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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1923

Page

5

Bill Would Stop News Of Divorce In The Commons

A London Dispatch notes Sir Evelyn Cecil's bill to jail editors who publish scandalous divorce details. The proposed act bars any indecent or medical details damaging public morals, likely blocked by chance reading on second reading but reflecting Tory anxiety to protect aristocratic respect. The Daily Herald refused spiced Bussell case details, citing indecency.

House of Commons Evelyn Cecil London New York Sir Evelyn Jongh Bussell Labor Party The Daily Herald

Day by Day Noted Dictums On Divorce Courts

Mr Justice Darling at a public dinner recited a light verse on divorce reports. He referenced Gray's Elegy and joked about lending license to readers eyes to the bawdy pages, noting sex problems and innocence of maiden minds as a modern twist.

Justice Darling Gray Justices Darling

Milk record claimed for Laramie Holstein cow

The University of Wyoming experiment station stock farm claims the state record for Es ther a Holstein cow yielding twenty pounds of butterfat in one week and fifty pounds as a two year old. She has three calves including twins, all thriving from the milk surplus. The station also reports a Tamworth sow with eleven pigs, weaned from a twelve pig litter earlier.

Laramie Wic Experiment Station Stock Farm University of Wyoming Esther

Diamonds in the Kimberley Field Offer New Prospect

A South African dispatch describes a frontier rush to peg out claims in a newly found diamond field, potentially rivaling Kimberly. The bulletin from the National Geographic Society explains mining methods used at Kimberly, the underground creation of diamonds, and the vast scale of operations, including labor compounds housing thousands of workers under strict security and health rules.

America South Africa Kimberly Kimberley National Geographic Society Needle Haystack

Peanuts as Meat Substitute Rumored in Wartime Diet

A brief note warns that peanuts, being highly concentrated, could serve as a substitute for meat in times of scarcity. The statement suggests using peanuts to bolster protein intake during shortages and mentions their potential role in wartime rations.

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