Hartford and its points of interest; illustrated from original photographs (1895) (14781391741)

Identifier: hartforditspoint00merc (find matches)
Title: Hartford and its points of interest ; illustrated from original photographs
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Mercantile Illustrating Company (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects: Industries
Publisher: New York : Mercantile Illustrating Co.
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries



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in the delivering of orders. In connection with the bakery Mr. Sykesconducts a popular five-cent lunch counter and has a large run of custom inthis department. His products are always in demand, for they are of a superiorkind, and fully meet the popular taste. MARRIAGE. The wedding bells rang loud and long, And this is what they said :—Theres nothing baked on earth can beat Sykes Good Bread. HONEYMOON. They billed and cood from morn till night, And through the country sped,They lived on love, and never ate Sykes Good Bread. reality. The Honeymoon was over And the oven wouldnt bake,The staff of life and sweetmeats No better than the cake.Her Husband growled and scolded, For he wanted to be fed,And his wife must to the grocers For Sykes Good Bread. MORAL. Young ladies, ere youre married. And to the altar led,Dont paralyze your sweethearts With Home-made Bread!And when youve signed the contract, If these lines are rightly read,Youll always ask your grocer For Sykes Good Bread. 82 0 _2
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MAIN STREET, LOOKING NORTH FROM ASYLUM. H. P. BROOKS (Successor to Charles King), Dealer inStoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Refrigerators, Oil Stoves, House-Furnishing Goods;Tin Roofing and Jobbing; Nos. 497 and 499 Main Street.—Everybody wants tohave good reliable stoves and ranges, as the necessary service which they per-form affects the domestic economy and comfort every day in the year. Toobtain the best it is of course necessary to patronize only the most reliable andmodern stoves. None in this section can afford a better class of service in thisline than that secured with the old reliable establishment now conducted byMr. H. P. Brooks and located at Nos. 497 and 499 Main Street. His stock isunexcelled anywhere in this city for its large variety and the genuiue bargainsconstantly offered by it. This successful business was established sixty-threeyears ago by Messrs. D. S. Brooks & Son. Upon the death of Mr. D. S. Brooksthe business came into the hands of his son, Mr. H. P. Brooks,