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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1916
Page
13
Thursday October 26, 1916 listing George Ulric for Comptroller Alton T. Luner for electors Richard Elliott Morris W Seymour Raymond P Jodoin. Judge of Probate mene P Lyons for Senator a oy Von.
Describes clothing designed for fuller figures that lengthens lines and reduces apparent waist and hip width, reflecting fashion aims to flatter curvier bodies.
The piece condemns Waterbury foremen pressuring workers to parade for Hughes, likening it to coercion. It argues employer and labor relations hinge on consent, not intimidation, and urges workers to refuse to sign pro Hughes lists while defending broad political freedom and demanding better labor relations.
The New York World reports that manufacturers in the Fourth District and beyond again faced pressure to donate to E. J. Hill’s campaign. It notes a 1912 fund of $10,000 raised similarly, with illegal defiance of the law and fears that post election scrutiny will be avoided by contributors.
The article notes Homas L. Reilly injects a new idea into the campaign as soldiers from New Haven return. It describes their stay on the Mexican frontier and the care they received, portraying them as trained, healthy veterans welcomed home by the next congressman from the third district.
The stationers offer hand painted and illuminated Christmas cards with Old Sampler and Tapestry motifs. Subjects include a red-roofed village, ivy wall, Fireside cats, peacocks, snow scenes, a galleon, and Highland cattle. Prices per dozen start at $1.75 including engraving.
Women's shoes in dull calf patent kid and glazed kidskin offered in button or lace styles priced at four and five dollars. Leather quality and fashion appeal highlighted to attract buyers.
Children benefit from Footform Shoes designed to prevent foot troubles as they grow. Made with careful scientific workmanship from top leathers, pricing $1.25 to $5.00 by size. Second floor. Perfection brand is smokeless and odorless in black enamel and nickel, from $3.75, handy for bath or dressing room.
The piece recalls soldiers returning home shattered by typhoid and rotten rations, not bullets, drawing a stark parallel between 1898 under McKinley and 1916 under Roosevelt. It praises Mr. Reilly for vividly presenting the contrast and Connecticut’s gratitude.
Waterbury supporters arrived with sixty Guilfoile cars for a New Haven rally at Music Hall. The crowd stirred New Haven and showed strong Democratic enthusiasm, with expectations of a big statewide majority in Connecticut.
Hartford Post reports a poll of 19 Congregational clergymen at a Hartford luncheon shows strong support for Wilson. Seven are Wilson backers, three plan to vote for J Frank Hanly, with no Hughes votes, as ministers weigh the national scene. Just arrived Dutch and French bulbs.
The Read House presents a Children’s Shop with grooming and nursery goods for cold weather. Highlights include a Japanese silk quilt, silk sleeping bag, a pink shell hat box, a nursery basket, a plush teddy bear, and an alphabet book line. Prices reach 1.00 for Turkait towel sets and 39 cents for soap.
The article highlights how the plain beauty of its material makes the Velvet Suit uniquely stylish and appealing beyond competing outfits.
Chinchillas in warm belted coats for children ages 6 through 14, plus velvet and fancy broadcloth coats with fur trimming, priced from $5.95 to $20.00. Hand-wrought brooches, pearl necklaces, rosary beads, and a variety of curtains and men’s linen handkerchiefs fill the main floor display. Friday and Saturday sale event highlights include white hemstitch curtains and a holiday line shipment.
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