BRADFORD, 1911: On Saturday, we started to share with readers a list of advantages of living in Bradford according to the writer of “The Town We Live In,” which appeared in the Thursday, March 2, 1911, edition of The Era.

The list continues:

Public school certificates admit students to best colleges. Special courses in manual training, domestic science, foreign languages, absolutely free.

Public library, $5,000 per year spent in maintenance.

Metropolitan business houses of up-to-date Bradford men keep everything the citizen requires for his many wants.

Rentals very reasonable and the best class of houses and stores.

Taxes, exceptionally low and manufacturers given especial favor.

Water supply, pure, mountain water: unlimited quantity; 4 cents per thousand gallons to manufacturers. Residential rates are lowest in the United States.

Factory sites, the board of trade has many on hand for free award.

Banks, four; unlimited capital; sound and solid; always interested in promoting welfare of our city.

Bradford is a sootless town. We burn natural gas.

Our streets are paved and we have fine macadam roads in the suburbs.

Bradford’s vital statistics show that it is one of the healthiest towns in the world.

Bradford has the best equipped hospital in Northern Pennsylvania.

Bradford has one of the finest theatres in the country and a popular price vaudeville house unexcelled anywhere.

We have the advantages of metropolitan utilities combined with the comforts of a community free from over-crowding.

An unexcelled fire department whose excellent service, together with a bountiful water supply from Bradford’s municipally owned water system affords good protection against fire. And as a result insurance rates have been lowered from 25 to 50 percent — according to location.

Parties seeking desirable locations for homes and industries should come to Bradford.

There you have it, folks, a glimpse into 1911 Bradford. Many things from the list are very different now, but others are just the same.

PATRIOTISM: We liked this odd piece of news that ran in The Era around the same time as the above list on Monday, Feb. 27, 1911. It’s called “Triplets Have Odd Names.”

Detroit, Mich., Feb. 26—Triplets born to Mr. and Mrs. Byron Knowlton of this city, all girls, have been christened, Red, White and Blue. Mayor Thompson visited the family personally and congratulated them. The parents are in poor circumstances and have been assisted by the theatrical charity fund.