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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1909

Page

10

Fire fighting at sea and rigid crew discipline

A period piece on maritime fire safety describes strict shipboard drill rules. Every crew member has a defined station and duty during alarms, with fire drills weekly, silent passenger handling, and ready evacuation measures. Fire control relies on hydrants, extinguishers, and compartment flooding to prevent stern outcomes at sea.

Lloyd’s Bervons Eric Athena

Buying Old Fiddles From Distant Papers And Dealers

A London Tit-Bits piece explains how old fiddles arrive in the high end market through country paper advertisements. Dealers buy cheap from rural sellers, often after small deposits and rough appraisals, turning modest instruments into significant profits, exemplified by a £2 cello sold for nearly £100.

London Shropshire West End

Silly tragedy of Porter and Bellasis duel

A fragment from a historical note recounts the duel between Tom Porter and Sir Henry Bellasis, two royalist friends after the English Commonwealth, Porter fleeing to France while Bellasis dies. Pepys notes the quarrel as silly yet revealing of the era. The page then shifts to quips about bargain gifts, fishing tips, jokes, and short observations from era papers.

Tom Porter Sir Henry Bellasis Asys Pepys England Agossinn Sir Henry Porter Tom France Pepys

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