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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1914

Page

7

Auction sale of Bar num Bailey circus stock draws crowd

Auctioneer Charles Lee opens sale of surplus Bar num Bailey circus stock at winter quarters listing tents pegs and elephants with a 46 page catalogue. Buyers include Frank A Robbins Bob Hunting Gilbert N Robinson Leon Washburn and William A Brady among others.

Charles Lee Barnum & Bailey Circus Joseph Moses Frank A. Robbins Bob” Hunting Gilbert N. Robinson Leon Washburn William A. Brady

Cheerful Credit Aids Christmas Shopping At Caesar Misch Inc

cheerful credit offered by Caesar Misch Inc to ease holiday spending. The department store promotes Christmas sales across all departments with bargain prices on clothing, furs, and men’s wear. Credit terms are extended to customers, enabling purchases without financial strain during the season.

Clothmg Caesar Misch, Inc

Weather and snow disrupt rail traffic after fierce storm

The Friday morning cold gives way to heavy snow and biting east wind. The sky shows signs of a coming storm with a bright moon halo. Snow falls furiously all day, blocking railroads and delaying trains. Public reaction splits between poetry and hardship as travelers endure knee deep drifts.

Wheeler Wilson Cornet

Christmas Greens Arriving in City

Christmas trees are arriving in Bridgeport as dealers travel to Vermont to source balsam fir and spruce. Stocks are expected to rise in the coming days with a limited number of silver firs and a forecast of about 25 carloads by mid next week.

Prof. Lamb Mrs. Baldwin Park City Dude Edgar Ely Prof. Baldwin Maggie Connors Star Shirt Factory Elms Vermont Bridgeport

Koch’s Great Discovery in Tuberculosis History

The first scientist to link tuberculous diseases to bacilli was Dr. Robert Koch born in Hanover. He began inquiries in 1879 and in 1882 announced a specific germ, bacillus tuberculosis, before the Berlin Physiological Society. His later work included trials with remedies like lymph and turtle serum, some of which failed, while further experiments offered guarded hope.

Robert Och Hanover Trsals Koch Physiological ‘Society of Berlin Egypt India Friedman

British government hires huge sums for ocean liners as armed ships

An Admiralty sub committee issued hire scales for vessels used as armed cruisers troopships and hospital ships. The figures show three month earnings for major Atlantic liners including Aquitania Caronia Carmania Cedric Tunissian Empress of Britain with speeds from 16 to 23 knots and earnings from 158 640 to 855 850 dollars. The report also covers prep costs downtime and higher wages.

Associated Press London Admiralty Aquitania

New Hampshire Club to Be Guests of Miss Burke

The December meeting of Bridgeport’s New Hampshire club will be hosted by Miss Nellie A. Burke at 65 Poplar Street on Monday. The event features a masquerade party with entertainment by the committee and a paper on the History of the Town of Chesterfield by Hart French. Each member may invite a guest native or former New Hampshire resident, promising a large gathering.

New Hampshire Club Bridgeport Nellie A. Burke Poplar Street Emily Russell H. L. Cram HG. Sprague Hart French Chesterfield Granite State New Hampshire

Echoes of Argonne Exposes Trench Periodical Debut

Paris dispatch reports The Echo of the Argonne a French periodical edited from the trenches in the Argonne forest. It highlights a chasseurs victory in Haussy forest and Russian advances in Poland while noting plans to distribute 14 000 briar pipes in the trenches.

Paris Echo Argonne Argonne Forest Blue Devils Chasseurs Haussy Forest Poland

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