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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1909
Page
5
A laconic anecdote recounts Schleiermacher gifting 4 louis d or to Dr Grafe after recovering, only to have the physician返 return the money with a blunt note about wealth. The piece then surveys gastric and nervous vertigo, their causes, symptoms, and treatments, plus a brief history of lighting from lamps to candles.
A collection of humorous fragments on bells and bees origins with Alfred the Great, dry humor about a traveler in southern Arizona, a pun about visible means of support, and jokes about marriage, work, and newlyweds. Several quips reference newspaper humor from Chicago Tribune and Boston Transcript.
An advertisement claims Cyrus Wart Remover can quickly remove facial warts without pain. It notes availability only at The Cyrus Pharmacy located at 253 Fairfield Avenue and 136 Cannon Street. The blurb emphasizes improved appearance and encourages purchase locally.
An advertisement touts CleanEasy as the best hand product with a skin friendly guarantee. It promises instant removal of stains such as rust ink and general grime from clothing, featuring bold claims and brand mentions.
Poli stock opens next Monday with Miss Alice Fleming in Georgiana Cartey of Her Own Way, joined by John Rice Fleming and Miss Patty Allison. New faces include Scott Siggins, Miss Jessie Pringle, Miss Rose Tiffany, and Emie Collins. director Guino Socolo leads a diverse stock season.
New York May 15 Mayor McClellan faces surprise from both sides as he opposes an equal pay bill for women teachers while labor and civic groups push for action. He suggests a local commission to study grievances and report before budget decisions, a move teachers deem ineffective with his term ending January 1 1910 and the next mayor unlikely to heed the commission.
The 8150 ton cruiser New York will be placed in commission at Charlestown Navy Yard and may become flagship of the new Atlantic Squadron. She is to leave about May 27 for New York to take part in Memorial Day ceremonies at Grant's Tomb. Commander S Wood will command the ship with a crew of 448 blue jackets 37 marines and the usual complement of officers.
Bennington Vermont May 15 A custody clash ends with Eastabrook defeating two detectives who attempted to abduct his three year old daughter N. B. Estabrook fled into the county clerk office with the child, leaping from a window to escape. Mrs Nellie Betabrook, granted a separation order in Albany, watched as the detectives coaxed the child toward a waiting car. An aunt from Baltimore and a wealthy uncle support the mother. Habeas corpus action to pursue the child will be filed today.
Michael Mellican was found guilty in the Danbury Superior Court on charges of copper pipe theft from Charles McAllister and sentenced to three months in jail by Judge Robinson. Mahonie fled after learning police pursued them. they sold pipe remnants to a junk dealer for 75 cents. A separate fire alarm reported at 6:30 pm on Flack Rock Avenue started by an oil stove in W. H. Martins apartments caused minor damage. The Lake Submarine Torpedo Boat Co offices moved to a new shipyard at Seaview Avenue. boats are built outside the city and soon to be made in Bridgeport.
Special from United Press reports a farmer Henry Williamson killed his wife and three children in their sleep. He then struck their bodies with a stove poker, poured kerosene, and set the house aflame, leaving him badly burned and the coroner investigating the quadruple tragedy near Bowlesville.
The text explains that in Bethlehem Hospital or Bedlam there was an Abraham ward whose inmates could go out as licensed beggars on certain days. These mendicants were called Abraham men and their success in eliciting charity led to many imitators who were said to have shammed Abraham.
A collection of quips and snippets includes a mid Atlantic voyage bath anecdote from the London Chronicle about floating in a bath during a storm, a social chasm bridged by sarcasm from the Baltimore American, a hereditary genius joke in a scientific journal, and a New York Press line about a man’s tears at a sports event, with brief humor from O W Ealiean.
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