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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
17
Shrewd shoppers flock to a sale featuring scarfs and muffs, Angora sets, coats, raincoats, and furs from Angora wool to Alaska sable. Deals include natural opossum, raccoon, beaver, lynx and mink pieces with prices slashed from low to mid range, plus Petticoats and dresses.
Mrs Mary Ritchie of 68 Hewlett Street Bridgeport testifies that after a bout with gas indigestion and a La Grippe left her weak she used Lax-a-Tone and says her stomach trouble vanished and her strength returned She notes the medicine is sold at Hartigan drug stores in Bridgeport. an Adv insert.
Arrangements were under way for a special board of health session to consider Dr W H Brown plan to centralize health offices. He proposes placing each division under a single head and cites C Howard Dunbar as potential chief inspector in the inspectors department.
A description of a brown velvet child’s coat with a flaring skirt and fur trim. The Ladies Hebrew Charitable Society will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday December 5 at 8 pm in the Park Avenue Temple vestry room.
The article reports Ireland facing a severe potato crop shortage, likening it to 1847 and warning of famine as weather blights, exports, and war conditions reduce available supplies. It notes Ireland cannot stop exports and cites figures and parliamentary questions about food security and potential actions.
Start Tomorrow advertises wool suits with large shoulder collars and belted waists, plus plain tailored skirts trimmed with plush. Velveteen suits feature large collars and belt trim with navy black and burgundy options, value $24.00. Extra stout women’s serge suits sized 45 to 50% with satin lining and semi fitted waists priced at $20.00.
The store presents a range of hosiery and outerwear with explicit pricing. Ipswich cotton hose six in a box at 75 cents, silk hose heavy quality, baby series at 39 cents per pair, silk mufflers 50 cents to 3.95, Glastonbury wool underwear from 1.00 to 1.50, pebble material coats at 15.00, velour wool coats at 22.00, and girls coats in chinchilla and zibeline fabrics from 3.50 to 8.50 with assorted color options.
Advent calendar period ad lists leather handbags pin seal Moroc co leather with mirrors priced from 2.00 to 2.50 plus collar bags hosiery gloves and fleece lined garments for women and children. Includes silk hose cotton knit gloves fleece vests and a toilet set featuring ivory mirror brush and comb priced at 5.59.
The piece argues Ireland faces famine as potato exports continue amid war. It critiques Parliament, Home Rule and Defense of the Realm act limits, urging vigilance committees to halt exports and defend the people’s food, questioning if a food dictator will save or worsen the famine.
New Haven and surrounds expect fair weather tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Across Connecticut fair conditions persist with moderate northwest to west winds and cooler air, while a disturbance over upper Michigan brings clouds and unsettled lake region weather. Frosts reach toward the Gulf coast. Georgia is as cold as Connecticut.
John S. Gardner, 64, longtime Bridgeport Fire Department Engine No. 4 member, machinist and former Wheeler & Wilson foreman, died yesterday. Survived by four sons and a Woodmen of the World member, funeral at Hawley & Wilmot parlors.
A family friend jokes that John keeps burning the midnight oil at college. The mother replies that the college supplies inferior oil, noting John writes that some midnights the light is so poor he can hardly read his hand.
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