New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 23, 1930, Page 11

Second Section NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1930. Old Ledger Owned By Berlin Man | Recalls Time When Rum Was Sold | At 4 Shilling§ 6 Pence a Barrel . —— Entry Was Made Exactly| 100 Years Before Prohi-| bition Began — Day’s‘ Labor in 1819 Worth 50/ to 67 Cents. (Special to the Herald) Berlin, July 23—An interesting ddelight on the difference between business methods and prices of over 8 century ago and those of the pre ent day is gleaned from an old r cord hook that recently hands of Thomas B. Fagan of Ken- sington as a gift from the late Edd N. Smith, who was a dealer in tiques for many years before his re- cent death. The book, whihc is in remarkable state of preservation des was the properly of a r Old Lyme and was used to record business. transactions during the years of 1804, 1831. All exhcauges from 1804 until 1823 are recorded as having been paid for in the old English currency of pounds, shil- lings, and pence. The first notation showing the American system of ex- change—dollars and cents is record- ed January 25 of this latter year. Potatoes in 1823 sold for 2 2 bushel in January and showed a slightly higher price in April of the same y being quoted at that time at cents per bushel. One might_buy an entire cow hide at this period for the price that he or she would have to pay today for having one pair of shoes tapped. Hides fully tanned were bought during these days according to entries found in the records as low as $2. When Liquor Was Cheap A perusal of the records show at folks of that period had no ought of prohibition. A recoru was found in book which disclosed the purchase of three barrels of rum by one of the citizens at the cost of | four shillings six pence per barrel. This transaction was recorded as having been made on July 1, 1519 which rate was exactly one hundred yeras before the famous Volstead Act went into effect. Cider at this time was a trifle higher in value and brought seven shillin€s per barrel. Parents of the present time might have an attack of heart failure should they compare the prices paid for shoes in that time with what they are required to pay now. One| entire family, including the father, | mother, and four children were shod for 19 shillings, or a matter o7 a few cents less than five dollars in in present money. The notation reads as follows: Making boots for wife, George. Johnny, Frank and Mary. 19 shillings." Worked for 50 Cents a Day These prices are not~so low when they are compared the price paid for labor in those days. There are many instances where men who hired to perform manual la- which \ varied, ac- of work done | to two shillings | the was rang- | ay came into | an- with were hor for figures cording to the type from two shilli In later years wk present standard of exchange the custo the wages quoted ed from 50 to 67 cents per One could hire an ox and cart for | e full day's work at the rate of 30 cents per day. A hind of lamb hing 6 3-4 pounds could be had for two shillings, four pence Nor did they have in those any such collection ist today, many found in hook are from one to three y standing. Then, too it is common to find instances where payment was made by trade For Coffin most interesting en- ind which throw contrasted con day six pence days agencies as ex- s of the accounts the ars' Some of the tries to he found some light onto the ditions of the present follows: July 14 $0.55: 1 coffin for 1-4 lbs. sheep’s wool, $6.62 1-2; by tting shoes and mending 16 1-4 1bs. of lamb mut- ton, $0.97 1-2; to one sheep, weight 10 1bs., $0.54 Many such entries as these quoted | pre to be found throughout the re- | cords and nowhere can be found any | Instance where there was an expen- diture for advertising, indicating that this form of business activity was unknown of without necessity in those days so long ago. POPULATION TOTAL WILL BE AROUND 125,000,000 Estimates Made With 8 States Miss- 1531, butter, John, $5.00: 13- norse $0 ing Place National Figure At | About 122,957,000 Washington, July 23 (A — When | the census bureau totals up the pop- ulation of the nation for 1930. A tigure spmrewhat less than 000,- 000 is expected to be the result. On the basis of