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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1916
Page
19
Excerpt covers a 1807 Danes Island balloon attempt with drift data to Spitzbergen and multiple searches. It also includes a long Q&A about naturalization and U S citizenship, Mercury production in California, Easter in 2000, Germany’s role in the U S Civil War, and a point about Major General Wood as a West Point graduate.
Bridgeport hosts the Buffalo Bill 101 Ranch Shows on Tuesday July 18 with a standout cowgirl corps of about fifty. The program features rough riding, steers, high school horsemanship, and a military spectacle with War Department cavalry infantry and artillery. A 10 30 street parade will feature soldiers and frontier notables.
Captains report Pelorus Jack the Wellington Nelson pilot dolphin has grown old and weak after 36 years guiding ships through French Pass. A new rival dolphin named Jimmie failed as he could not see well, and Pelorus Jack now spends time in drydock with lumbago. He bears a bullet scar from 1904, leading to a protective order by New Zealand officials.
A misprint in Mr. Candler’s Mesopotamia piece describes a cafe at Amara where bazaar denizens wear kefehs and sit on high backed wooden benches, likened to Jews in a village church. The remark ends with a sarcastic note on the phrase Jews for Jews.
Dialogue fragment shows Mr Sharp asking what animal Mr Dense would be and Mr Dense choosing a small otter. The exchange is brief with minimal context.
Funeral bouquet and designs offered by John Beck and Son provide custom arrangements for services and memorials. Local florist services include sympathy pieces, casket sprays, and standing sprays for gatherings.
The New Republic essay by Walter Lippmann labels the GOP gathering as brute power and machine made progress, a sordid convention of callous men. He contrasts the Progressive gathering as generous yet leader driven, centered on Theodore Roosevelt, with the delegates' misplaced devotion and lack of creed.
New York July 7 James Stillman former president of the National City Bank returned yesterday to New York completely restored in health after a year and a half abroad He was aboard the Holland American liner Nieuw Amsterdam from Rotterdam He said he came to France for his health and Cannes was a focal point where French women inspired him with their bravery He noted hospitals and Allied support and mentioned the ship experienced delays at Hirkwall and Falmouth The report also includes a brief exchange of humorous quotes.
July regiments assemble at Plattsburg New York for training as 3000 fresh recruits join the camp. Russia orders 80 000 tons of rails from the American Steel Export Co. A dismissive quip about insurance and a judge appears in the same column.
An advertisement touts Leonardi's Cough Syrup Creosoted as soothing and effective for hacking coughs bronchitis croup grippe and whooping cough. It claims safety for children and adults and offers relief with a 25 cent bottle from Hindle's Drug Stores at 987 Main Street and 909 Areat.
A jokey incident about swiping an umbrella prompts calls for stronger property protections. The Kaiser continues to award badges to soldiers while Carranza does the same for himself, and fifty thousand cloakmakers in New York demonstrate for work access.
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