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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1916
Page
5
The article promotes white linen smocks for junior girls, noting smocking as a fashionable trim on dresses with gingham or linen fabrics. It describes a typical pattern layout, material needs, and the trend toward detachable collars and multiple color plaids.
Six light anecdotes on aging perception and fashion in New York society. A young shopper dims heels after a stern mother judge, a fortytwo-year-old seeks looks for her daughter’s fiancé, a spinster kisses a woman at Grand Central, and a Columbia student misreads a beauty as his grandmother in a droll ending.
A man contemplates proposing again to a partner who avoids committing. He asks when she will reply whether they wed or if he should seek another companion, pressing to know a definite time for her decision.
A letter from A B asks if it is right to date other men while a man away two years. The adviser says if not engaged and no objections, going with others is not unwise. It suggests inviting him to visit this year and says there is no sensible meaning to crossing good night. All ends well.
A group led by Puds Simkins finds a roll of soda tickets and searches multiple drug stores hoping to redeem them. After failed attempts at Martells Cut Rate Drug Store and others, they discover the stores are closed or unhelpful, ending with water from a hydrant and a quip about fertilizer ideas.
A rough novelty straw hat with a blue white two toned ribbon and pink velvet roses. A high blue band and pink roses sit atop while streamers trail down the back, marking it as a youth fashion item.
A reflective verse by Oliver Wendell Holmes praises anonymous contributors who shape progress unseen. It asks who sparked fire and forged tools and machines, and notes their work outlives their names.
Personal printing notices advise readers to address Miss Laura Jean Libbey at 916 President Street Brooklyn New York for receiving replies. Letters are to be written on one side of paper in ink and only initials may be printed.
An 18 year old girl asks if she should heed her mother's preference for one suitor or follow her own heart. She describes a six month relationship with two young men, parental opposition to the first, and a possible visit from the second. She urges earnest reflection, noting the first suitor may drift if she returns, while the other could offer steadier affection.
Advertisement touts Tiz for sore feet promising relief from corns bunions and swelling. Claims quick action reducing pain and allowing smaller shoes with a 25 cent box and money back guarantee.
F M asks if a 22 year old in the country should invite a young man or wait for him to ask. The writer describes a winter companionship and a hinted invitation, and contemplates sending a card of friendship verses with lines inviting him to visit.
A 22 year old man recounts five months of dating a woman older than him and declares mutual affection. He asked her to be his, but she evasively responded, leaving the outcome unclear.
Paris reports 109300 women employed in French munition making, with 26293 in state factories. Secretary highlights rapid learning, especially with small machines, and notes mobilized husbands boost wives’ responsibility. He cites strong female energy in peaceful tasks equal to male wartime effort.
Instructions for several strawberry desserts including strawberry jelly salad charlotte eclairs cake baskets and sherbert. The text details halved strawberries with lemon jelly served on lettuce, strawberry charlottes with biscuits and cream, eclair fillings with strawberries and whipped cream, a Charlotte with custard, cake baskets with orange peel handles, a strawberry sherbert recipe with gelatin and juice, and a strawberry whip using egg whites.
The piece recalls Bugs Raymond's vow to never forget a debt, mentioning a five dollar loan to Fred Merkle. It then outlines a shift in college women’s athletics from social recreation to full competitive sports, predicting growing intercollegiate participation and potential future equality with men, along with benefits of discipline and speed.
A compact home recipe describes mixing butter and sugar with egg and water to form a dough, baking two layers, and layering with crushed and whole sweetened strawberries and whipped cream. A variation uses a regular layer cake base with crushed berries and cream, plus a strawberry sauce if whipped cream is unavailable.
A correspondent warns that non English speaking colonies in many areas create separate enclaves like Little Italys and Little Polands. He argues for foreign language papers with basic English lessons to aid civic assimilation and schooling for both children and parents.
A newspaper card warns against ignoring women's health, linking ongoing work and worry to ailments. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a natural aide to strengthen the female body, citing letters from women in advice columns. The ad also mentions Flowers for Memorial Day and references John Reck & Son.
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