mill sale with deep reductions on children s natural wool vests and pants plus men s and women s apparel. It features sample lots of wool shirts, neck ruchings, moire beltings, triplicate mirrors, dressing gowns, Mercerized White Waists, bleached sheets, Irish point table covers, outing flannel skirts and night drawers, coats, skirts, lawn waists, tulip bulbs, floor oilcloth, Axminster carpets, and Axminster rugs on the second floor with prices and quantities.
Notice announces in stock the New Gillette Razor Blade sold since September 14. It includes 12 blades for $1.00 made of high grade steel needing no resharpening, packed in a sanitary metal case. Also promotes Mosaic Puzzle, scroll saws and White Poplar for puzzle making at Waterbury's Up-to-date Hardware Distributors.
Italian residents of Bridgeport will celebrate Columbus Day with a visit by the U S S New Hampshire a sister ship of the Connecticut to anchor in Bridgeport harbor on October 12 Congressman Hill has secured permission for the public to inspect the battleship and awaits final navy orders outlining access The ship completed last year cost 3748000 and carries a main battery of four 12 inch rifles along with other guns officials note the vessel will be directed to Bridgeport per Metcalf's letters dated October 5 1909 and 1908
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