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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1913
Page
6
Mary Swink petitions for divorce and name change pending in Bridgeport Superior Court. George Swink is absent from state. further notice by publication ordered in Bridgeport Evening Farmer starting on or before May 38, 1913. Signed by Judge Michael J. Flanagan Assistant Clerk.
Thomas Ambrew Marsh of Fairfield dies at 77, with survivors listed. Marion B and Emma A Todd also noted in brief obituaries. An Azalia chapter and Febeccas member funeral plans are announced. A millinery sale at BH Dillon & Co on 110 Main St is advertised.
William Barnes Jr chairman of the New York State Republican committee faced calls from prominent party leaders for his resignation during a crucial period. Barnes refused to step down, signaling a likely confrontation. He played a key role in the Chicago convention fight last summer.
The Connecticut Senate approved a five million dollar highway appropriation to fund main trunk lines, general trunk lines, and state and town aid roads. If House action cuts funding, no new roads will be built for two years, as Bennett warns that at least three million is needed for resurfacing and repairs. Historical notes compare gains in Ohio counties from paving investments, highlighting increased land values and county revenue.
FE H DILLON & CO promotes a vast clearance at 1105 Main Street Hartford and 10 Rue St Cecile Paris with drastic reductions on hats and millinery items. The ads tout low prices on untrimmed and trimmed hats, ribbons, boas, petticoats, and feather bands, plus a call to action urging readers to visit and buy now.
Anthony Rowen died at his home on Har ral avenue after a brief illness. He came from an old East Bridgeport family with ties to Pembroke and Hamilton streets. His brother Eddie became a noted baseball catcher in the major minor leagues. Rowen was active in city politics as a councilman and alderman in East Bridgeport and later the Sixth district. Surviving are his widow, two daughters Mrs. George Milligan and Mrs. Walter Lord, and two brothers Joseph and Peter. Edith L. Stanton wife of Zachariah Wheatley died at 52 after several days illness. She was well known in Bridgeport. husband and sisters survive.
The Smith Murray offers fresh spring and summer fabrics with Fashion's stamp. 18c Scotch Ginghams and 19c Carlotta Crepes lead low prices, plus Chiffon Crepe, Japloom Silk, Voiles, and Embroidered Swiss Novelty. Wide selections include 32 inch and 40 inch widths with values from 12 to 139 cents and more per yard.
A local sale advertises refrigerators from six to twenty two dollars and lawn mowers from two eighty to four seventy five. It lists seeds hats flowers and screen doors with prices up to two dollars and emphasizes low, varied prices across a basement showroom.
London May 26 All England asks who will wed the Prince of Wales as the heir to the throne grows into a man. Names mentioned include Princess Elizabeth of Roumania and her grandniece the grand duchess Olga daughter of the czar. Rumors point to Russian royal matches favored by different royals, with court gossip naming Princess Olga and Grand Duchess Tatiana as possibilities.
A paragraph from Bookfellow on how wives study their husbands through daily scrutiny, dissolving and solving the man like sugar in water, with a note on actors and theater anecdotes including Brutus, Cassius, and Sarah Bernhardt showing how performance can diverge from character.
In a terse exchange Willie’s mother asks where the knife came from and Willie admits trading a top to Puppy Johnson. The brief remark implies a prior play activity with Puppy Johnson nearby as evidence of the connection.
In Chicago Hersid a quarrel erupts as Plecie Davis denies involvement while a boy recalls a tear in his coat from a wall and Ratty Robinson. The exchange mocks rival families and their harsh nicknames as one student explains his own nickname arose from a nose pimple.
An Argonaut note explores the ostrich as a symbol of digestion and appetite. It argues the toothless, omnivorous bird shows delicate digestion and that captivity requires constant, careful feeding for mortality records.
Diford in Essex noted in geological annals for early Thames valley danger scenes. Elephants rhinoceroses and bears roamed wild while prehistoric travelers dodged tigers and bison. Teeth finds at Ilford indicate elephants were particularly common.
Knicker-Children are sow raising their parents according to the New York Sun. The article argues that one who voluntarily remains ignorant bears responsibility for all crimes born of ignorance.
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