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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
8
Edward W. Marsh, treasurer, notes fifty two years of bank service and growth in the Savatvi Martins institution. The text references inviting societies and notable accounts, with a focus on health and expansion over the period.
The readable portion mentions real estate and vaults but the rest is garbled. No clear persons or organizations are identifiable.
Professor Berger argues the sun will destroy Earth through progressive heat and expansion, causing rivers to carry debris, land to slide into valleys, and oceans to rise. He estimates 3.3 million years for engulfment, with coastlines, tides, and wave power contributing to the process.
A poetic warning against drinking and excess echoes in the road to Reno mirrored by reports on municipal government reform. The piece contrasts cautionary verse with notes from the Kansas City Star about 205 U.S. cities adopting commission government, citing Des Moines and Galveston as examples and noting broad acceptance despite political opposition.
The Saturday Sale at Radford BR Smiths will offer domestics before January 1. Stock up on prints gingham lawn cretonne flannel and cotton batting. A Walst Sale Extraordinary features ladies waists from Seeleyist Shop 115 Main Street upstairs in the Security building with designs from a New York house. A fire prevention note ends the fragment.
Max Eastman and Mrs Henry Wade Rogers spoke to a large New Haven audience urging support for women’s suffrage. Petition signatures poured in for a legislative presentation. Eastman argued suffrage benefits economy and democracy, while noting women seek development and equal political opportunity. Robert Campbell of Greggory Street recovers from major operation last Sunday.
The article traces early Black Friday events in England and the United States. It cites 187 years ago when London faced a banking crisis linked to Bonnie Prince Charlie, the 1866 Overend Gurney failure, and American Black Fridays in 1863 and 1873 stemming from gold market speculation.
George Ade wrapped up a dinner speech when a renowned lawyer, 25 years habit, thrust his hands into pockets and asked if it seemed odd for a humorist to be funny. Ade quickly fired back about a lawyer waving hands in his own pockets as the room chuckled.
Peter Stereos of Newburyport Massachusetts recounts long battling eczema on his face with a rash. After trying various remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for about eight months and was cured, noting improved sleep within days.
A reader describes a child’s facial sore spreading to the hair and scalp, then notes recovery after using Cuticura Soap and Curieura Ointment. The notice promotes Cuticura products and offers a free skin book and shaving stick sample.
A garbled OCR fragment describes actions to allow papers to fall away first and wipe into the lower skirt while presenting any apparatus over the type. The legible elements include references to an eateria and iraperias, but the meaning remains unclear and no coherent event or entities emerge.
A detailed profile of a prudent New York woman who buys high quality fabrics, preserves garments across seasons, and keeps clothes meticulously pressed. Her strategy reduces waste and extends wear, contrasting with cheaper fast fashion. The piece highlights careful wardrobe management, sturdy footwear care, and thoughtful accessory reuse to sustain elegance on a modest income.
A fashion feature describes modern waist and skirt sets in taupe grey with mustard yellow, cerise, and black embroidery. It highlights pleated lace trims, draped back seams, and velvet bow accents, noting versatility for afternoon or evening wear and the rise of velvet and lace combinations in autumn outfits.
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