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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1914
Page
13
A critic argues the Department of Public Works spends heavily on new objects and expands its paid staff, unlike schools or police. The piece cites rising salaries, a costly chauffeur and cars, more foremen, and expensive machines, claiming graft and inefficiency under Warrenite contracts drive up taxes.
A collage of editorials mocks student life and public policy from the era. It critiques arithmetic literacy for baseball percentages, notes Kermit Roosevelt’s social duties after travels, ponders tolls and crossroads, and jests about college girls, suffragettes, and Father’s Day. The piece lampoons media, education, and public figures, ending with comments on graduation essays and tailoring gowns.
The piece argues that uncertainty in stock markets and doubts about what a business can do require new anti trust legislation from President Wilson. It critiques judicial changes that redefined restraint of trade as undue and calls for clear, precise law to restore certainty and lawful conduct for businessmen.
The text hints at improvised diplomacy with Carranza open to mediation, governors discussing official duties in private, and concerns about entry into the United States. It notes investing in Mexico, loans from Constitutionalists or Federals, and a lingering interest in Boy Scout literature and thriller reads, amid a cryptic closing line.
The American Medical Association opens its sixty fifth annual meeting in Atlantic City with a focus on public health education and broader health conservation. The House of Delegates reports 41029 members and over 140000 dollars in assets while outlining plans for data gathering, public education, and securing health laws and ordinances. The Council on Medical Education notes a drop in licensed medical colleges from 160 to about 100 since its creation, with improvements in entrance standards and mergers creating stronger institutions, especially in the South, and proposes investigating postgraduate schools. A Panama Canal monument plan is considered to honor the association’s role in preventive medicine and sanitary science in the Canal Zone.
The advertisement promotes Imperial Tires and Tubes offering Non Skid tires with a 3,500 mile guarantee. Pricing listed include 30x3 and 30x3 1/2 at $12.25, 32x3 1/2 at $13.58, 34x4 at $19.00, 36x4 at $19.35, 36x4 1/2 at $25.97, and 37x4 1/2 at $26.70, plus grey tire options in several sizes.
A historic ad highlights porch seating as a key living space with Couch Hammocks in many styles and prices. It promotes rust proof galvanized hardware, baby nets, Crex matting for porch floors, and a Seeger Siphon Refrigerator demonstration. The ad details cookware and Limoges china sets, with multiple price points and a basement China store display.
The D. M. Read Company notes how West Chester High School authorities persuaded students to give up secret societies by offering social opportunities and meeting pupils halfway. Adroit advertising for Hindle's Drug Stores promotes Foley Kidney Pills for kidney health, with a listing of One Cent a Word and address 1000 Seaview Avenue.
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