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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1915
Page
7
The article notes a fashion focus on a boxy frustation coat with a flaring skirt, describing the current streetwear style for women and older shoppers. It mentions prices and purchase terms, with references to an event in Pittsburgh and a Treasury Department address, framing fashion within economic and civic notes.
The article outlines The firetcentury English scientist Bacon who died 621 years ago today on December 22 1284. It notes an unknown birth date and marks his era as the 13th century, calling him a leading but persecuted figure in chemistry mathematics and mechanics. It mentions imprisonment for liberal religious views and claims contributions such as the camera obscura air pump diving bell and early gunpowder notions, while noting much of his work was destroyed and some details uncertain.
A quirky note on fashion trends questions why gathered skirts fell out of favor while countering with a line about costume fuel and a price claim of 1k cents. It hints at a home dressmaking paper describing a latent engine from a designer or publication by Kheed.
A ragged verse tale centers on Mrs. Smith urging thrift and a trip to a store with cheap goods. The clumsy narrative ends with the lesson that if you buy once you will buy again, announcing a forthcoming big Bargain Day.
Readable essay on maintaining cheer and resilience. It argues youth should enjoy life, love, and music, while advising women to guard happiness, avoid brooding, and nurture a sunny disposition to win friendship and love. It warns against bitterness and infidelity, urging kindness and self-reliance.
Short etiquette note instructing readers to address Miss Libbey at 916 President Street Brooklyn New York with correct name and address, use ink, write on one side of each page, and send to ensure attention.
A young officer caring for a two year old found alone in a ruined hamlet seeks guidance from a help column. After advice to delay major decisions, letters from across the country express offers to adopt the child and praise the officer's compassion.
A handwritten note thanks Miss Libbey for valuable advice and reports a young woman and her partner have married, adopted a German boy named Jean in her honor, and express sincere gratitude.
A 20 year old correspondent writes of a married man nine years her senior who plans a divorce next February and asks if she should continue correspondence and marriage hopes. The advice warns against loving a man bound by marriage and urges restraint.
The article notes the last day of St Barnabas the Apostle coinciding with the summer solstice before the calendar change. It recalls Barnabas Day traditions in England such as garlands of roses worn by clergy and legends like Glastonbury’s walnut tree. It describes Barnabas as a wealthy Levite who shared his wealth with the apostles and labored with St Paul in Cyprus and Asia Minor.
The squash vine borer devastates squash pumpkins and gourds, hard to control with standard insecticides. Early trap crops of crookneck and small summer squashes lure borers away from main crops, then are burned with larvae. Methods include harrowing to bring cocoons to the surface, covering vines with soil to grow secondary roots, and removing badly infested vines to burn.
Report from a village meeting at East Morware discusses selecting a highway superintendent and approving a road appropriation. Voters support electing a highways and bridges supervisor and authorize expenditure for new town highways.
Two young men approached C D Clare of Torrington on a Tuesday night, robbed him, drove him to a lonely Norfolk road, and took about a dollar after discovering his driver’s license. The stolen car was later found near Bainbridge. Funeral designs at end of clipping.
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