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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
16
Describes muslin undergarments highlighting design, fabric quality, and lace for beauty and service. Notes makers maintain ideal sanitary shop conditions, emphasizing style and comfort in their products.
National Education Association and the American Society for Thrift marshal all public and private schools into a thrift contest. County superintendents are urged to lead, with winners receiving medals and cash prizes totaling over $1,000. The program aims to involve rural and urban schools and may exceed 2,500 medals ordered by the association.
The International Association of Machinists plans a lecture series with the first talk at Plaza Theatre on January 14. Dr W H Brown head of the health department may be asked to speak first, with invitations sent to prominent figures nationwide and tentative acceptances received.
New York December 29 Toddling showcased at the Hotel Biltmore by G Hepburn Wilson head of the American National College of Dancing during a convention of dancing teachers. Fifty teachers observed the attempt to master the four step approach and pivot on one foot amid notes about attire and balance. Among attendees were Dorothy Day Kitty Kerwin and several named from Pittsburgh Salem and Brooklyn.
In December sunshine on the British front, German planes appeared and clashed with British fighters over Flemish towns. Archies laid down shrapnel, whitening the sky as British planes climbed to engage. The German rearward push broke as they retreated toward their lines, while British pilots pursued from above.
Descriptions of daring sky battles reveal pilots crowding to gain advantage, diving and tailing opponents, with crashes and fires common. Reports praise British and French fighters, noting close range fights, coordinated assaults, and even self sacrificing maneuvers against German forces. Also mentions Asquith denial of daughter Elizabeth’s engagement and resignations of NY National Guard officers.
An old advertisement touts Leonardi's Cough Syrup Creosoted as a safe effective remedy for chest colds, coughs, bronchitis, whooping cough and croup. It claims quick relief by thinning phlegm and clearing nostrils and throats with antiseptic action. Hindle's Drug Stores at 987 Main and 909 Main street carry the product.
Washington reports a new record in piano exports for 1916 with more than 10,800 pianos and player pianos shipped overseas. Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines imported 5,000 units, Africa 500, Asia 84, and the rest to the Americas and Europe. War affected European sales, dropping from 1,783 in 1912 to 349 in 1916. Also noted is the death of Capt Urban Wetzel, Eight Ohio Infantry, from diabetes at Fort Bliss base hospital.
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