preliminary turns from 40 states and the District of Columbia, the Associated Pres has calculated the population at a 957,000 persons. ! The enumerators reported for| those states a total of 100,807,7 as compared with 86,667,858 ten years ago, an increase of 14,139,545 | or 116.31 per cent | Applying this rate of increase to the country as a whole, the esti-| mated total was reached. Should the | final returns bear it out, the figure would represent an increase of 17,- 246.000 for the last decade Reports still have to be from Pennsylvania, New Oklahoma, Oregon. Louisiana, issippi, Arizona, and Idaho. re- received | Jersey, Miss | believes a |is for | made | agency to buy or convert | Young Curtis Sued for || Failure to Get “Jobs” Chicago, July 23 (P—Harry K. Curtis, Chicago attorney and son of the vice president, has been sued for damages by two archi- tects and a contractor who charge they paid him to secure government contracts which never materialized. The architects, Angelo Zucco and A. M. Friedm in their complaint charged that they gave Curtis $500 to secure the con- tract of drawing plans for a post office at Ottawa, 111~ Max Kovarski, the contractor, d he paid the attorney a lik m and in return was to receive the roofing contract on the proposed new Chicago post office. Damages in each placed at 31,000 Both plaints set out that (' verbal agreement i hold the checks in escrow the contracts were awarded stead the complain the attorney indorsed ited the checks in all suit were com- irtis, pro nts ch and depos- his bank. ] ¥ the Assor New York iest girl avoids alcohol rouge, and eats meat but onc: week. Miss Florence Smock of I tis, Fla. 18, won the title at the last congres§ of 4-H clubs in Chicago, is visiting. She revealed her S. 0. S. (secret of succ as surf, oranges and sunshine. likes citrus fruits, swimming and tan London Viscount D' ast fortune and th itude of humanity erer of a good substitute hol as a beverage. He told commission on licensing world greatly necds it Hadlym, Conn. Holmes is enjoying days running a locomotive. William Gillette. retired actor, minia ture railroad on his country estate There are trestles and switches and cars and an engine. In a cap like that he wore when playing the role of the Detective Gillette often is at the throttle giving guests a ride Washington — The oldest retired army officer. the oldest on record. is Major John V. Lauderale of Brooklyn, 97 years, 8 monfhs 10 a toba bernon grat- await the discov- for alco- the royal the that ~ Sherlock himself these London — Norfolk house, home of the Duke of Norfolk in St. James quare and birthplace of George III sale, but $12,250,000 is not to by it. Such a bid was at auction. Then it was a nounced that pri offers were higher and the auction was cancel- | The house is 200 years old. Sound Beach, Conn. — T. War Ritchie loves to play golf. Hunger thirst and heat will not stop him. On e hottest day of the year he played 0 holes in 15 hours, starting 4:30 a. m. and keeping at it darkness enough till Shaw, Almost 74, to Publisk His “First”’ Novel George above, standing on a favortie occupation vears h00ded old Ju London, rd Shaw 26—and his ed It is « written ju neted playw “I hawked lisher imaginanic ed July 23 (P) ill be 74 vears old novel aming his white oft shoulder and | wind | soon pub! the lled e prone on a raft or walking dressing enjoying )0 gow experience been good 48 vea It with fore ered socialist The dram He ma reach rebe (let en mon John Collier I Police Halt Contest Begun On Sidewalk icago, July 23 (A—The en- nce contest of Mrs. Emily Young, 40 year old Negress and heavy set, has ended Mrs. Young took on the sidewalk at 4tn street and South P Sat- urday with the announced inten- tion of ren here reading and singing She fortified dozen cans of corne dbeef and a can opener. She also had a large clothes basket with a a cover, and there was 4 frying pan and a small alcohol stove. Last night stopped the contest. The charge was blocking traffic up a tion E ay herself with a fur coat for j Actors and Actres ses In Poverty As Chicago Show Business Flops [Chorus Girls Take Wait- ress Jobs and Leading| Men Run Elevators — Equity Association Says Situation Worst in Ex- perience. | | | | MAYOR T0 GONFER Bid for Highway