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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1910
Page
10
Graniteville Vermont resident Mrs Barclay reports relief from nervousness and health decline after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter claims long history of cures for female ailments and endorses the product as a safe support through the change of life.
The article traces cremation’s ancient origins across civilizations. It cites Greeks crediting Hercules, Homer’s note on pre Trojan burial, Scythians as earliest record, and Hindustan’s sparse references. It explains purification by fire and cites Ovid on the soul’s separation upon cremation, noting Athenian practice after battles.
Automatic flogging devices are described as used by several European nations. The article notes that traditional corporal punishment was done by soldiers under officers, with variability based on personal relations with the punished, and explains the flogging machine was designed to remove this disparity.
New York June 24. Thomas Fortune Ryan names seven Wall Street figures to bear future prosperity, saying Morgan is unavailable. He singles out J Pierpont Morgan Jr Henry P Davison Otto H Kahn Mortimer L Schiff John B Dennis George F Baker Jr and James Stillman Jr as trusted to guard American financial interests.
Harper's Weekly describes an automatic whipping machine where the culprit is strapped in, a spring adjusts for exact force, a dial sets strokes, and a screw-driven handle moves the lash to new spots after each blow, ensuring uniform severity until the commanded number is reached.
A Washington Star note highlights the phone's sensitivity with figures from Preece and Pellat about currents and voltages. The text also recalls a humorous cartoon about a boy named Jim who begs sainthood after death while his mother debates his jam stained face.
A humorous caption notes a neighbor praising the savings of letting a girl go home early, claiming fewer dishes are broken as she spends afternoons away. The caption spotlights domestic chores and light humor.
Former Alderman Joseph M. Sanger urged widening Congress Street on the south side while preserving the Logan building. He proposed purchasing Ambrose saloon space to move the Logan structure intact, minimizing disruption and allowing continued business.
The State Board of Pharmacy Commissioners chaired by Charles Fleischner with C. P. Gladding and J. A. Leverty met in the Common Council chamber to examine about 60 men aiming to become assistant pharmacists. Fifteen appeared that morning. the rest were to come this afternoon. Examinations assess rudiments of pharmacy, drug knowledge, formulas ingredients, and apothecary arithmetic. results to be announced tomorrow. The rest of the piece promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for summer colds.
Deputy Sheriff Cumberland attached property on Main Street owned by W. O. Laughan in a suit by plumber William J. Snadecki for work done on the Empire Theatre building. Laughna reportedly holds a small equity in the land under the structure.
Miss May O'Brien celebrated her birthday with a Thursday evening party at 878 Madison Avenue attended by May Brady Abbie Campbell Mollie Sheridan Mildred Galvin Helen Luddington Ruth Linley Elizabeth Coughlin Alice Boulton Maurice Fitzgerald Francis Schaack Albert Gregory William Delaney George Stafford Raymond Morris Clifford Walters Stephen Linley Philip Oconnell and Harry Burr.
An explainer on volcano science and history. It describes how volcanoes form, the difference between lava cones and cinder cones, and how steam and lava drive eruptions. Krakatoa's 1883 blast is detailed with its immense column, ocean waves, and global glow.
Twenty years after lava flowed from Jorullo Mexico tourists could light cigars through surface cracks and the crust remained cold. In 1828 snow layers beneath Vesuvius lava were found still unmelted and may persist.
A pompous magistrate in a London court accuses a prisoner of pig theft, declaring the offense serious and vowing to make an example. The quote reflects district concerns over rising pig thefts and metaphorical justice.
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