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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1911
Page
9
Editorial urges shoppers to favor Bridgeport merchants over out of town sellers. A saved $15 on a $10 cash deal would tempt a stranger, but residents should trust local shops for fair prices, service, and returns. Patronizing local businesses supports employment and city prosperity.
The incoming city street superintendent, Mr. Bodine, asks for a two year run starting January 1. He insists he did not seek the post, while critics question loyalty and independence under political pressure. The piece then shifts to a Christmas moral urging generosity to clerks and the less fortunate, urging practical acts beyond gift giving.
A fragment reflecting on Christmas, the Golden Rule, Santa Claus, and the returning memory of winter days. It invokes Christmas as a living identity and a universal message of peace and unselfishness, emphasizing the season’s tokens and spirit.
Editorial notes introduce daily Thoughts for Today from Mrs Robert M La Follette wife of the Wisconsin senator. The editor commends her sociological essays to readers noting they are aimed at feminine readers and will be interesting and instructive.
In a stern critique of the new regime, the article accuses reformers of sacrificing efficiency to replace Democrats with loyalists. It cites William H. Lawrence’s slated retirement as a casualty of this purge and questions Charles F. Brooker’s future amid anti-trust prosecutions and business distrust. The Farmers column invites letters under author’s name for accountability.
A list of auto shows arranged for the first three months of 1912 runs through January 20 with another set January 10 to 17. Highlights include the Second annual foreign car exhibit in New York at Hotel Astor and the Madison Square Garden annual show under the automobile board of trade. The roster spans New York City venues, Detroit, Providence, Chicago, Newark, Minneapolis, Binghamton, and Boston with dates varying from January to March under various dealer associations and manufacturers’ bodies.
Women favor practical everyday articles over fancy novelties and seek items for daily tasks. Highlights include bread and cake makes, food choppers, covered roasters, aluminum utensils, carvers, fireless cookers, vacuum cleaners, white enamel cake and bread boxes, plus Christmas decorations such as tags seals ribbon tinsel paper garlands and paper poinsettias in the Dennison section.
A probate court hearing is scheduled next Saturday to accept the report of those handling the estate. If Charles Corbin remains unmarried by Saturday, a $75,000 income fund will be created with the remainder to beneficiaries named in the will. If he marries before then, the fund rises to $150,000 but no redistribution will occur afterward. Rumors of marriage have circulated. Corbin declines comment. Rare antique furniture installed in Old Saybrook. Richard Wightman acquires a 300 year old Florentine suite of marqueterie furniture once part of a French chateau, bought in Paris, shipped to Washington, cost about $2,700.
New Britain dated December 14 reports Charles Corbin of Maple Street risks losing income from a $75,000 estate if he does not wed by Saturday. His late father Philip Corbin’s will stated the income would double to $150,000 upon marriage, with the estate details continuing.
Milwaukee business leaders believe the Democratic national convention will be in a middle western city and have started a canvass for a guarantee fund to bring the event to Milwaukee.
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