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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1913
Page
7
The article describes Russia’s New Year celebrations with a mass, fireworks at midnight, two weeks of feasting and revelry, and fasting afterward. It notes Russian customs such as family signs, servants asking names, and youths blessing strangers with grains for good crops, ending with a water to wine miracle belief.
In a heated Tax Board communication Mayor Clifford B. Wilson grapples with funding a new almshouse versus building a fully equipped police force with nine gold braided lieutenants. He warns the police plan costs 42 000 annually, while an almshouse would need a three quarter mill tax this year and next to end expenses.
Monday January 18 1912 obituary notes Dr L De Ver Warner prominent Bridgeport business leader who died suddenly at his Georgia winter home Born 1840 he helped found major local industries including Warner Bros Company and aided public service ventures While a physician by training he advanced corset manufacturing into a national enterprise employing over 1000 people and shaped Bridgeport's industrial growth through the late 19th century He also served as a director for the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad and the Connecticut Company.
The piece argues parcel post, 13 days in use, outpacing private express services. It notes Adams Express stock fell from 200 to 145 and American Express from 300 to 142, claiming private monopoly cannot compete with public monopoly which serves the people. It warns private lines may be bought out as public ownership expands.
The obituary portrays Dr. Warner as humane and optimistic, founder of Bridgeport Young Men's Christian Association, and promoter of the Seaside Institute for Warner Brothers employees. It notes his humane business methods, public ownership debates of utilities, and his lasting impact on Bridgeport's civic life.
Russians observe the Julian calendar and will welcome the New Year 1913 at midnight. The event is noted as a belated celebration in the land of the Great White Czar and in Balkan states where Greek Catholicism dominates.
The piece profiles Annie Russell, famed English Canadian actress of 49, detailing her Liverpool birth, Canada youth, stage debut in Montreal and rise to New York and London acclaim. It notes marriages to Eugene Presbrey and Oswald Yorke, plus Jack London’s birthday and a digressive portrait of London’s career and living rules. It closes with Prof Gilbert Murray’s critique of American classical study and Martin W. Littleton’s legal career and political ties.
In the Garden of the Tuileries a marble shaft and bust mark Charles Perrault’s 285th birthday. Thousands of French children and readers worldwide celebrate the creator of Mother Goose and tales like Little Red Riding Hood Cinderella and Tom Thumb. The Perrault monument, erected in 1908, honors two centuries of juvenile classics.
An essay honors Charles Perrault, noting his creation of beloved nursery tales and their global reach. It contrasts children’s reception with a harsher literary reputation for his adult biographical work, discusses translations, and recalls his monument in the Tuileries Garden.
The article notes M Denayrouze's early gas-oper- ated apparatus for mining rescues and the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain forming forty seven years ago with figures like the Duke of Argyll and James Glaisher. It also tells of Capt Thomas Coytemore launching the Trial in 1642, the first American deep sea vessel, built in Boston to haul fish to England, and its successful Atlantic voyage aided by barter and Caribbean stops.
In a vintage ad style the page promotes gloves knit gloves and mittens priced from 25 cents to 98 cents Buckle Arctics and fur Buckle options range from 1.10 to 2.90 plus felts and overs from 2.25 to 3.50 Sweaters and jerseys are offered from 98 cents to 5.00
The D. M. Read Co. offers odd chiffoniers from Maple valued at 4250 for 30 dollars and 17 50 value at 13 dollars in a catalog sale. This listing notes prices and item values for residents and collectors.
Art section offers embroidered items with assorted values and discounts. Items include scarves bags collars ties sofas pillows glove cases and brown liner pieces with various price cuts. Third Floor clearance ends Wednesday night no exchanges or storage.
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