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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1912
Page
3
A miscellany from Harper's Weekly notes a newborn's surprising strength, with infants suspending themselves for seconds, advancing to minutes by two weeks. It also recounts Grouchy’s exile after Waterloo, curious anecdotes on tipping, and various vignettes from Parisian life, science, and travel.
A Polish countryman’s sport of catching a wolf alive is described with mounted riders forcing exhaustion using whip and rope. The piece notes risk, the skill needed, and a test of true sportsmanship. The second excerpt outlines ancient penalties for military desertion, including forced cross-dressing in public forums and Spartan mothers' harsh punishments for sons returning from defeat.
A collage of witty exchanges and comic snippets includes Mrs Nagg contemplating a long trip to the Thousand Islands, Mr Nagg approving extended stays, an irate woman accusing a bird dealer of theft over vanished canaries, a servant’s bill inquiry, and a London Telegraph line about being well supplied.
The text discusses debates on detectable land level changes, citing European records of rising church towers since 1861 near Stroessendorf and similar cases in Bohemia, Switzerland, Spain, and the French Jura. It then explains English usage of a billion as a million million and estimates the time needed to count to a billion at various speeds.
A tale of artistic temperament and gain ends with a young woman selling a painting to fund a Mali cottage and planning to share profits with neighbors. A separate anecdote recounts a bumptious editor at a dinner with Mr. Gladstone, who dominates the conversation and silences the editor.
A collage of short items describes bats feeding on insects and their ecological value. It moves through quick jokes and quips about anatomy and letters, including a trombone pun, a suffragette moment, and light social humor. Notable snippets reference Professor Gridel, a judge, a wise dog joke, and a plate of puns about ancestors and learning.
Senator Bourne predicts the parcels post will cut living costs as it expands rural mail service by about 1.1 million miles of transportation. He says 11 pounds of farm produce can be shipped for 15 cents, boosting production and giving cheaper travel for users of rural routes. Rates are about 25 percent lower than current express fees, benefiting 20 million rural residents. Also notes Christmas flower display at Reck & Son with poinsettias and other plants.
Instructions describe altering a kimono sleeve by drawing a curved line from front under seam to back under seam, adding a tuck and stitching with edge toward the sleeve to achieve a set in look. The note ends with a tragic line about Rose A. Molicur, described as despondent and having died by drowning in the Shetucket river.
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