Woman age jokes and a river mystery headline
A humorous essay on aging and honesty surfaces stories about a woman who lied about her age to partners and friends, followed by a New London death report of Martin Noble found in the Thames near Shaw's Cove. The column moves through domestic tips and social mores, then shifts to a death notice and a brief sewing and home care notes section.
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New London
Martin Noble
Thames River
Shaw’s Cove
Noble
Jason
South Amboy
N. J
Household notes from a vintage care guide
Practical household tips cover cleaning china with water, sewing tricks for boys’ blouse waists, reviving with cold water, making lunch sandwiches with brown bread and jam, removing stains with potash caution, sharpening razors with hot water, ironing embroidery folds, preserving furs with cornmeal, perspiration stain treatment on silk, avoiding drawstrings in non washable garments, securing tape closures, washing and drying hints, salt and vinegar usage, and fabric care with bran infusion for curtains.
Kline Store Offers Big Values This Saturday
A local ad touts savings on shirts and gar ments at Klines while comparing prices with clothing and men’s furnishing stores. Items include $1.00 dress shirts .79c night wear and a selection of boys' blouses waists with collars in white stripes and colors.
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KLINE
Kline’s
Kline's Offers Deep Discounts on Ladies Wear and Accessories
Local retailer Kline's advertises a wide summer stock of ladies and misses linen suits discounted from $6.50 to $10 to $4.98 7.98, white dresses up to $7.98, pull-on linen coats from $2.98, wash skirts from 49c to 2.89, silk gloves 49c to 98c, lace and leather handbags, over 2000 parasols priced 69c to 2.69, plus beach sweaters from 98c to 4.69 for men women and children with an emphasis on savings through stock on hand.
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Kline's
Kline’s
Yale
Kayser’s
Memorial Day Parade in Bridgeport United Veterans in Rain
Thousands line streets as old Civil War veterans, Spanish War heroes, Grand Army members, Boy Scouts, and school drum corps march in Bridgeport amid rain. Rev. Thompson lauds Patriot Day as Sabbath of patriotism while Italian societies and police corps add color and discipline.
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Bridgeport
Spain
Grand Army
Boy Scouts
Eugene Birmingham
Broad
State Street
Park Avenue
Seaside Park
Broad Street
Stratford School
Waltersville School
Lincoln School
City Hall
Militia
C. A
Moose
Sons of Veterans
Grand Army Veterans
Citizens Corps
Thompson
Elias Howe Post
Wm. Anderson
John H. Redgate
John H. Regan
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Wonan
Josie
Julia
ST Et
Green Trading
Frederick Webb
Garry Sanger
First Band
Coast Artillery Corps
Paul G. Goulding
John H. Neff
Capt
Charles, G. Burkhardt
Cata L. Palmer
Charles, Held
Charles Sprague
Geo. Burns
James E. Burns
Charles Biltz
Henry E. Bishop
Charles Drake
F. D. Ives
William P. Kirk
Robert J. Lynch
John H. Cobb
C. H. Botsford
Edgar B. Cooper
Geo
M. Brown
E. J. Craft
William Lounsbury
Charles B. Weed
Carl Foster
P. H. McGuire
William Brink
Ernest Stone
M. G. Goodwin
Fred Hinderer
B. Patterson
Thomas W. Cook
Frank W. Stevens
Louis R. O'Neill
C. H
Dana J . August
Detachment Medical Corps
C. N
F. J. Adams
3d_Division Naval Battalion
A. J. Merritt
Olympic Band Co. A
James W. Bradshaw
Charles M. Biltz
William L. Zepp
William MacCormick
E. Senedict
Waterbury
Conn
Herman G._ Wiemer
R. &. Povey
Henry A. Davenport
Red Shield Corps
Williame. D
A. M
William L. Lively
Dowd
A. J. Taylor
J. B. Munson
Elbert L. Ruggles
Elias Howe,Jr
Breckbill
William H. Downs
F. J. Wetstine
Franklin Bartlett
Wm. H. Hart
Citizens’ Corps
Elias Howe Jr
J. H. Crossley
Howard A. Tilly
Marshall
Harvey CC
Prospect
Myrtle Avenue
City Normal
Longfellow
Maplewood
Washington
Wheeler
Grand Street
Shelton
Island Brook
Huntington
Staples
Barnum
Black Rock
Kossuth
Waltersville
Lincoln
Summerfield
Roger Sherman
McKinley
North Main
Boy Scouts of America
Wm. B. Kelsey
Schools of
Stratford
Stratford Fife and Drum Corps
Italian Marine Band
The
Federation of Italian Societies
John Marella
Cristophore Colombo
George Dewey
Mr. Carmelo
Pietro Paolo Parazanese
Faetana
Serinese
Pro. di Seneven
Aturda
JUST
Norfolk
Frank Jacoby
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