The Young Lady Across the Way at a National Convention
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
14
Attractive frock design with taffeta or gingham fabrics
A girlish midsummer dress features a founced skirt and simple waist with minimal ornamentation of buttons and hemstitching. The design uses two flounces, a shoulder-extended back waist, and a yoked front, with detailed construction steps for size adjustments and finishing.
The Question of Love and Marriage for Girls
A minister reflects on a flood of letters from women of varying ages about love and marriage. Readers urge that marriage is often the natural goal, while others argue for independence. The piece argues marriage as the probable outcome when the right partner is found and warns against delaying or misreading love.
Miss Libbey Replies to Your Letters Ad
Miss Laura Jean Libbey offers personal responses to readers letters. Correct name and address required for attention. Initials printed. Write short letters on one side of paper only using ink. Personal letters cannot be answered. Address No 946 President St Brooklyn N Y.
Flirts With His Young Bride Advice Letter
A 29 year old husband writes of jealousy in two month marriage to a seventeen year old bride from a foreign city. He fears flirtation from others and asks for advice to maintain self control and peace of mind. The editor suggests focusing on mutual love, avoiding temptations, and trusting his wife to foster steadiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G
Fellows
Courtship Without Wine Advised In Letter
A letter from L S describes a 43 year old man courting a 28 year old woman. He loves her and asks for marriage but drinks wine occasionally. The writer urges breaking the wine habit to avoid future regret and to influence the courtship toward a wine free marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S
Apipa
In the Way of the Engagement Ring
A reader asks if a plain band worn on the left hand should serve as an engagement ring. The note suggests it may be more suitable as a placeholder until an official ring is worn in the future.
Benny and Willsons Guests At Supper
Mrs Willson visits while Mr Willson returns home with two men. The family jokes about guests and the notion of inviting people for supper. Mr Blossom arrives, shares laughs, and the group sits to eat, noting his large appetite and uncertain weight.
Stabber Sought in East Main Street Assault
Detective department searches for John Santore of Clarence Street after he stabbed Salvatore Sacno and Ciro Notable of 135 Clarence Street in the breast at East Main and Walter streets. The motive was Santore's belief they caused his discharge from Remington Arms U M C Co. The men are not seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Santore
Clarence Street
Salvatore Sacno
Ciro
Clarences’ Street
East Main
Walter Streets
Santoro
Remington Arms U. M. C. Co
Giddy Sport Suit In Golden Brown
A wood jersey fabric outfit features a box plaited texture. The coat top is conventional with novelty pockets and a straight belt. The sport hat uses Mexican straw and is trimmed with grosgrain ribbon.
Burns of the Green Mountains Centennial Tribute
Charles Gagme Eastman born June 1 1816 in Fryeburg Maine spent life in Vermont as journalist and poet. Regarded as Burns of the Green Mountains for political verse shaping the Vermont Patriot and Lamoille River Express editing and publishing roles. His 1848 poetry collection earned strong public reception and wider magazine contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gamage Eastman
Eastman
Fryeburg
Maine
Vermont
Green Mountains
Scotia
Barnard, VI
Royalton
Windsor
Burlington
Burlington Sentinel
Lamoille River Express
Johnson
Woodstock
Montpelier
Vermont Patriot
Merica
June Month Origins and Royal Ties in Roman lore
The article traces the name June to Roman origins from Romulus to Julius Caesar and the Junius faction, noting ties to Juno and Junius Brutus. It explains calendar reforms and the shift of days, and asserts June as a month favored for weddings, especially under full moon or sun moon conjunctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Caesar
Romulus
Numa
Juno
Junius Brutus
Rome
Marcia Delbridge Named Principal Heir to Bequest
Marcia Delbridge of Fairfield is reported to be the principal heir to the estate of her great grand uncle Orrin Eddy of Boston. The bequest is said to consist mainly of property in Melrose Massachusetts. Eddy served in government service for forty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Delbridge
Joseph Delbridge
Fairfield
Orrin Eddy
Boston
Melrose
Mass
Eddy
Tomorrow’s Poem of a Busy Man by Edgar A. Guest
A Detroit Free Press verse tribute recalls a generous worker who planned many deeds tomorrow but died today. The poem portrays a man who aimed to help friends and strangers, stacking letters to write tomorrow while time slipped away, leaving unfinished intentions rather than fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Guest
Detroit Free Press
Cheese and Pepper Sandwiches and Cream Cake Recipe
A recipe describes making cheese and green pepper sandwiches by chopping peppers with salt and American cheese, using thick bread, then toasting. It also details a French cheese sandwich with thin brown bread and jam cream cheese, plus a sweet cream cake mixture with sugar, flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt baked in a moderate oven.
Classic Refrigerator Cookery and Fareey Fragments
A collection of recipes including butter sugar batter spice cake cucumber sauce sandwiches corned beef hash and Mexican codfish plus a brief obituary note: Funeral services for James J Hill were held at his home in St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Hill
St. Paul
Linen crash for the morning canter
A breeches and knee buttoned linen crash cut for early rides features a tailored coat with three bone buttons. Completing the look are a white straw derby white linen ascot tan leather boots and gloves for correct riding attire.
Haitian Farm Festival Marks Festival of Agriculture
Haitian and Dominican Republic farmers celebrate the Festival of Agriculture acknowledging June as a tribute to fertility. The article notes Haiti’s altitude variety allows crops from wheat to tropical fruit and imagines a thriving economy with stable governance and industrious farmers turning the island into a rich agricultural hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Hayt
West Indies
Help for Working Women Recovers Health with Remedy
A Frankfort Kentucky woman writes of overcoming female weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports regain of strength enabling her to resume all her work and urges others to try the remedy. The letter endorses the product as a tonic derived from roots and herbs and invites other women to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Lydia E. Pinkham
James Contr
St. Clair St
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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Gary
Pictorial Review
Laura Jean Libby
New York
Little Benny
Lee Pape
Mrs. Willson
Mr. Willson
Willyam
Mr. Blossom
Wentworth Furniture Company, Inc
Drubmishers
John Street
William K. MIX
Broad Street
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