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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1916

Page

3

Wanderer’s road and home in Joyce Kilmer’s verse

A faded page presents Joyce Kilmer poem lines on wandering and home, contrasting vagabond life with gypsy travel and a plea for recognizing the gypsy’s chosen home. It then shifts to social vanity remarks about readers and photographers, referencing Merriam M. Isbel estate inventory and probate filings.

Merriam M. Isbel George Cassidy George H. Cornell Olive A. Isbell Aati

Sporty Ultra Suit With Reversible Fabric Details

A sporty ultra suit features dual faced sage and buff fabric with pocket lids jetta collar and belt that reverse for contrast. A matching military hat completes the sharp ensemble and adds a smart touch.

Toto the chimp at shops buys new wardrobe

Toto the almost human chimp from the New York Hip podrome company visited the department store district shoppers. He chose a snappy pinch-back suit with patch pockets, a rosewood cane, and white shoes size 11½, all made from black and white homespun material.

Toto New York Hippodrome Company Boston Opera House Winer A. Shuman & Co Materiah

Walling uit of molp colored vel Ke

Fragmentary text reads like a misread OCR blurring a garbled headline. No clear names places dates or events are discernible to summarize into a coherent news item.

Daily Talks On Heart Topics By Laura Jean Libby

Advice column discusses romance and heartbreak with moral guidance. A young woman asks how to handle a missed engagement as her beau grows closer to another woman. the expert urges self control, resilience, and continued church attendance while reframing the setback.

Laura Jean Libby

Stingy Husband Sparks Bitter Wife’s Dilemma

A 40 year old wife laments her husband controls finances and refuses her fine clothing while she works hard at home. She questions leaving him, arguing love and devotion trump wealth and social polish, and urges appreciation for a simple, faithful partner.

K. F

Little Benny's Notebook in a Sylly Supper Scene

A comic reminiscence portrays Benny late for supper with his father asking for explanation. The tale riffs on a muddled memory of a fire engine scene and a milk wagon mishap as Benny and friends Sid Hunt Puds Simkins, Skinny, and others improvise a rambling, humorous exchange.

Sid Hunt Puds Simkins

Archbishop Moeller on Marriage and Modern Social Changes

Archbishop Henry Moeller of Cincinnati, born sixty seven years ago, criticizes modern feminism and moral reforms. He counsels young people on matrimony emphasizing age, financial stability, and virtue, warns against marrying for physical charm, and urges procreation within moral limits.

Henry Moeller Cincinnati Ohio

Not Always Idleness Rest Is Good Stuff For Workers

The note suggests rest does not equal idleness and that recreation can be a change of occupation, emphasizing balance between labor and leisure as productive. It frames rest as purposeful activity rather than absence of work.

Dark green fur coat with skunk trim and velvet braid

A dark green duvetyn coat features a diagonal cut with bone buttons and skunk fur trim. Velvet accents reinforce the slit collar and bottom braid, resulting in a practical yet dashing garment.

The Peasant's Riddle Folktale From Cleveland Plain Dealer

A Sicilian laborer recalls an ancient folk tale told by his mother about a king and a peasant. The king asks for the answer to a riddle about four carlini. The peasant agrees to reveal it only after seeing the king's face a hundred times. A trusted friend deceives the peasant and exposes the riddle, prompting the king to lament the betrayal.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Well of cold air at Thompson Falls drives unusual storage room

In western Montana a natural icehouse forms from a well near a house. A constant air current maintains about 35 degrees in summer, cooling a timber-walled room and a basement store rooms via an underground pipe and damper. The source notes no known cause and a handkerchief or hat are blown out at the basement opening.

Thompson Falls Montana

Those Dinky Belts Tighten Up A Fleet Runner

A terse remark notes a strong fleet man escaping pursuers with a small belt attached to his coat. The quote implies that without such a dinky belt, he lacks a quick getaway, reflecting a stylistic boast or reporter’s aside about agility and gear.

Apple Desserts and Preparations From An Old Recipe

A collection of instructions for preparing baked stewed and molded apples. Directions include boiling sugar syrup, paring coring eight apples, boiling and coloring syrup, serving with whipped cream or custard, and preparing variations like apple charlotte and stuffed apples with candied lemon peel or quince jelly.

Baked Tilefish a l Italienne from Famous Chefs

FISH REC ES'OF FAMOUS CHEFS. Baked Tilefish a lItalienne. Charles Doucet details a method from Hotel Victoria Boston. Season fish, bake twelve to fifteen minutes, pour in Italienne sauce, fry onion and mushrooms with white wine and brown sauce, top with breadcrumbs and butter, bake six to seven minutes until browned, serve in the same dish.

Charles Doucet Hotel Victoria Boston Mass

Woman suffrage questioned among Indians in Perrine talk

Dr Samuel Alden Perrine described India and its customs at the Universalist church of the Redeemer last night. He suggested woman suffrage may not spread there soon and noted Mohammedan influence elevates the cow over women. The umbrella strike seems unlikely to alarm, seen cheaper to swipe than buy. Down Trodden Woman frequents club meetings and bridge at night.

Songbird Seeres India Samuel Alden Perrine Universalist Church of the Redeemer

Fruit-a-tives credited with curing indigestion

A Toronto reader at 632 Gxrxarp St. East describes two years of acute indigestion and heart pain, claiming Fruit-a-tives cured him after three boxes. He endorses the remedy and notes price 50c per box, six for $2.50, with mail-order from Fruit-a-tives Limited in Ogdensburg, NY.

St. East Toronto J. Caveen Pruitatives Limited Ogdensburg N.Y

Origins of American holidays and their sentimental roots

A compact history of American holiday origins highlighting Fourth of July and February 22 as early, sentiment driven observances. It traces tavern toasts in 1783, Jefferson’s stance on national birthdays, Thanksgiving’s religious and regional roots, and the role of Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale in popularizing Thanksgiving nationwide.

New York Jefferson New England Washington Sarah Joseph Hale Godey Helen Nicolay

Manatee Invades Manila Aquarium Exhibit

The lighthouse tender Cor regidor brought a giant manatee to the Manila aquarium for exhibition. An official joked the fish eats more than a horse, noting it required three men daily to gather sea grass for its ample appetite. The creature appears healthy and mostly herbivorous, enjoying sea grass from Cavite coast waters.

Corregidor Manila Bureau of Science Aquarium Keerer Bureau Aeguro P. I Cavite

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