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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
13
A Louisville store advertises a Saturday sale featuring extraordinary values on new millinery cloth coats and skirts, plus fur scarfs, ostrich boas, veils, auto caps, and raincoats. Discounts run across silk fibre sweaters, chiffon auto veils, and white wash skirts with numerous price points and at cost listings.
Luxembourg marks the birthday of Marie Adelaide Therese Hilda Antoinette Wilhelmina Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and Duchess of Nassau born June 14, 1894. She ascended at 18 after her father Grand Duke William died in 1912 following a long illness. The text notes Luxembourg’s limited military during WWI and the lengthy succession dispute after 1905.
Sir Oliver Lodge, famed British scientist and occultist, turns sixty six today born June 12 1851 in Staffordshire. He married Mary F A Marshall in 1877 and had five children led by eldest Raymond who died in France. Lodge claimed spirit communication with Raymond and published a book titled Raymond describing occult experiences. A separate note mentions a Senate proposal by Senator Pomerene to regulate coal and fix mine prices and Wisconsin defense actions empowering food distribution investigations by the State Council of Defense.
The British Cyclist Patrol, once the sole coastal guard, has been reinforced with thousands of trained troops, guns, trenches, and air and sea support. Patrols monitor shorelines night and day, recover wreckage, and board suspicious vessels while preparing for a future mobile force across the Channel.
Yard sale advertises remaining Congoleum rug remnants in 24 and 36 inch widths with prices slashed to 95 cents and 99 cents. Limited quantities remain.
An Important Sale of Every Boston Maid Dress is guaranteed as to quality and service. Every Boston Maid Dress is made of absolutely fast colored materials. The manufacturer sold them to us at a special low price for this sale. It will be hard to equal these values again, and House Dresses at 1.10 dollars of gingham and chambray in stripes checks and plain colors. A big variety of models and colorings sizes 36 to 46. Regular 4.25. Fine gingham in stripes checks and figures choice of eight or ten models trimmed with contrasting color chambray also 2 piece breakfast sets coat style with separate skirt. Regularly 14.55. Dresses for small women in sizes 16 and 18 years made of gingham chambray or percale Dutch neck some with embroidery fronts attractive stripes and checks.
Advertises dresses priced at 1.50 for house or porch wear in stripes or cheeks with high necks and pockets, embroidery, trimmed waist, pique collar, plus plain colored chambray models in sizes 36 to 53. Regular price 4.85.
Very pretty new dresses feature taffeta and Georgette crepe silks in gold lavender navy old rose gray and black. Regular sizes up to 42 with embroidery and pleated belts. Also cotton dresses in voiles marquisettes and ginghams two piece outfits and overskirt styles priced from 1.95 to 5.73.
The Sandy Hook district calls its annual meeting to elect officers for the year and grant authority to finalize transfer of district property to the town after July 15. Pending the old committee’s July 4 expiry, districts must elect a committee to preserve organization for sweeping consolidation changes.
Bury motored to Sandy Hook on Tuesday and discuss placing Danbury workers on Newtown farms during strikes. Dr and Mrs W H Kiernan plan a monthlong vacation in Three Rivers Canada by car. Visitors from New Haven stayed with Mrs P W Campbell. Red Cross benefit at St Mary's hall postpones school contest to Saturday night. Home Guards to Bridgeport for July 4 inspection. R P Shepard moved into remodeled South Main residence. corner improvements boost nearby real estate values.
Behind British lines in France a special department oversees agriculture in evacuated areas. Soldiers volunteer for farm work with horses provided, seeds and fertilizer abundant, aiming to cultivate around 40,000 acres in the Liberated Somme region this year.
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