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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1922
Page
3
Joseph Harbor of the Newark High School Board of Education started a five day drive to cover up bare knees in the school. His term expires May 31, and he aims to obtain action by then. Harbor and supporters deny impropriety charges amid school officials’ reaction.
Bridgeport trolley revenue shows a loss of 2894.56 for the week, in a ninety day test in the city. Norwalk reports a gain of 161.74 in the same week. The figures come from a report by President I. S. Storrs of the Connecticut Company to the Public Utilities Commission. Bridgeport five cent fare payers total 475,908 while ten cent fare payers total 127,506.
A brown worn satchel containing five dozen fresh eggs was found in the lobby of the Post Office on Broad Street yesterday morning. The eggs are available for pickup at the postmaster's office.
Stratford Library hosts the 1982 lecture series with Dean Charles R. Brown of Yale on The Present Industrial Unrest. The town plans a crowded night and reserves future speakers including Hye Ostrander and B R Baumgardt. Local notices cover milk deliveries, Woodrow Wilson Foundation fundraising, abolishing paid men, and civic dances amid town affairs.
Listings show hats for women and a wide range of household items such as wash boilers, ironing boards, kettles, lunch kits, hampers, damask cloths, silk tricolette, crepe de chine, gloves, gloves, suits, stockings, teapots, and glassware. Names not provided.
A long catalog of clothes and household goods including unbleached sheeting muslin bedgowns towels curtains ribbons stockings and handkerchiefs. It lists boasted items such as Turkish towels nightgowns curtains and a variety of fabrics with numerous yard measurements and colors.
Be ready for comfort with light cotton Beacon blankets in white or gray, 72 by 84 inches at 4.48. Axminster rugs in colorful flowered and oriental patterns, 36 by 60 inches at 4.48. Electric lamps with art glass shades at 9.48, piano lamps with silk shades at 14.48, and a 100 piece porcelain dinner set at 22.48.
A catalog fragment lists women's footwear, boys shoes, men’s overalls, porcelain cups, India made handbags, indestructible fabrics, masks, crochet spreads, beaded bags, satin and silk garments, flexible flyer sleds, floor coverings, Pyrex casseroles, and carpet sweepers. Dense with product names and vague descriptions, no clear narrative.
A fragmented advertisement listing various products for women and children including scarves in wool or silk, comfortables, satin or silkolene fabrics, electric heaters, small efficient pumps, oxford shoes for women, tan highcut buckle shoes for boys, velvet hats, serge suits for boys, and copper washed boilers.
Town overcoats in herringbone chinchilla and plaidback designs in gray tan and brown priced at 20 dollars 48 cents. Men’s suits described as alert lively patterns with single and double breasted sacks in worsteds and mixtures in liked colors priced at 26 dollars 48 cents.
The passage lists fabrics such as Canton crepe satin taffeta tricotine and Poiret twill and describes tailored suits in tweed for sports wear and velour for dress wear. It notes handsome braiding and artistic embroidery and other novel touches as design details.
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