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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1910
Page
12
A compilation of curious notes and jokes including animal training quirks of the Nama and oneiko saddle beasts, social tales about servants and kitchens, a schoolboy miswriting of Jonah, light dialogue on romance and marriage, and a testimonial praising Foley Kidney Pills after a kidney complaint.
United Press summary of the Immigration commission final report to Congress chaired by Senator Dillingham. It urges restricting unskilled immigrant inflows, discusses methods, outlines policy plans, notes immigrants’ skills in agriculture, and recommends deportation for crimes within five years and other safeguards. Includes appeals to Britain on East Indian exclusion and maintains Chinese exclusion.
Bridgeport reader complains of unsafe conditions at the Empire Theatre. She recalls crowded aisles and a dark balcony during shows, fears a stampede, and urges local authorities to enforce capacity laws to protect patrons.
Bridgeport leaders arrange a public Stratfield meeting featuring Richard Childs of New York secretary of the Short Ballot organization and Charles H. Haskell of Norwich. Childs promotes a peaceful municipal reform via the commission form with City after city adopting the plan and civil officials urged to attend.
A New York Sun reader recalls fennel tasting like celery and sparking childhood memories. He notes the fennel’s large leaf stalks, how Italians serve it salted, in salads, or with cream sauce, and that the flavor evoked his grandmother’s garden fifty years past.
A compilation of curious nineteenth century notes on African witch doctors described as hideous rites and masks, followed by remarks on lengthy seventeenth century novels, Linlithgow’s historic spots, a quip about eggs and boiling times, the origins of bonnyclabber, and a light exchange about lending ten dollars. The items reflect varied period topics and social curiosities.
A humorous exchange outlines a telegraph mistake where a wife reveals she could not resist bringing her mother after reading a telegram. The quip pivots on prior instructions and the mother’s insistence, hinting at meddling kindness as a roaming force.
District notices list multiple marriages in Danbury Bethel Salisbury Ridgefield and New York with dates from November and December. Names include Frederick A Fuhrmann Agnes Rubenwolf William Bigham Wilma Tuomi Laura Silvernale Lorenzo Olivett Sarah A Peck and more. Obituaries record ages and local residents such as John Parslow Florence Ginty Julia Hawley Celia Merritt Theodore Walter and Emily P Disbrow among others.
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