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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
4
A home remedy mix uses flaxseed lemons honey and water simmered four hours to make a pint cough syrup with adult and child dosing guidelines. Also described are satin silk and lace girdles with decorative tabs and embroidered details as Newark News notes.
The article reviews bullet proof advertising in Mexico City, a new aluminum foundry in Wisconsin, and racing fuel norms. It reports on mechanical ideas like open ports as extra exhaust and safety measures for youths, plus Maine lighting bills, and car maintenance tips for rain and mildew. It also covers stats on car registrations, gasoline car values, and 1912 output projections. It closes with Bob Burman’s Indianapolis 500 prep and a dramatic fire incident during a mile attempt and escape.
The Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco 1915 will host a record breaking automobile and motorcycle exhibit. A dedicated Automobile Palace will showcase American manufacturers, new car types, and motor accessories, illustrating the industry’s advance with space secured via National Association of Automobile Manufacturers agreement.
A new motor industry palace is planned at a cost of several hundred thousand dollars. The structure will span about 210000 square feet, covering more than five acres.
Washington reports that three more states must ratify the constitutional amendment for direct election of senators. In Illinois two vacancies exist and the Legislature is deadlocked. Upon ratification the Governor would issue writs for elections to fill vacancies, with possible temporary appointments by the Governor if allowed by the Legislature.
The Bridgeport Distributing Company at 102 State Street near Public Market offers aged wines and whiskeys in bulk and bottle, plus ales and beers for home demand. Under chef Jake, the shop provides seasons delicacies for business lunches dinners or beef-steak club gatherings as progress favors broader tastes.
Farmers business leaders and educators will meet in Richmond Virginia April 16 18 to discuss rural schools agricultural credits and cooperative marketing plans. Governors from southern states attend with experts A Monahan and others to urge county level rural education strategies and improved country life.
About 40 Southington residents petition the public utilities commission for a readjustment of the fare between Southington and Plainville with a March 27 hearing set. They seek a transfer system but no fare-limit changes, arguing current rates require a five cent fare for roughly a mile and a half ride and want a single fare to the Plainville town line.
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