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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1913

Page

3

Hen Farm Profits In New England Aimed At

An article argues many New England farmers fail to profit from henraising. It cites several cases with 1000 to 1500 hens earning about $3 per hen annually, and notes that proper management and markets could boost earnings. It highlights local markets, seasonal demand, and the lack of systematic bookkeeping as barriers to higher returns.

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Hawker Aims To Complete 1600 Mile England Flight

Aug 28 aviation notes recount Harry G Hawker pursuing the 25000 prize for flying around England. He departed Aug 25 with a large machine, aiming to finish within expected days. After two days he had covered about half the circuit, entering the contest as the lone participant.

England Ndon Aviation Cnasts Harry G. Hawker Air Man Eng Hawker Niles Southampton

New England Poultry Profits Highlighted By Farmer Records

A speaker praises New England poultry profits citing a New Hampshire farmer with 1,000 yearly chickens and $1.60 to $3.38 net per hen annually over 25 years. He argues New England offers greater extension opportunities than western states and warns of looming war rumors tied to ships and foreign teams.

New Hampshire New England

Milford Curate Named Successor in Hartford Diocese

Reverend Thomas Gloster of Milford Catholic Church will succeed Reverend John F. Callahan as pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Washington Conn. The Hartford diocese also assigns Reverend A F Carrigan from St Mary's Stamford to St Catherine's Broad Brook and lists several other clerical moves among churches in Connecticut including Waterbury, Bridgeport, Deep River and New Britain.

Nilan Hartford Thos. Gloster Milford Catholic Church John F. Callahan St. Charles Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Washington William F. O’brien St John’s Watertown St. Thomas Waterbury Thomas Gloster St. Mary’s Milford Bridgeport Peter Dolin St. John’s School Deep River Stamford Otto Helier William Dunn St. Francis Xavier's John Landry Church of Immaculate Conception Baltic Thomas Lynch St. John’s

Foresters of America Elect Supreme Officers at Atlantic City

At the Supreme Court of Foresters of America session in Atlantic City on August 29 officers for the coming year were elected. Key posts include Chief Ranger Edward B. O'Brien of Lynn mass and trustees led by John P. Donahue of Philadelphia. The drill competition favored Court Schiller of Meriden with top parade appearance going to Court Atlantic City. The 1915 convention will be in San Francisco.

Atlantic City Supreme Court of Foresters of America Edward B. O’brien Lynn Mass C. P. Rendon Stockton Cal P. J. O’keefe New York T. M. Donnelly Jersey City N. J Charles W. Bagley Waterbury W. G. Smith Ohio Woodward M. P. McLoughlin Providence R. I William Hall Springfield Beadle P. J. Kennedy Peter N. H Maurice F. Roche John P. Donahue Philadelphia William C. Rosenkranz Brooklyn N. Y A. D. Mason Paterson J. M. Bowes Aberdeen Wash Edwin Edwards Calumet Mich Chas. J. Keenan John J. Mack Hartford William J. Mountain Gardner F. K. Brown Court Schiller Meriden Court Collingwood

Sisters Wed Twice in City Hall in Double Ceremony

Sabettea Disalo wed Philip Melito and Tacia Disalio married Gaetano Mingolella at City Hall in a double ceremony attended by about 20 friends. The event followed by a City Clerk license, with Assistant City Auditor Henry Waters performing the rites and kissing both brides. In the same report, a City Officials Outing at Forest Grove drew about 100 officials and guests for a clambake and varied amusements.

Sabettea Disalo Philip Melito Tacia Disalio Gaetano Mingolella Thomas Henry x Waters Forest Grove Reynolds Jimmy Murray Jimmy Grove Sheriff Doyle Patrick Morrissey Dan Rowland Botsford Quest Loren Delbridge Alex Robinson Jas. A. Turner Charities Behrens Mark Nagel

Scalp Specialist Ad Promotes Olly Haira Treatment

Local advertisement for scalp specialist Harriet Besherwood offers a hair treatment service located at 412 Security Building and 4215 Maid Street with phone contact 1373. The spot emphasizes specialized scalp care and alopecia solutions.

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Noise and Matthew Arnold in a fragment from old days

An eclectic excerpt laments noise as a modern American specialty while praising Matthew Arnold’s charm and humor. It then shifts to a brisk travelogue note on visiting seven tiny German states in four and a half hours, tracing a walker’s easy route from Steinbach to Saalthal with brief historical labels.

Steinbach Bavaria Lichtentanne Saxe-Meiningen Rauschengesees Reuss Hitler Gleima Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Altengesees Drognitz Saalthal Saxe-Altenburg

Two Heads Better Than One In A Quarrelled House

A quip contrasts Briggs and Griggs on headship of the house. Briggs says two heads may be better yet Holmes notes a youthfully almanac loving soul. The remarks appear in the Boston Transcript and a Holmes quotation closes the snippet.

Briggs Griggs Boston Transcript

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