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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1913
Page
4
The Bridgeport National Bank advertises forty seven years at Main and John Streets in Bridgeport Connecticut. It touts a private banking service with demand deposits and three percent annual interest credited monthly. It invites individuals firms and corporations to open accounts for varied terms and emphasizes personal attention.
The Board of Trustees declares a Semi Annual Dividend for the six months ending December at 4 percent per annum on balances of 4000 and less and 3 percent per annum on amounts over 4000. The payment is due on or after January 2, 1914. Deposits made by January the will draw interest from January 1.
The recollection centers on Frank Chance in the early season misplaying, New York Americans, and Lou Criger who ate peanuts on the Browns bench distracting the scorer. The Browns lost, the Yankees finished seventh, and Barret rumored to join the Browns as Rickey's assistant. Lou Criger reportedly stays on his Minnesota farm enjoying peanuts.
In Philadelphia on December 20 John W. Coombs, former pitcher, shops downtown with Ira Thomas and wives trotting through big stores. Thomas hails Coombs as an iron man and potential future pitching star, noting his near-normal weight and strong health.
Offer highlights a broad line of diamonds watches rings jewelry clocks silverware cut glass and grooming sets. Encourages inspecting goods for the right present with no trouble to show items.
Paris reports the French government's tobacco monopoly earned 105 million dollars in the previous year from a capital of about 30 million, with 47,250 authorized planters growing roughly 40 million pounds on 50,000 acres. The state buys all French tobacco and fixes uniform prices, while hotels add profits. Aerial and royal notes appear alongside notes on Spain and England.
Ruth Bancroft Law, famed aviator, asserts real pilots must dismiss fear though brave men are often cautious. She recounts a Sea Breeze incident at about one thousand feet when a whirlpool tipped her craft, and a Florida flight where a passenger’s hat flew off two thousand feet up prompting her to turn back.
A 1920s style critique argues American wives seek cultured husbands who read Brieux and Schnitzler, know Matisse, and attend concerts. It asserts men who rely on wealth or charm fail to provide mental and spiritual companionship, and deserve to fail as marriage partners.
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