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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
15
The article offers salad guidance for hot weather, focusing on cold, well seasoned bowls using leftovers and varied ingredients. It covers dressings, serving as a main dish, color arrangements, and practical prep notes like washing lettuce leaf by leaf and chilling. Includes sample pairings such as tomatoes with cucumbers and cold meats with beets, plus fruit desserts with cream. Maude E Hayes. Graduation Baskets.
Detailed sewing instructions describe a coat with deep collar contrasts of striped flannel and white faille belt, multiple perforation guides, and stitched front bands. Steps cover arm seam finishing, pocket placement, collar assembly, belt positioning, and sleeve insertion, with emphasis on matching centers and perforation cues from The Pictorial Review patterns.
A 1913 piece contemplates wealthy women trapped by luxury, urging them to apply effort to aid the poor. It cites Anne Morgan as a positive example and urges each woman to take a concrete allotted task to bring joy to at least one needy household, else restlessness persists. It references New Mexico residence and marriage prospects in a moral care frame.
Tents near Walnut Beach and along State street north of Park avenue mark a new camp scene in Bridgeport as households unable to pay rent move furniture into tents. Officials anticipate a large colony by month’s end with the board of health enforcing sanitary provisions.
A group of youngsters talk big about eating hot dog sandwiches at a picnic and plan a contest. They scramble for money to buy supplies, then postpone the event due to costs and shift to a game of baby in the mat.
Personal notices advise readers to address Miss Laura Jean Libbey at 946 President St Brooklyn New York for a replies section. Initials printed, letters should be on one side of paper, use ink, and personal letters cannot be answered.
A young woman writes from a reader column about a year long companionship with a jealous, returning suitor. She admits mixed feelings and quarrels, and wonders what to do as he threatens to leave and then returns. The editor urges clear understanding and choosing honesty.
A reader asks for the address of a dealer in fine correspondence cards for short letters. He notes a solitary life and hopes the dealer can supply satisfactory stationery and a considerate, friendly connection to bring sunshine.
E S writes of a two year engagement facing a rival with other girls. She asks if she should allow continued contact as he visits once or twice weekly while they make marriage plans. The letter reveals trust issues and conflicting expectations in a young romance.
A column wonders about fragile June marriages and the rise of trial marriages amid a modern wedding splendor. It argues lasting home life matters for children, noting many couples may postpone vows to ensure commitment. Also reports a baby birth at 64 William Street to Grace Martin Flynn and her husband James Flynn.
National conference of visiting teachers and home and school visitors joins the NAEs convention in New York from July 5 to 7. Delegates from Rochester, Mt. Vernon, Springfield, Montclair, Philadelphia, Hartford, Baltimore, Columbus, Chicago and more will attend. Public meetings feature Kilpatrick, Davis, Chadsey, Salmon, and Young.
Park board approves a $75,000 memorial gate to Mrs. Harriet A Perry for William H Perry at Park Avenue Seaside Park. Executors George W Wheeler and Morris B Beardsley to select design and oversee placement. Also: July 4 concerts set, fireworks to aerial pieces, police staffing boosted at Beardsley Park, and drive grading plus shrub plantings ordered for Seaside and Washington parks.
In Waterbury on June 15 the guardians of minor Gladys McNeill pursue a hidden gypsy fortune linked to the late Queen Tryphena McNeill. Attorneys from Perth Amboy seek funds alleged to be deposited by Samuel McNeill, with banks garnishments planned and Gladys seeking education and refinement away from gypsy life.
The Remington Golf Club extended qualifying time due to bad weather from June 12 to June 19. Players who qualify should submit their score cards to T. C. Roantree, A-3.
A Devon group led by EH A. Beldon Harry Wilkinson and H. J. Smith claims mastery of pinochle. Others including H. E. Wells T. A. Smith Frank Rock and C. E. Woods dispute their right to the Devon title. Meetings are set for Thursday nights at the club rooms.
A wartime era poem proclaims America awakening with a rising spirit and resistance in the face of conflict. It speaks of liberty, country, and divine aid, quoting a call to arms from Clarence B. Bolmer of the New Haver Register.
A string of old style recipes covers hors d œuvres and desserts. HAM CANAPES mix ham butter and parsley then spread on bread. RHUBARB CONSERVE combines rhubarb figs lemon and sugar to jell. MAPLE FUDGE uses maple sugar cream and boiling water to a soft ball. CORNED BEEF HASH BALLS fry minced hash with potatoes. BAKED HALIBUT layers pork onion and halibut with butter and crumbs then bakes till crisp. SCOTCH COOKIES blend oats with egg sugar butter and flavoring. MOCK ANGEL CAKE whisk flour sugar baking powder milk and beaten egg whites and bake slow. BUTTERED BEETS boil beets in vinegar until tender. CUFFED PEPPERS stuff peppers with mushroom breadcrumb cream clams yolk and bake. Medical note mentions Dr. Garlick at a medical society convention in Detroit and Dr. E. Fitzgerald acting medical examiner.
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