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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1913
Page
4
Dr. Reeder recounts personal railroad grade crossing accidents and fatalities to stress home health vigilance. He recalls near misses and a deadly wreck that killed a neighbor’s wife, detailing dismembered remains and the danger posed by open privies and neglected crossings. The piece urges public health and safe practices.
A Home Health Club call urges readers to press Congress to compel railroads and urban streetcar lines to end grade crossings to save lives and property. The letter campaign argues united public pressure can drive action, while a separate reader asks about hip joint disease, its progression, cure prospects, and treatment.
A Green Bay reader Mr. Bob Ferguson reports a bad cough kept him awake nights. Two small bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound completely cured him. Hindle's Drug store advertises the remedy.
The sixth week of the Third International Egg Laying Contest at Storrs reports 962 eggs produced, up 121 from the prior week. Tom Barron of Catforth England leads with White Wyandottes and six birds laying, while Neale Brothers, Appenaug RI, and Merrythought Farm, Columbia, also head the pen standings. Top individual is Barron’s Wyandotte pullet with 33 eggs. several leghorn and Rhode Island Red pens show strong scores.
Easton overseer Alger visited schools while teachers held an Academy meeting on Tuesday. The Easton grange plans a Tuesday evening regular session with a Christmas tree. Dorothy Marsh suffered a painful ear injury from a hairpin, with Dr De Wolffe of Bridgeport supervising the case. William Slatter and daughter from Long Island visit Silver Hill Farm hosts, and Mrs Clara Sanford of Long Hill stayed with her parents. Several gathered to tie greens at the Baptist church on Friday evening. There will be no praise and prayer.
London reports 4,800 men eager to join J Foster Stackhouse British Antarctic expedition next year. Applications include six peers and a peer willing to serve as cook’s assistant. Chats reference team plans and a joke about ground floor moves.
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