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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1915
Page
13
A fragmented historical note argues that plagues and illnesses were conquered by knowledge and sanitation rather than surgery. It laments past hardship, praises sanitation and diversified diet, and claims modern cures arise from understanding causes and avoiding unhealthy living to prevent disease. The piece contrasts grim pasts with hopeful cures.
The article notes a wartime style shift with Nathan Strauss suspending penny meals in New York, detailing meals served and stations, while discussing discipline at naval academies and honesty among students. It mentions Gen Birdwood and Indian frontier service, a 496 mile pigeon race from Buffalo to Boston, and a Japanese seaman killed aboard the steamship Wittason at Pier 57.
Sir Frederick Sturdee, a vice admiral and long serving British naval officer, directed the South Atlantic operations that destroyed Count von Spee’s German squadron near the Falkland Islands. The engagement culminated in the sinking of the German flagship with Spee’s fleet, amid postwar notices of his banquet remark and refusal to toast British officers.
Rev Dr William Ralph Inge the dean of St Pauls Cathedral in London was born in Yorkshire June 6 1860 and is noted for blunt sermons attacking militarism colonialism and commercial excess He argues that true Christianity has fallen short of public life and condemns materialism and the idea of heaven as a mere geographical expression He also criticizes the teaching of religion as mere promissory notes and warns that businesslike cruelty undermines faith
A reflection on the birthday of Count Alessandro di Cagliostro born June 1743 in Palermo. The piece portrays him as a master of get-rich-quick schemes, a con artist who traveled Europe selling potions and fraudulent remedies with a glamorous, if notorious, companion, ingratiating into high society.
The Countess Beta phinai claimed youth while the Count posed as Grand Cophta in a Europe spanning tale. They promoted elixirs, staged rites, and swindled patrons until their schemes unraveled amid Paris intrigues and a necklace scandal. The impostors faded after prison and exile, while Thomas Sully emerged as a famed American portraitist.
A large Bridgeport delegation left New York’s Pennsylvania Station at 1 08 PM aboard the Companions Special to attend the annual Companions of the Forest of America convention in Washington DC. The Raleigh hotel ball room will host the gathering, expected to be the largest in the group’s history, with visits to historic sites planned during the week. Bridgeport reps include Mrs. Annie H Howard supreme Right Guide Catalpa Circle and delegates Mrs. Katherine Hanley Mrs. Katherine Smith Mrs. Ida Flynn Star of Pembroke Circle with Mrs. Mary Cotter Mrs. Mary Mills and Mrs. Rose Kletner. Several city visitors will join from local circles.
Attorney Joseph G. Shapiro of Bridgeport is again named Prosecuting Attorney for the Borough of Shelton and will serve under Judge John B. Dillon.
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Louvain, June 8, amid green fields, still a monumental wreck yet the cathedral is being restored by a score of workmen. Walls crumble, glass blown, but the rear stained glass remains undamaged and art stored in Hotel de Ville basement. Namur forts still look intact while one hilltop hotel holds a legendary telephone centre story. Elsewhere in Belgium, rural areas show little war trace, with renewed crops and a peaceful landscape as part of spring recovery.
Bridgeport riders enter the Stamford Riding and Driving Club second annual show at Callender's Point Noroton Conn on Saturday June 19. No entry fee and proceeds go to Stamford Hospital. Bridgeport Veterinarian A C Knapp enters several horses and ponies while many club members expect prizes in saddle classes.
Pupils from Grand Street and Columbus schools held an entertainment last night to raise funds for decorations. Under the direction of Miss Euphrsyne Bowne and Miss Cora Purviance, the program featured drills dialogue and music with folk dancing. Corinthian Lodge No 104 F A M to work M M degree on four candidates at a special communication Thursday June 10 at 2. Servian troops invaded central Albania.
A playful note on a circus band led by a cornet piccolo and snare drum stirring a child's heart. The piece riffs on American resolve to seek Belgium's compensation and references college bosses ignoring professors on exam papers. A tale closes with a social scene of courting and a woman steering a suitor past a soda fountain.
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