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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
5
A fragmented poem arrives alongside a political push for women’s reform. The text urges suffragists to back a bill in the upcoming session establishing a women’s reformatory and to secure funding for its swift construction, framing women’s existence and condition as shared responsibility.
Connecticut suffrage leaders urge leagues to investigate jail conditions after the New Haven Civic Federation report by O F Lewis and Hastings H Hart. The board condemns the mixing of first offenders and innocent women with hardened criminals and calls for voter empowerment to address such mistreatment.
Society visitors at Tuxedo New York embrace winter recreation including skiing skating and sledding. Observers note rising vogue for outdoor sports among the wealthy as Mrs Preston Davis wife of a New York lawyer appears in a skiing picture. The piece also cites a U S foreign trade estimate of 7 8 billion dollars for the year.
The coat of Aclivia cloth is adaptable for sport or general use with a high roll collar and raglan sleeves. It features a detailed cutting guide, a lengthwise fold belt, and large perforations for accurate layout. Warm, enveloping, light, and flattering, it suits both sportswear and dress, with options in Tartan plaid or checks for development.
Laura Jean Libbys column discusses women who refuse marriage, reasons range from viewing suitors as fortune seekers to fears of poor matches. It contrasts societal expectations with individual choices, noting notable cases of widowed or dependent women and reflects on love, prudence, and personal happiness.
In a clipped item the writer advises sending correct name and address for attention, instructing to use ink and write brief letters on one side of paper. It notes I. E. T. asks about belief in alley tricks and mentions attempting to go somewhere.
A white georgette crepe blouse with blue embroidered medallions pairs with an every ready blue serge skirt. Cuff bands collar and buttons provide contrasting detailing to match the skirt.
A narrator recalls searching pockets in a setting room while his father reads the paper. He lists items lost and found, from ginger ale tops to stamps, a whistle, and a pencil stub. The exchange turns humorous as the boy rereads his other pocket contents, restoring his mood before leaving with Skinny Martin.
The George D. Mallory Co of Bridgeport is incorporated with authorized capital of 400 shares at par 50 with 3050 to start. Incorporators are George D Mallory W B Mallory and Athlio Tellegrino. The Home Title Insurance and Trust Co of Bridgeport incorp filed yesterday with 1500 shares at par 15 and startup funds of 1000. Officers: John McAulay president and treasurer S R Wiley vice president and C E Hazard secretary.
The federal reserve bank of Boston announces an initial dividend of six percent payable January 10 to stockholders of record December 30, 1916. The dividend covers the period from November 2, 1914, to December 31, 1915, and is participated in by 399 national banks and one trust company.
Washington reports that the United States foreign trade for the year may hit 7.9 billion dollars. For the first eleven months ending in November, exports and imports together amounted to 7.148 billion dollars according to a bureau statement.
Altoona daily newspapers announced a price rise to two cents per copy starting January 1. The Second Sub-Treasury transferred two hundred thousand dollars to New Orleans.
Edited by Dr. David H. Reeder Chicago this health note urges positive thinking as key to health citing biblical saying and a physician’s insistence that many illnesses are mental rather than physical. It includes a long anecdote about longevity and daily routines, plus reader questions on heart symptoms and digestion with practical cautions and diet tips.
The article extols fish as a rising culinary hero and offers a practical oyster dish. It gives a step by step recipe for three minutes butter cookery, cream, celery salt, cayenne, garlic vinegar, onions, peppers, oyster juice, lemon, tomato catsup, mustard, and chopped oysters. It ends with serving oysters on lettuce under seasoned French dressing.
Parboil one pair of sweetbreads and cuting rice. Cook two tablespoons of chopped mushrooms in three spoons of butter for five minutes. Add flour, salt, paprika, milk, and mushroom liquor. Combine with sweetbread, lemon juice, yolks, and parsley for finishing.
Recipes describe cream of mushroom soup using fresh and dried mushrooms, butter, mace, and a milk or stock base with optional egg yolks. Methods for garnishing, puréeing, and finishing with baked meringue mushrooms are included, plus a sugar spice cake and kitchen hygiene notes. Also mentions Union Pacific Christmas gift of 1.5 million dollars for 20,000 employees and Christmas decor.
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