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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
10
A money saving opportunity with extraordinary values on new millinery cloth coats and dresses. Includes panama hats untrimmed hats fur scarfs ostrich boas veils skirts raincoats and silk sweaters at half price and cost. Readily available for ladies and misses with wide price cuts across silk and fur items.
The article notes Hugh Frederick Vaughan Campbell, the fourth Earl Cawdor, marked his 471st birthday. It mentions the family toast honoring freshness to hawthorn and prosperity to the Cawdor line, plus historic ties to the title dating to 1971 on the Earl’s succession after the death of the third Earl. Military and political notes reference acquisition talks for North Island and Belgian mission remarks to the Senate.
Washington reports the government aims to produce engines for battle planes at 2000 a month with first consignments by November. Training planes will be built in large numbers for camps in Europe and the United States. A $600 million appropriation is sought to boost output and speed, with factories shifting to aircraft engine and fast bomber production as needed.
Bridgeport readers are asked to fill a coupon with the name and address of enlisted men, their branch of service, unit, and news desires. The Farmer aims to quickly identify each man and relay news to parents and relatives as American forces go into action, since letters will be infrequent from trenches and ships.
The engineers outline a phased approach to mass producing a standardized motor and interchangeable parts for training planes and battle aircraft. Initial output focuses on durable, lower speed planes while demanding dies and tools are developed, aiming to scale to full production within four to six months and free Allies to advance faster fighters.
London reports the Admiralty shows 32 British ships sunk in the week. The tally includes 27 ships over 1,600 tons and marks the third highest loss since ruthless submarine warfare began, though naval officials remain cautiously optimistic about improving anti submarine methods.
The appeal argues that the wastage of war is appalling and claims America must strengthen its Red Cross to match Europe’s nations. It warns that without a robust American Red Cross, soldiers abroad will face higher death tolls and urges immediate, substantial giving to support war relief.
Rome June 20 Edouard Herriot France war mayor of Lyons urges commerce over conflict. He aims to foster a Business Men's Exchange at Lyons Fairs to boost American French Italian and British trade and invites American businessmen to attend next March hoping larger deals and joint projects including a canal Geneva Lyons and electrification of railways. He plans an August or September trip to the United States to meet business leaders while allies.
Montpelier Vermont June 21 with about 1 000 000 acres under cultivation the state sent an urgent call for at least 5 900 farm hands to harvest crops. Elbert S Brigham commissioner of agriculture seeks to enlist before July a Vermont farm guard whose duties would be city residents during vacation period young men rejected for military duty Boy Scouts and others. Under the new law many people won t pay bills by check as it will take an internal revenue stamp and they won t pay with money because it will take two minutes to stop in and attend to it.
An advertisement claims bed bug infestations deter renting and promotes Cyrus Presto cleaner sold at Cyrus Pharmacy Fairfield Avenue and Courtland Street. It promises rooms will rent after cleaning and asserts the product is safe and non burning while costing 25 cents.
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