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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1913
Page
13
The piece advocates a kitchen beauty shelf over or near the sink to keep hands and face in good condition while doing housework. It lists lemon for stain removal, Beauty Food, a cream rub, manicure tools, vaseline, wet salt, and mild toilet soap as essentials, encouraging readers to add other aids as needed.
The World discusses a teacher seeking leave to bear a child and advocates Baby Gardens where mothers working outside the home may leave their babies during work hours. It argues mother love endures, supports working mothers, and suggests society should provide child care, while preserving economic stability and education by professionals such as doctors and nurses.
A New York Bar Association asks lawmakers to let the accused plead silence against him. Historically English law barred self testimony but many juries infer guilt from silence despite instructions. The piece weighs the fairness of requiring a defendant to testify and notes the mind’s bias toward guilt when one remains silent.
Editorial notes celebrate Dr John Scott Keltie born in Dundee March 29 1840 educated at St Andrews and Edinburgh. As secretary of the Royal Geographical Society he helped plan Antarctic expeditions amid a notable recent tragedy.
London reports show English suffragettes lament a decline in American financial aid and volunteers. The shift stems from Americans joining campaigns at home, leaving fewer to assist in Britain. Notable figures include Miss Zeke Emerson and Miss Amy Maud Hicks, with sympathy split over militant tactics and constitutional routes.
The D. M. Read Co presents spring coats with loose lines echoing Early Victorian fashion. Garments feature brocaded silks and fabrics like Canton Crepe and Matelasse, many cutaway with corded seams and matching ornaments. Serge and satin coats in black, blue, tan, or Copenhagen range from $12.75 to $20.00.
Secrecy marked the split as Mrs Pankhurst initiated the exit and the Pethick Lawrences severed ties with militant groups. No figures, but estimates suggest at least four thousand W S P U members left with the Pethick Lawrences.
In Hartford on March 23 the former romance between Louis Rossi and Mary LaDyonis, now 19, resurfaced as Rossi faced breach of the peace charges. The girl testified Rossi had threatened her. he denied contact since returning to Hartford six weeks ago. Judge Clark adjourned the case for a month with Rossi bound on $500 bond.
A 12:10 eastbound New Haven express narrowly escaped disaster at Guilford when a freight car top was blown off by high wind and lay across the tracks. Locals flagged the oncoming train as it approached at about 60 miles an hour and the engineer could not stop in time, narrowly averting a collision.
A damaged fragment mentions a cab struck an obstacle tearing a side, the engineer jumping to safety. It lists cleaning products such as moth balls rat paste bed bug powders and touts Blood Tonic for a “new start of life.” The Women’s Store at 870 Main Street is cited.
Catalog lists mitts and gloves with varied prices across positions. Catchers’ mitts range from 0.5 to 0.100 dollars while first basemen and fielders’ gloves span 0.25 to 4.50 dollars, reflecting material and size differences.
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