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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
4
An advertisement touts Fruit-A-Tives as a fruit juice tonic claiming to relieve stomach liver blood kidney and skin troubles and aid rheumatic pain constipation indigestion and more. The pitch offers a trial size and full box for two dollars plus postage from Fruit Limited Ogdensburg New York.
A fragment from Don Marquis in Scribner's Magazine expresses rebirth and resolve. The speaker forgives past faults and vows renewed strength, hope, and faith as a new day begins, with mythic imagery of Memnon Prometheus and Prometheus. The note ends with a resignation of Jose Maria Barons as Minister of War.
The Atlanta Journal notes women who love cooking resist dishwashing innovations like steam sterilization and mangle outfits. It argues high cost and tradition hinder adoption, predicting labor-saving appliances may solve the servant shortage as long as wives feel fulfilled in duty.
A fragmentary recipe note by Vincent Giugia from Hotel Mellen in Fall River describes dusting cod or haddock with flour salt and pepper then frying in butter and serving with a rich double cream tomato sauce finished with Worcestershire. The text also records the death of Abram Baudouine, a New York yachtsman, and ends with a marginal line about Xmas trees and ropes from John Reock & Son.
A widower with four children asks if he should marry his housekeeper to avoid being alone after she plans to leave for another job. The adviser suggests a year-long probation to see if affection grows, then a frank talk if not. The plan allows him to care for his children while reassessing his future.
An essay argues theatre attendance benefits women by offering moral lessons and emotional escape. It cites a stenographer and a couple's temptation tale to illustrate how plays encourage caution, virtue, and reflective happiness for both young and older women and their partners.
Edith, a 20 year old, writes of being married two years with no family and a husband who adores children. She ponders adopting a bright baby to brighten their home, asks for guidance while warning adoption can be risky with limited known information.
A childlike scene unfolds as Benny and Augusta trade recitations while Mrs. Hews scolds the noise. The boy and girl alternate verses from The Charge of the Life Brigade and Orphan Annie, ending with Augusta and Benny silent and the visitor being taken home.
A compact kitchen note outlines a Finnan Haddie dish by Vincent Giugia of Hotel Mellen Fall River. The method suggests steaming the fish with very thin Spanish onion, is finished with a light cream and a sprinkle of salt and paprika before serving.
An English correspondent to the Boston Herald recalls a teapot from the Victoria and Albert Museum dated 1670 presented by Lord George Berkeley. The piece shaped like a coffee pot marks early tea service. The author notes that tea drinking from saucers was preferred by elders, criticizes thick hotel cups, and cites Wesley’s journal on tea abstinence and a revival of health after tea intake.
A fashion note describes a dressy moujik ensemble with shoulder capes closing at the front corners, black satin tie strings on lynx fabric, and a brown velvet hat with white facing, suited for stylish wear.
Instructions for pickling two quarts of mushrooms with spices then a bread dough and yeast method. Also a fishery court action reports on the Boston schooner John J Fallon and a telegraph company notice about Europe wire service delays via Sayville.
Washington reports on fats used in homes, noting flavor and color influence prices and that quality matters to avoid waste. The USDA bulletin advises selecting fats with good keeping quality, explains frying fat selection, rendering and clarifying methods, and discusses digestibility and growing variety of vegetable fats such as olive, cottonseed, peanut, coconut, corn, and soybean oils.
Thomas McFarland of Belfast Ireland is named as co respondent in a divorce action filed today by William Pettigrew against Elizabeth J Pettigrew of Belfast. The couple married December 27 1907. The act is alleged to have occurred in Belfast. The case is returnable to the January term of the superior court.
A wartime prosperity contrast with widespread need is explored by J Elihu Root Kunzman a New York lawyer and broker arrested on grand larceny charges. The piece argues the Christmas spirit demands aid for the needy despite wealth in mills and industry.
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