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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1918

Page

13

PERSONAL JOTTINGS BRUISING DOINGS AT LOCAL HOMES

Mrs Goodwin Stoddard of 1799 Washington avenue is seriously ill at her summer home in Canaan New York. Dr and Mrs Arthur Scrimgeour welcome a daughter Jean Scrimgeour at Bridgeport hospital. Many local residents host guests and travel, with overseas service news and forthcoming weddings noted.

Goodwin Stoddard Washington Avenue Canaan, N. Y Arthur Scrimgeour Warren Street Bridgeport Hospital Jean Scrimgeour John W. Burns Prospect Street Sergeant John Burns France Sergeant Burns Philadelphia Harriet Mary Katherine Keefe Iranistan Avenue Beatrice Lavery Laivingwaton Place Ella Murphy Brooks Street New York State Norman Hall Parrott Avenue Fortress Monroe Ruth Sawyer Fairfield Avenue New London Emma Morris Marshall DeWitt Park Avenue Mr. DeWitt Camp Mills Joseph Poley Lewis Street Mt. Carmel Oss Mary Bannon New York Edward Monks Iranislan Avenue Post Graduate Hospital Nellie L. Bickford Florence Bickford West Avenue Claude H. Merritt Tey. Alexander Alison First Presbyterian Church Air Merritt American Railway Express Company William J. Canny 802Nd Infantry Canny Jula A. Canny A. W. McCarthy Howard Avenue John T. McCarthy McCarthy Storrs Agricultural College 304Th Infantry 76Th Division Edith Greene Sweet Clover Cottage Silver Beach Angeline Bartlett Daughters of the American Revolution Ella Ganley Black Rock Avenue J Hartford Arthur L. Wheeler Noble Avenue The Biltmore Merna McMahon Stratford Avenue Julia Burke Hunting Street James Lynch Munsey, Ind Geraldine Sevarty Warren Crofcot Sage Harbor Agnes Dorsey Harmony Street

Letters From Natalie Dear Evelyn Describe War Worries and Daily Life

In a personal letter, Natalie Dear Evelyn reflects on wounded soldiers and hopeful recoveries, mentions Harold at the front and Sherry Lindsley’s forecast of a quick return. The note blends home life with shopping mentions, shoe sales, furniture offers, and jewelry purchases, ending with plans for a weekend boat trip and wardrobe fixes.

Evelyn Washington Harold

Why are women's bathing suits so harshly judged

A reader letter argues against censorship of women's swimwear, praising one piece Jersey suits for comfort and swimming aid. It recalls past shaming at Fairfield beach and compares men's coverage to women's. The writer urges acceptance, noting swimsuits weigh several pounds when wet.

Bert Unn Harold Father Laurel Beach Eloathes Lewandos Court Fairfield Beach Jersey

Revelations of a Wife Chapter 3206 Scene by Cosgrove Stream

In the Catskills near the Cos grove farmhouse Dicky and I glimpse a bearded man in the underbrush. A run for the level ground follows as the stranger flees, possibly connected to Mrs Allis and her plot to steal the Savarin paintings.

Dicky Madge Cosgrove Catskill Mountains Mrs. Allis Savarin Cosgroves

Summer Breakfast Room Sets in Blue or Ivory Finish

A sale offers nine piece summer breakfast room sets in blue and ivory finishes including buffet table china cab and four chairs with fernery, priced around 100 dollars and 88 dollars. Frosted glass globes for gas and electric fixtures in various designs are advertised with reduced prices. Houseware items list plates bowls and dishes with mixed price reductions for hotels diners and cottages.

Colorful department sale on fabrics and corsets

The advertisement promotes Black Satin and Taffeta fabrics at reduced yard prices on the third floor, plus pink brocade corsets with elastic backs and front lacing for full and average figures. It lists shoe pumps by size and price ranges, children's bathing shoes, and Nainsook and Yale Union Suits on sale on multiple floor levels.

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