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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1916
Page
16
Washington repairs and maintains mail bags with a yearly output approaching one million repaired items. Large tumble barrels vacuum dust from bags returned from service, processing up to four thousand daily. Bags wear out after roughly six years, but reusable pieces are salvaged into pieced bags for continued service. parcel post demand spurred shop expansion.
A contributor recalls his thirty first wedding anniversary and praise for his wife’s fidelity noting he never counts change incorrectly. Then a science note explains absolute zero as minus 273 C or minus 461 F, stating gases contract to a limit and cannot go lower.
A compact quip from the Detroit Free Press frames a dialogue about longing for youth and simple wonders like a one ring circus. A contrasting line from Benjamin Franklin adds a note on limits and obedience.
The article extols a liver and bowels based regimen to look and feel younger. It cites a local physician in Sale who developed a vegetable compound with olive oil to cleanse the liver. It promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle liver tonic available at druggists for 10c per box.
London reports Premier Lloyd George recovering from a severe chill and ready to form a government. The king has entrusted him with power, with Bonar Law to move adjournment. Lloyd George promises vigorous war prosecution and a largely free hand for policy and cabinet reshuffles.
Bridgeport Housing Co directors promote one million dollars in common stock with no preferred stock or bonds. Subscriptions target factory owners, with 60 percent callable in three months. Subscribers of $1000+ receive rent or purchase options on houses at $2500 unit cost, funded 60 percent by borrowing. Dividends capped at 6 percent, profits set aside to build a surplus fund for stability.
The report traces Halliday’s disappearance from New Bedford after mortgaging multiple properties, including a half built Bullock and Durfee street orange dwelling and two other parcels. Foreclosures yielded unclear recoveries as a religiously connected society’s leader trusted Halliday, leaving Central Lumber Co. unpaid for lumber purchases.
In entente circles the possibility of Germany seeking a separate peace is noted amid the Russia crisis and Duma interference. The death of Emperor Francis Joseph and Charles’s succession are seen as factors. The United States holds various diplomatic roles across Belgium, France, Great Britain, Japan, Russia, Serbia, and Romania with limited representation elsewhere.
A young woman mistaken the police headquarters accident record book for a hotel register yesterday. She wore a dress suitcase and wrote in the book that Miss Ella Arthur Bentley Kresstad of Bellville New Jersey was in the station house all night. She left after tearing out six pages and vanished.
New York stock markets swung on news of Teutonic peace proposals with munitions and war profiteers leading declines. Bethlehem Steel fell 26 points while broad selling hit all strong war-related issues. later, prices stabilized as some support appeared in investment shares. Wheat futures slumped eight cents on peace news before a modest rally. May wheat dropped to 1.66 1/2, then recovered to 1.68. Cotton futures halted their slide as May price rose from 18.18 to around 18.50 on the peace optimism.
Obituaries for William H. Coley Adelarde Quintall Margaret E Crisp Caroline Beckwith Ethel Conklin Foley Mary Sayles Abigail Spencer John A Higgins Hanford Bigelow referenced with funeral details. Services held at Henry E. Bishop chapel and various churches, burial in Lakeview Park St. Michael's cemeteries. survivors listed where provided.
The funeral service for Benjamin Bigelow 54, held at his late home 1541 Stratford Avenue, followed by burial at Union Cemetery Stratford. Rector C Kennedy of Christ Episcopal Church presided with Lilley Camp W O W Stratford bearers. Bigelow survived by widow, daughter Margaret K Bigelow and two sons Benjamin H Waterbury Hanford W Stratford, two sisters Mrs John Koppe and Miss Julia Bigelow, mother Sarah Benjamin Bigelow and a grandson Charles Bigelow. Detective George Fox reported recovery of three automobiles recently stolen, tied to Edward Dabagie and Bahles Levy with ownerships ranging from Irving Shapiro 844 Hallett Street to E M Lampman 266 Capital Avenue Stratford. Garage sale involved a $70 note. Dabagie allegedly left Bridgeport after selling to Brooklawn garage management.
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