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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1915
Page
11
Dispatch from Poulogne, France describes cold nights, marshy air, and persistent winter conditions facing North France units. Trenches, billeting strains, and growing divisions test shelter, logistics, and aircraft observation as mud and ice shape the coming campaign.
A government committee in Christiania plans a law to regulate liquor sales, backed by two thirds of Norway’s new parliament. Total prohibition is rejected as impractical. strong drinks will face strict controls while beer under three percent and light wines are favored.
Teetotalers press Parliament for statewide prohibition. MPs pledged to extreme measures may be compelled to vote for absolute prohibition, potentially amending the bill to a severer form.
A Hull horseflesh dealer was fined $50 after shipping horse meat to a Rotterdam butcher without bond to guarantee it would not enter Germany. The Rotterdam partner testified that war did not affect Dutch prices and was paid based on meat condition. his last shipment included twelve carcases.
Berlin reports a Burg butcher shop offers pickled whale meat as a cheap staple. The meat can be stewed or roasted and sells for 65 pfennigs a pound, about half the price of the cheapest ordinary meat.
London and other centers face new liquor controls with hours cut and off premises sales restricted. The plan mirrors curbs seen in munition areas and Liverpool docks. Officials blame women for disorder and waged prosperity fueling drunkenness, with clergy and police noting rising drunkenness among slum women and cases of child neglect.
In Petrograd a full length Lincoln statue, historian of its journey and ties to Lincoln's popularity among Russian students, was presented to Rev. Frank Gaylord, head of the Russian YMCA. Senator Anatole Koni and Senator Kong are noted, with background on Lincoln’s influence in Russia and 1865 statue sales among students.
Bomb drill exercises have been adopted in all public schools of Baden Alsace and Rhenish Prussia to teach children how to act during air raids. Reports from Germany note several injuries during raids as children rushed to evacuate schools. In Offenburg, mayors of Baden cities met as fire alarms sounded signaling approaching French airmen, and they took shelter in coal cellars.
London reports that the group of trouser-clad women window-cleaners have returned to skirts and blouses after crowds jeered their uniform. Nottingh am factory girls opposed the overalls style, and the women protested to employers before resuming traditional attire.
London. Dec 8. In context of King George’s accident a London report recalls Napoleon’s horse training. Horses were conditioned to stay steady under torture, receiving head blows, drums, gunfire, firecrackers, waving flags, and even thrown objects. The test ended only when the emperor could halt them instantly at full gallop.
Attorneys for Herbert M. Knapp file in bankruptcy court seeking a more specific statement in the charge of perjury by creditors of Burr and Knapp who opposed Knapp’s discharge petition. Creditors claim Knapp was not truthful in statements at the trustee election hearing. Knapp requests more particulars.
A British consular report from Japan notes 1914, the Year of the Tiger under the old system, began with Sakurajima eruption and continued with the Empress Dowager’s death, cabinet scandal fallout, Kamakura Bank failure, and war breaking out in August, marking a year of tragedy.
An advertisement touts Cyrus Wart Remover as a painless quick fix for a wart on the face or hands. The product is sold exclusively at Cyrus Pharmacy located at 418 Fairfield Avenue.
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