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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1916
Page
10
A fragmented collection of kitchen notes detailing casings for stuffing a duck Yorkshire pudding and custard pie. Includes sausage of cornbread crumbs onion sage thyme and seasonings, Yorkshire batter for beef, baked custard variations, spice cake and beef patties from leftovers with notes on texture and cooking times.
Wet fingers pinch edges to seal two meat halves then place in a square pan and bake until brown.
A report describes a swagger coat in dull green English mixture fabric. It features a closed belted cut resembling an officer’s coat with a furlike tippet, velvet faced cuffs, and brass buttons.
Thomas McKenna of Adams House shares Lobster a la Newbury recipe with butter lobster dice seasoned with salt pepper nutmeg and sherry. Five minutes cooking then cream added and boiled six minutes. Egg yolk whisked gently off heat and folded in. Garnished with truffle. Mrs Lillian L Doelger heiress valued estate at 87198.
A reader asks about choosing between a marriage proposal and a flirtatious rival. Advice urges an earnest talk, firm stance, and clear choice by the woman, plus reducing contact with the free-lance auto manager. Another reader asks if a widowed hat buyer’s son may be interested. response says politeness is not proof of romance and cautions waiting for clear signals.
A humorous domestic guide on courting etiquette describes the evening visit where a girl’s constant talking drowns out a young man’s chance to speak. It contrasts the talkative listener with the patient conversational partner and notes that a good listener makes a better impression, often prompting a second call.
Philadelphia memo reports November coin production at 9,850,000 dimes 8,265,200 nickels and 28,975,450 pennies, a new monthly high with $1,688,064.50 in value. Two million ten cent pieces were minted for Ecuador. Through eleven months in 1916 output reached 191,565,923 pieces, all small coins, as double shifts continue. Billy Sunday notes occasional plain English use when needed.
A family scene of Benny and cousin Artie attempting dental telepathy and mind reading in the setting room. Benny claims thoughts of figures and places while Pop and Ma react, noting trial and error with phrases about island, boxes of candy, Robinson Cruise. Thanksgiving Flowers John Reck Son
The verse portrays a crisp autumn mornin in rural life as frost rests on pumpkins and fodder shocks. It celebrates turkey cock clacks hens and roosters, the rising sun, feeding stock, and a hearty mood. James Whitcomb Riley is quoted.
The 150th anniversary of Barbara Frietchie’s birth is noted with her Frederick Maryland burial, the Barbara Frietchie Memorial Association, and debate over the poet Whittier’s portrayal versus iconoclasts. A Newark birthday claim by Mary A. Lovejoy supports the motif of her enduring immortality through song and memory.
The eagle has served as a royal and imperial standard from the Etruscans to the Byzantines and beyond. It appears in Roman, German, Polish, and Russian heraldry, with Charlemagne adding a second head. Napoleon and France revived it. the US seal adopted a spread eagle in 1782, following John Adams and Sir John Prestwich’s suggestion.
Connecticut suffrage coverage notes two recent meetings in South Manchester and New Haven led by Dr Anna H Shaw ex president of the National Woman Suffrage Association. Shaw christened Mrs Taylor's baby in New Haven and urged pledges for state suffrage work. Congress faces action on the Susan B Anthony amendment as December opens.
Tokio reports government statistics show Japan leads the world in divorces per 20 000 marriages with 173. Most involve mutual consent and midwives between couples without court action. Between 1883 and 1902 only 409 suits were filed. officials urge stricter regulations as divorce rates rise. The piece notes growing women's awareness and courts occasionally handling cases.
After the Connecticut Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage annual meeting in Hartford the 18,000 member group begins active winter campaigning. Communications were sent to legislators with arguments against suffrage and prior defeats in several states noted. leadership and personnel criticisms cited by Mrs. Edwin Ford of Boston.
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