New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-06

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oysters, potatoes, beets, squash, tur
nips and tomatoes, picked oysters,
picked peppers, picked tomatoes, !
picked clans, picked onions, celery, |
cranberry sauce. Preserves: Ounce. !
peach, pear, grapes, crab apple, pine |
apples, citrons, strawberry. Pastry:
Mince pie, cranberry pie, pineapple !
pie. apple pie, custard pudding, lemon
pie, whortleberry pie, cocoanut pie, !
brandy cheese, tapioca pudding, rola
pola, squash pie, custard pie, rice !
pudding, sponge cake, Glove cake, |
hickory cake, cocoanut jumbles, deli
cate cake, black cake, loaf cake and |
jelly cake. Compare the above gener-
Gus offerings and many varieties to
the small offerings and few varieties
offered in any Of our local hotels or
restaurants today. No wonder those
of another generation speak of the
good old days.
October generally vies with June
for weddings, but the selective SER
vice act has given the springtime a
great handicap this year.
I'VE drill from till IL and from
1 to we dig bitches. And I thought
I worked hard back in New Britain"
writes one of the boys from Aver. All
of which goes to convince us that we
never know when we're we'll off.
In connection with the roundup of
stray dogs why would it not be a good
idea to gather in some Of the worth
less cats that infest the city and Oft
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those who, wish to sleep peacefully?
There aref more of them than there
are CANNES, possibly because home
less cat can find forage much easier
than traohp dog. AS target for
gas bombs they would be on a par
with doggies.
How many people looked carefully
at the soldiers monument lately?
Have they noticed the untidy appear
ance OF the once green turf that
should be between the abutment and
the fountain? Mud and muck with
more or less refuse scattered about,
make it unpleasant to look upon.
Two little white boys with a little
colored companion were wading in the
Shuttle Meadow canal last Saturday
when woman, driving along the
roadway, remarked upon it. Jaw, it's
all right. I amt usin' no soap, the
little colored lad replied.
New Britain already has several fe-
male gate tenders. but as yet the pub
lie has not been treated to the sight
of an Elevator Girl"
From the Herald of twenty-five
years ago:
October IA. J. Sloper gave a bar
becue at his ten acre lot on Shuttle
Meadow road yesterday. The Burritt
Savings Bank is one year old today
and its assets are $62,924.42. George
Parker began work as a letter carrier
this morning.
October 2-Annual town election to-
day. Work on the Shuttle Meadow
dam is almost completed.
October 3-Loren F. Judd was out
riding yesterday. Harry Parsons has
resigned his position at the Vulcan
Iron Works. The police made fifty ar
rests last month.
! October 1.-The democrats are tu-
bilant, yesterday Bassett, Morton, Nc
Cabe, Andrews and the whole ticket
was elected. About $50 Swedes gath
! cred III Herald hall last night to get
acquainted with how to become
United States citizens. W. w. Hanna
| has resigned the managetship of the
New Britain Opera House.
October 5-A tally-ho coaching par
ty from Hartford took supper at the
Russwin last night and had jolly
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fstic contest on Park street this fore
noon and one of the combatants took
| refuge In flight while the other bovine
destroyer chased him until he got out
of breath. Lieutenant Colonel A. L.
Thompson had 81 at the state rifle
shoot yesterday.
October 6-Assistant City Attorney
B. F. Gaffney prosecuted in police
court this morning. Phenix lodge.
I. o @. F., dedicated it's new hall in
D. c. Judd's block last night. There
were 26 deaths in town last month.
Judge v. B. Chamberlain will preside
and Introduce Governor Mckinley at
the republican rally in the Opera
House tonight
This Is the canning season. Evident
" the health board officials wanted
to be right in season when they ar
ranged their little canning party.
Comment on the high price Of pres
ent day foodstuffs is unnecessary for
everybody who eats is fully aware OF
the luxury. However, just look over
these figures from a price list in 1897.
Eggs, 10 cents per dozen; bacon, 7
cents per pound; corn. 60 cents per
har. chicken 10 cents per pound
Eggs are now Is cents dozen and
the corn, which once sold for 60 cents
q bag, now sells at $3.50. Figuring
on this basis it would appear that
eggs have advanced seven and one
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