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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1913
Page
10
A quirky, period style essay offers home remedies for blond hair care and keeping light hair light. It warns against soda and harsh bleaches, favors egg shampoos and rhubarb honey mixtures, and promotes natural looks with minimal dyeing and subtle use of false hair.
A harsh critique of divorce argues it is a national crime against childhood and a confession of American weakness. It claims rising divorce rates prove favoring trial marriages and progressive polygamy, painting America as the land of easy divorce.
The article discusses skirts inspired by Turkish fashion with fullness at the hips and narrow feet, featuring satin and lace flounces. It outlines a detailed pattern method for a 40-inch fabric front outside plus back lace, plus cutting and assembly steps, stay support, and variations with twisted silk and plaid flounces for dressy occasions.
A visiting female reporter tours Fairfield County Jail with Sheriff Vollmer. She notes clean cells, sunlit rooms, and homelike decor, plus a corn beef and cabbage dinner, in a humane, workshop driven facility. Prisoners praise the sheriff and an offer to address grievances seals. Bridgeport pride in local penal care shines through.
Orders from the Postmaster General direct that all first class mail and packages be marked clearly with full recipient name street address city state and county where relevant. Chicago counts show 465 750 pieces lacked adequate addressing, driving costly searches. illegible or omitted street addresses perpetuate delays during holidays.
A 1913 guidance column by Elizabeth Lee explains color selection for women who are neither blonde nor brunette. It details how skin tone eye color and hair tint influence blues pinks reds greens and neutrals, plus eyebrow shading tips and the role of warm pastels and taupe to enhance complexions.
Villefrance France December 1 The United States battleships Wyoming Utah and Delaware sailed from here as crowds cheered The fleet will join off Gibraltar and head to the Azores The fourth division Connecticut Ohio and Kansas will coal at Guatanamo before sailing to Mexican waters The departure is met with regret and a broker jokes about stock.
Berlin reports Professor Von Schrenck Notzing announces in Materialization Phenomena that ghosts are formed from a tangible substance he calls teleplasma. In experiments with Eva S a nude medium photographed by nine cameras and a bioscope shows spirit matter emanating and materializing as spectres. Notzing says the organic stuff varies from smoke like to spider web like and is reabsorbed by the medium.
Laura Jean Libbey surveys marriage through bachelor eyes noting how wives and finances strain, with stories of spoiled plans and extravagant living. It warns girls to beware of improvised introductions and urges careful, honorable methods to meet men.
A Victorian era essay divides women into Busy Bee and Butterfly types. The Busy Bee seeks responsibility and freedom, while the Butterfly, a product of wealth and social climbing, pursues luxury and self showcased charm. The author condemns the butterfly image as dangerous and superficial.
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