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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
9
Athens correspondent reports 75,000 troops in Scutari and Elbassan, hailed in good trim despite counter advances. Sources say strong positions and expected transfers amid Allied and Germanic forces. details appear in a late December dispatch from Paris.
Instructions describe creating a gown with bodice and underbody details, gathered front and back sections, shoulder and underarm tailoring, seams notching, and decorative tape. Steps cover gathering, stitching, easing, armhole insertion, and finishing, with fabric options and size ranges from 34 to 42 inches. Images reference specific measurements and fabric use.
In a humorous fragment from Lee Paps, Pud Simkins and friend Comfort the distressed child wandering near a yard. They quiz him about his name Waltir and street while a neighbor mother directs him inside. The scene captures a small town misadventure with puzzled adults and a crying youngster.
A discussion of a New Year debt paying custom urging households to settle January bills to revive cash flow. It argues paying early reduces interest loss, eases business machinery, and boosts confidence, encouraging purchases and factory orders across the country.
This column piece discusses a young woman's quest for love over wealth, exploring how independence, family cautions, and social expectations shape her choices. It contrasts millionaire prospects with genuine affection and notes that loss of one romance does not end a woman's chance at happiness.
A reflective note on conversational depth, inviting discussion of what a person took part in and how life’s events shape views. The piece suggests meaningful talk interests a good listener and offers material to ponder beyond light topics.
A fragmentary poem speaks of yesterday’s failure and thorny paths yet sees meaning in struggle. It contrasts dim dawns with renewed glow and hints at a burdened birdsong echoing through barren hedgerows. The closing lines invoke a name, Hona Meaa, and end abruptly with a cour- fragment.
A 17 year old new mother asks Miss Libbey for help as her husband grows distant and sullen. She vows to stay and endure, hoping love and patience will win his heart, with the baby’s bond as motive. The columnist urges love, patience, and trust to win devotion.
A farm girl writes from the country about life on a farm with cattle and horses. She asks if she is wrong for riding and going to parties while avoiding boys. The reply affirms she is sensible and advises staying away from youths until age is reached and helping with farm or essential duties.
A collage of old recipe items and notices including a nut cake recipe with butter sugar eggs milk flour and walnuts, mince meat with suet beef apples peels currants and brandy steps to ripen and bake, hot veal loaf marshmallow cake and baked tenderloin of pork with stuffing. Also a brief arrest report for Eugene Robinson and news blurbs on Red Cross shipments gold cigarettes and a naval academy.
Miss Libbey answers readers letters with directions to address Miss Laura Jean Libbey at 916 President Street Brooklyn New York for attention. Initials printed. Write short letters on one side of paper only using ink. Personal letters cannot be answered.
A reader asks Miss Lipbey for advice about a love triangle. She describes a relationship with a man she viewed as a potential lifelong partner who is now distant. She worries his family rejects her and wonders if she should write him a letter seeking reconciliation. The piece reflects personal advice columns of the era.
A navy broadcloth afternoon costume features a checkered vest, metal embroidery accents, and a draped skirt attached to a coat. It pairs with a black pressed beaver hat and a jeweled pompon, completing a refined travel or promenade ensemble.
A newly married man asks Miss Libbey whether his wife’s mother and grandmother should be allowed to visit his home when he is away. The advice urges caution yet kindness, noting they likely have good intentions and urging harmony to win friendship and his wife’s love.
A Sunday evening benefit for the Employees' Tuberculosis Relief Association of Bridgeport drew 700 dollars from patrons of many city theaters including Polis, Plaza, Dawes Palace, Arco, Strand, Hippodrome, South End, West End, Imperial Olive, Studio, Keeney's Empire, American, Pastime, Oak, Scenic and State. The association thanked John F. Gunehannan and Mayor Slifford B. Wilson for cooperation in the fundraising effort.
Letter from May asks how to start a conversation with men about themselves and suggests beginning with events in a wife’s life. It references an error and seeks advice on initiating dialogue with men about self-interest and relationships.
The notice promotes 1918 records and stationery at the P.O. News Store 11 Arcade offering firmly bound indexed blank books for account and memoranda. It highlights constant attention of experienced stationers and positions the store as the place for high grade foods at moderate prices.
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