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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
13
A garbled column mocks holiday indulgence and congressional recess while noting Harvard students earning £56,000 and proposing a durable house for Harry Thaw. The piece weaves satirical takes on presents overbuying, a missing winter overcoat, and congressional absence delaying bills.
The obituary recalls Sir Roger L Estrange a royalist censor and journalist who led a monopoly printer and backer of newsletters. It notes his later Observator and argues his failure to suppress a free press. It then recounts United Italy founded forty seven years ago with Rome occupation and Garibaldi's role and Papal resistance resulting in deaths and wounds.
OHN M. MURPHY testified that he represented Warren Bros. in New York state and was to receive twelve and one half cents per square yard of pavement laid there. He paid $11,000 to Gaffney and Carroll and $2,000 to the New York Democratic fund to secure contracts. The report notes related probes of Warren Bros. and the highway office in Connecticut and questions Bridgeport’s contracting methods and costs for paving.
The piece argues Chicago women may face a ballot full of tobacco smoke as voters. It suggests banning smoking in public places and allows election meeting moderators to halt smoking inside polling venues.
Mansor Wilson asserts he seeks efficiency in removing Inspector David W. Lynch. Lynch has served under three payors, done his work well, without fear or favor. No charges exist, and three Bridgeport newspapers advocate his retention amid fear of Republican retaliation by politicians affected by Lynch’s duty.
A historical critique explains how defective rails cause accidents as trains travel at high speed on curves. It cites 15 percent of disasters from defective equipment, notes increased strain from heavier traffic, and points to segregation in cooling as a failure mode. It argues for manufacturing improvements and slower speeds around curves.
An editor nearly discards a 1914 Old Farmers Almanac when an elderly reader recalls how scarce books were in his youth. Robert B. Thomas’s almanac offered farm advice by month, eclipses, zodiac signs, jokes, and government notes, a treasure that sparked home reading fervor and early competition for the first copy.
The piece notes tribute almanacs once filled with humorous anecdotes and remedies have declined as readers seek new and original writing. It contrasts old lugubrious disease lore with today's flood of newspaper and magazine literature, leaving almanacs largely as information directories.
Indiana marks 97 years as a state today and plans a grand centennial celebration three years hence. The piece traces Indiana’s early history from territorial days to Corydon and Indianapolis, noting notable Hoosiers and the growth of the capital.
A nature talk in a primary class prompts a humor filled exchange about a bee sting and slang. The Meriden Journal cites a ten year old anti spitting ordinance in a major city and urges better enforcement to protect public health.
Look over the large new stock of Rubber Toys and Rattles for the Babies. The ad highlights a wide range of infant toys and rattles available for purchase, inviting shoppers to inspect the fresh inventory.
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