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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1915
Page
10
A vintage cookbook style note introduces varied salads for warm days, including Seaside Salad with tomatoes peeled on flame, peppers and eggs, plus sugar and water dressing. It suggests nuts, grapes, oranges, cheese and walnuts accents and multiple serve methods, with garnish ideas and simple prep tips.
A collection of fruit and vegetable salads including apple celery cups with dressing served in apple shells, okra bean tomato salad, green bean and onion rounds with olive, grape and cherry fruit mix with pineapple, maraschino cherries, and celery. Each uses a simple dressing and decorative garnishes.
A costume shown features a coat, skirt and beat suitable for motor boat travel. The coat has silk braid trim and a velvet hem on the skirt. Both coat and skirt fasten with front buttons.
The store offers dresses coats suits waists and other women and Misses apparel. It promises courteous competent service and invites patrons to conquer fashions by joining its clientele.
Saturday sale features 40 plaid chinchilla coats at 0.50, 50 Golfine coats silk lined at 3.95, silk skirts at 6 tonight. Fifty coats and fifty dresses priced at 1.95, 2.95, and 3.95. Golfine coats also listed at 3.95.
In Norwalk on June 22 designs and funerals list Walter s Parrea1 and 23 Frederick W Bush with Miss Mary Kelly. Harris in Breochfield on June 18 Julius Harris of Danbury aged 55. Downey Stamford widow Mary Downey. Cuneo Danbury June 22 William J Cuneo aged 27. Gates South Norwalk June 22 Fedora widow of Leroy D F Gates aged 32. Farmer Want Ads one cent per word.
A 1913 McClure column explores wedding dreams and the charm of betrothal, then shifts to a young girl at age fifteen seeking guidance on romance. It advises consulting parents, noting youth and discretion in matters of love and marriage. The piece frames courtship as a bright future but cautions caution with early relationships.
A reader asks Miss Libbey why a 17 year old girl in a popular circle should fear impropriety as a schoolmate suitor drives after Sunday auto rides. The editor cautions against nightly good byes and suggests limiting affectionate gestures and clear boundaries to avoid compromising friendship.
A 16 year old orphan writes Miss Libbey about an engagement to a 24 year old man who pays attention to other girls. She asks if his behavior shows true love and seeks guidance on addressing the future with him.
A reader asks Miss Libbey for guidance about a three month relationship. She notes the young man is unfaithful and unable to stay away from other girls. The letter seeks counsel on handling the situation.
A 16 year old girl writes of dancing skill and affection for a bright department store youth who she fears does not return her feelings. She questions how to secure his love and whether inviting him home is appropriate, while a stern reply hints at avoiding lies and letting time prove sincerity. A second letter from a 22 year old man questions why style outweighs honesty, arguing sensible women favor the honest, plain, worthy man.
A 16 year old sophomore asks Miss Lib about having a lover while still in school. The advisor commends delaying romance until education is complete and urges self knowledge for future relationships. A second exchange from a 17 year old with a 25 year old suitor suggests letting the man woo on his own.
A young girl asks if she should quit a ten year elder beau to fit in with jealous school friends. The advisor urges friendship with the girls and keeps the romance, noting that good times alone should not define a young life.
A letter asks if a girl may invite a youth to carry supper when no food is ready and whether a girl should initiate contact. Advice notes that usually the man writes first and suggests guests eat pot luck if supper is not prepared, while cautioning propriety.
Dear H R suggests that love and choice hinge on visiting the girl to learn her true preference. The writer admits age and rival issues, and the brother Tam hints at differing affections. The advice is to act soon by visiting, as delaying wastes time and the situation may not clarify otherwise.
Henry Clews comments on a volatile market pulled by cheap money and export surpluses with foreign selling, plus fragile Germany relations that could swing prices. The note appears alongside funeral designs and John Beck & Son.
Connecticut suffrage activists push summer organizing including new leagues in towns lacking chapters. A Boston league meeting July 13 aims to boost membership. Mrs John Allen of Saybrook becomes temporary organizer for the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association, focusing on granges and small towns. A Newark debate featured Mrs Hepburn for suffragists and Sen Everett Colby for opponents, with the audience favoring the suffrage side and praise for Hepburn’s closing argument. Special hat sale at E. H. Dillon & Co. included in the ad.
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