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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
13
An odd ad copy mixes Christmas shopping pitches with a bankruptcy filing against Dudley Mills Co. of Worcester Massachusetts. The fragment mentions fur garments, no money down options, and clerk courtesy, plus John Beck & Son wreaths and laurel roping.
The article outlines a dainty little dress pattern for young girls with specifics on materials and construction. It details yardage for ribbon and fabric, lace insertion, sleeve shaping, ruffle placement, and waist seam alignment while noting a transfer pattern and embroidery guidance.
A lyrical landscape poem describes a waterway and woods with vivid imagery. The speaker notes creeks, fish, birds, flowers, and trees along a forest trail. Natural scenes shift from calm shallows to swift rapids as seasons and light shift.
A recipe describes rolling seasoned meat in cabbage leaves and braising in stock until tender, with a note that longer cooking may be needed for beef. Garnish with pickled beets. Also includes French Beans a la Creme using eggs, cream, butter, and lemon juice, then Carrots a la Maitre d Hotel with butter parsley shallot and fried croutons.
Practical kitchen advice covering stock pot use, soups, bacon handling, stain removal, meat selection, plant watering, preserving eggs, and roasting turkey. Includes a prompt to read The Farmer Want Ads for a girl.
The piece warns mothers to guard sons as they leave home and form new friendships. It describes how older male acquaintances can lure sons with flattery, risking money and marriage, and advises patient, persistent influence to win lasting devotion.
A young wife writes that after three years of marriage her husband shows indifference and fixates on other women. She pleads for advice as she tries to please him while he avoids companionship and resists her requests.
A advice column reply explains young women have time to find a proper partner and should avoid rushing into flirtation. It notes that Mr Right may appear when least expected, and that girls gain helpful insight by socializing and not chasing unsuitable flings.
A thirteen year old girl asks how to handle her crush on a boy two years older while in seventh grade. The adviser urges focusing on studies and play, and avoiding premature romantic talk.
Advice fragment discusses etiquette for a Lake man and a young lady. It considers whether a woman should initiate speaking to a man not formally introduced and notes that after introduction the lady should address the gentleman first. The tone reflects social norms of polite conversation.
The article describes thickly coated ham from bone and remaining meat for frizzed ham, then boiling the bone with cabbage. It suggests growing ferns from woods as Christmas gifts and notes hardy fern varieties are available this season. It also offers clothing care tips such as steaming creases from dresses and using a raw potato to clean marks on black material.
Rows of gifts and baskets advertised with clean copy of store sale notes. Bank of England reports 180000 pounds bar gold. wreaths and laurel mention concludes the snippet.
In Tarryville Blackie Williams and allies plot a public boat landing as a reform bid. They envision a boathouse fishing pier with a riverfront club, courtside money talks, and a staged vote to condemn and buy at tax value. The plan hinges on a riverfront graft expose and a political gamble.
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