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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
14
A Cornery recipe segment describes making molded nut candies with egg white sugar and nuts, peppermint candy, maple sugar cream, and a chocolate nut bar. Instructions cover kneading dough, shaping walnut centers, boiling sugar syrups, and baking on buttered tins yielding about 25 to 30 pieces.
Recipes describe boiling sugar and buttermilk with butter and nuts to form a creamy mixture for buttered pans. Instructions include fish prep with Creole sauce, nuts, figs, and peppers, plus a lemon candy idea and fruit juice usage. Credits mention Thomas McKenna Adams House and Thanksgiving Flowers from John Reck & Son.
A rare brown velours de laine suit features a box plaited skirt and Russian blouse coat. A bolero effect is created by self buttons and the fur trimming uses skunk fur for a stylish finish.
Readers share queries on marriage aging worry and parental guidance. A childless wife confesses fear of rival interest from a 22 year old in her husband and tips urge self care, renewed courtship, and distance relocation. A son describes strict fatherly lectures and violent blows. a push to seek independence is advised alongside trust in paternal counsel. Old loves linger despite distance and life changes, with reflections on memory, marriage, and the pull of family.
Instructions describe a plaited skirt pattern using 44 inch fabric with 3% yard lining, laid with back and front gores on lengthwise fold and side gores on lengthwise threads. It covers pocket insertion, box-plaits, belt placement, and finishing details.
A critic notes brokers invest heavily in mining and other stocks to sell them, questioning why they push sales if the assets are so strong that brokers themselves could profit by holding.
An excerpt from Atlantic on a African girl’s forced marriage and a motherless future, depicting harsh trade in people and cultural rites. The text contrasts with notes on fashion trends and civic manners, including simpler women's clothing and speed limits in crowded streets.
This advertisement promotes Musterole a white mustard oil ointment sold at drug stores. It claims faster relief than mustard plasters and notes doctors and nurses recommend it. It lists uses from bronchitis to rheumatism and chest colds with pneumonia prevention claims.
A velvet satin negligee trimmed in white fur is described for its rich drape and feminine softness. The piece is noted to appeal to youth and set off by a black spaniel contrasting the white fur in the scene.
The poem asks how far to Christmas and evokes a dream world of joy and distant bells. It contrasts distant seasonal cheer with present hope, urging a child to see the day as already near in spirit and warmth.
In a joking dialogue two boys debate military titles with flatfoot the policeman overhearing. Benny insists a lieutenant outranks a general, Artie disputes it, and Flatfoot explains the joke in a station house view of ranks.
Miss Clara Ruth Mozzer, the youngest woman admitted to Colorado courts, was appointed Junior Assistant Attorney General. In Pennsylvania, boiler explosion at a Connellsville sawmill killed William Hallam and John Shaffer, aged 30 and 29. Governor Whitman pardoned Mary Jennings for second degree murder in October 1901 in New York.
The English queen toured South Hackney to honor district rolls of war dead. She spoke with poor residents, pinned medals to each roll, and comforted a paralyzed elderly woman who spoke of five grandsons in the fighting forces as the queen offered encouragement.
The article traces December’s calendar origins from Romulus through Numa and Julius Caesar, noting day counts and name changes. It also mentions Saxon names and Christian shifts. It ends with a brief Motoring note: Eddie Rickenbacher won the Ascot speed race in Los Angeles with Cooper and Pullen following.
Advice for working women balancing career and home tasks outlines practical steps. Plan weekly meals and shopping, use wholesale staples, invest in a fireless cooker, standardize routines, design a Pullman style kitchen layout, master tray service, consider hired help, and prioritize self over business and home. A separate note mentions thieves stealing $200 from Atlas Cement Co. supply store in Alpha New Jersey.
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