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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1909
Page
7
Publication detail notes The Evening Farmer published at 27 Fairfield Avenue Bridgeport Connecticut by 8B Farm Publishing Co. This item provides basic masthead and address data for the paper.
The piece recalls Taft’s Washington remarks on religious equality and non bias in elections. It contrasts a prior clerical critique of his candidacy with Democratic silence on religious controversy, then briefly shifts to unrelated humor items and anecdotes from various periodicals.
The State Board of Equalization padded town lists by 151,472,000 to grand lists, with Bridgeport 6, New Haven 5,000,000 and New York ownership noted. Towns boosting assessments to meet county taxes face higher burdens, while calls for cutting state expenditures are rejected. The piece also notes political chatter on Wm. J Bryan’s 1912 Senate bid, Washington’s medical exam policy for marriage, and broader tax and wage trends.
A writer on Norway notes that familiar nursery figures Jack and Jill descend from Hjuki and Bil the tides and crests. The author links the rhyme to natural sea imagery and describes the mythic origin of the rhyme.
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