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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1919
Page
13
Australian war correspondent Charles E. W. Bean explains skiting as boasted rhetoric in American slang and notes Americans did not win World War I alone. He recalls a luncheon with the New South Wales Institute of Journalists in Sydney on September 7.
A historical account describes the Burmese custom of ear boring to signal a girl’s transition to womanhood. It contrasts Burmese freedom with other Eastern societies and links marriage prospects to this rite, noting accompanying rituals, suitors, and social supervision.
A seventy eight year old push cart peddler who bought a $1,000 treasury savings certificate with thrift stamps shows how small savings can grow. The New York World argues averting high living costs hinges more on widespread thrift than price controls, praising modest saving over lavish spending.
The Robert G. Seymour, a floating church on Puget Sound, travels 3000 miles yearly to Island county and Hood Canal, visiting 16 ports and many logging camps. Reverend Wilbert R. Howell and wife lead services, deliver sermons, and even share fashion books with worshippers. A mother of nine noted hearing a sermon after years away. Also, Mayor Wilson will attend Edward J. Kenealy’s funeral at St John’s Church in Stamford.
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