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Newspaper
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Location
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
5
Local retailer Curran Dry Goods advertises Fels Naptha Soap at six bars for a certain price and Lenox Soap in multiple dozens with Friday sale terms. The fragment mentions mail or Lenox soaps and indicates framed unit counts, reflecting a period-typical intraday sale notice.
Mugwump letter questions voters about Lilley’s qualifications and the role of mudslinging in his 1908 gubernatorial bid. It rebuts Sherwood’s criticisms, defends Lilley’s record in Washington, and warns of machine influence and political debts shaping Connecticut politics.
An old newspaper ad lists various shoe prices and styles. Box calf bluchers priced around 1.75 with discounts noted 2 to 5 percent. Satin calf lace and kid leather options appear, with several prices shown such as 1.29, 1.50, and 1.25.
Oct 20 report from Chihuahua states Moses Navarro Martin Matues and Manuel Moil nar, all under twenty one, were arrested for a bank robbery of 185000 dollars. Seventeen thousand dollars recovered and Navarro disclosed the money’s hiding place. Also in New York a man named Thomas Persall was sentenced to ten years for shooting his wife.
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