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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
7
The essay discusses shifting beauty standards from feudal and peasant ideals to elite forms, noting historical torture-like corseting and the evolution toward a healthier, less restrictive ideal. It contrasts old “hourglass” and tight shoe trends with modern preference for natural, larger feet and a more liberated silhouette.
The French government selects a commissioner to represent France at the Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. The Diictal Gadette nominates Alex Andre Louis Albert Tirman, director of expositions in the Ministry of Commerce, for the post. A new electrical smoke abatement device combines soot particles so they fall back into a bin as they are charred by current sent through fine wires atop a smokestack.
Practical guidance on sewing a semi draped two piece skirt using velvet or satin trims. Details cover fabric choices, a graduated front plaid with four plaits, front center back closure, belt, button embellishments, and pattern pieces. Includes yardage, perforations, and step by step assembly notes.
The Pictorial provides latest style ideas for home sewists with practical tips and patterns. It showcases trends in fabrics, silhouettes, and finishing touches, guiding readers to craft stylish garments at home.
Household notes give practical tips from stain removal to canning peaches and warming cold meat. Advice includes using lard on white cloth, borax to whiten curtains, rice on wool shawls, and brown paper to prevent cake frosting. It also covers removing stains from aluminum and preparing tomato based sauces.
Dec 5 London reports say the George Washington will reach Southampton today carrying Francis B. Sayre and his bride, formerly Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson. An official will meet the ship to assist the Presidents party, who will receive social attention in London. The US Ambassador has arranged two dinners with Sir Edward Grey present, and Mrs Page will host a reception.
A Springfield Republican item notes SuMeid Connecticut's health officer destroyed common pencils after finding diphtheria spread through pencil sucking in schools. It argues training in hygiene, sharpened pencils, and avoiding mouth contact prevent contagion and promote better habits.
Stamford Dec 4 The Woman's Club of this city is arranging to set up a Christmas tree in central park during festival week where some 4000 to 5000 school children will gather to sing carols.
A vintage ad promotes Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentler substitute for calomel to improve liver function and bowels. It claims clearer complexion, fewer eye rings, and renewed vitality by toning the liver and clearing impurities. Sold in 102 and 250 cent boxes by The Olive Tablet Company in Columbus, Ohio.
An editorial style piece argues single women face pressure to marry by age thirty, while praising independence and cautioning against settling for unsuitable partners. It contrasts youth ideals with middle age realities, noting men seek women nearer their own age and that happiness requires compatible love.
North Go shen buyers Clarence Wickardt and W C McKesson purchased about 150 acres from Rev John Bergh and now hold over 1,100 acres with plans to stock and fatten beef cattle in the spring. The report also covers bankrupt Aigie W. Adt in Torrington, railway grade crossing removals in Cornwall and Brookfield Junction, and Hemlock Hill Farms forming with Michael Pupin among organizers for 1,809 acres around Grant’s Station.
A Green Bay reader reports Foley's Honey and Tar Compound cured a persistent cough. Hindle's Drug stores advertise for relief. A Norwegian coast storm caused great damage with multiple ships sunk and five crewmen from the Bergensfjord drowning after sailing from New York on November 15.
A coupon offer to Representative Jeremiah Donovan in Washington D C promises a free set of booklet packets on poultry raising. The appeal notes rising egg prices and encourages working families to adopt low cost methods using poor breeds, with Donovan willing to forward the materials while supply lasts.
A national effort to curb cancer deaths forms the American Society for the Control of Cancer. The plan promotes early diagnosis and surgery as the primary treatment, warns against unproven radium cures, and seeks public education through doctors, press, and civic groups to reduce infant mortality and overall deaths.
A man from Meudon pleaded guilty in the supreme court today to intent to murder. He received a prison term to State Prison for from four to five years. The case stemmed from a quarrel with Raffaele Gavi in Medder.
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