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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1916
Page
5
An extensive display features Reliable Fur Scarfs and Muffs in Fox Lynx Alaska Sable Natural Skunk Natural Raccoon Sable Raccoon Near Seal Beaver and more. The store emphasizes exceptional quality and value shaped by careful sourcing and thorough scrutiny to ensure trustworthy reliable fur selections for customers.
Dr J H Melish of Brooklyn endorses President Wilson in St Louis address. The Second Connecticut infantry, over 1 100 strong, arrives from the Mexican border and is welcomed by New Haven with city funds, decorations, and a Yale Bowl ceremony before a football game.
New Haven forecast for tonight and Sunday calls for fair weather with no big temperature changes and moderate northwest winds becoming variable. An incoming disturbance from Kansas is causing unsettled conditions as central U S weather slowly improves. Edward Howard of Brooklyn remains hospitalized with a stab wound to the chest from a recent fight in Brooklyn Hospital.
Local landlords report rooms stay vacant due to bed bug infestations. An advertised remedy touts Cyrus Presto Killer as safe and inexpensive at 25 cents, promising a clean, pest free home without harmful effects.
German officials in Brussels offer ten thousand francs for the address of the La Libre Belgique printing plant and another ten thousand for identifying its editor. Since early 1915 the weekly has circulated in Belgium, with a self moving cellar claimed as the printing site. The editor urges calm and adherence to war laws while criticizing German rule. Meanwhile 128 French aircraft arrive in Romania for reconnaissance on Transylvania and Dobrudja fronts.
Mrs J S Walker of Charleston describes six months of intense eczema spreading from a wrist to elbows with water blisters and severe itching. After trying many remedies, she used Resinol Soap and Ointment and reports itching stopped immediately, redness vanished in three days, and she slept without burning. ad appears to promote Resinol products.
In a rousing Twelfth district Democratic rally, speakers mocked John T King and his letter writing. Max Wittstein attacked the Republican boss as King of Bridgeport, claiming the party is a tail to his political kite. Several candidates spoke on King’s controversial circular and related tariff debates.
E A Creevey formerly of Bridgeport was injured when the car he rode in was struck by a train at a New Haven road crossing. He was thrown from the vehicle and suffered severe bruises as he returned from a state Chamber of Commerce meeting with Charles Lafargue of Canaan. Creevey, who ran a Main Street plumbing shop, also served on a city commission and as United States consul in Yarmouth Nova Scotia the Azores and Ceylon.
Everett Jensen Wendell, longtime advocate for orphans and prison reform, has been elected a director for the Legal Aid Society. The piece chronicles Rose Stahl’s rise from Montreal convent education to international fame as The Chorus Lady, detailing early ambitions, low pay, and later touring success before the four act refinement of the work.
Bridgeport workers welcomed Monday continuation of the Save-the-Baby drive as Sunday reports lag. The effort supports Day Nursery Visiting Nurse Assoc Orthopedic Clinic and Girls' Club, with final totals expected above 10000 while theaters and schools tally final counts. remodeling plans for St Joseph T B L association club rooms on Barnum Ave include paint, steam heat, new roof, porch, dance floor, lighting, two pool tables, meeting room, showers, and a public dance series to raise funds with Murray's Orchestra and a Halloween prize masquerade offering 25 dollars in prizes.
The Dry Special train carrying J. Frank Hanly and Dr. Ira Landrith arrived in New London today and will stop at Willimantic, Hartford, and New Haven before Bridgeport at 6 10, ending with a New York rally. Campaigners press through the east after an earlier west coast swing.
News from London reports the Norwegian steamer Eygdo sunk at Christiania with crew landed. The British steam trawler Fuchsia sunk and crew imprisoned in Germany. The Norwegian steamer Fritzcie bound for London with boards seized to Cuxhaven. The Bygda from Christiania, 790 tons, built 1913. Also mention of a US pipe order for 65,000 tons from Argentina.
London reports on ten German torpedo boat destroyers attempting a raid on British transport ships in the Channel. Papers praise boldness but vow the assault will not halt Channel transports. Times calls for heavier punishment and more mines. Other papers note limited success and continued effort against Zeebrugge.
A special representative of The Pictorial Review Co. of New York will explain distinctive features that make Pictorial Review Patterns superior. Patent cutting and construction guides accompany patterns to save time labor and material. Learn how to lay out parts, cut fabric and assemble garments with these patterns.
The passage asserts Britain’s naval dominance remains unquestioned as most of the enemy’s ten vessels escaped, a fact framed as evidence of overwhelming supremacy rather than disappointment. It emphasizes the absolute nature of British naval power and downplays tactical setbacks.
At 686 Myrtle Avenue the Catholic Charities Bureau held a Round Table with representatives from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Queen’s Daughters Ladies of Charity and Sodalities of the churches. Speakers included Miss Boylan secretary Miss Mary Flinter chairman Jee L Warren and T E Macfarlane. Officials denied reports Japan would police Amoy as unfounded.
The Salvation Army at 2 Elm Street and Park Street Congregational Church announce weekly services and programs led by Gerald H. Beard and others. Activities include knee drills, Bible classes, revival meetings, salvation service, young people's meetings, holiness sessions, and a Boy's Religion sermon with a concurrent Sunday school and evening service. Sub-Trepury transferred $200,000 to New Orleans.
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