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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
10
A fashion note outlines spring dress ideas with velvet or satin options and side pockets breaking a straight skirt. It describes a wide girdle waist, embroidered chiffon collar, and material requirements for medium sizes. Burgundy voile variant features plaited panels, belt accents, and a left side waist fastening with black buttons. A second design calls for 6 1 4 yards 40 inch voile and striped silk for medium size.
John Dickinson Sherman, chairman of the conservation department and Emergency Food Garden commission, urges the nation to win the food battle through greater home production and use of home products. He warns of a world food shortage and stresses individual responsibility to mobilize communities, ease transportation strain, and boost ally shipments.
A large organization seeks a standout candidate for a demanding role. The president tries allies then agencies, advertises, and finally screens by meeting applicants. A capable but incompatible personality fails. the winner shows strong fit through unique work approach beyond training. Your personal style shapes performance more than credentials.
The Rector's guild of St John’s Church hosts a parish food sale on Saturday at 2. Angela Campagna hosts a knitting club gathering at 749 Myrtle Avenue with a luncheon. News includes residents and visitors in Bridgeport, military postings, hospital notes, and upcoming local events at First Presbyterian, Y M C A, and Remington Arms.
A witness recalls a Red Cross fundraiser at a bazaar where a woman in gypsy attire urged generous aid for Belgians. The encounter left the observer impressed and urged to donate, noting the cause includes buying warmth for those in need.
In a long missive, Natalie recounts keeping Stella over Sunday to help her and the boys, noting their playful, heartfelt Ameri can and French inflections. They visit Teeverly's for ice cream, discuss candy care packages to France, and joke about wartime shortages and shopping frugalities. Edith and Bert visit, a Welsh rarebit dinner follows, and there are notes on January rug discounts and daily household fixes.
Fragmented diary style text describes a scene with a calm departure and lingering impressions. The passage references a person named Elite and a mood of quiet tension as a train moment passes. The garbled wording preserves the sense of a reflective, personal note.
In Hartford on January 24 representatives from 17 organizations met to form the Connecticut Dry Alliance to push ratification of the national prohibition amendment. A meeting February 20 will elect officers. seven more bodies may join. Delegates included State Grange, State Christian Endeavor, Sunday School, Daughters of Temperance, and Woman's Suffrage groups among others.
The readable parts show garbled phrases and nonsensical words across a single column. No coherent events, dates, or entities emerge. the item appears as damaged OCR text with minimal readable substance.
Adele Garrison presents a tense chapter in which Mrs Underwood pressures Mrs Graham about a past secret involving Dicky and his mother. The scene shifts among the sick room, Mrs Graham's handling of carnations, and the looming unveiling of trunks with personal items, hinting at a fragile family balance and possible revelations tomorrow.
The piece discusses readers challenging the use of tender in an ad offering Marmola Tablets. It cites a Broadway druggist who refused seventy five cents for a large Marmola order, notes a missed Saturday closing, and mocks the ad for claims of removing fat without effort.
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