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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1920
Page
12
A tense household scene unfolds as Dicky confronts his mother and the narrator over travel reservations amid a railroad strike. The narrator plans a northward move to manage a looming May deadline, packing frantically while Dicky’s mood swings from belligerent to amused.
Commissioner of Health urges moderation to avert early aging from late hours, overeating, tobacco, and alcohol. Busy lives push poor sleep, junk meals, and sedentary routines, accelerating wrinkles and health decline. Emphasizes simple, slow meals, exercise, proper sleep, and clean living as safeguards against premature aging. Includes Q&A on improving complexion, shingles remedy, and children’s fruits with practical health tips.
An old column outlines frugal uses for scarce game including grouse quail partridge and rabbit with recipes for roast pigeon pie squab stewed rabbit and venison stock. It also covers basic preparation steps for oysters and duck and ends with a reader question about a one month old baby attempting to walk and leg-bending concerns.
Housekeeping guidance discusses updating window fittings during spring cleaning and holiday prep. It highlights decorative nets for sash curtains, color harmonies with room tones, double faced shades, varied fabrics, bone rods and pierre cords for hanging, and contrasting drapery hardware.
Dear Annie Laurie responds to Jane X who confesses switching feelings from a 21 year old fiancé to a 23 year old with a better position. The counselor urges patience and warns that love driven by status may fail if circumstances change, recommending waiting years to learn true love before choosing.
Laurie will welcome letters of inquiry on subjects of female readers' interest and will reply in these columns. Letters to Miss Laurie should be addressed to her care of this office.
Magistrate Hay Halkett in London warns that marriage faces two high danger periods in the first twelve years, the first year and the twelfth. He explains romantic illusions give way to ordinary life and urges couples to communicate, be forgiving, and share humor to weather the hazards and reach lasting happiness beyond the two peaks of danger.
An expedition of several scientific gentlemen from various colleges plans a Amazon voyage to locate new drug sources. Dr Henry H Ruxby of Columbia Pharmaceutical School heads the party, which includes a photographer. The team aims to create valuable moving pictures for education.
An old village woman shares a domestic cue to her daughter, now married, advising how to handle a quarrel. She recalls the husband returning home with his hat at the back and how she kept silent, and when feeling crass she covered her left shoulder with a shawl to avoid conflict.
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