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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1916
Page
23
Washington May 13 The rose aphis infests young growth on rose bushes during spring summer and fall. Eggs hatch in 15 to 20 days producing many wingless or winged forms that feed on sap and cause curl and poor blooms. Natural controls include ladybirds lacewing flies and parasitic insects. gardeners should remove aphids early with a strong spray or soapy solution.
The article describes making a plant spray by dissolving soap in water and adding nicotine sulphate at 1 part per 1000 to 2000 parts water. Add laundry soap, use 1 tablespoon nicotine solution per 1 to 2 gallons water, spray once or twice, and apply in early morning to prevent mildew. Spraying devices range from cheap atomizers to knapsack or barrel pumps.
A sporting editor takes his neighbor to a tied major league game with two outs and a runner on third. Hans Wagner bats as a freight train rumbles by near the park, drawing the neighbor’s attention away from the crisis on the diamond.
New York reports Sam Perlstein a waiter at Joel's on West Forty-first street has inherited about 50000 from his uncle Captain Franz von Dieseldorf of the Austrian army who died from battle wounds. The Austrian government holds the estate for military purposes but the heir’s claim remains valid. Sam, 17 when he began paneling, keeps his fortune secret awaiting events.
The text suggests a figure could go abroad to claim a vast estate valued at $50,000, yet he will not leave. Legacies or not, the person remains tied to the battlefield and his fortunes.
Swiss sympathies in the war align with language regions. German-speaking cantons back the Kaiser, while French and Italian cantons back the Allies. Soldiers patrol borders by group, and officials deny Teutonic ties, warning neutrality must be preserved to avoid civil war.
Rev. Dr. G W Whitefield Simonson of Seymour declares liquor traffic more terrible than war and essential for national life. He says prohibition is a political necessity and criticizes party loyalty. Convention business includes electing delegates, electors, and new state committee.
The Pendleton harness shop at 280 State Street, later the Nash building, is being transformed into a large lodging hotel to house about 300 guests with a ground floor restaurant. About 30 families must move from the block above Broad Street for the project, now under James E. Bishop's management.
Photographs of heart beats are now part of a new physical examination for British army recruits. In a London hospital men with even slight heart variations undergo stairs, pulse, breathing, and blood pressure tests before an electrocardiograph is used. Foot and hand immersion in water powers the electrical apparatus that records heart chamber activity on film.
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