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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1916
Page
11
Steamboat captains use microphones in sounding leads to judge river bed materials. An armored cable connects the microphone to a telephone receiver and batteries. Mud yields a dull groan while rocky bottoms produce sharp staccato raps indicating depth and texture.
A brief prepared feature by Pictorial Review outlines practical dress making seasons. It highlights tailored garments and stylish silhouettes suitable for readers planning wardrobes through upcoming months.
A dainty cross barred muslin and organdy ensemble for warm days is detailed as an ingenue frock in blue and pink checks. The guide outlines sleeve darts, cuff seams, plackets, and a coordinating overblouse with precise perforation based sewing steps from The Pictorial Review.
An article advises bashful youths on how to escort a girl home, framing it as a romantic yet practical practice. It urges deliberate social forays, starting with a sister's friend, to ease speech, build confidence, and spark potential courtship.
The text argues that unpleasantness exists in life and is part of the human condition. Happiness is found not in distraction but in peace, faith, and love shared with others.
A 16 year old asks for guidance on marriage with a young man two years older. She describes his good character and family, his proposal last week, and parental objections. She suggests engagement lasting a year or two more if no objection exists.
A reader writes that she is a bright girl past sixteen who attends dances with friends and wonders if it is proper to accept an escort home from a nice young man when it rains and umbrellas are scarce. The reply warns against making it a habit to go to dances regularly with those who did not provide escorts.
Miss Anna McCarthy hosted a Monday evening shower at 198 Adams Street for Beatrice Fenton who will wed Joseph Tickey. Guests enjoyed music, games, a large collation, and gifts while pink and white crepe paper decor created a charming dining room ambiance.
Jerusalem council No 16 R & S M holds a stated assembly at Masonic temple at 7 30 p m Monday June 12 with the R M Degree to be worked A special convocation of Jerusalem chapter No 12 Royal Arch Masons to be held tonight at 7 30 at Masonic temple with the M M Degree to be worked Irate Farmer Life joke ends the snippet
Miss Laura Jean Libbey replies to reader letters with corrected name and address for attention. Personal letters not answered. Write brief notes on one side of paper, in ink, to Miss Libbey at No. 946 President St Brooklyn N Y.
Readers report Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improves indigestion and stomach disorders in women. A Newfield New York user credits two bottles with restoring health and appetite, noting quicker relief after meals and steadier strength.
A 19 year old girl asks M L H about a conflict with her parents over her courtship with a respectable young man. She wonders whether to continue meeting him or end the relationship, noting she has known him for two to three years and seeks parental guidance on what is good or objectionable.
The writer, an 18 year old girl, asks L H G whether to end a year long courtship that has grown quarrelsome. She notes his threats about rivals and asks if she should endure the notices of unpleasantness or end the relationship.
A novelty cotton sport suit features a moderately full skirt and coat with a plaited white linen belt. The outfit includes a detachable white linen double collar and novelty buttons at the front and pocket trim.
In a long rambling note a group on the front steps teased Ed Wernick about defying the world with a punch of clothes prop. A dare to knock it off ends when the item falls away as no fire breaks out and no combat occurs.
Dr Reeder discusses homesickness as Nostalgia and its link to country life isolation. The piece cites a rural survey of 55 000 letters showing loneliness among farm wives and notes future social centers may improve country living. Club notes invite health inquiries at 5039 Cottage Grove Ave Chicago.
A World op-ed poem passage brims with imagery of Atlas, White Tangiers, and Maghreb scenes. It traverses deserts and cities from Fez to Mequinez, noting mosques, bazaars, and Bedouin pipes. The verse closes on a Maghreb dream and enduring fervor amid crumble.
The Nipigon region, expanded by the 1905 Forest Reserve, is now linked by three transcontinental lines. The National Transcontinental Railway runs along Lake Nipigon’s northern shore, the Canadian Northern reaches Orient Bay, and a gasoline boat route from Virgin Falls connects the river to the lake, bringing remote settlements closer to rapid transit.
A recipe for hamburger steak using round steak and onion ground together with egg crumbs pepper salt and currants. Form flat cakes and brown in butter. Serve with tomato sauce made from strained tomatoes onion salt pepper flour and water, finished by pouring around the cakes.
Two pound cod prepared with curry and coconut sauce then simmered till tender. Split into portions and served over hot rice. Bean dish cooks slowly with molasses butter and mustard, baked in ramekins with tomato onion cream sauce. And bouquets. John Keck and Son.
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