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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1913
Page
12
The passage presents Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address delivered during the Civil War. It honors fallen soldiers at Gettysburg, reflects on national purpose, and urges renewed dedication to liberty and a government of the people.
Washington reports that David Lamar, a Wall Street operator linked to the Union Pacific lobbying case, has agreed to testify before the senate committee investigating the insidious lobby. He will appear without subpoena after talks with Howard Lauterbach, aiming to shed light on impersonations of congressmen in phone discussions about special counsel retention.
Members of the American Commission on Cultural Cooperation arrived in Tormester Hungary for a cultural exchange. The town of 610 inhabitants welcomed the delegation at the People's House with a gypsy band and formal acknowledgments from key local figures.
The account describes a Totmegger village party with peasant dances, German and French translating volunteers, and a luncheon with beer. It praises Count Karolyi's properties, a 1900 cooperative society running a butcher shop bakery and sausage shop, a 1912 credit society with 363 members, and a People’s House fostering culture, library, bowling, and tennis. The text frames the co operative movement as social progress, noting local youths prefer farming life and marriage within the village.
The Committee on Streets and Sidewalks notifies interested persons to appear before the Common Council at City Hall on July 7, 1814, at 2 PM to be heard about sprinkling Shelton Street between Noble Avenue and Park Street with oil or water. Stephen F. Rahrig, Agent.
In Easton the Baptist church held Sunday baptismal services at Mr L Cohn’s pool near the church. Seventeen candidates including Hilda McCauley and Miriam Clark were baptized by Rev F S Clark and will join the church as members. Miss McCauley led the term with perfect attendance. Mrs George Beers hosts her brother George Duncomb of Bridgeport for several days. Services continue Wednesday evening with praise and prayer at the church.
Mrs Ernest Northrop and daughter Marjorie return to Stamford from a Week with Eugene Northrop. Jerome Osborne substitutes as Botsford station agent during vacation. Harmony Grange Flora night features crimson ramblers roses donated to Bridgeport hospital. Miss Gertrude Craft attends Miss Cook's wedding in Bridgeport. George Hodge sends postcards from Japan. Andrew Bradley of Danbury guests of Mr Stymn Os bore. Methodist mid week prayer meeting and choir rehearsal scheduled. Over $100 raised at Thursday social for park upkeep. Platform and other improvements at Methodist church. Mrs Pamela Wheeler and Mrs Eliza Winton visit Bridgeport. Italians at railing work on state road depart for Sandy Hook. Jesse Luckner and wife enjoy ride after their new colt trained in Zoar. Mrs Clarence Burr returns to Monroe after a visit with Mrs Edgar Northrop.
The Southern New England Telephone company board voted to issue 12 0720 new shares totaling 1 207 200 to pay off outstanding notes. Subscriptions for full shares due December 27 1913 and stockholders of record June 30 receive warrants with rights to subscribe by Sept 15. The issue boosts total stock to 100 000 shares and places about 33 percent with American Telephone and Telegraph. The company notes rapid plant growth from 21,110 stations in 1902 to 107,700 by mid 1913 and over 119,000 in Connecticut including Greenwich's 2,500 stations under NY Telephone.
Personal notice states butter expert Mr George T Benham of the Mohican Company departed today for an extended trip to New York and Philadelphia for business and travel purposes.
A farmer warns a boy about a fierce old man in the pasture. The boy counters that even a city automobile is fiercer. The fragment ends with a quip about bears or hons and a reference to Want Ads in the Buffalo Express.
Community notes record Miss Josephine Carey hosting young girls at White Crest Farm with neighbors from Waterbury present. Visitors include Louis Coori of New York, Laura Beach and others from Bridgeport, and Arthur Griffin of Bridgeport at Hazelcroft. The Breisford infant died, coroner’s inquest followed, funeral in Bridgeport. Activities include church attendance, a Country Fair cast picnic, and multiple households planning summer stays at Spectacle Lake and Daniel’s Farm.
An advertisement touts Cyrus Wart Remover to brighten complexions and promises painless removal in days. It also claims instant removal of stove polish rust grease ink paint and dirt with a large 10 cent can from Wm. R. Wiem at 344 LSrapors.
Bridgeport Common Council on June 16 1913 adopted a resolution directing the clerk to notify interested parties to appear July 7 1913 at 8 p m in City Hall to be heard on the petition of Gertrude S Terry represented by Bartlett Keeler and Cohn for establishing a grade on Keeler avenue from Main Street to Wayne Street Attest Stephen F Rahrig Assistant Clerk
The council directs the clerk to notify parties of interest to appear at 8 o'clock PM in the Council Room to discuss sewer construction on Wells street Capitol avenue North avenue Unquowa Hill Sanford Place Elizabeth street East avenue Freeman street Barnum avenue Freetown Street Roosevelt street and related connections as described by the present sewers and grade limits. Assistant Clerk.
Fragmentary notice shows a date or amount unclear with a farming reference. Readers seek fuller context as ad text appears garbled. No explicit names or locations are decipherable from the readable lines.
The Common Council schedules a July 7 hearing at City Hall to review petitions by James A Turner and Joshua T Butler for sewer purchases on Butler Avenue from Organ Street to State Street and on Bostwick Avenue from Hallroad to State Street, including Hatheway and Hubbell Manufacturing involvement.
The notice sets a July 7 1915 hearing in City Hall Council Room for residents and interested parties to be heard on the proposed widening of Stratford Avenue from Seaview Avenue to the Stratford Town Line. Stephen F Rahrtg signs as authorized.
Notice for a public hearing by the council on July 7 1912 at City Hall to hear residents on the proposed permanent pavement from bituminous material on Atlantic Whiting Kiefer Singer Stratford Brooklawn and Fairfield avenues and related streets and town line limits.
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