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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1916
Page
15
A cooking feature outlines croquette shaping with cold mixtures and egg wash steps. It covers molds and breadcrumb coating, then moves to recipes for sweet pickled peaches cheese fondue baked tomatoes and graham pudding with spices. It also notes typhoid fever cases reported in Harrisburg and ends with Dutch and French bulbs.
Two autumn hat styles appear in bold contrast. A faded rose brimmed tricorn with a felt crown and silver rose trim pairs with a drooping trimmed sailor featuring tiered crown and king's blue color. Two cut steel crescent holders add ribbon flair.
The poem scene by Madison Cavein depicts rural evenings with bells, lamps, and a whippoorwill chorus. The entry notes Just Arrived John Beck and Son listing a new arrival or feature.
A maternal guidance piece warns that sons face many temptations including fast crowds at races and costly nightlife. It urges fathers to speak plainly, keep in touch, and share hard truths to steer sons away from debt, risky friends, and premature marriage.
A child recalls turning chairs upside down to mislead himself about unfinished homework. A startled father confronts the prank in the dark, banging a toe and lamenting the clutter as the chairs end up righted by morning.
A reader asks about a 16 year old girl and two suitors a wealthy doctor nearly 19 and a nonwealthy young man with a good salary. Miss Libbey advises heeding the mother and suggests the second suitor as acceptable who would love her and build his own riches.
A 17 year old writes seeking guidance on a 23 year old suitor who says he likes her and wants to be with her. She asks if his assurances prove certainty and whether he will propose. The piece notes that vows of love are not always enough and cautions against long lagging suitors silent on marriage.
Tomorrow the Caesar Misch Stores in Bridgeport launch a large fall clothing sale for men women and children with prices lower than elsewhere. Easy terms remain, no upfront payment required and items can be taken home and paid at one dollar weekly. Also notes wartime invention submissions and the death of Phillips Goodwill.
Women write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts for advice and share letters of relief. A Newark Ohio reader says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored health and allowed her to work without sickness. She also praises the Sanative Wash and Liver Pills and urges others to seek free confidential guidance.
A writer seeks guidance on obtaining an introduction to a young man known to his mother. They wish to avoid involving the mother, avoid flirtatious impressions, and consider casual avenues where they might meet on the avenue or at gatherings. The note contemplates proper etiquette and polite conduct.
A long letter from Magdeburg notes bread and leather shortages drive linen shoes into bright colors in Austria and Germany. It reports school barefooting, wood shoes, beer shipments to troops, and prices for drugs, sugar, and mail costs rising as war strains bite into everyday life.
The Hague Oct 5 Java seeks to follow Japan's model of industrial growth. Henri Hubert van Kol urges a central Java native industry bureau to gather data fund subsidies and help build factories. He cites Japan's export rise from 18 to 45 percent and argues racial myths about economic fit are disproved.
Vienna dispatch reports the Austro-Hungarian Cyclist Naval Battalion as part of the pass army naval section. The sailor cyclists cover wide stretches of Adriatic coastline to aid naval defense against raids landings and aerial attacks.
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults, claiming it cures sour stomach and related ailments within hours. It warns against counterfeit products and urges buying from California Fig Syrup Company with a 50 cent bottle.
Tokio reports Empress Sadako will supply artificial limbs and eyes to Japanese and German wounded in the Kiao-Chow campaign. Imperial Household assets are valued at about 500 million yen with bonds and forests, growing at twenty percent annually, while private purse expenditures include court ceremonies and duties.
David G Baillie a New York Los Angeles journalist and authority on international affairs former Republican now a Democrat due to Wilsons rise, visits Portland to see his son Hugh Ballile Northwest United Press manager. He recalls hinting McKinleys nomination and proposing the slogan A Full Dinner Pail.
The Siemens Schuckertwerke of Berlin are constructing a 60,000 K W generator and a 60,000 K W transformer with a 110 000 volt output for Rheinish Westphalian Electrical Works. Iron ore shipments from the Menomines Range exceed last season by 60 000 tons. Howard D. Murphy of Chicago and A H B Hartley of Flower, Ind, are elected to the Chicago Board of Trade.
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