Grading Mayor Qui with John A ay com: sentation ¢ ading of t twee enue ussed counc h the mayor Before the o Huxley r sail picture al character foible comparisc both British culing some | Piper broo nin chm | signs of bre v s Atlas Powder of hemn | Company mington, Del., July 2 f the Atlas Powder ( TERD HOURNEAR. - ipt of favorable weather romley and Wark have denied any intentic vo but goir of racing to Tol Bromley and Wark to Take OFf zizys nave veee Within Few Days ' USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS wit FEAR FOUL PLAY Falls, N. Y.. July ibility that Eleanor . of New Haven, Co 1 of foul play was b ated to. po ay by Dodgers res > club’s star hurler s for an I h the dependence Da and he lost it | P | Good- e the no par zmounted to in- Her bath | inginz Lakse Roosevelt Field, N. Y. Robe Black and Louis Reichers are ge ting a beautiful ta ) in the air. They are endu fliers and are wearing nothing much but par: chutes. Washington would like to make Senor Ibanez of ( very cold now, con telephone with Mr. Hoov GRAPE CAMPAIGN NEARS SUCCESS Co-operative Marketing Case Shows Progress Two presidents a swap but can't il rsed over Fresno, Cal., July P though lacking 10,000 acres to an 85 per cent signup, the campa to organize a government sponsored | cooperative marketing orsganization for (alifornia’s $250,000,000 grape growing industry appeared suc ful today | As the campaign ended last night lie M. Griffin, chairman of the campaign committee annoufct sufficient provisional contracts wer in sight to bring the signup to 85 per cent and his workers 1 con- tinue soliciting until ¥ The federal farm bos which requires an $5 per up of the state's 519,000 ivneyards, calls for an $20,000,000 to aid in marketing this vear's crop and the formation of an into by- 400,000 ton adva products the indicated surplus. Growers will pay to the coopera- | tive agensy $1.50 for every ton of fresh grapes marketed. The pro- ceeds will be used to buy up the surplus FEVER BAFFLES DOCTORS Istanbul, Turkey, July 23 (@ malignant fever which has baffle physicians is sweeping through Smyrna, region, with 15,000 person Iready stricken. Medical men have been unable to identify the malady, which is spreading rapidl FINNISH LEADER MISSING ’ Helsingfors, July 23 (# — Profes- | sor Tigerstedt, noted Finnish pyhsi- ologist of Helsingfors [University, disappeared on a sailing trip today and fear was félt that he had been drowned The National Guard now contains 170,318 officers and men, an in- crease of 2,330 since last June, Perfect baking easier how Calumet's DOUBLE -ACTION has come to town 27 o 70u and your neighbors will be sure of perfect results in your baking from now on. For Calumet, the Double-Acting Baking Powder, has come to town to help you with all your baking. Calumet’s first action—in the mixing bowl—starts the batter rising. Its second action—in the oven—sends the cake or biscuits right up and holds them there until they are perfectly baked, light and fluffy—even though you may uot be able to regulate your oven temperature accu- rately. No wonder Calumet has become the most popular baking powder in the world! Only One Level Teaspoon of Calumet to a Cup of Sifted Flour! That's the usual Calumet proportion. Be sure to follow it even though you may have been using nearly twice as much with other baking pow- ders. You'll be delighted with this economy! And more than del with the results Calumet gives you. Perfect texture! Perfect flavor! All beking powders are required by law to be made of pure, whole- some ingredients. But not all are alike in their action. Not all will give you equally fine results in your baking. Calumet is scientifically made of exactly the right ingredients, in exactly the right proportions to pro- duce perfectleavening action—Double-Action. Get a can of Calumet from your grocer today. Notice Calumet comes in full-sized one pound cans. MAKE THYS TEST—See for yourself how Calumet Baking Powder acts twice to make your baking better. Put two level teaspoons of Calumet into a glass, add two teaspoons of water, stir rapidly five times and re- move the spoon. The tiny, fine bubbles will rise slowly, half filling the glass. Th Calumet’s first action—the action that takes place in your mixing bocl After the mixture has en- tirely stopped rising, stand the glass in a pan of hot water on the stove. In a moment, asecondrisingwill start and continue until the mixture rises to the top of the glass. This is Calumet’s second action—the action thattakesplaceinyouroven. Make this test today. See Calumet’s Double-Action which protects your baking from failure. ©1930,G.