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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1915
Page
14
A life time opportunity to buy a high grade piano or player with a $5.00 down payment. The plan promises lowest price and easy terms under a profit sharing, protective scheme and guarantees delivery by Christmas morning.
The ad promises extra inducements if the balance is paid in under 40 months. It claims total savings of 134.40 on the piano and 209.20 on the Piper by combining original price reductions with potential profits from a sharing plan.
A Turin speech frames Italy's aims as national aspirations including regaining Trent and Trieste, plus Istria and Adriatic shores. The piece traces Giolitti’s fall, Giolitti era German influence, and the rise of Salandra and Sonnino backing a cautious yet aggressive policy. It notes Rome maps of expansion and hints at Balkan involvement tied to national aims.
In the Adirondacks, a group of boys from Rome State Custodial Asylum planted 150,000 Norway spruce over 150 acres in four weeks at Indian Lake eight miles from Rome New York. Under state forester A W Blye supervision the camp taught forestry rules and yielded strong health and morale as the group worked from 7:30 am to 4 pm daily, earning a Scouts Medal in Forestry and drawing film interest from Pathe Weekly.
Dr Paul 8 Reinsch the American minister with his wife and a party of Americans visited the tomb of Confucius in Taianfu China. They traveled to the Confucian city on wheelbarrows the same type as used in Confucius era. Also in the party were Dr Henry C Ada of the University of Michigan and Mrs Adams.
London readers of Truth vote Shakespeare as the greatest British dramatist with unanimous support. They also name Milton as greatest poet, Bacon as greatest philosopher, Gibbon as historian, Dickens as novelist, Macaulay as essayist, Sullivan as composer, Turner as painter, and Flaxman as sculptor. DUTCH WON'T TALK WAR. A Hague society pledges not to discuss war, with branches in other Dutch cities and members wearing a button reading Don't discuss the war.
Panama City dispatch reports plans to beautify Gatun Locks and the Gatun village during canal closure. Removal of construction superfices, conversion of former sites to lawns, and removal of cranes will create wide level grounds. The Gatun village will gain trees paths and a new clubhouse to replace the dilapidated structure.
Peking December 14 President Yuan Shikai has conferred the second class Chia Ho on BH Williams director of the bureau of Far Eastern affairs in the American state department. Williams was Chinese secretary of the American legation at Peking later first secretary and chargé d affaires in the Chinese capital. He also served as consul general at Tientsin and for years was an official translator for the Chinese government. Williams has written several books on Chinese laws religious and institutions. He has lived in China for more than twenty years before assuming his Washington post and is highly regarded by Chinese officials.
Polish residents in Bridgeport marked the national revolt anniversary with an event at Warne Hall on Sunday night. The benefit raised 82 dollars and 45 cents for aid to the oppressed in Russia.
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