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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1918
Page
2
Miss Florence E Denton will speak on The Relations Between Japan and America at United Church tonight at 7 45. Denton has spent years at Doshisha University Kyoto and has wide ties with travelers and Japanese leaders. All are invited.
Weston residents celebrate wins at the Weston Whist Club gatherings with prizes awarded to Mrs. Barhardt and others. The article notes January meeting plans at Mrs. Ish Wakeman’s home, shifting attendance due to travel, and various local social visits, sewing sessions, and community notes including births, ill health, and neighborhood events in Cannondale Weston and nearby towns.
Newtown Jan 3 Special storm delays meeting. Red Cross chapter will meet Sunday Jan 11 in Trinity church guild room to recruit more knitters. Local residents and students are noted in a bustle of winter community life amid travel hazards and school openings.
Bridgeport shoppers are urged to seize the Mill End Sale now offering broad savings across wool, silk, shoes, underwear, house goods, jewelry and more. Mr. Lockhart and the sale’s history are highlighted, with Thursday 8:30 opening and a six day refund guarantee on unsuited items.
Stepney January 8 reports from the Hamlet of Stepney detailing guests at the Deas homestead Mrs. Watherine James and daughter Stevelyn of Newark city and ongoing severe cold causing cellars to freeze with potatoes and vegetables valued in the hundreds of dollars. Private Fibert Perkins Nichols of Camp Columbus Jacksonville Ila complains of missing letters while noted as a former Tstown University junior now in the motor tar division.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a safe, long trusted blood purifier and general tonic. It stresses its 40 year track record, appeal for all ages, aids digestion, boosts vitality, and invites immediate use for better health.
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