¥. Corp. WITH MAGDONALD - Will Discuss Presentation of .. and with Shows Drop in Sales July 23 (A—Choru; to Broadway in dr detouring behind cigar d hosiery counter for worst the theater here summer in its ne city’s histor, not only profession ning iper is the rank and file cted. A matin tor in a A popular juvenile employment in : dies are s d a Take Any Jobs Offered despite reports any job they get are glad to get it—it was learned from the Actors' Equity A scciation and various ployment agencies The talkies a job te, and were b se in rical know eir theme “Better Timos re Coming.” About a formers look to Chic m-and-eggs in the summer. 1y 800 of these are still making the rcunds hopefully even though some of the employment agents are perted to have “gone fishing.” Many Stock Shows The main source of pay-checks in profession in summer in Chi the stock shows that a and sent out on the road But—not one stock sho of Chicago this sum nerally there are from 25 to 30 It was also an off season for nt shows, as only a few de up h o for thuir ar: was sent ner and and saveral of e reported folding up or ios- ute work in are slim leg Last there ctions first time is only on playing here middle of July for the y there strian traffic is slowed along Chicagy's up by the actors ranges heat up f: of oven. tops are surprisingly fast, designed to prevent was The baking ovens of the modern electric ter than any other type The heating units on the cooking and these are —all of the heat going directly into the cooking vessels, which results in speed and conservation. There is no other form of cooking that can ever have the many exclusive advantages that are found in the modern electric ranges, and these are offered to you today at compara- tively low prict and their use under the pre- vailing low cost of electricity gives you an opportunity to have the finest } ind of home cooking at little expense. Small Down Paymsnt and Extra Easy Terms Now T MAIN ST. — TEL. 5660 F_ot;first Time In Many Years congregated all day at the entrance to the building re the castl offices are located. Vaudeville Fairly Good Yet half a block away the booking office of a vauedville corporation re- ported that there is no lack of worl for standard vaudeville acts, and it was learned that the organization now is signing up acts for 87 weeks vork instead of 45. But only 20 «f corporations chains of 250 thea s are booked out of Chicago. Last opular motion pictur d house from five to six the mer, but the be season has be general run 1 the Howey 4 looking for a ment in the situatio; several outstanding dramatic produc Au s plans 1 ruction of two 1 PALESTINE ACTS 10 AID AGRICULTURE INTERESTS Government Will Increase Duty On he impov.- month ns usical ani tions are booked fo. big movie chaiw mmediate ¢o. e motion pictu reople ed next Wheat By 50 Per Cent—Tax Sesame Seed Again. . July 23 (#—The gov- approval of the is taking a num- be of interests the o per cent in the im- wheat, flour and Another measure is the regulation of these imports under a systems of licenses controlled by a standing committee on commerce and industry. Unrefined olive oil cannot be imported until further notice while an import duty h been reimposed on sesame seed. r John Hope Simpson, who has here since May on behalf o itish government investigating imigration and th general development of the country completed his studies and k left for England The “carrian plant” an Indian ungle native, has a strong smell of inted meat, which attracts files to BELL-ANS FOR INDIGESTION s ook Electrically! Better Cooking— Less Work— HOT WATER ELECTRICALLY No longer need you fuss and worry along the customary old-type methods of heating water! The electric water heat- er is now a practical reality, long past the experimental stage and in use in the homes of hun- dreds of our cus- tomers. 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