Rifles Arrive for Reding Home Guards Parade
Special to The Farmer reports 60 rifles arrived from Bridgeport carried by Commissary Vegeant Muennick for the Reding home guards. East side pistol team held first manual of arms practice, with 42 guards preparing for a Fourth of July parade in Bridgeport.
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Bridgeport
Georgetown
BB. Banks
Marcos EH
Burr
Barada
Danbury
Jett the Toad
Ralph E. Berry
Betel Petike
Oni
J. B. Sanford
Raymond Cunningham
G. Barnett
HH. Manth
Philo T. Pratt
Charles O. Parry
Boon
Noel Cunningham
Gerald Cunninghem
Watai Ane
Ridge School House
Robert Nichols
D. BR Warner
Preseick Mabury
Son
Ridge
Maud
Bennington
Bishop
Paramaianor
Redding Center
Taft Puniay
Wounded French Children Describe War’s Horrors Behind Lines
Behind the British lines in France on June 30, reporters describe French children evacuated by Germans under pressure from Allied offensives. Many are orphans, wounded, or shell-shocked, living in cellars near front lines, hungry and frail, with Heaven as a place of quiet. A French Red Cross hospital treats hundreds under 12, many missing limbs or sight, all victims of modern warfare.
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France
Somme
St. Vitus
Ati
Red Cross
Searles Visit As Family Guests In Minneapolis
Mr and Mrs Leander Searles of New York are guests of Reuben Wheeler, brother of Mrs Searles, until he enters upon his new teaching engagement in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Leander Searles
New York
Reuben Wheeler
Searles
Connecticut Urges Priority Board for War Production
The Connecticut State Council of Defense asked President Wilson and top officials to establish a national priority board with full power to determine and secure government needs in production and transportation for the war. It outlines the need for highly specialized tools and long lead times, the heavy capital investment required, and the labor shifts and plant retooling essential to boost munitions output within twelve months, warning that without a definite demand and government authorization, rapid convergence of industry cannot be achieved.
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Hartford
Connecticut State Council of Defense
Wilson
Baker
Gifford
Council of Natonal Defense
Connecticut
Rietgebie
United States
National Priority Board Urged to Guide War Production
A wartime council calls for a National Priority Board with full federal power to set and enforce production and transportation priorities for the war effort. It emphasizes decisive government direction over what to produce, quantities, timing, and labor needs, to prevent delays in metals and key materials.
War era social event at Black Rock garden party
Lady Alexandra Colebrook arrives in the United States to aid British soldier funds and attend a Red Cross Garden party at the McNeil residence in Black Rock. A Hindu fortune teller and hats for Tappe in New York are features, while garden party proceeds support French orphans and local relief efforts.
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Alexandra Colebrook
England
Red Cross
Kenneth McNeil
Black Rock
Colebrook
Tappe
New York
Eight Bridgeport Priests Attend Fr Curtin Funeral
Eight Bridgeport priests attended the funeral of Rev. John J. Curtin pastor of St. Francis Xavier in Waterbury. Local clergy present included Rev. James B. Nihill Rev. Edward Hayes Rev. James Derwin Rev. Patrick McGivney Rev. Matthew Traynor Rev. Terrence Smith Rev. Matthew Judge and Rev. Richard F. Moore.
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Bridgeport
John J. Curtin
St. Francis Xavier R. C
Waterbury
James B. Nihill
P. R
St. Augustine’s
Edward Hayes
James Derwin
Patrick McGivney
Matthew Traynor
Terrence Smith
Matthew Judge
Richard F. Moore
Nihill
Short selections on concentration and revolutions
A hunting dog analogy criticizes lack of concentration and self direction. The piece cites George and His Legs claims about Washington's portrait legs. It notes revolutions, comparing durations from 1830 to 1910, highlighting Portugal's 1910 rapid end in one day.
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Fox
Hound
Saturday Evening ‘Post
Charles X
Louis Philippe
England
James
Otho
Portugal
London Observer
How the Horsefly Bites and Feeds on Horses
A horsefly alights on a horse and searches for a tender spot with hairy feelers. It then cuts a hole with the two sides of its tubular tongue extension to suck blood. The article compares the fly’s tubular tongue to the sharpened lead of a pencil, highlighting its specialized feeding adapted by nature.
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Popular Science Monthly
Nature
Uerruck
Barbed Fly Tools and Tales From Odd Notes
A jumble of curiosities and observations including a brutal description of barbed fly hooks injuring a horse, thoughts on punishment and immunity, notes on Manchu Tartars influence on Chinese dress, tornado house explosions explained as vacuum-induced detonations, meteorology insights on temperature changes, and short quips about manners and humor from period publications.
Walrus of Alaska Record Size Alarm
Alaska walrus are described as enormous with weights over a ton. A recent kill near Point Barrow yielded an 80 pound head, 500 pound skin and flippers, and a total over 2,000 pounds. The creature measured fourteen feet in girth and had a 500 pound blubber mass.
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Alaska
Point Barrow
Air intake by activity in the average man
A historical note states that resting lungs take in about 48.8 cubic inches of air per minute. During walking the volume rises to 97.6, while climbing requires 140.3, trotting 201.8, and long distance running 347.7 cubic inches.
Reduced to Nothing. Boy and slag curiosity at town topics
A quip set in Town Topics weighs in on marriage and iron will. A boy asks what slag means and a father answers that it is the residuum of a man’s iron will after the matrimonial furnace.
Sad Fate in Life Review Panels Adele Comic Opera
In Life magazine remarks Adele faces a grim note as the public eye notes a shift toward comic opera. The quoted line hints at a lingering sadness surrounding the performer amid evolving entertainment trends.
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Adele
Practical Health Hint Heartburn Relief and Diets
Heartburn results from excess stomach acid and hinders digestion of starch. Alkaline drugs like bicarbonate give temporary relief. avoid acidic foods. Baked potatoes are usually acceptable. mix foods with saliva and limit to stale bread potatoes and some beans. Mental state and lack of exercise influence causes. adopt gradual systematic exercise and simpler diet.
Incongruity and Polar Vegetation Notes
Fat clarification method with ran potato pieces and slow heating, strain when bubbling stops and store cool. Jokes about laughter relate to respecting age. An amusing quip links divorce lawyers to wedding marches. A note on polar vegetation credits atmospheric electric currents for rapid growth.
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Polar
Practical Health Hint Neuralgia and Neuritis Distinctions
Neuralgia is nerve pain while neuritis is nerve inflammation. The pain in neuralgia is intermittent whereas neuritis pain is steady along the affected nerve. The underlying cause drives treatment, which may trace to malaria alcoholism diabetes lead poisoning gout rheumatism Brights disease a diseased tooth or diseased ovary.
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Bright
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