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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
13
Proponents of the new currency law acknowledge it as an improvement over the banking act it replaces. Authorities anticipate more elastic currency, reduced inflation risk, and higher business volume with less friction. Effects will appear quickly as confidence returns, though full operation will take time.
The column muses on chances for two men to enter politics after failing to join the federal reserve board. It mocks job criteria, jokes about Wilson’s currency list as a Christmas gift, and critiques governance, theater, and the telephone trust with pithy quips about public life and reforms.
The Richmond theatre fire of 182 year s ago claimed Governor and seventy others among about 600 attendees. Doors opening inward caused a fatal stampede, prompting early safety reforms. Notable later blazes include Brooklyn Theatre 1876 with 295 deaths and Chicago disasters with many deaths and tramplings.
A quirky note warns that the date Friday the twenty-sixth multiplies misfortune bringing dyspepsia heartburn indigestion and grouchiness. The piece humorously blames a flat pocketbook and superstitious vibes for the reader’s woes.
The calendar marks St Stephen's Day in memory of Christianity's first martyr Stephen, once one of Jesus's seventy-two disciples and a deacon. After signs and healings, he faced the Sanhedrin, answered with bold defiance, and was stoned to death, becoming the first martyr of the faith.
A century since birth anniversary marks Abraham Coles, an American poet once noted for medical and literary pursuits. Born December 1813 in Scotch Plains New Jersey, he studied medicine in Philadelphia and produced several volumes in his career.
The text marks Admiral George Dewey's seventy-sixth birthday, noting his Montpelier Vermont birth on December 26, 1837, his equestrian interests, and his preference for riding over banquets. It recounts his Annapolis graduation in 1858, Civil War service aboard the Mississippi, Farragut’s squadron deeds, and his Spanish American War triumph at Manila leading to senior ranks. It quotes his navy adequacy claim as second only to Britain and his belief that a navy's function is to preserve peace, with no expectation of another war between English speaking nations.
A local figure famed for the first English rendering of the Dies Irae, the poet spent most of his life in his native town and died in Monterey, California in 1891.
Ten million readers rely on charity for Christmas with Chicago's holiday cost estimated near two million dollars, three quarters for gifts. Royal gifts favor British origin while many US parcels head to the dead letter office. Russians celebrate Christmas on January seventh, and festive practices span from Mummers to the boar's head banquet.
The piece surveys Christmas customs and observations across nations and social classes. It notes prison and almshouse celebrations, the first tree in Strasbourg, Yule tide boar’s head at Oxford, Bethlehem manger scenes in Mexico, and merchants urging early shopping. It cites candy production reaching $130 million and wealthyLondoners’ holiday habits, alongside minting demands for new coins.
A family faces rising shoe costs as growing boys push quarterly footwear bills near ten dollars. Overshoes wear out fast and substitutes for leather appear in shoes. A congressional committee has held hearings on a proposed pure-shoe bill requiring manufacturers to stamp addresses on soles to curb inferior substitutions.
The piece warns buyers about leather boards made from ground leather that stiffen when dry and wilt when wet. It notes variability within hides, encourages truth in labeling, and urges selecting well constructed, properly cut shoes with durable uppers. It advises discrimination in purchases and appealing to honest manufacturers to improve overall trade quality.
The first observance of Christmas as a festival was in 93 A.D. under Pope Telesphorus with no fixed date. By 337 to 352 Pope Julius I assigned December 25 as the nativity celebration after inquiries in Palestine, though some scholars dispute the December date due to Palestine’s stormy season and shepherds.
A patriotic reflection on American sportsmanship praising clean fair play and outdoor games. It contrasts noble sporting ideals with bullfighting and gambling, notes immigrant influences, and warns that disappearance of sports pages would signal cultural decline resembling Rome. It cites nations like Spain and Mexico and praises English, Irish, and Scottish sport ideals.
Grace George, noted actress born on Christmas day in 1880, was a gift to her parents. She studied in a convent, like many top actresses of the era, and made her stage debut in 1894 in Charles Frohman's The New Boy.
The article traces Miss George's early start in theater as Wilbur's Ann at fourteen in The Girl I Left Behind Me, her 1899 marriage to William A. Brady, and Brady's rise as a New York theatre manager and producer. It notes her star turn in The Princess Chiffon and a previous hit in Pretty Peggy, highlighting her notable career milestones.
President Elliott of the New Haven Railroad contrasts Connecticut with Denmark, noting per person production of cereals, milk, butter, and cheese. Denmark’s cooperative farming boosts dairy, livestock, and export capacity, while Connecticut faces urbanization, waning cultivated land, and a manufacturing-led economy with limited farming profits. The piece also mentions Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and Viscount Dangan in a seasonal literary aside.
Pittsburgh reports the death of Captain William F. Roberts in the national soldiers home at Dayton Ohio. A Civil War veteran and former local businessman, Roberts served as an orderly to Generals Grant and Meade. He was 68. During Petersburg three of his horses were shot and a Bible in his pocket saved his life.
W A Frazier of Dallas Texas will automatically succeed J Cullen Root as sovereign commander of the Woodmen of the World after Root's death in Hendersonville North Carolina. Frazier is en route to Omaha for the transition and was announced from the order's headquarters.
Washington December 26 Major Sylvester chief of Police orders arrest for sidewalk sponging or gleaning as older ordinance against exploiting on sidewalks is enforced in the national capital. The directive targets anyone violating the prohibition on sidewalk soliciting and sponging.
Lincoln, Dec 26 A tragedy marked the close of Christmas when Carl F. Carlson fired at a shadow he mistook for a burglar killing his mother who died an hour later. The two lived alone and feared burglars, prompting the fatal midnight shooting.
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