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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1914
Page
14
Fragmented text presents quips about digestion, medicine, and social scenes. It features terse exchanges about food, cooking, and a nurse’s sip of broth, referencing period newspapers and humorous dialogue from the Columbia Jester and Kansas City Journal.
A Boston clipping records a farmer asking if anyone shoots during the season and confirming that a brace of ducks was shot. The exchange suggests practical hunting practice with a direct answer that the birds were not wild but shot by the farmer.
The item quotes Parson Johnson stating a morning contribution drive to cover a pastor salary deficit. The excerpt notes the choir will sing until the full amount is collected, reflecting satirical tone from Puck.
The article outlines a dress pattern using six yards of 40 inch charmeuse and two yards of 36 inch velvet. It covers layout on lengthwise folds, basque construction, seam closures, collar and sleeve details, open or closed fronts, pleating, gathering, and belt hemming, noting variations like a gathered tunic with a sash and multiple perforation markers.
Poem excerpt titled Where Life Indignant Fleets Upon the Wind by Hdith M. Thomas. Imagery contrasts battle, mortality, and heroic spirits who heed a higher call beyond kings and politics, invoking a spirit-host that roams the wind and sea of history.
A collage of vintage recipes including a rich pork cake with custard filling, pork with cream gravy, and whole wheat bread with nuts. Instructions detail mixing eggs and sugar, making custard, and baking, then a Cincinnati Enquirer quote about domestic life.
A feature portrait of circus girls shows their tough summers on the road and domestic routines. It notes the contrast between chorus girls and circus women, their love interests, and the favored path of marrying for love rather than wealth. It ends with a vow that circus girls seek honest hearts.
Reader asks which suitor to choose between a navy sweetheart and his chum. Advice: marry the man you love, as keeping options open harms all. The letter emphasizes choosing true affection over convenience and urges honesty with both parties.
A reader writes about being twenty two and unable to shake a persistent sweetheart. He states he dislikes girls yet keeps company with one and asks what to do. The reply urges breaking off the relationship, avoiding her, and not meeting or writing to her, noting true attractions come with the right person.
Fire engines rush to Jimmy Watson's house as flames erupt and smoke pours from upper windows. Tommy watches from the nursery window thrilled by the scene while Jimmy emerges with his teddy bear as his mother and servants flee. Firefighters battle the blaze with ladders and hoses as the house threatens to burn.
Snippets from multiple papers joke about revolutions in mince pie, taxes on House members, and holiday generosity. General Joffre directs from a rear schoolhouse, while critics laugh at political and wartime absurdities amid lighthearted quips and notices. Wreaths and Laurel Heivesaa.
A tense scene unfolds as blackmailers threaten Miss Petersham and demand money. Petersham fears for Linda and debates paying to avoid harm while Ben Puttick and Joe confront looming danger near the brook. A shooting alarms the group and momentum shifts toward action.
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