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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
11
Dec 17 reports a step toward decisive action with troops dispatched at Tasker H Bliss request. Eighteenth and Twenty second regiments infantry move from Texas City to Fort Sim led by Brigadier RF Dads of the light field artillery. Forces will carry at least four machine guns.
Connecticut reports tax data including total state contribution of 402 thousand and 405 dollars under the tax law and 797 thousand 900 dollars from corporation income and excise taxes. There were 6 496 returns filed and detailed income brackets list numerous filers across performance bands from $2 500 up to over $350 000.
Easton residents note Christmas events with Methodist church concerts on December 23 and 24 and a weeklong Men’s Week in town schools. Local schedules cover farm prices in New York markets and a report that English millionaire Sir John Barker has died in London.
Sunday night thefts at Noroton Heights yield a 95 000 haul with partial recovery after abandonment near the reflreld station. A 13 deer herd was sighted on Raymond farm Wilton on Wednesday. An attempted car theft at Noroton Heights was foiled by a tangled rope in the brake. Rev Soule of Hartford declined the Hirst Cong church call in Danbury. A kitchen range explosion injured Mrs A Rabinowitz and her eight month old son in Stamford with extensive burns and damaged pipes and fire. A jewelry theft occurred during the blaze as well as a small cash loss. Foley Kidney Pills promote kidney health in doctor J T R Neal 30 years of experience endorses them.
In superior court at Winsted on Tuesday George Moleski of Sharon pled guilty to attempted criminal assault and received a prison term of not less than two nor more than five years. He attacked the doctor Spoth’s 18 year old daughter on November 1.
English army orders from 1743 to 1781 humorous and stern forbidding white feathers enlistment rules and lists of unsuitable recruits. Siamese baby naming customs and guardian-angel rituals reveal superstition and early social rites. Also a quip about Dr Arne and a comic exchange from Lippincott's and Ladies' Home Journal reflect period humor.
The Washington Star quotes Mr Rafferty noting imagination in a joke about an Irishman mispronouncing words. The dialogue contrasts dialect perception with creative caricature.
Brief quotes from the Brooklyn Citizen and Philadelphia Ledger discuss views on marriage timing and life insurance. A woman asserts that late marriage may be preferable, while an agent notes four companies have bid for risk assessment.
Advertised endorsements claim Foley's Honey and Tar produces the best results for colds sore throats and lungs without opiates. Dr John W Taylor of Luthersville Ga and W L Cook of Neihart Mont praise its honesty and effectiveness while Hindle's Drug Stores promote the remedy as trusted by users.
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