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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
4
Advice on safe hot weather beverages promotes non injurious options. Recommends lemonade when not too cold buttermilk weak tea with lemon and sugar, strong emphasis on avoiding iced water and soda fountain drinks. Names include lemon, buttermilk, tea, ice cream, fruit, vegetables, and moderation of sweets.
A grandmother recalls her childhood mischief of touching a matches box, lighting several, and hiding them in a drawer. Her mother discovers the blaze, and the girl learns the danger of disobedience and the importance of telling the truth.
A feature dress combines blue ratine tunic with a Roman silk band and a Russian design flair. It provides detailed cutting guidance for home sewers, including fabric needs, placement on folds, pleats, gores, and sleeve and waist construction with mentions of best material buttons.
Laura Libbey's daily talk shares readers letters on romance. A 24 year old man laments ice cream funded dates and seeks tips to curb spending while courting, while Amanda asks how to attract a beau at a summer resort. The column warns against jealousy and flirting, urging restraint and confidence to avoid lasting heartbreak.
In a dated style query a woman asks if she should curtsy when meeting a guest's brother. The sister answers that a hostess should greet strangers with a handshake and brief cordial remarks, noting that failing to do so signals lacking hospitality. The snippet ends with a want ad line and a one cent word reference.
Otto G Stage a 45 year old Waterbury carpenter obtained a non resident license to wed Margaret J Murray 36 of Waterbury. Clergymen refused to marry him due to his divorce prompting a search for a minister willing to perform the ceremony. The couple left city hall after failing to find an agreeable officiant. The item also notes England’s 201,469 cars and 152,120 motorcycles in a brief stat.
Connecticut suffrage groups unite for a statewide celebration with a suffrage store on Orange and Center streets New Haven and a day of outdoor speeches in fifteen wards dealers and workers in factory districts addressed about Votes for Women Suffrage Day continues in Waterbury Hartford and Putnam with mass meetings and a campaign kickoff funded by a raised total near 2500 and a medical campaign car fleet planned by the C W S A from Windham to Tolland counties.
Word arrived in Bridgeport of the marriage of Dr Henry House Beers to Miss Julia Wright McCormick of Utica. Dr Beers, son of Judge Alfred B Beers, has practiced medicine in New York for 12 years at 40 East 41st Street as an eye ear and nose specialist. He is a Park Avenue Institute and University of Vermont Medical School graduate. After a honeymoon they will reside in New York.
A notice announces a free lecture on Christian Science at the Plaza theater in Bridgeport on Sunday evening June 7 at 8 o clock. Virgil O Strickler of New York City will speak, describing the religion’s truths and correcting misconceptions on behalf of First Church of Christ Scientist Boston. All are invited.
London reports say King George’s birthday fete at age 43 was disrupted by militant suffragettes dubbed furies. The city tires of the outrages while activists vow to press on until women gain the vote, claiming martyrdom in the cause. The king remains confined, ceasing further public attacks on his person.
A playful verse mix recounts Banbury Cross lines and a child’s project to assemble a Grandma Goosey Book with cut out verses. It features a cock horse ride, an air ship to New York, a pussy cat refrain, a gray squirrel chase, and Polly Polly wants a cracker.
A Buffalo Express fragment notes Captain E L Mills planning to name his new steamer Hellcat from daughters Helen and Kate. It includes an old ticket issued Feb 1 1873 on the Pennsylvania railroad and a quip about suffragette protests in London, with a jab at police.
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