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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1912
Page
13
A fragmentary notice mentions the Farmer Furnishing Co with locations at 177 178 Waitfield Ave Bridgeport Conn. The partial text resembles an old classified or advertising block listing a business address.
The article notes Franz Ferdinand as heir apparent to Austria Hungary with Austria’s throne in question amid Sophie Chotek’s bid for her children’s succession. It mentions Archduke Charles Francis Joseph and possible infant heir Maximilian, and highlights Ferdinand’s strong health and strong role in state affairs. Jesse D Bright is briefly referenced as a former U S Senator with dates.
Lyman Abbott longtime editor in chief of The Outlook turns 71 today. Born in Roxbury Massachusetts on June 18 182? he pursued diverse paths before ordination in the Congregational church and a clerical career that led to a prolific literary life including editorship roles and missionary work in the 19th century.
The essay extols S. Z. Poli as a democratic theatre pioneer bringing affordable, modern playhouses to multiple cities including Bridgeport. It argues Poli makes theatre a school of manners and morals for the masses, contrasts public access with prior elite-only venues, and notes the new Bridgeport house will seat thousands weekly, reflecting a broader civic and cultural uplift.
The figure has been active in labor and capital debates and extended the industrial function of government. He has prominent roles in humanitarian causes including the Indian Rights Association, the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, the American Peace Society, the Universal Peace Union, and the National Child Labor Committee.
A collation of editorials examines police court judges rising to public scrutiny for nontraditional methods to curb drunkenness, analyzes Connecticut probation gains, and weighs reform ideas. It also surveys Republican leadership struggles, the fate of Roosevelt, Taft, and Progressive forces, and notes Buffalo's movement away from voting machines amid polling indifference and voting irregularities.
The Atlas Grill proves a lively evening destination with a cabaret show drawing patrons. The piece highlights the venue as a good place to spend the night, noting performance quality and the overall dining atmosphere.
A collection of humorous snippets and idle remarks appears, touching on chairs on trains, theatergoers, rescue efforts, long marriages, pie making, mining labor trends, political voting habits, looks and intelligence, cigarette lighting, aging, Groat’s doubt, and a medical advert for Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
The D. M. Read Co offers evening hours for late shoppers and a Tea Room open until six. Various home furnishings are advertised including boudoir desks in mahogany oak birdseye maple and white enamel, Sheraton and Colonial writing tables, mahogany slipper rockers from $8, classic tip tables from $6.50, 56.50 curates assistants with shelves, magazine racks at $10, sewing tables from $15.25, bamboo work stands $2.50, folding card tables $2.75, cedar chests with inner trays, period chairs in Heppelwhite Sheraton Dutch Colonial and Chippendale styles.
A furniture store exhibits Globe-Wernicke Sections on the fourth floor offering Tops and Bases at $2.00 and Units in three sizes at $3.00 each. Finishes include Golden Antique and Mahogany in oak tones to help build a growing library for youth.
In the Basem ent wash goods display shoppers find black cotton fabrics for maids dresses including pongees poplins soisettes and latines. Artistic prints engravings and photogravures framed in gold, oak and walnut offer a special group at 25 and 50 cents. Fancy linens include Japanese embroidered scarves and drawnwork squares at 1.00 each and Japanese squares 54 inch and 45 inch sizes at 2.00. Linen section noted.
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