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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1909
Page
7
The piece discusses party platform disagreements on tariffs and readings of party discipline, noting Republicans favor protection and Democrats favor revenue protection. It cites potential impacts of tariff policy on states, party unity, and the broader political landscape, including monetary views and taxation proposals.
Dr Lovett and Dr Reynolds presented findings on how corsets and high heeled shoes affect posture and center of gravity. They classified corsets as good bad or neutral and noted combined wear often reduces adverse effects versus each alone. The discussion included public reactions and the idea of neutralizing effects by wearing both extremes. Also covered Connecticut fish stocking efforts with massive fry releases and hatchery plans, including shad fry, yellow perch, white perch, lake trout and future distributions across state waters.
A wide array of scientific and technological notes cover coal output, electric power, telegraph and telephone networks, aircraft and cars, and agricultural advances. Topics include coal production in California, lightning-quick ocean wireless links to Europe and America, Seattle Exposition lighting, and new devices from electric fans to revenue-earning cash registers along with discoveries in botany, geology, and navigation.
An official of the government bureau of plant industry claims a moisture testing method for grain, based on resistance to moisture. An Italian scientist uses electric waves to predict earthquakes seconds before seismographs. A fireman’s helper machine analyzes flue gas canopies for carbon dioxide to aid boiler stoking, recording results on a chart.
An ad denounces external eczema cures as temporary and profiteering. It promotes a blood-based program by Dr. Taylor that supposedly attacks the disease at its source, urging readers to mail for a pamphlet and price. The message argues patent remedies merely perpetuate dependence and profit for druggists and manufacturers.
Willimantic Connecticut woman recounts five years of severe female troubles then finds relief using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad argues the product has decades of proven success curing displacements inflam mation irregularities and related symptoms and urges women to try it. The testimonial asserts widespread cures and enduring effectiveness.
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