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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
3
Shoppers compare prices with TS as A&P runs stamp promotions on tea coffee raisins currants cocoa catsup citron and more. Promotions feature stamps per pound or per can with varied values and quantities across tea coffee and pantry items. Deals highlight 1 lb to 1 1b portions and include Beas Poultry Seasoning and Minute Tapioca among advertised goods.
A long OCR fragment lists district numbers and many named representatives and candidates across Connecticut. It mentions Hartford New Haven Bridgeport Bristol Meriden Willimantic Waterbury and other places, with assorted names such as D'Arche Dillon Kopplemann Bidwell Birdseye Halloran Lamphere Gibbons Lawton Courtney Shanley Yale Dossin Miles Hock Hurley Palmer Gledhill Hill Near Shannon Meltzer Shalvey Clarkson Donovan Egan Sullivan Lilley Gerth Reilly Hunter Wilson McDonald Devine and others, and critiques of Lilley and Sherwood amid campaign commentary.
The piece notes Democrats rally behind Bryan in Albany style and push for a strong showing in Connecticut. It highlights Judge A Heaton Robertson as a leading governor hopeful and argues Democrats should win the Senate and House to enable their platform, with mentions of Lowe Hurley McDonald Devine and Lilley’s labor vote. It discusses employer liability law and public service commission support as key issues.
A collage of editorials notes a Maine hunter shooting for a squirrel and a Wisconsin hunter for a deer, cites 1908 campaign fatigue, and recalls Castro's conflicting diplomacy while praising improved animal cruelty penalties. It ends with Passaic reporting a rabies scare after a dog’s odd behavior.
A garbled passage references a dog, a horse, and fear of rabies with conflicting veterinary opinions. It lists various patent items and inventors including drainage tiles, milking devices, trolley wire anchors, jacket fabrics, reversible compression stops, and barrel packing machinery, inviting readers to request copies by sending stamps to A. Snow & Co. in Washington, D.C.
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