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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
8
A prominent Slovak statesman will deliver a lecture here Sunday with a reception planned by local officials to honor the distinguished guest. The event underscores growing ties between the country and the Hungarian parliament in a notable public engagement.
Dr Blahe, a Slovak statesman praised for democratic manner and erudite study, arrives January 12 from Perth Amboy to address Slovak communities. He will be greeted by a mayoral deputation, dine at Soll Hall, and receive a silver loving cup after a banquet.
A discussion frames Catholic Church position on suffrage and women rights. A priest argues for tradition while noting female participation in reform questions under church guidance, amid criticism of suffrage as potentially eroding social order. The piece mentions Father Memes, Mary, and references to church authority and moral concerns.
The text argues there is no authoritative Catholic Church pronouncement against women suffrage and notes mixed individual views. It suggests some clergy oppose while others support the issue, emphasizing difficulty in formulating any official church position.
The column lampoons rural life with odd phrases about wheat prices crimes and satire. It reflects a dated voice noting social trends and regional attitudes through sharp wit and playful mockery of everyday issues.
Special to The Farmer from Winffeld reports no teachers meeting held at Eberman School due to Superintendent Bowman injuring his ankle. Moxman sprained an ankle Tuesday evening and expects recovery in about a week. Several events noted include a Fairfield Music Club gathering, Fairfield Girls club symnasium class, Teresa O’Dryer’s New York trip, Firemen dance tickets, and lectures by W. J. Harney and Professor Meyer Bloomfield at Stapien High School. Mr and Mrs J C Wright plan to return to New York for the winter after closing their summer home.
Southport residents report a Congregational church Ladies Missionary society meeting with routine business and cake and tea. Stamford visitors were hosted at the Harris home. Southport youths attended a Girls club dance in Fairfield. John W Bulkley travels to Meon Tork city for an auto show. A Strawmifle party from here went to Easton for a dance. Trinity Guild held weekly Setting Ventectas. Elm trees in front of Mrs Bulkday’s residence were cut down. Mrs J Wells of Pequot Ave hosted Rev E L Wells of Galitora. A bridal shower honored Mrs Thomas Brown on her Sith birthday. W J Harney lectured Tuesday on Tele phone Talk.
Westport January 16 report from The Mariner outlines a social and dance planned for February 3 by the Children of Mary society at the Church of the Assumption. Officers elected include Jane Riley president and Julia Land treasurer, with several local residents noted for various activities and illnesses.
Sunday morning Wakeman Burr Hill was delivering milk when a horse balked and bolted. He was thrown from the wagon and bruised his shoulder. a physician found no fracture but injury will keep him from using his arm for weeks. Other items note C H Phelps of New York’s English setters shipped to South Carolina and social visits at Congres street.
A concise letter from C H Keiser of South Langhorne Pa credits Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey with curing stomach troubles. He states thousands share the claim and calls it the world’s greatest medicine, noting others could not help him. The testimonial emphasizes rising sales and the product’s reputed efficacy.
An old newspaper page blends an ad for Duffy Pure Malt Whiskey claiming digestion benefits and sealed bottle sales at $3.00 with local updates. It notes illnesses, social visits, upcoming entertainments at Cannon Hall, temperance society meetings, a burglary with a safe drill, a fire at the Levy estate barn, gun permit news, and Connecticut summer-town tax data highlighting Norfolk Ridgefield and Greenwich.
The piece argues shoppers prefer modern service and discounted 10 cent stores. It condemns the typewriter monopoly led by Wyckoff Seins & Bene dict of New York, noting Yost plant workers split on tariff cuts and urging Congress to investigate the trust’s power.
An attempted burglary at the First National Bank was discovered Tuesday of last week. A pry window was raised after the sash was snapped, but the break in was not completed. Alfred Reymond, a local club member, arrived at the bank and informed authorities.
Augusta Maine January 16 ex governor Rawin C Burleigh was elected United States Senator from Maine to succeed Obadiah Gardner.
A sensational ad urges readers to mail in a coupon to obtain a remedy for foul breath caused by catarrh. The pitch promises a quick cure with no cost and asks for name and address, presenting sensational language about spitting and dripping nasal discharge.
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