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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1917
Page
2
An odd dialogue from Leo Pape blends a child’s play with a spoof on Greek cures and a comic contest tale. It shifts to a historical note about Lady Pamela Edward Fitzgerald in 1794, discussing her exile from the United Kingdom and links to French court circles.
A detailed description of a military style outfit emphasizes a navy blue and gray plaid serge suit cut in one piece with white broadcloth etching the dash and fringed girdle. A boy’s Windsor tie completes the look, paired with a Russian turban of aigret trimming for a polished, smart appearance.
The piece notes Geronimo Savonarola, the Italian monk, burned in Florence whose influence once shaped state affairs and attacked Rome. It recalls 1610 English wreck at Bermudas en route Jamestown, where famine reduced settlers from 600 to 60 before rescue by Lord Delaware. Also mentions 1710 Captain Kidd executed at Execution Dock for piracy.
Laura Jean Libby reflects on how public gentility masks private failings. A woman’s outward charity and hospitality may hide stingy, controlling home life. the piece urges authenticity over show and warns against using servants or relatives to mask misconduct.
Paris May 3 The Agricultural Society of France reports beef on the hoof brings five centimes a pound less than last year despite rising retail prices. The society used funds to study who takes the difference from farm to table. Beef animals will be tracked from stock farm to butcher shop to identify intermediary costs and fair retail pricing. Government and Paris officials will be invited to observe the experiments.
In a Virginia countryside, Meriwether Lewis succumbs to fatal wounds after a night of seeking water and firelight. A nameless servant discovers him at dawn, as he laments a vanished watch and guarded letters tied to a forbidden secret.
A fire in Westbrook destroyed two adjacent frame blocks housing a grocery run by Edward F. Schmidt and a crockery and variety store run by Frederick and Louis Kunz. The blaze damaged nearby homes but was brought under control with difficulty. The cause remains undetermined.
Bridgeport high senior Clarice Bray earns Barnum prize consideration. Local attendance notes at a Grange whist with seventy four guests. Long Hill schools report perfect monthly attendance across rooms. Churches in Tashua and Long Hill opened with layreader from New Haven. Residents visit Fairfield Beach cottage and relatives in Shelton. Giants donate 22 members to Liberty Loan appeal.
Peria, the French servant, arrives with news about Meriwether Lewis. The Lewis family mourns and defends his memory, insisting he did not kill himself. Jefferson arrives with heavy tidings, the wilderness claimed him, and the chapter ends with a somber note.
A Kehillah resolution in New York signals confidence that the United States and Allies will back the reestablishment of a Jewish Homeland in Palestine. The piece traces Zionist momentum from early advocates like Zangwill and Schiff to General Murray and Wilson Balfour discussions, framing Palestine as a spiritual and cultural center for world Jewry with a recognized homeland.
London reports Falloden Hall the home of Viscount Grey was destroyed by fire while he fished in Scotland. Most paintings, books, and heirlooms were saved though the loss of the hall is total. Neighbors discuss garden pests as optimists secure bug poles at the store.
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