Bride Question on Calling Etiquette and Wrap Removal
A young bride asks when to ask a caller to remove wraps during a formal call. Her mother-in-law replies that wraps are not removed and that the call lasts about fifteen to twenty minutes.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1914
Page
7
A young bride asks when to ask a caller to remove wraps during a formal call. Her mother-in-law replies that wraps are not removed and that the call lasts about fifteen to twenty minutes.
They recommend Foley's Honey and Tar BP from Conejo California, noting it yields the best results and cures severe colds, sore throats, and tangs without opiates or drugs. Dr John W Taylor of Luthersville Georgia calls it hotest medicine for patrons. W I Cook of Neibart Montana says it gives the best cough and cold relief. Hindle's Drug Stores promote the product.
The piece argues three views on how the war shifts interest rates and securities values. It notes European funds may flee to American securities, while foreign investors seek safety at home, yet national loyalty could drive Europeans to fund their governments via war bonds. It cautions that stocks are cheap now but long war means broad capital shifts and a need for American asset maintenance.
Dr D M Ehlers, grand marshal, touts Hill's Rheumatic Remedy as curative after one bottle, claiming it relieves rheumatism pains. The ad notes the drug sells for $1 per bottle and offers free samples and booklet by mail from 117 East 34th Street, New York.
Milk dealers in Bridgeport must annually register with the Clerk of the Board of Health by January 1 or within 30 days after. Violators face a $25 fine. Notice issued by the Board of Health Office at Police and Charities Building, signed by Clerk C. Howard Dunbar.
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous street addresses and intersections including Bonneld Brewster Bunnell Catherine Center Central Fairfield Hancock Lary Highland Sampson Mt Grove and Union avenues with odd spacings and partial numbers, lacking context or a connecting event.
An item records that a cottage is listed among the 41a SAI entries. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
Merchants seeking to hold over winter stocks into the next year avoid buying new goods by cutting advertising. The message suggests traders use reduced or zero promotional activity to manage inventory and reduce marketing costs.
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