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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
6
Recipe instructions list two cakes or batters with flour sugar and eggs, giving steps to cream, sift, and bake in a moderate oven. Includes lemon juice cream and water mixing, with separate egg yolks and whites added to a light batter.
Fragmented recipe excerpt describes creaming butter and sugar with milk eggs and raisins then baking in a slow oven followed by orange flavored cakes and icing and a spiced fruit loaf mix with currants citron and raisins baked quickly. multiple steps show variations for loaf and icing.
Combine half cup butter with one cup powdered sugar, add half cup milk gradually, then one and a half cups flour sifted with a tablespoon of ginger. Spread thin on pans, score into squares, bake five minutes in a moderate oven. When taken from oven, separate squares and roll into tubes.
The United States torpedo boat destroyer Allen was launched at Bath Maine.
The ad claims Dr F M Edwards treated many women for liver and bowel issues over 17 years. It promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe substitute for calomel, saying a nightly dose restores normal bowel action and removes waste. Thousands use them to stay in “the pink.”
A column features advice on romance and social conduct with reader letters. A young woman seeks guidance about a married admirer while a boy asks for freedom from an overprotective guardian. The piece also reflects on Thanksgiving family reunions and returning home.
Poem recalls ancient battles and sea gales with vivid imagery of sunlit waves and flag fluttering in doomed ships. A submarine shadow haunts the sea and the war gods watch while memories of farewell ride the tide. Also notes Fish Recipes of Chefs and John F. Clark elected president of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
The piece notes how food producers once proved products but now rely on fear of famine to drive sales. It contrasts public readiness with the dramatic mood of the moment and cites Beatrice Barry of the New York Times.
This vintage advertisement promotes Musterole, an oil of mustard ointment. It claims quick relief from sore throat bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia congestion pleurisy rheumatism lumbago back pains sprains and colds with no blistering and universal use by doctors and nurses.
The ad touts Knowlton's Danderine as a cheap remedy that stops dandruff and itching, makes hair soft and abundant in minutes, and claims new hair sprouts after about two weeks. It urges purchase at drug stores and describes dramatic cosmetic results.
The 1916 Secretary of Labor report recommends a separate Bureau of Employment within the Department of Labor. It cites Post Office help, 60000 offices, and free forms to match workers with employers. It argues for nationwide reach, age inclusion, collective bargaining, and industrial peace while avoiding strike-related demands.
United States Solid Truck Tires deliver strong service for Army supply trains across the Mexican border. Manager C. J. Welch notes exceptional mileage amid gritty, stony road surfaces and severe wear, surpassing expected performance in harsh conditions.
Bangor Maine December 7 The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad announced a four per cent bonus for all employes earning under two thousand dollars a year in the last six months President Percy R Todd said about seventeen hundred workers will benefit John Reck 80
Federal report shows 193 insect types and 116 plant diseases detected on imports in the last fiscal year. Notables include pear scale on imported items and a fourth potato weevil found in Irish potatoes from the Andes. citrus canker appeared in several shipments.
Mary Davies, a bacteriologist for the Robert W. Goelet Research Fund, inoculated herself with gangrene bacilli to prove Taylor's antiseptic cloth works. Reports from Paris claim success and test results suggest British uniforms may soon be protected, reducing infection and deaths. Davies is tied to Ris-Orangis hospital under Dr. Joseph A. Blake. The article also notes China’s gum chewing spread and mocks its civilization for avoiding war.
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