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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1913
Page
10
A instructive column advises winter skin care to combat blackheads and pimples. It emphasizes exercise to induce perspiration, tepid washing with mild soap, cold-water rinses, and a routine of cleansing, steam, and extraction with antiseptic tools. It warns against forcing extractions and recommends pore tightening afterward.
A garbled collection reports quips about intoxication at breakfast, a New York magistrate on chickens, and light social musings. It notes women feigning affection, quail laws, farm grain issues, and stray remarks on health crimes, with scattered mentions of radium prices and social quirks.
A father narrates a Christmas morning misadventure as overindulgence causes sick children. The doctor visits in a muddy state, prescribes no cure, and departs with a hopeful note that the children will be well by tomorrow. The verse preserves period voice and domestic humor.
Over 75 farm youth from states toured Washington December 11–18 as part of the corn potato and canning club program. Walker Lee Danson of Alexander City Alabama broke the national corn record with 232.7 bushels per acre at 19.9 cents per bushel, followed by J Jones Polk of Prentiss Mississippi and J Ray Cameron of Kinston North Carolina. The event cited support from civic and agricultural groups and noted diplomas awarded by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Laura Jean Libby discusses how deceit harms marriage in her Talk on heart topics. She argues promises and flashy plans collapse without truth and trust, urging men to tell the full truth to their wives and maintain love and faith in the home.
A profile of Ella Flagg Young of Chicago detailing her rise in education since 1862, the battle to retain her $10,000 superintendent role, and her impact on opening opportunities for women in schools and national education leadership. Her views on practical reforms and training for youth anchor the narrative.
On Saturday evening at her Brooklawn Avenue home Dorothy Elwood was surprised by high school friends with a party. Attendees included Virginia Foster Ruth Gaylord Mildred Hawkins Josephine Clancy Agnes Thompson Esther Morrison Marion O'Brien and Dorothy Elwood, along with Frank Morrison Alfred Clancy William Taylor Frederick Engieman Joseph Keating James Teel Harold Kenny Clinton Cowles and John Everett.
Unusual comfort and dainty style in a satin dotted voile or crepe de chine dress. Includes step by step cutting and sewing directions with perforation codes, gather and stitch guidance, sleeve and placket details, and options for a detachable or house-wear frock with a V neck.
New London December 30 Connecticut College for Women plans to open in September 1915. A science hall refectory lecture hall and three dormitories Plant Blackstone and Allyn halls will be built this spring at costs of 110000 80000 and 50000 each. The Plant endowment of 1 million supports ongoing growth with a total endowment around 1 184 259 58. The pamphlet outlines progress needs campus size furnishings and long term facilities for 1000 students. Frederick H Sykes presides.
Sisters of St. Vincent thank numerous benefactors for Christmas day observances at St. Vincent's Hospital ensuring no patient was forgotten. Names include Rt. Rev. Bishop Nilan, Rev. J. A Nihil, Elizabeth Seaton Guild, and many doctors, Mrs. and Misses, and church members.
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