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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1916
Page
12
Meigs Co offers Marcella labeled undergarments with a full range of combinations envelope chemises and corset covers. Styles feature fine lace and embroidery, with prices from 50c to 3.50 for combinations, 1 to 3 for chemises, and 50c to 1.50 for drawers, plus corset covers from 50c to 1.25.
Bridgeport should plan another high school as 637 freshmen plus 1 600 pupils in the new building will strain capacity. The eighth grade entering next year totals 900 to 1 000, underscoring the city’s rapid growth and the necessity for a second secondary school within two years.
Secretary Leonard H. Healey issued a Connecticut agriculture handbook detailing fair duties and powers. It warns that games of chance, indecent shows, and goof shows will jeopardize state appropriations if not controlled, and penalties apply for noncompliance.
A poem from the Baltimore Sun praising veterans who join the younger generation in answering their country’s call at the Alamo era and in later conflicts. It likens old soldiers to phantoms guiding the charge through mesa lands and cactus brush, riding with steadfast honor in the face of danger.
William E. Hart of Westport Connecticut shot his wife as she pleaded for their 21 year old daughter to stay. He then shot several boarders before being arrested. The wife suffered a grazed face and a pierced ear, and the daughter had left home recently to work in the city. The case, charged as assault with intent to kill, was taken up in Westport town court.
Howard Elliott, president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, announced that workers in the Connecticut National Guard will not lose their jobs. He said the company will grant militiamen leave of absence and will rehire them on return, within the bounds of existing employee agreements, to support peace and order in Mexico.
Representations to Milford police show concession holders at the pleasure resort invested heavily based on license fees. Walnut Beach paddle wheels will be allowed to operate at least until after July Fourth.
The public utilities commission approves construction of a right-hand crossover by the Connecticut Company on a private right of way in Milford on Seaside avenue near Fort Trumbull Beach. It also approves reconstructing a double track on Stratford Avenue from Fairfield Avenue and Water Street to East Main Street in Bridgeport with minor modifications agreeable to the petitioner.
The engagement and wedding ring finger is anatomically the weakest of the ten. Pianists use their third finger twice as much in drills as others. When hands are placed palms together, all fingers except the middle align. the third fingers remain resistant. The tendon of the extensor muscle in the third finger crosses to the second and sometimes the fourth, a cross-slip sometimes cut in violinists for greater freedom.
The Senate is set to resume debate on Hedring's shipping bill today. Key provisions include regulatory changes and potential impacts on maritime trade and port operations as lawmakers weigh amendments and stakeout positions.
The piece jokes about Trust regulation, sheep exercise, torchlight processions, and college admission standards while criticizing a pension for marchers. It notes uncertainty over Standard Oil dissolution, mentions papers in many desk drawers, and promotes Nunnold's summer suits with a June 17 to July 3 sale.
An old advertisement promotes Leonardi's Cough Syrup Creosoted as a quick remedy to loosen phlegm, soothe throats, and prevent straining. Claims antiseptic action and relief for coughs, colds, bronchitis, grippe, croup, and whooping cough. Drugstores listed at 987 Main and 909 Main streets.
A civic message urges Bridgeport residents to educate reluctant workers about the benefits of shared prosperity. It emphasizes fair play, homes first, and building a civilized city through collective effort, warning that those who resist progress will pay the price.
A collage of brief humorous quips from various papers. Jokes span medieval England hay maker wages at a penny a day to modern one liners about fashion, rumors, and anatomy. Notable lines include a husband and wife debating a dress, a quip about belief and rumor, and a pun about a post in a public building. The item ends with a punning exchange about a fortune hunter.
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