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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1911
Page
5
A column advises feminine readers to monitor weight using a simple scale routine. Weigh on waking and before sleep for two to three weeks, then plan reduction steps. Excess weight harms health, youth, and vitality, while modest overweight after age twenty five lowers life quality.
A scammer titled Baron Van Metz, linked to Mrs. Reynolds and her daughter, returns to New York aboard the Minnehaska. He plies romance with wealthy widows and society women, claims noble deeds, and flees when confronted by Senator Reynolds. He previously served time for jewel-related fraud and targeted the Spanish set at the Waldorf Astoria.
A verse narrative from Newark New Jersey December recounts a boy named Ned whose mother dies leaving him distraught. He preserves her corpse, sets a fire, then realizes in grief that faith and immortality come from love. The piece blends moral reflection with a Christmas era mood and cultural notes. A second column offers cake decorating tips using bobbinet leaves for holiday parties.
London reports the fox hunting season opened with Hon. Mrs Colvile, age 84, rejoining the Atherstone and Meynell packs. She has hunted 62 years and rode her favorite mare despite cold weather, becoming the season’s notable veteran presence among the hounds. Contempt ruling follows in divorce case for revealing confidential court details.
Paris resists the new fashion silhouettes though the change is suspected. Readers recall past styles such as short coats narrow trains and draped hats now returning in memory. The piece notes wearers look overdressed with modern curves and serpentine trains and attributes resistance to dull originality in Italy.
Robert Smith who arrived from England thirty one years ago with six dollars paid one million dollars for a 1154 square foot plot on Thirty Fourth Street and Broadway. The sale marked the highest price per square foot ever for any city section, surpassing past deals including the Manhattan Trust Co. site in Wall Street and the Siegel property. Smith previously traded the corner to Henry Siegel for 500000 and later repurchased it before selling again at a record price.
Henry T. Finck argues electricity for cooking will drop in cost as usage grows and suggests gas style renting of ranges. He cites English low daytime rates for electric cooking and proposes combining the range with a fireless cooker to make affordable short heating and browning.
The piece argues nutrition and manners should be taught in schools through physiology experts. It condemns silent eating and bolting food, urging early lessons on mastication, saliva mixing, and slow eating to prevent indigestion and disease. It cites Thomas Walker on contenting the stomach.
Reading Radford B. Smith highlights The Mohican Store with deep discounts on meats, dairy, baked goods, fruit and vegetables. The ad notes economy of cost from bulk buying and urges shopping to save during Saturday sale. R. O. U. A. M. plans a Stratfield banquet with New England councilors en route to Washington.
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