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Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1919

Page

13

Peter Finds Eggs In Meadow Patch Nest

Peter Rabbit misreads Mrs. Bobolink’s clue and searches the Old Brier Patch for a nest. He encounters Bob White Carol the Meadowlark and Meadow Lark, then discovers four white brown-spotted eggs hidden in dead grass. This leads to the next tale Peter Promises to Keep the Secret.

Peter Peter Rabbit Iia Bob Bobrew Bobolink Jimmy Skullik Jongz Bob-Bob White Bob-Beb White Bob White Carol Mrs. Meadow Lark

Devon Union Church Gears Up For Old Folks Concert

June 24 report: Devon Union Church plans an old folks concert directed by Mrs. Florence Qher to benefit the church. The choir will be used by the church quartet. The Ladies Auxiliary of Devon Hosempany postpones a meeting at the fire house to elect officers and read reports. Lieutenant J. R. Horbeck, Hartford Northwest School teacher, named principal of Milfor Grammar School, a Columbia graduate, after wartime service at Camp Gordon Ga. He starts duties in September.

J. R. Horbeck Hartford Milfor Tle Columbia 1Versity Htartford Camp Gorton

Ridgefield C of C May Be Disbanded

A Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce meeting in June debated continuing the organization. Ex-Selectman Bailey urged disbanding, while Secretary Humphrys warned against illegal snap moves. Members discussed winding up affairs or starting a new group with a July 18 adjournment and a financial report order.

Ridgefield Idgefield Humphrys Chain of Commerce Sileetman Bailey Hanmph Bailey Chamber Hamph Selectman Secretar Trumphers ex-Selectman Bailey Ilegal Warden Divis Ex- Selectman - Bailey

Police seek Annie Mesko missing from Knowlton Street

Police are asked to locate Annie Mesko a 14 year old girl of 672 Knowlton Street who disappeared from her home in June after a family misunderstanding. Her parents say they are anxious for her return and cooperate with investigators.

Annie Menko Knowlton Street

Bridgeport Graduation Looms With 908 School Grads

The Bridgeport area prepares for the largest graduation event in history as 908 grammar school students graduate. The afternoon session will host the full class with parents attending, followed by an evening program featuring recitations, solos, orchestras, and patriotic selections among students from Maplewood Lincoln and Elias Howe schools.

Bridgeport Harry J. Lincoln Offenbach Dr. H. 5. Brown Charles Randolph Louis Dowaliby Epaminondas Dorothy Schmidt Dream of the Shepherdess August Labitsky Elias Howe School Young America Hisser Rosensweig Aaron Wishengrad Burleigh Ernest Henckels the Milliner's Bessie Levin Lehnert-Pazge Anthony Pastryck Lincoln School Georgetta Ayres Fay Foster

Park Inspectors Tour Walnut Beach Amusement Grounds

The Town of Milford police board conducted a Saturday inspection of Walnut Beach Amusement Parks to review compliance with town ordinances and to acquaint new commissioners with the site. The visit was routine and noted as the largest number of concessions permits issued at the beach this year.

Walnut Beach Zach Board of Police Commissioners Miford Stanley N. Clark Police Board Ite

Milfordites to Tackle Big Job Clean-Up Day

Milford residents organize a waterfront cleanup for June 25 from Nidermerey Beach to Pole 108 with 500 volunteers using tools to remove debris. Local businessmen provide refreshments and transport. funds also aid building beach boats. Clergy from St Gabriel’s and St Mary’s plan masses to serve summer visitors as Milford’s shorefront grows busier.

Nut Beach Nidermerey Beach Pole Stephen J. Boni Myrtle Beach St. Gabriel's Chapel Dr. Fox Milford

Extravagant Rich in Japan Display High Living Habits

Tokyo dispatch notes that new rich Japanese indulges in lavish stunts. One shipping magnate rented three hospital rooms and 16 nurses for a carbuncle treatment, later bandaging it in silk. Another patron at a mountain resort had geisha and roasted eel carried in an electric car during a 60 mile ride, costing about 100 dollars.

Japan Tokio Mter

Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by McLean Woman

Mrs John Korerimaxix of McLean Nebraska writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound strengthened her and helped her have a healthy baby. The ad touts the remedy for displacements inflammation irregularities backache headaches nervousness and the blues urging women to try it. It cites forty years of use and invites letters to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lyn Mass.

McLean Ned Lydia EE. Pinkham John Korerimaxix R. No. 1 Nebraska Lydia B. Pinkham America Lydia FB Pinkham

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