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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
2
The article emphasizes bright window displays and night lighting as key to attracting customers. It highlights electric signs as the strongest advertising tool, capable of reinforcing location and product lines. The manufacturer offers guidance on optimal light arrangements for business and home use, stressing comfort and economy.
The annual report of Judge Advocate General Russell notes the detention system for sailors and marines convicted by court martial has produced excellent results. It emphasizes restraint and selective leniency, reclaiming many good men for the Navy as separations occur after service.
The fragment notes a group or institution claiming improved readiness to face daily demands. It highlights enhanced moral and industrial capacity as key factors in preparing for practical life challenges.
New Milford记 December 5 Russell B Noble aged 77 long serving town clerk for 49 years and treasurer of the local fire department for 51 years dies. He belonged to the Noble family that founded New Milford in 1707. The notice ends with a Chicago News quote about a pamphlet in a bookstore.
National League fielding averages show Konetchy of St. Louis rising from fourth to first with .995 at first base. Daubert of Brooklyn falls to second, four points behind. Miller Huggins of St. Louis tops second basemen at .877, while Lobert of Philadelphia leads at third base with .974. Tinker of Cincinnati takes shortstop honors at .968, edging Wagner of Pittsburgh at .962. Leach of Chicago leads outfielders at .990 across 129 games, though Booe of Pittsburgh posts a perfect 1.000 in 22 games.
George Kid Lavigne born in Bay City Michigan to French Canadian parents marks forty four years tomorrow. Once a top lightweight he earned large sums that vanished amid a career with many ups and downs after retirement.
New York dispatch reports the American Polo Association will act swiftly on the Hurlingham Club of England challenge for matches in the United States by June 1914. Chairman H L Herbert of the executive committee convened a meeting to begin first consideration, with an early acceptance anticipated and arrangements expected to proceed without dispute.
A fire in a woodland owned by Arthur Sherwood H R Elwood and the Wakeman estate burned all night destroying about 60 acres. Neighbors battled the flames though no alarm was sounded. Community notes mention Fairfield Fire Department buying 200 feet of hose and school lights at Wheeler school. A Peeping Tom is reported in town.
Daisies picked in a field near Goshen are on exhibition in a store in that village.
In Westfield Vermont Miss Yvonne Benoit describes severe pimples and disfigurement that caused distress and itching. She credits three months of unsuccessful salves before using Cuticura Ointment then Cuticura Soap with hot water. A few weeks later she was free from pimples.
One night Cuticura treatment heals chapped hands with hot water soak, soap, and ointment plus loose gloves. Also promoted for pimples, blackheads, dandruff and falling hair. Soap 25c and Ointment 50c sold everywhere with free 32 page Skin Book and free sample by mail from Cuticura Dept. T Boston. Men using Cuticura Soap for shaving and shampooing find it best for skin and scalp.
Governor Cole L. Blease orders out the militia to prevent a lynching of forty Black residents after the killing of B. Peyton Best. Barnwell crowds gathered armed, threatening mass violence while the coroner's jury blames two Black men. Authorities moved the suspects to the state penitentiary for safety.
A fragmentary exchange reveals tensions over higher meat costs and premium for "heefstenik" and chuck steak for porters, mirroring wartime or scarcity era economic strain in Chicago. The dialogue references Mr Mette nis and Mr Iroma.
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