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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
5
A disjointed narrative fragment centers on a character named Matt and others as they discuss money, dreams of wealth, and social intrigues. The text hints at manipulation, cautionary themes, and a budding romance set against a backdrop of boarders and local ambitions. The fragment ends with unclear spy-like tensions.
Matt, seeking steady work after Bates vanishes overnight, fails at banks and firms before landing a lowly job with the Young Men's Christian Association. He endures humiliations, finds a temporary anchor in the MCA, and endures shifts from shingle-work to gym duties while awaiting a promised three months to prove himself and win a raise.
Sufferers have been cured for twenty years by Mills Rheumatic Remedy. It gives relief in twenty four hours. One bottle will cure most cases. Guaranteed remedy. At all drug stores or direct. One dollar per bottle. Mills Medicine Co. 117 East 24th Street, New York.
Lovers of vaudeville enjoy a busy week at Polis Theater. The Stage Struck Kids perform with four boys and four girls, fresh from major circuits. The Craziers bring whirlwind comedy dance from Europe, Thornton and Carlew present new Broadway songs, Flood and Erner showcase daring balance acts, Hans Vie's Baby offers a lively sketch, and Howard and Mason deliver top act entertainment. Two reel features accompany each show with a country store Friday night.
Today marks the start of Abe Attell's week at The Plaza where the featherweight champion draws crowds with boxing tales and stage stories. The program features Miss Bright Eyes the dog, the Ramsdell Trio, Nelson the comedy juggler, Anada and Irving, plus two reel features The Pay-as-You-Enter-Man and Dishwesh Dick's Counterfeit.
James F Blatch Cooper stars in Beauty, Youth and Folly at Paris Theatre with Gus Growth memories. New show features a fresh book, original score by John Z Black and Blk Welle, directed by Jack Mason with a large chorus and cast including Lucia Cooper Lot tie Blackford Tom McRae and Dolly Webb.
New York World reports chemist BM Ives showing that glow from fireflies and glow worms is chemical not biological. The light persists after death, produced in tissues years later, confirming chemical origin.
The Jerusalem Chapter No. 13 R. A. M. cancels the planned meeting for tomorrow night due to the death of William T. Garner. A stated meeting is scheduled for the 19th.
A. M Wooster attorney at law promotes patent booklet requests from Bridgeport Connecticut. A commentary on Attorney General Reynolds goals and the Sherman act argues for sensible enforcement and public benefit, not punitive misuse. December 11 reports Spanish steamer Alfonso XII mutiny by engine room workers and firemen, overpowering officers after a fierce clash.
In Shelton Miss Be sie B Hyde and Teniel Treat of Torrington wed. In Ansonia Miss Nellie Evans and Walter Jaroline Keeling of Bridgeport announce marriage. In Norwalk Daniel O Robinson and Miss Helen S Blackman tied the knot on December 3.
A sequence of death notices across Connecticut towns from Dec. 2 to Dec. 7 records individuals including Betsey T. Birchard of Wilton 30 years Isa bel la Watkins of Norwalk wife of Samuel J Wat kins Isaac H Bouton of Noroton Heights aged 71 Maud Phelps of Shelton 2 Martha I M Mitchell 69 Anna McInerney 24 Ellen Gorman widow of Dennis Ellen Morris 88 Alphonse Cassette Alexander McLean 31 John Morris 3 Mary Lee Meade 14 Alanis Wood 80 Cora J Benjamin 60 Louis Perault te years Susan Street 56 Walter Morrell 74 W Arnold 29 Mary Gaines 58 Gertrude Connelly 24 etc.
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