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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1918
Page
13
News of Interest to Women column invites contributions with signature and address for appearance. Items may be telephoned to Barnum 100 for inclusion on the Woman's Page.
A sprawling list shows residents visiting relatives and friends across Connecticut and nearby states. Danbury visitors, Newark guests, and several two week and weekend trips are noted. Veterans and students mark furloughs and camps while boats, camps and camps Bantam Lake appear in casual society notices.
On a Hudson river boat luncheon Dicky is rebuked by a militant passenger over a dining room delay. The narrator notes Dicky’s impatience, the woman’s defense of her patience, and a dining room scene where a head waiter awards a table to Dicky and the narrator, prompting an appeal to the management. The scene ends with the rival guest vowing to complain, as the tale continues.
The Bridgeport Protestant association asks residents to save old clothes for fifty orphans at the home on Fair Field Avenue corner of Ellsworth Street. The war effort funds a thriving garden while the children, though not in dire need, require clothing during wartime.
Instructions from the National War Garden Commission outline a cold pack method in twelve steps. The guide describes partially sealing jars, placing them in a hot water bath, and sterilizing on a wire rack. A free book offer and commission contact are noted with a two cent stamp request.
Wartime article praises American and British fishermen for supplying food, urging reduced meat and grain use and higher seafood consumption. Highlights Kingfisher steam trawler record of 1.5 million pounds in a month and notes new fish varieties reaching markets, including tilefish goosefish skate squid and whalemeat.
A neighbor's tale suggests real trouble sharpens character and resilience. It contrasts easy days with hard times, arguing that facing hardship builds courage, steadies nerves, and reveals inner resources. The piece cites Hoosier poet lines about meeting sorrow with steadiness.
Emma Drake became the bride of Warren Jennings of Rowayton in a simple Saturday ceremony at Rev George M Brown's residence. The couple, attended by no guests, left for New York for their honeymoon and will reside in Norwalk after returning, with a new home prepared by the bridegroom.
James Patterson of Milford was fined $25 by Judge Bryan in West Haven Court for reckless driving. The record shows Morris Sinow of Grand Avenue cited for no license, Charles Parker of Ansonia had his case nolled for reckless driving, and Christopher Lally of Milford also faced reckless driving charges continued to a later date.
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