Bridgeport Evening Farmer masthead notice
Bridgeport Evening Farmer publishes in Bridgeport Connecticut since 1790 by The Farmer Publishing Co. with offices at Parmer Building 177 179 Fairfield Ave. Subscription price eight dollars per year. Entered in the Bridgeport post office as second class matter.
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the Farmer Publishing CO
Parmer Building
Fairfield Fares
Bridgeport
Conn
Post Office
Bridgeport, Conn
The White Devil Duchess of Padua Anniversary
A chaotic late 16th century murder tale recalls Vittoria, the Duchess of Padua, dubbed the White Devil for alleged poison plots and murders. Accounts note a palace siege, a fatal dagger, and a suspecting duke who died under murky circumstances. Also referenced are painterly depictions and a later centennial reflection on Joel Barlow and Gen. James Clinton, linking historical crime legends with Revolutionary era figures.
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Accoram
Padua
Italy
Vittoria
Umbria
Count Peretti
Sant Fair Vittoria
Bir
Mercellé
Larsély
Nemeas
Angariesin
Joel F
James Clinton
Dev
Pwarlow
Connecticut
France
United States
Cottico
Cratow
Little Britain
Charles Clinton
Clinton
James Clffiten
George St
New York
DeWitt Clinton
Connecticut Needs Pension Plan for Veteran Teachers
The piece urges a direct state pension for veteran teachers, most of them women, arguing long service with meager pay justifies support. It contrasts existing police and fire pensions and notes women lacked voting power to demand higher pay, urging legislative action to spare these educators from destitution. It also touches on broader economic notes from Bradstreet's about industry, labor, and trade, including rail and steel issues and import-export activity.
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Deen
Connecticut
General Assembly
Long Trail
Commonwealth of Connecticut
Foreign trade soars with record October exports and imports
For the ten months of the year the United States foreign trade sets records. October exports reach 264,696,985 while imports total 177,995,830. Cited figures compare against October 1911 and 1910 March records, with year-to-date exports 1,876,857,254 through October 31.
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United States
Education Notes Reflect Broad Changes In Schools
Education notes report that most elementary teachers in Prussia are men and New Jersey adopts statewide training for all subnormal children. An international physical education congress will meet in Paris March 17-20, 1913, with U S participation expected. Indiana and Kansas ban common roller towels in schools with individual towels or sanitary paper towels required. Tennessee offers extension geology courses for miners and quarry workers, integrating physics chemistry math geology mining metallurgy and mechanical engineering. EB Dion & Co advertises fur scarfs muffs coats and millinery at 110% Main Street.
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Paris
Faculty of Medicine
United States
Indiana
Kansas
University of Tennessee
Jirst
Dion & Co’s
Schaghticoke Lodge Nearing Completion
The Castle Ronalds Schaghticoke lodge near Newtown advances as a model health resort with luxury appointments and modern hospital facilities. It will offer 75 patient accommodations, free beds for Newtown residents, and features a 110 by 49 foot glassed piazza, private drive, electric services, and extensive hydrotherapy and gym amenities. Dr Thomas J Biges of Stamford is expected to lead medical care with R E T Rowe directing operations.
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Newtown
Schaghticoke Lodge
Castle Ronalds
Connecticut
E Schaghticoke Lodge
Long Island Sound
Berkshires
New England
Newtown Village
Michael Angelo
Valesquez
Thomas J. Biges
Stamford
Polyclinic Hospital
New York
R. E. T. Rowe
New York City
Turkish constitution anniversary marked as farce in 1876 frame
A vintage editorial condemns Abdul Hamid for promulgating the 1876 constitution, decries the ensuing reversals under Mehmed V and the Young Turks, and argues the regime benefited little from constitutional reform while military conditions and graft persisted.
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Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Abdul
Mehmed V
Africa
Europe
Mehmed
The Sick Man of Europe and Ottoman Governance
The article notes cholera as a major cause of Ottoman military losses and highlights the Ottoman constitution. It describes a Senate with Sultan nominee members aged forty plus, a Chamber of Deputies elected indirectly with one deputy per 50,000 male inhabitants, and voting rights for subjects twenty or older. It also remarks that voting is not highly valued in Turkey at present.
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Balkan States
Europe
Chamber of Deputies
Turkey
On Second Thought and Other Miscellany
A collection of wry aphorisms and reflections on music society columns and human nature. The snippets touch on appreciating music, optimism, industry, the ant as a symbol of steady labor, and youth versus experience in family advice.
Notable Firsts and Historical Dates in a Fragmented Chronicle
A compilation of historical notes highlights Frederick Bottcher's porcelain discovery announced December 23, 1710, and Ann Hazeltine Judson as the first woman missionary born in 1789. It traces postal rate reforms from 1814 through the 1870s and previews the 1913 Nobel Peace Prize regulations, detailing who may nominate candidates and the potential award recipients or institutions.
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Dresden
Frederick Bottcher
Saxony
Botttcher Earlly
China
Japan
Bottcher
Nobel Committee
United States
Nobel
Interparliamentary Union
International Arbitration Court
the Hague
Commission
The
Permanent International Peace Bureau
Institute of International Law
Useful Xmas Gifts For Everybody
A catalog style list promotes holiday items from water bottles to rubber gloves and high Arctic footwear. It highlights boots and gloves for men women and children, plus sports goods and boxing gear, urging gifts across many ages and needs.
Christmas shopping rush at big store theme line
The excerpt presents a humorous pitch urging readers to buy gifts before Christmas. It notes the store ready for hurried purchases and gift buying, with a quip about common sense and generosity in spending while acknowledging some omissions in the selection.
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Carols
Traveling Bag deluxe in Cordovan leather at Cordova shop
A large Cordovan leather bag described as a work of art by Cordova craftsmen. The bag blends russet brown with olive and tan, is changeable in color, and is large enough for a man. Price listed at 45 dollars.
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Cordova Shop
Handsome Palm Crepe Promises Elegant Gowns
Describes a rare palm crepe fabric for house and evening gowns offered at $2.00 per yard, previously $2.75. Highlights patterns in pink maize old rose light blue tan purple and crow's wing blue. Emphasizes elegance and quality of the material for fashionable attire.
Thermos and Vacuum Bottles and Lunch Accessories
A complete line of Vacuum Bottles including Thermos Janus and Hotacold with carafes flasks and food jars. Mostly quart and pint sizes guaranteed to keep contents hot or cold. Prices from 1.00 up. Cases in wicker leather and imitation leather from 65 cents up. Lunch bits pint bottle box and case 3.00 quart bottle box and case 4.50.
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Hotacold
Radford B. Smith
Main St
Fairfield Ave
Guy
Ge Bae
Useful Gifts in Home Furnishings at Basement Furnishing Store
Copper and nickel chafing dishes range from $3.98 to $25 and include coffee machines in 2, 3, and 4 pint sizes with brands Universal Meteor Sternau priced $5 to $12. Table kettles in silver copper brass and nickel start $2.50. Crumb sets all metals from $1 with a variety of percolators tea pots and related items.
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Universal
Dolls on sale with varied prices for gift dolls
Blue pencil marks indicate discounted dolls with no profits. Dressed Dolls priced at 25 cents for the first lot, five cents for the second lot, and 75 cents for the third lot. 18 inch jointed dolls with moving eyes and sewed wigs offered at 95 cents. Store prepared for late gift dressings ribbons seals and tags.
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Education Notes
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Model Health Resort
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Main Street
D. M. Read Co
Inter Milliner
E. Halligan
Broad Street
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