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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1916
Page
6
A fragmentary home cook guide lists lamb broth with vegetables, a nutmeg spiced nut bread, clam chowder style stew with pork, and a clams and milk dish. It includes details on stock, roux, steaming times, and bake times for miscellaneous dishes, reflecting a kitchen catalog style.
London news reports a surge of women in expensive furs as wages rise in Britain. Demand for musquash, American gray fox, and Runk skins has driven prices up. Furriers are overwhelmed with orders from industrial centers for coats, muffs, and stoles, but wartime manpower shortages hinder production.
A rustic tale on Hank the bad man who robs the poor and vows violence yet refuses one brutal act. He proclaims his limits when offered a worse fate, delivering a moral that every man has a price and a breaking point.
Laura Jean Libby explores social grace and the knack for making acquaintances. A polite, friendly demeanor, welcoming introductions, and active social participation help girls attract interest and form friendships. Reader questions about courting and parental consent are answered with practical guidance.
A 30 year old widow asks how to handle a well to do bachelor who has had many loves. She notes her neat appearance and strong home, fears loneliness, and asks whether to trust him or seek reassurance from friends before committing to marriage. She contemplates putting the question to him directly.
Generous hearted W.R. asks what presents suit a fiancée while a Texas soldier is away. He notes scarcity of gift options and funds, suggesting scented Indian baskets, plumed birds, colored plumage, inexpensive pearl beads, or a portrait as thoughtful tokens from a distant lover.
In a child’s tale Persey refuses to lend peanuts until pressed and a neighbor named Reddy Merfy demands two peanuts. The piece notes a shift in doll making, with American dolls gaining flesh color and durability, boosting U.S. toy production as war demands rise.
A detailed description of a blue cloth day dress in a one piece style with options for waist closure, straight or surplice finishes, and shawl collar. Directions cover trimming sleeves, pockets, and skirt. includes cutting steps and fabric folding instructions for medium sizes.
A vintage feature laments the decline of the German porcelain doll once popular in American nurseries. It describes the doll as artificial with vivid colors and fragile components. The piece notes domestic mishaps caused by breakage and critiques mass production, while hinting at shifts due to war and changing immigration patterns.
A dated poem notices the conqueror’s violence and slave sorrow. It laments the frenzied fighting, foresees a violent reckoning that could topple powers, and speaks of sowing hate and tears as a lasting harvest across alien fields and ruined lives. Poem credited to John O’Keefe in the New York World.
Hartford reports the State Fish and Game Commission met to review drafts for the General Assembly. John M. Crampton stated the panel plans over the coming years to restore shad and other fish to Connecticut rivers and reduce lobster prices from 46 cents to 12 1 9 cents per pound while noting ongoing seasonal tree decorations from John Reck & Son.
In the present session of congress suffrage activists will push for federal action led by Miss Anne Martin of Reno Nevada who chairs the woman’s party and the legislative committee of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage though success seems unlikely amid a busy short session.
London reports a simple Christmas as the nation embraces self denial and reduced celebration. Food shortages drive economy, with hotels barred from late hours and lavish meals. War Savings campaigns urge thrift, while households cut meat and festive treats to prevent hardship for others.
A patriotic drive promotes economy in meat bread tea alcohol sugar and butter with placards warning extravagant Christmas spending wastes food raises prices and lengthens the war. Churches support an economical Yuletide, urging restraint while ensuring soldiers and sailors at the front receive plum pudding and Christmas parcels.
Amelia A. Luddington Conger widow of Charles A. Conger died at 46 Pleasant Street after a lengthy teaching career in Bridgeport schools. Born in Great Barrington 65 years ago she began teaching at 17 in West Stratford and served as principal at Old Mill Green and Huntington before tutoring at Staples and Huntington. She resumed at Barnum this year and had taught about 40 years in Bridgeport. Survived by son Bruce H. Conger and sister Mrs. Rowley of Milford.
This item notes the 234th anniversary of Annie Laurie the poem and song’s inspiration born December 6 1682 to Sir Robert Laurie. It details the suitor Douglas and the later changes by Lady Jane Scott including the revised verses about Annie’s beauty and the altered second verse.
Visiting nurse from the Anti-Tuberculosis Society describes Betty who, eighteen and bright, was saved by Red Cross Christmas Seals after her mother died. Betty lived in squalor with limited airflow and shared a bed with her weak mother while teaching self care and hope through the seals.
Ten year old Jerry O Connor at the open air school sends a rhymed appeal to the Red Cross Christmas Seal Sale. He asks for a lung to help TB sufferers and urges prayers and support. The Seals fund open air schools sanatoria and home care for boys like Jerry nationwide.
The article traces Santa Claus to Saint Nicholas of Myra and explains European observances where St Nick’s Day rivals Christmas. It notes Dutch gifts on December 6, the horse ridden saint, and children leaving carrots for him, with Morgan & Co. mentioned regarding an assay office gold receipt of 7.8 million dollars.
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