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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1909
Page
11
A garbled account recounts the ill fated Great Eastern voyage with a faulty launch, faulty boilers, and a $350000 overrun that doomed the ship. A pay clerk vanished with $4000 and years later a body was found among the wrecks, revealing two men and a missing crew member.
A Chicago News fragment hints at a salinrto ceil aboard a vessel and a terrible secret sealed behind its walls. Names and full details are unclear due to damaged OCR but the core claim involves a hidden chamber and unknown peril aboard the ship.
A fragmented reminiscence about Lafoadin Wessm and his era in newspapers. The piece recalls editors shaping copy and reporters facing space constraints and editorial control. It notes tensions between writers and editors over tone and content.
The text depicts London society’s rigid moral mood toward royalty and public scrutiny. It contrasts the sight of royal figures with villagers' reactions, noting how attention to monarchs is a social performance. A separate anecdote lampoons a Carolina farmer and an elderly worker, underscoring generational humor and misunderstandings about work and health.
A Bridgeport widow buries her husband and later orders his remains dug up and burned after claiming he said his spirit would appear and harm her. Reports cover local religious activism at a cafe, bank loan practices on six family homes, Berkshire pond skating, a courtroom scolding by Judge Ralph Wheeler during a murder trial, and the era’s fascination with psychic schemes and con artists.
An advertisement promotes Poslam as a cure for eczema and related skin conditions including hives rash scabies piles and scalp flaking. It asserts immediate relief and curing potential within days with two dollar jars or fifty cent samples and lists Jennie Hamptons Pharmacy and Emergency Laboratories in New York City offering free mail samples upon request.
Mrs. Delia Canton Field of Chicago, widow of Marshall Field, escapes payment of inheritance tax on 1 million dollars. A courts ruling finds the fortune exempt due to an ante-nuptial agreement making it provided for before marriage.
Household notes offer tips from culinary tricks to fabric care. Instructions cover frying, cleaning, ironing, and stain removal with common household items. The piece also notes upgrades in dining, baking, and even early references to moving pictures and smokeless powder while listing assorted odds and ends from milk puddings to cornmeal uses.
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