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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1912
Page
16
London police struggled to shield Christmas mail as suffragettes carried on attacks on letter boxes. Colored liquids were poured into mail receptacles to blot addresses, affecting potentially a million people. Arrests of women for the offenses were relatively few given the widespread raids.
Holiday trade shows feature blue ribbon gifts for motorists. Show windows display winter scenes with automotive accessories and Sperkies. Furs, automobile coats, gloves, thermos bottle outfits, and hampers are marketed as practical, weatherproof gifts for drivers.
Washington December 23 amplification of a resolution for a congressional probe of the New Haven railroad monopoly was predicted today. Members said the Shaughnessey resolution would broaden to authorize a general investigation of railroad control of waterways following Commissioner of Corporations Conant's report on interstate waterways traffic.
New York December 23 Samuel Rea winner of the Lehigh president McCrea resigned to become director of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad filling the vacancy created by McCrea s resignation received today Rea succeeds McCrea as a director and will take the position at once The move follows McCrea s departure from the board and places Rea on the Hew Haven line s governing body
New Haven forecast indicates increasing cloudiness with rising chances of rain. Tonight and Tuesday expect moderate variable winds shifting to easterly later, then increasing precipitation likely.
A compact column of quirky items: a wife admonishes a cigar, a funeral bill prompts moral quibbles, Paris widower remarriage stats, a Norwegian sick insure law outline, an old traitor’s punishment, a 1752 sugar anecdote about Beaufort, and a husband’s witty marriage proposal reply.
The article recalls early census efforts in Japan that provoked village rumors alleging foreigners planned to buy or sell people based on population data. Authorities promoted household surveys of families, ages, and sexes, but misunderstanding fueled anti foreign suspicion and sensational speculation.
A column excerpt discusses goats in Mexico, noting meat prices and uses for tallow skins and milk. It mentions goats as a staple across Mexican hotels and markets, with prices and luxuries contrasted against other economies. The text blends colonial humor with economic detail.
A desert sky feature described as a bright triangular light near three times the Milky Way, authors note science offers an origin theory linking it to the sun. Hedgehog as food is praised as a delicacy in old periodicals, with methods like baked in clay over a wood fire.
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