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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1918
Page
8
Daily fashion hint notes stunning spring frocks made from scarce materials. Beige satin trimmed with box plaits and a flesh colored chiffon vest with a pink tan embroidered collar create a novel air. Medium size requires 6 yards 40 inch satin and 12 yards 44 inch chiffon.
A nurse notes music from a convalescent ward and praises a patient who, using a cigar box, crafted his own instrument. She calls the young musician a genius, highlighting his improvised instrument description.
Theatres and factories in Bridgeport boosted the YWCA War Work fund on Saturday and Monday. Business Women volunteers collected $335.54 at nine venues, $119 from barrell contributions, plus $1282.31 from 16 firms, totaling near $4,000. Foreign workers and other company staffs pledged large sums, with notable totals from Remington Arms, Singer, Warner Bros, and more. The piece also notes a Siberian cold record at Werchojansk in 1886, 90 degrees below zero.
In a lively Sunday gathering Jeanne, 22, shares a new song and dances, sparking Miss Burns to invite her to perform for convalescent soldiers in France with the M C A unit. The youthful performer wears a white flannel slipover with blue worsted trim and a knitted sash.
Ellen Lane Spencer argues that employers reward trained workers and wages rise with practiced habits. She compares skilled carpenters, stenographers, and accountants, noting that automatic, efficient routines free time for new ideas and tasks. Continuous habit formation is essential for career advancement.
A large attendance at the Elizabeth Seton guild meeting in St. Augustine's hall discussed plans for the coming year. Officers elected Sunday included Miss Agnes S. Fitzpatrick president and Miss Annette Cunningham recording secretary, with other posts filled by local women.
The State and National Council Defense urges local women groups to support the County Farm Bureau membership drive. A letter from the Connecticut Agricultural College cites the Farm Bureau as for both women and men and asks women to educate their communities on its value in food production and conservation efforts.
The piece details Helen's anticipated Florida trip with her mother contingent on health and weather, and Natalie plans hosting guests at her home with a new couch bed in Harold's den. It recounts Tom's letters from Washington about duty, housing, and the war's impact, plus anecdotes about shopping, fashion, and local chatter from friends and family during the season.
A cleaving gaze at Constantinople vaults suggests immense hidden wealth of the Sultan of Turkey. Golden thrones encrusted with rubies emeralds and diamonds, ebony and sandalwood thrones, two great emeralds weighing kilograms each, and vast jewel arrays fill the treasury. Grace Ellison describes jeweled harem finery including diamond flowers and bird shaped earrings. The granddaughter’s diamond crown and jeweled gloves are cited. Armor shields pistols and canes studded with gems complete the opulent display.
A North Side man in Indianapolis rises early for work in khaki and coffee but forgets his trousers. After the milk bottle prompts a dash outside, a locked door traps him on the porch for about two hours until his wife discovers the mishap witnessed by a neighbor from the garage exchange.
Adele Garrison presents a domestic chapter where a couple tours a shabby house. The husband refuses ornate decor yet contemplates practical improvements. A tense ride home ends with a plea for secrecy about Grace Draper and an emotional plea from the wife.
Madge and Dicky return from Marvin to a shared meal and gossip about a country farmhouse. He excitedly outlines a rambling, picturesque rental while Madge frets over furniture, Katie’s fate, and the strain of managing a large house with limited help. The chapter ends with Madge feeling the sting of Dicky’s self centered plans.
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