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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1912
Page
10
A fragmentary humorous anecdote recalls a German train compartment where a woman brings a box of timburger cheese causing strong odor and a gentleman’s discomfort. It shifts to Alfonso XIII of Spain evading a police stop, politely naming title and residence when asked for driving credentials.
A Chicago Record-Herald brief quotes a dialogue about a daughter to the lover. Brie asserts she would make any sacrifice for him. The man challenges whether that proves love, and a sharply phrased line suggests Brie's supposed craziness as the test of affection.
Boston dispatch reports Myrtle Best, a touring actress, announcing a marriage to Yale senior Tames Moore of New Haven. Moore and his family deny any ceremony or divorce existence, and witnesses refute the wedding tale, while Best’s connection to New Haven remains unclear.
London reports that King George V wishes the funeral service for Ambassador Whitelaw Reid to be at Westminster Abbey on Friday afternoon. The Bishop of London had proposed St. Paul’s, but the King’s choice prevailed. Mrs Reid delays the ship offer to carry his body to America until Ogden Mills Reid arrives.
The Decemalette Leap Year party last evening drew about ninety young ladies with escorts. Corsage bouquets of violets marked the Decimalettes as patrons and guests wore white chiffons, voile, messaline, silk, and velvet in colors including green, pink, cerise, apricot, and blue. Notables in attendance included Mrs. Jeremiah Scully, Mrs. Henry Woodhull, and others, with many Misses named among the guests.
A long list of local individuals from Myrtle Heiliman to Earl Wake man and many others from Stamford Torrington New Haven Wallingford gathered for a communal time. Woodhull orchestra provided music and kindness noted as crucial at a period of need. The piece ends with thanks recorded on behalf of the author and kin.
In Chicago a peddler named Meyers and his horse Baron suffered a harsh fate on a frigid Saturday. Meyers tried remedies as Baron declined, then led the animal through the streets until both collapsed and died beside each other, the scene witnessed by a night officer.
A doctor who refused fees and helped create literary immortality was John Elliotson. He attended Thackeray during a serious 1848 illness, and Thackeray dedicated Pendennis to him. Thackeray recalled, “Thirteen months ago,” a friend brought him to the bedside where constant watchful care aided his recovery.
A hostess explains her joke about a departing Scotch guest selecting coats. The guest answers in his thick accent I will have me own. The exchange preserves a humorous regional voice and old time humor.
A French gardener wearing the Legion of Honor recalls his acts at Bazeilles, firing the last shot to defend his guns after all officers and gunners fell. A Sixth Avenue mishap ends with a mistaken parcel claim and a self-deprecating laugh. Also notes on civil executions and Sir Boyle Roche’s Irish bulls with quips about posterity and being in two places at once.
The piece traces drinking healths to Danish rule in Britain and Alfred the Great era, noting compacts in wine for mutual health and security. It also shares quips about a gas meter reading and a Parisian critic, Charles Monselet, who called France a place where the birds are raw.
A compact clipping of quotes on recognition and irony with brief exchanges between Bilkins and Waller about distinguishing likenesses. The selections include reflections on employment, manners of living, money and choice, and a quip about self starters. Notable lines cite Bentley, Anon, Wiggs, Diggs,Judge and Socrates in a period newspaper feel.
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