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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
7
Pencils specially made. For a writing pencil ask for H B or a harder pencil ask for H. Pride in selling these. you take pleasure in using them. Sold at Jackson's New Book Shop 986 988 Main Street.
Several lodges report successful ceremonies with Park City and Ida Lodges installing officers under Grand Warden Tolles. Elections and installations for Ferris Bishop Circle B and Adelphian Lodge are announced, with social events, dances, and forthcoming initiations. Other notes cover lodge meetings, whist and pinochle plans, a Derby Elks ball trip, and a new Knights of Columbus hall housewarming.
An old style advertisement touts CleanEasy as the best hand soap guaranteed not to injure skin and capable of removing stove polish rust grease ink paint and dirt from hands or clothing Manufactured by Wm R Winn at 244 Stratford Ave The note also briefly mentions sunrise and sunset times and high and low water with moon set details
Hartford report details a House committee scene where a resolution to appoint John W. Schumacher of Ansonia to a New Haven county post caused a mix up. Republicans claimed a caucus had named others, leading to laughter and a push to reconsider. The final votes named George W. Miller and John Wilkinson for the unexpired and full terms respectively.
A horse pulled to a Col Rogers big truck slipped on ice at the East Washington Avenue bridge yesterday noon. Rumors of death sparked a crowd until Dr Knapp, a meat and milk inspector, used a sling from his carriage to lift the animal. The crowd derided the driver as the horse revived.
A delegation from the local lodge of Elks will leave the city on a special trolley car at 7:30 for the Derby lodge hall. All Elks and friends are invited. The car will depart Broad Street near the post office and tickets are available on board. Return is planned in good season with special entertainment for attendees.
Hyomei, an antiseptic prepared from eucalyptus, claims to kill catarrh germs without tissue damage. Inhaled four to five times daily, it allegedly ends discharge, bad breath, and nasal crusts in days, with a money back guarantee if not cured. A complete outfit is $1.00, with refill bottles 40 cents, and it also bills itself as a remedy for asthma, croup, sore throat, coughs, colds, or grip.
Ex Mayor Phelan, in San Francisco, urges California to pause anti Japanese legislation. He warns Japan could strike Pacific shores as Russia did Port Arthur and says the white man may need to defend standards against Japanese influence. He backs President Roosevelt on immigration limits but warns of a future clash over California’s allegiance.
Tennessee legislature overrode Governor Patterson's veto to pass Senate bill No. 1 prohibiting alcohol sales within four miles of a schoolhouse. Effective July 1, 1909, Senate 20 13 vote and House 61 36 followed party lines. Also notes Connecticut Masons Grand Lodge session reporting 22,038 members in state.
The treasurer reported a treasury balance of $10,014.75. Most receipts were used for upgrades at the Masonic Home in Wallingford.
Sacramento reports indicate a violent storm lasting all night with widespread damage. Buildings were unroofed, the electrical plant shut down, and streetcar service halted as 32 hours of rain swelled rivers. Stockton’s lower city was flooded, levees strained beyond capacity, and a family named Zwer was rescued after their houseboat capsized.
Obituary noting Richard H. Cullen died at his daughter’s Fitchburg home after living in the city at 1266 State Street until seven months ago. Civil War veteran, carpenter, former stage carpenter at Poll’s Theatre, member of Elias Howe Post G A R. Survived by widow and eight children and four sons, funeral at Fitchburg home with Maynard Mass. burial. Elias Howe Post to meet on death. He had inventive patents. anecdotes of the Civil War.
A London Notes and Queries excerpt recalls Trobeck near Halberstadt in Prussian Saxony where chess thrives since Count Gumelin 11th century prison tower. Tournaments yearly with prizes, a village rule fines marriage prospects of nonplayers, and Bruges pronunciation debates echo across regions.
In Brooklyn Life the craft of Scribbler’s realism is explained by Danks and Hanks as a ritual preparation before writing. A general house cleaning, plumbing fixes, a timer, and a child practicing music precede note taking on human passions for authentic effect. The second item discusses Adam’s apple and throat projection in men, linking to traditional myths about Adam swallowing the apple and the long term swelling seen in male descendants.
A tongue in cheek exchange where a father explains a great man gathers many assistants to take the blame for his mistakes while he gains credit for their good ideas. The brief dialogue portrays leadership and accountability dynamics.
A dialogue contrasts personal remarks with the broader scope of leadership. It argues that governance rests on learning obedience as a fundamental art, noting many roles besides the individual as the basis for rule and order.
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