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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1916
Page
10
Port Robinson July 1915 notes a recipe method for fish baked with salt pork and aromatics. Instructions describe layering fish with fat and herbs, adding stock white wine, and baking until done, then finishing with a claret glaze.
The description highlights a party frock with silvery metal cloth and flesh colored satin. The gown features a back slanting train forming a fish tail effect, silver thread banding at the skirt knees, and beaded shoulder straps.
Lawrence P. Riley of Somerville sues Drake Brothers Company of Boston in Superior Court at East Cambridge for 2000 claiming a nail in a cake bought at a Somerville store last September caused a dental catastrophe. The company prepared the cake and the suit alleges the incident departed from ordinary harmless events.
A reflective piece on long distance romance and letter writing shows how couples drift when correspondence becomes routine. It contrasts male and female writing habits and notes women often persevere longer while men abandon pen power and seek new attractions.
A Detroit Free Press poem describes children behaving well to meet Christmas expectations. Parents note the kids kiss and bargain for affection, while mother and father share the preholiday smiles and housework as part of the festive mood.
A reader letters column discusses whether engagement should last two years, whether correspondence with unseen suitors is wise, and the secrecy of exchanging photos. Advice covers practical paths for sustaining families, supporting a spouse, and avoiding poverty, urging courage, saving, and faith.
An ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a liver and bowel aid replacing calomel. It claims they improve yellow skin and pallid tongues, start bile flow, relieve constipation, with no dangerous after effects and sell in 10¢ and 25¢ boxes.
Paris reports from German sources via a Zurich despatch to Matin that King Constantine III remains frail as the old wound in his side bothers him. The king is described as very weak and health concerns resurface amid wartime uncertainty.
Flora Padmore of 1003 Main Street wins habeas corpus case to claim her daughter Dorothy, who had been with the Eli J. Brickleys of New Haven since 1904. After a tense court hearing a luncheon meeting and a brief visit lead to Dorothy recognizing her mother. The Brickleys abandon their claim and Dorothy returns to New Haven with her mother.
London delegates from English liquor trade press for harsher enforcement of closing time laws. Proposals include suspending licenses for war duration violations and imprisoning a second offense with disqualification from liquor employment. Birmingham has formed an organized police service to prevent breaches.
The Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association will pursue county centered work under local leaders this winter. House to house canvassing and local league campaigns aim to educate women about voting and suffrage, with emphasis on informed public opinion and anticipated federal action in Congress. Mrs. Walter MacNab Miller leads lobbying in Washington through the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Berlin announces a telegram from the German Emperor to the King of Bavaria praising the fall of Bucharest. It honors Bavarian troops in the mountain fight and notes the heroism and death of Prince Henry, nephew of King Luis, amid reports of his death on November 9.
A culinary column lists fruit cake and mince pie recipes, an English stuffed goose, French turkey soup, almond cookies, and a nutmeat patter. Each dish includes ingredients, method, and occasions reflecting traditional festive fare.
Remove the skin from the neck of a fat goose and stuff with soaked bread, fried with a small chopped onion in goose-dripping. Add chopped parsley, salt, paprika and ginger and mix with one egg. Bake in a pan with a little hot water until brown and serve hot with red cabbage cooked with wine.
The Countess of Warwick is celebrated for tireless wartime aid to wounded soldiers, grieving families, Belgian refugees, and prisoners. Known as the Socialist Countess, she supports philanthropic causes and has clashed with socialites over nursing during war. She is said to have spoken with King Edward on politics and praised German diligence while critiquing the Kaiser’s arrogance.
Brig General Frank McIntyre chief of the bureau of insular affairs issues his annual report praising the Philippine bill enacted at the last Congress as probably the best organic law ever passed. He notes widespread satisfaction in the Islands with the bill, greater than anticipated.
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