This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
14
Tomorrow Saturday the year’s final bargain event offers deep cuts on winter millinery, shirts, petticoats, sweaters, feather boas, furs, coats, rainwear, and more. Prominent items include trimmed hats from 1.48 to 4.98, natural and dyed fur muffs, scarfs, and long cloth coats, plus half price or better on silk and wool garments.
Bacteriological examination is under way this afternoon on a sample of cooked meat from the Christmas Day serving at the home of Harley Demmon of 33 Read Street Stratford. The meat appeared normal externally and none of the fifteen diners is ill at present.
Vassar alumnae will host an ice carnival Saturday evening at Perry's pond in Mill Pisin Fairfield. bonfires and Japanese lanterns will light the scene as the Red Men's band plays for skating. Hot coffee will be served and jitneys will run from Fairfield center after 7:30 with Miss Deborah N. Glover and Miss Ellen Wheeler in charge. Proceeds support a three million dollar endowment fund.
Fair tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures. Connecticut outlook calls for fair and cold conditions tonight and Saturday. High pressure dominates the nation with clear skies from New England to the Atlantic, while coastal areas face clouds and light rain elsewhere.
An opening meeting invites interested persons to learn about a new Industrial Traffic Management course by Booth & Bayliss Commercial School. Instructor T J Heffernan of American Tube & Stamping Co will discuss freight handling, laws, and regulations. The class begins January 8 with Monday evening sessions, no conflict with other classes.
The Overseas News Agency cites Berne and The Hague reports that Scandinavian governments and the Netherlands may issue peace notes. Latin American diplomats in Washington discussed endorsing Wilson's plan, with Spain expected to send a belligerent note. Officials say further neutral conferences will follow, signaling broad support for peace proposals.
The tale traces a 14th century clock origin by Henry Vick for Charles I of France. It recounts the king’s boastful wisdom and his insistence that the numeral four should be read as four ones, a clash over dial figures that sparked a famed error dispute.
A historical note recounts how a misread IV on a clock was corrected to ITI and has since defined a 4 o'clock mark. The shift became a lasting practice observed through the years in the cited tradition.
The article notes a rigid Chinese fashion cycle with six distinct attire changes yearly. It describes seasonal garments from heavy winter fur to summer grass cloth outfits and caps of plaited bamboo, with officials wearing varied headgear in hot weather.
A San Francisco Chronicle note says Occidental tailors praise Chinese jackets as perfectly convenient and elegant, remarking that the Celestial cut offers notable practicality and style across varying fashions and climates.
Black bass never sulks when hooked and fights fiercely. The fish, small in size, shows bulldog energy and almost human intelligence as it leaps, darts around rocks, and braces its fins to resist the line. Anglers compare its sulk to a dog tugging at a rope.
Winter needs met with complete stocks of dependable garments at low prices. Flannel petticoats, gowns for children, and heavy gowns in pink blue and grey are offered in full cuts and sizes. Prices range from 39c to 95c, itemized by quality and style.visibility
Ladies' and Misses' wool velour coats feature full flare belted side pockets and deep kid Coney fur collars with fur banding at the hem in navy brown and burgundy. Special wool velour coats with fur collar and side pockets offered in new shades. Also featured are grey mixed coats trimmed with green silk velvet, offered at values around 1.50.
A sale listing offers men's flannelette night shirts and heavy quality flannel pajamas trimmed with silk frogs in assorted colors. Also available are wool under wear shirts and drawers, ribbed union suits, and light weight wool union suits in multiple sizes and colors at bargain prices.
The piece extols the Smith-Murray Co salmon reflecting on a bass that never sulks, always in action and fighting to a finish. It cautions the young angler about the acrobatic gyrations of Micropterus dolomieu, the scientific name for the bronzeback fighter, in classic All Outdoors style.
The late Colonel Waters, Kansas City’s longest practicing lawyer, once faced Abraham Lincoln in court. Lincoln challenged a witness’s yes or no reply and provoked a judge to compel an answer. With Lincoln’s help Waters won the case, and Lincoln billed $25 for the service.
Liszt enters a bunker salon in a robe and slippers, sits at the piano, then quietly leaves after a brief prelude, startling the young pianist. The scene unfolds as a notable early moment of artistic interruption and worldly celebrity in a dimly lit setting.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.