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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1918
Page
15
Woman’s Page items welcome at this office with signatures and addresses. Contributors urged to telephone Barnum 6100 to ensure appearance.
Personal items from Bridgeport list students and residents headed for colleges and military service, furloughs, and house guests. Mentions Mt Holyoke, Langley Field, naval units, and local clubs with exchanges at Brooklawn and YMCA rooms. Also notes charitable drives and public notices from the Protestant Orphan Asylum.
Mrs. H H Wilmot reports Miss Elizabeth Tisser now in Rome describes Italy frontline conditions. Surgical dressings are in demand while Red Cross efforts expand from Bridgeport Surgical Dressings to a larger Red Cross program.
A July Fourth editorial urges Americans to honor the nation without fireworks, noting many citizens fight in France for democracy. It proposes parades by the Chamber of Commerce, wholesome leisure like baseball, and calls for actions worthy of loyal Americans to mark the day.
A narrator recounts meeting Mr. Gordon a well dressed older man whose wealth and mystery intrigue her. Dicky explains Gordon's South American ties and elusive identity while depicting him as a solitary, melancholy figure haunting Broadway cafes. The narrator feels a powerful, unsettling fixation as the voyage ends with a cliffhanger.
A large audience enjoyed Mrs. Arthur M. Randall s piano recital at the Black Rock Shore and Country Club yesterday afternoon. Pupils included Eleanor Gray Evelyn Moore Elinor Taylor MacLaren Richardson Tolorence Galdman Finette Taylor Edward Relyea Ruth Harrison and others. The finale Toreador et Atte Dalange was played by Elmer Taylor and Mrs Randall for friends. Various guests, remarks on travel and visits followed as names and towns appear in attendance and contemporaneous notes about attendees and hosts.
The writer discusses preserving garden produce with a Hall’s Cold Pack Canner, plans to can peaches and cherries, and notes prices. The letter shifts to eye care, glasses, and a surgeon in the NM building, then reviews Navy serge frocks, Vogue Dress Shop jerseys, and a YWCA Cafeteria dining garden scene.
A social afternoon at Newfield M. E. Church entertained cradle roll parents of children under four. About fifty parents attended with songs performed by Jane Shutrd Tarrict and Dorothy Smith, a prayer read by Wm Loawis, and recitations by Moser. 47 names now on the cradle roll.
Read Co continues regular hours through summer selling a wide range of clothing and flags. The display on the second floor includes Satin Surf fabrics, Loisette and Brilliantine suits in black and navy, wool tunics, California suits, bathing suits, worsted and cotton suits for men, boys, and misses with prices from 1.50 to 7.50. Main floor features boys and misses suits and one and two piece outfits.
A complete stock of Foot-Form shoes for children with varied styles and colors. Sizes range from 2 to 11 with prices from $1.25 to $4.00, including dark brown horsehide patent kid tan ruskin and white canvas pairs.
Dainty little parasols for children with prints gingham and satin textures priced at 50 75 cents and one dollar on the main floor of the store.
A satisfactory collection of silk motor hats is ready for vacation wear. The soft cap shapes cover the hair and some models include visors to shade the eyes. Most are water resistant after a rain and dust treatment, with all color styles represented and some veils attached. Available in the Millinery Section on the Second floor.
A noted catalog lists Jordan almonds gum drops Turkish paste cream peppermint and winter greens Lozenges winter green and peppermint strong flavor neck candy salted nuts as assorted confections for summer snacking.
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