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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1913
Page
6
Henry M Waite, identified as manager of a major American city, completes plans to implement a new municipal government system. Employed by the municipal government commission at an annual salary of $12,000 to oversee the operation, the move signals a distinct new political era for the city.
Passengers and families arriving at the border report General Francisco Villa forced Mexican families to pay between 1000 and 6000 pesos before trains could depart from Chihuahua City. Some merchants fled but many chose to pay to avoid staying under rebel control as property seizures broaden in Chihuahua. Americans reportedly faced no such extortion.
Major General Leonard Wood warns the United States lacks military resources for early war with a first class power. He urges maximizing efficiency of the existing force, training volunteers, and using peacetime time to prepare. He proposes pay for reservists, use of reserve graduates, and temporary commissions for Military School graduates to gain practical service. The piece stresses unpreparedness and the need for rapid mobilization.
A Jericho hotel guest recalls Mark Twain’s camping trip humor as the party traps him with a lettuce moment, while Pearsons Weekly features a quip about Twain. Glazed salmon cooling on ice jackets protects export stock, with a second piece on how glazing seals fish. A Greek peasant jokes about lightning and divinity, citing ancient tales and a 116 B C consulship. A query on ordinal abbreviations explains 1st 2d 4th punctuation as inflected numerals. A Alaska prosecutor’s misquoted plea ends with a Mizner anecdote and an ad for Farmers.
A collage of jokes, quips, and witticisms fills the page. A reader relishes a piece on vulgarity and thrift while other items illuminate clock and watch curiosities and a joking parliament query about lighter light handling.
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