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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
14
Adele Garrison recounts a tense scene as Major Grantland, at Cedar Crest, pressures a planned railroad journey. She contemplates independence yet fears becoming a burden, while Grantland offers hotel arrangements and questions her travel beyond Richmond, hinting at protective motives.
A 1910s style feature urges thrift and self-reliance in household tasks. Women discuss sewing hats and underwear at home, earning money through side gigs like tomato plant sales and craft work, and paying themselves regular rates for self‑performed labor. The piece reflects on economy motives, self-sufficiency, and fall housekeeping chores from unworn shirts to moth prevention.
Pen portraits profile Hugh J. Koenig vice president treasurer and general manager of Rockwell and company since last September promoting Bridgeport’s commercial potential. Also profiles his counterpart Mr Bing who arrived from Kansas City after ten years with Emery Bird Thayer Dry Goods and earlier work with Filene's in Boston. Reared in St Louis he began in dry goods at thirteen as a bundle boy.
A December 31 horoscope warns of delays from Saturn and Mercury affecting writing and business, with health cautions and a year of obstacles for those born today. Practical fashion guidance follows on maintaining velvet hats and garments, dyeing, and preserving wardrobe value amid material costs and home-made replacements.
A dated guide by Lucrezia Bori outlines self made tooth powders and mouth washes. It covers brushing habits diet a soft toothbrush and home formulas for a whitening powder and a cleansing rinse. It warns against abrasive agents and suggests professional care for tartar.
A compact piece on perfume use in history notes that women historically favored delicate scents and that perfumes served as incense and health aids. It traces perfume practice from ancient times through medieval and early modern England embracing subtle, not overpowering, fragrances.
Annie Laurie's column answers teenage love questions from readers about age differences dating readiness and marriage timing. It covers a girl worried a senior friend is too old for her a request about laundering linens before marriage a girl in love with a man who is tight with money and gifts but unsure of his love plus a teen asking if kissing and candy are appropriate. The tone is cautionary and supportive urging patience and parental guidance while offering practical tips.
The article explains various perfume uses for healthy individuals, noting toilet waters refresh in baths and on handkerchiefs. It provides a violet water recipe including spirit of ionene 10 percent, orange flower water, rosewater, and eau de cologne, with steps to mix and let stand for 24 hours before filtering.
An overview of the heart and vessels describes the circulation system as a two chamber heart with ventricles and atria, arteries and veins acting as pipes. It explains how blood moves from venous to arterial sides via valves and the lungs, and notes common valve failures and health cautions.
Column argues against the proverb all is fair in love and war. Citing cases of deceit in romance and business, the piece defends honesty, trust, and candor in love and warns that betrayal harms marriages and friendships, ending with a caution against revenge.
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