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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1918

Page

6

Summer Clothes Rush In Southland Hat Styles

Woman's Department notes a quick shift to summer attire as Christmas and New Year pass. Janette buys a champagne color hat with pink roses and black trimming, planning a Florida trip. A friend teases about joining for a few weeks. Dicky enjoys embroidered moccasins and thanks Nita for his wife’s support.

Southland Janette Florida Jack Beatty Mis Soc Eesit Italy Belgium Great Britain Dicky Ele Nita

Opportunities for Unskilled Women in Telegraphy

Ellen Lane Spencer argues telegraph operator training offers quicker pay for women than bookkeeping or stenography. Training lasts two months with about thirty three dollars monthly, then first year earnings around sixty dollars, second year about seventy five. Telegraphy promises faster financial gains and potential wartime utility.

Brooklawn Club tightens hours amid wartime limits

In wartime scarcity, Brooklawn Club closes all departments except the grill room for a month, omits Saturday tea and evening entertainments while the chef remains to serve diners efficiently. Nearby, social events continue with dances, dinners, and gatherings at Black Rock Shore and other venues, listing attendees from Bridgeport, New Milford, and California.

Brooklawn Club Black Rock Shore and Country Club WW. I. Sedern Delmar Blackman Blackman Robert Goddard Lamb Arthur Cowle H. Fh. Wadham

Are You Living in 1918 or 1819 in America

Rev Wittant Wallace Rose at Universalist Church of Reedlemoor Fairfield Ave above Broad St urged New Year reflection on loyalty to God country and self. He warned some behind the times cling to old ideals and misread duty, urging support for Prohibition woman suffrage public ownership and active war effort with God guiding those who aid Europe and liberty.

Wittant Wallace Rose Universalist Church of the America Ameria Amarica Germany South America Monroe Lidl Parschces Moenroe Belgium Rose God Christ Mr. Rose Europe France Red Cro White Cross Boya Ishak Daughters of Wells Fies

Major Murphy Resigns from Red Cross Work

Paris January 6 Major Grayson Sturply of New York head of the American Red Cross mission to Europe resigns to join military service. He states he can be replaced by Major Jaimes G. Perkins and departs for America to discuss policy with Henry B. Davison. He recently directed Red Cross relief for over 100000 refugees and praised Franco Italian cooperation in aiding civilians and military needs.

Paris Clajor Grayson Sturply New York American Red Cross Europe America Red Cross Henry B. Davison American Red Cross War Council Ierance Major Murphy West Point Als Jaimes G. Perkins National City Bank of New York France Commission Fam United States Major Perking Davison Italy Tier Cross Thalyus

Healthy Happy Babies Sleep

A fragmented captioned notice from Addis Dennos Foods Sales Co advertising baby feeding supplies. It mentions a bottle, bedtime routine, and a week’s feeding, with garbled names and a street address in East Ohio Street.

Dennos Frood Sales CO East Ohio St

Women in England and Beyond Show Up in Jobs

A compilation of figures shows women outnumbering men in England and taking leading roles in industries and services across Europe and North America. It notes female labor in building, agriculture, munition work, and rail conductors, plus notable figures like Coralie Snell in Oregon and Carrie Chapman Catt in New York. The piece also references wartime sentiments, suffrage advocates, and women running military hospital kitchens in Canada.

England Silesia East Frussia Lyons France United States Yeomen Kansas City Railway Company Bliss Coralie Snell Oregon Agricultural College Ontario Canada Sweden Denver Great Britain J. W. Gala Calgary Passon Tirs Carrie Chapman Cath Congress New General Dietitian Ryley

Italy Rejoices as Red Cross Drive Grows

Rome reports the Mod Cross membership rising to 78,000,000 during Christmas week, a Washington despatch shows. Italian press says this proves Americas strong participation in the war effort.

Italy Red Cross Drive Rome Washington Mod Cross America

Revelations of a Wife A New Story of Married Life

Adele Garrison presents a serialized tale where Madge cleverly tries to uncoat Mrs. Graham at a luncheon. The narrator battles guilt and suspicion as she uses a feigned phone message to mask her plan while pondering Dicky's ambiguous plans with Grace Draper. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as the liaison potential deepens.

Adele Garrison Katie Missis Graham Meester Graham Dare Den Goodby Diccky Dicky Grace Draper

Save Coal Save Coal

Government urges 68 degree home temperature for comfort and disease prevention. Proper humidity saves 12 1 2 to 25 percent on heating costs. Step in to learn how humidity and a weather instrument help. Free book offered on Humidity by Successors to Lyman.

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