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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
14
A vintage style guide on hand care argues hands reveal status and care. It advises shaping tapering fingers, avoiding forced pinching, maintaining clean nails, smooth skin, and nightly glycerine and rosewater treatment under soft gloves. It cautions against staining and promotes gentle cleansing with castile soap.
A Topeka Journal note quotes a colleague upset by Mme Soprano's cold cure testimonial appearing with a beauty ad. The fragment mentions stain care for hands and a vague girding on personal grooming, plus an SS announcement about a sore throat preventing singing.
An arrival declares a search for truth but is told he is in the wrong town. An old resident quips about a leading citizen making a million from hair tonic. The tale appears in a Baltimore Sun feature with notes on vases and window boxes by John Reck & Son.
Practical sewing instructions for a lace vest and draped satin skirt with accordion pleats. Describes lining material, belt options, pattern alignment, pleating, and construction steps with perforation markers and stay tapes. Includes sizes and price, noting material from The Pictorial Review prepared for this newspaper.
Laura Jean Libbey presents daily talks on heart topics and replies to reader letters. A milliner asks about a flirtatious companion who takes another young woman to events. Miss Libbey advises against pinning hopes on a man who treats her as second best and suggests prudent steps in such relationships.
A reader laments biased real estate agents who neglect overdue rent and evict tenants, suggesting loyal agents with stable personal lives may resist outside pressure. The note hints at using independent women managers as a fairer solution and advises caution in selecting an agent.
A young woman writes that she enjoyed lemonade with a friend's beau while noting her sociable nature and desire to avoid conflicts with her friend. The response calls the act foolish, suggests seeking a faithful partner, and urges applying the Golden Rule to guide romantic choices.
Opinion piece arguing that love is a defining, sacred blessing in a woman's life. Cites poets and philosophers praising love as essential to happiness, noting sentiment as a respected force from birth through adulthood and highlighting love’s role as a guiding, divine influence in human experience.
A fanciful tale where grasshoppers lose their homes to a giant mowing machine used for a playground. The story imagines a neighborly child-centered conflict as the creatures cope with loss and forgiveness.
Sandusky Ohio born Charles Frohman one of three Frohman brothers Gustave and Daniel also forged careers in theater. The trio rose from humble beginnings in New York with Gustave guiding, Daniel becoming a reporter and Charles selling tickets at Hooley's Theatre before rising to lead major playhouses worldwide. George Bernard Shaw called Frohman wildly romantic, though observers note him as a prudent, optimistic businessman and influential theater magnate.
A collection of old fashioned household advice covering stains lemon remedies and stain removal methods in laundry and housekeeping. Tips include salt in whitewash for sticking, lemon juice for stains, ammonia to brighten glass, and using milk in pie crust. Also includes decor tips like bright red handles on garden tools and waxed dress preservation guidance.
A 1914 McClure Syndicate guide outlines pompadour coiffures for elderly women. It advises adjusting height and dropping at the forehead to suit facial types, with variations for round, tall, or slender faces. Combs, pins, and braided coronets enhance the look, stressing neatness and versatility.
Pottsville Pennsylvania June 17 Two hundred women attend summer opera at the Hippodrome are stuck in their seats when chair varnish melts from heat. About 1,000 patrons watched as many attempted to rise, leaving 200 women trapped until others finally left. Some garments shed pieces during removal, and a few plan to sue the varnish firm. Hibben of Princeton notes the year's gifts total 614542 dollars.
Harmond authorities plan to use hoses on Pullman passengers who stay in berths during hot nights. East and southbound trains from Chicago bring sleepers into the city’s shopping heart, drawing crowds as passengers of both sexes endure sights in various states of undress. Use of gel bottles reported with little effect. Includes a comic aside from Puck.
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