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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1911
Page
8
In a January St Nicholas tale by Pauline Frances Camp Santa Claus travels through a stormy blackout of mischief. Brownies change street signs so he lands in unfamiliar alleys and exchanges gifts in tenements, but merriment arrives as children receive toys and dolls. Santa learns of the prank yet fixes nothing, sharing feasts with the Brownies.
Brigadier General Evans approves attaching a dental corps to military units in line with regular army proportions. Connecticut’s General Cole says dental care will not be added now or for years, due to limited war-time need and expense. Separate note: a U S chair in American literature established at University of San Marcos Lima, Peru for U S studies. The rest carries an advertisement for Cyrus War Remover at local pharmacies.
Census Bureau advance bulletin on 1910 infant mortality shows 154 373 infant deaths in 1910 within the death registration area out of 805 412 total deaths. First year deaths total 154 373 or 19.2 percent, second year 83 080 or 4.1 percent, with births and stillbirths not fully registered, making rates crude. Arctic tern and gold en plover migration details noted.
Paris officials report rising opium use in the capital with government agents stepping in. The drug is believed smuggled from Turkey in a sample shipment. Montmartre and Latin Quarter students are identified as the main victims seeking new sensations.
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