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Newspaper

Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1919

Page

13

Taming My Husband and the Telegram Plan

In a tense kitchen scene, a woman weighs writing a telegram to her father in law to ship Pegasus back to Kentucky. Crittenden weighs decisions, pressuring her to proceed while she debates how to frame the message without offense. Her resolve grows as she seeks a feasible reply that preserves dignity and protects the horse.

Crittenden Pegasus Kentucky Iin John Shipmant Bess Iltenden

Tomorrow-Playing the Role of Portia

A dramatic scene unfolds as a character defies orders and contemplates the delicate task of writing a message to Daddy Hayes without inflaming his anger. The narrator resists responsibility while weighing how to spare feelings and reveal truth. The passage ends with the notion of taking on Portia's role tomorrow.

Tuddy Mayes Hit Daddy Hayes

Company C Holds Field Day At Steeplechase Island

Members of Company C, Fourth Infantry, United States, plan a camping and field day at Steeplechase Island this weekend. They will depart the Armory at 1:36 PM Saturday, travel by boats from the Miamogue Yacht Club, and sleep in the island’s dance hall Saturday night. Activities include maneuvers taught at Camp Freeland Niantic. Officers in command are Capt. Lounsbury First Lt C B Naramore and Second Lieuts A N Monstuss W A McCanvill.

Co. C, Fourth Infantry A. N. Monstuss WA. McCanvill

Boys Department Beach Outing Plans For Fairfield Beach

Members of the Boys Department of the YMCA are set for a trip to Fairfield Beach departing the Y building at 2 p m under Is L Lakeman supervision. If rain, a party and indoor swim are planned. Camp Pentatucka baseball team recently returned from a victory tour defeated Hilltop. four innings were played at Seaside Park before darkness halted the game with Captain Quigley seeking a completion.

M.C. A Fairfield Beach L. Lakeman Camp Pentatucka Quigley

Search Parties Seek American Aviators Lost Near Rio Concho

El Maria Texas Aug 2. Searching parties were dispatched to find Lieutenants Peterson and Davis, American Army aviators from El Paso, believed lost in Mexico after confusion of a flooded Rio Concho with the Rio Grande near Presidio, Texas, during a patrol along the Rio Grande yesterday.

Paso Bmoxico

Late Summer Fashions Highlight Soft Satin with Lace

A Fashion Art sketch shows a back satin gown braided in black satin with a white organdie square collar and Valenciennes lace. In City Court, Peter McGuinness admitted a cider intoxication issue and was fined five dollars. Henry Peak, 31 Water Street, was sent to Cheshire Reformatory for attempting a store break in at 107 Wall Street.

Peter McGuinness Wilder Reformatory Henry Peak Water Street Cheshire Reformatonn Wall Street

Doubtful Wildcat In Surrey Provokes Farmer Complaints

A London Chronicle report notes suspicion that a genuine wildcat has increased in Surrey while wildcats remain common in Britain’s wooded regions. It suggests domestic cats that roam freely hunt hares rabbits and poultry, rarely returning to mice or family scraps, a trend farmers fear in Surrey.

Britain Surrey London Chronicle

Office Questionnaire Sparks Six Blanks Request

A Burgh Sun item notes a boss asking staff to describe their duties with six blank lines requested. The quirky form prompts reveal office roles and daily tasks in a light workplace vignette. The piece reflects local humor about administrative chores in a small business setting.

Hera Tittsburga Sun

Dear Evelyn Letters Show Shopping and Local Development

A letter from M Dudier recounts a shopping spree with a new suit and fashionable shoes at Osgood Shoe Shop and N Buckingham furniture, noting price cuts and future plans. It also describes Robins, Inc. housing activity in Madison Highlands, a改善 in Aunt Helen’s health with Dr Dewis Nutting, and domestic chores including sending garments to Lewandore Cleaning.

Evelyn M.dudier M. Dudier Tom Tielemoor Helen Dewis Nutting SU Jong

Fine Library Furniture on Sale in August Auction

A collection of fine library pieces offered at discounted prices includes mahogany, oak, and cherry bookcases with carved details, a library table, and Chippendale desks. Items show substantial reductions from original prices and are showcased on the main floor with coordinated woven Madras fabrics and neckwear nearby.

N. Buckingham and Company Madras

Tea Room Menu and New Book Listings Highlight Local Attractions

The Tea Room serves lunch from 11 30 to 2 00 attracting business people and shoppers with home style vegetables corn on the cob and club sandwiches plus peach and berry pies. Nearby on the main floor and second floor are new book releases including Rex Beach Hardy novels G K Chesterton and Oscar Wilde editions with Nippon ware designs priced around 30 and 34 cents for gasenent items.

Cameo Cloth Fabric Ad with Discounted Flannel

A brief textile advertisement highlights Cameo Cloth as an excellent material for underwear with a soft finish. It promotes a yard price of 29 cents, with regular 35 cents, and mentions wool finished flannel resembling fine Viyella flannel at 39 cents regular. It notes good service and favorable reception.

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Kathleen Fox Cene Ine Council Indian Packing Go Green Ber Portia Lounsbury Camp Pootatacok Iilltop Vern Betty Brown Pleay Cats Ame Natalie Osgood Stratfield Nealin Osgood Shop Todd Harold North Park Avenue Madison Highlands Robins, Inc Ers Park Avenue Guy Bublar Highlands Haro Lewancester Aly Melor Lewandos Cart Exchange Chippendale Adam Sheraton Chippendale Table the Book Shop Henry van Dyke Katherine Newel Rex Beach Hardy Ann Archbold Miller Ifry Sinclair G. K. Chesterton Francois Villon John Payne Maupasant Bernard Shaw Ernest Dowsor Arthur Seymour Francis Thompson Oscar Wilde
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