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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1913
Page
7
The Farm publication argues society should provide pensions to mothers who raise children without husbands due to death, desertion, or unemployment. It asserts home labor is socially valuable, deserving retirement income, not charity, to protect mothers and children and sustain self respect and self help.
Connecticut merchants urge Senate to amend the 55 hour bill to allow one night a week of night work for boys and girls aged 14 to 16 in mercantile stores. They argue stores differ from factories, with slower rushes, and that full weekend staffing benefits customers and youths' education and advancement.
The Bridgeport welfare report by Superintendent Johnson argues widowhood and old age are the main poverty causes, with sickness and unemployment close behind. It notes 327 families and 67 individuals received outside aid, 122 cases linked to widowhood, 42 of 67 single beneficiaries were widows, mostly elderly, highlighting women bearing the heaviest poverty burden and urging rethink of social care.
The piece surveys birthday milestones for Louis W. Hill born May 19 1872 in St Paul and Mme Nellie Melba born in Melbourne with May dates, plus notes on Josephus Daniels at 51, Earl of Cottenham to 39, Jaisini of Baroda at 23 and J Ham Lewis born in Danville. It also recalls New Yorks first free school 107 years ago, public school statistics, calico origins, and clan Maclean leader Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean with historical clan tensions.
The piece profiles Samuel G. Blythe editor and correspondent, noting his knack for concealing key facts in leads. It traces his rise from Buffalo Express to Buffalo Courier and Enquirer, Cosmopolitan, New York World, and finally the Saturday Evening Post where he remains a valued staff member.
Scrapbook notes Nicholas II turning forty five today and facing possible Nihilist threats. It covers his birth May 19 1868, royal lineage, marriages to Victoria’s granddaughter, and a critique of Britain and George V. Also recounts Mexico’s first empire under Iturbide proclaimed May 1822 and the Plan of Iguala offering the throne to Ferdinand VII.
The D M Read Co presents washable Summer Frocks for the busy woman with social life and home duties. One piece gowns in Linen and Voile with varied colors and trims priced from 6.00. white Voile and Lawn gowns with embroidery and Cluny details. dresses for small ladies and summer suits, Sailor and House Frocks in gingham and chambray, coats and suits on the second floor.
The text recounts the brief first and second Mexican empires under Iturbide and Maximilian, their downfalls, and Diaz’s eventual rise to power. It notes Iturbide’s abdication, Maximilian’s execution, and a near war with the United States over Salvador’s annexation to the U.S. before the empire collapsed. It closes with a bi-centennial note on Thomas Brattle, Boston merchant and chronicler of the 1692 witchcraft delusion.
Mrs. Ambrose Marsh remains ill at home while relatives from Bridgeport Danbury and Hoyders Hill visit area households. Guests include John Broadibin Wilbur Tomlinson E Tomlinson Hibert Nichols and J Walker Sherwood with travels to New York State during recent days and Miss Ida F Ogden as a guest of local residents.
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