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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1914
Page
16
A vintage sewing guide describes a brown Yepp fabric dress element featuring redgreen beads, multiple perforations, belt indication, and collar attachment. It notes easy construction, price cues, and references a Brewerial style issue with lengths 36 to 68 inches.
An old gray sergeant marches through a village with troops while cheers rise. A little girl sits by the road in tears, thinking of family left behind. The sergeant consoles her, acknowledging war’s toll as drums beat and villagers cheer the martial procession.
A vintage recipe fragment outlines tomato cocktails halved and seeded, sliced onions wrung dry, and peppers filled then dressed with cress or parsley. Creole chicken pies combine fice, salted water, butter, and tomatoes with cubed chicken, rice, and stock, finished with crust. American salad uses cream cheese, nuts, minced boiled chicken, olives, celery, red pepper, onion juice, and sweet cream, formed into balls set on lettuce garlands with mayonnaise and red pepper accents.
Minor column offers old fashioned remedies for rust removal using sweet oil and lime, door creak fixes with soap and oil on hinges, and general kitchen guidance praising puddings and vegetables to stretch meat. It also includes a fragment about securing crochet ties with ribbon.
A reader asks about marrying against a mother’s wishes while another letter recounts a young wife’s heartbreak after discovering her husband’s infidelity. The column advises inviting the suitor to meet the mother, urges patience, and counsels probation if vows are broken. It ends with reflections on gossip and secret marriages.
A collection of practical homemaking hints covers sewing advice for blouse linings and satin care, plus kitchen pointers for sauces, cereals, and coffee. It suggests repurposing stockings, using newspapers as cushion filling, and cleaning methods for kerosene and cashmere. It also offers guidance on fish courses with croquettes, table linen handling, and making garnished gala baskets from tomatoes and salad dressing.
Jack asks if he should book a table and menu in advance. His elder brother explains the host must secure the table, consult the head waiter, arrange floral decor, state guest count, and decide the menu for the dinner.
In a Boomville case the notorious Toad faces downfall as Major Poole accepts a $5,000 mortgage payoff and exits the school amid rising tension. Wallingford, Jamieson, and Wal Mugford discuss the city’s looming project to build a military school on General Smithson’s donated ground and the possible impact on local education ventures.
A tense salon scene unfolds as Wallingford debates thecity option and railroad shops with Miss Harriet, Miss Martha, and General Smithson's portrait watching over a ledger of funds. The talk centers on a sold military academy tract, a $25,000 endowment, and fiscal leverage tied to imperial property and family history.
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