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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
12
An old newspaper ad touts linen suits for women and misses in multiple colors and tailored styles, all at various price points. It promotes wash skirts, dresses for ladies and children, and a wide range of shirts and underwear items with low, lead-off prices and mass discounts.
Readily available hats and trims headline a large sale with untrimmed straw sailors, chip and ostrich plumes, and many dresses and petticoats. Discounts include prices from 25c to several dollars, with items like Black and White French Curl hats, Willow straw, and marabout capes featured among dozens of styles.
Courtland school held commencement exercises at The Stratfield with Prof Harry Allen Overstreet of the College of the City of New York delivering an address on progress and open-mindedness. Miss Mary J Miner presented diplomas to four graduates Deborah Norris Glover Eleanor Beardsley Lines Katherine Mygatt Plumb and Florence Rand Stearns.
Friend W Smith commends Thomas O'Brien newly named to Bridgeport Board of Assessors after thirty one years at Smith Egge Mfg Co He praises O'Briens abilities fairness and honesty and trusts Mayor Wilson's decision will win broad approval.
Rev. Irving Barnes presided at the funeral service for Arthur Putnam Frost yesterday afternoon, from the funeral chapel of August E. Baker. Large attendance and many flowers surrounded the casket. Interment followed at Lakeview Cemetery.
Eighth grade exercises and commencement ceremonies were held at Barnum School with many parents in attendance. The Board of Education was represented by President Lieberum, W. T. Hincks, and Nathaniel Bishop, who accepted the class gift.
The Smith Murray Co announces a June sale on silk four in hand ties washable ties and shield bow ties with prices from 5c to 12c per item. The sale includes collars, balbriggans, ribbed underwear, negligee shirts, Hosiery for women and children, and lingerie waists with extensive discounts across sizes and styles.
The event featured two large pictures of Washington's farewell to the army and his mother’s public appearance. Principal Carrie E Seelye awarded certificates of honor to twenty top students in industry studies. Funeral services for Harriet Nesbit Adams of 107 Maple Street were held at Emmanuel Church in Sm Plains, Weston, with prayers and interment to follow.
A cross-eyed delegate arrives in Chicago and is quickly drawn into the lure of the peacock alley. He is seated among crowds along the promenade as onlookers note the unusual sight and hint at the spectacle surrounding the event.
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