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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1920
Page
2
A fragment lists necessary garden items for spring including hoes rakes trowels plows harrows cultivators weeders and dibbers. The note mentions a showroom on the third floor at Fairfield Avenue and Middle Street.
Tomorrow Saturday offers exceptional bargains on Easter millinery in straw, georgette and satin hats, banded straw sailors, flower wreaths, marabout capes, fur scarfs and muffs, plus Petticoats and lingerie. Many items priced from $0.25 to $75, including silk petticoats and wool shoulder scarfs. Shop for fur scarfs, coats, cloth capes, and fashion accessories at reduced sale prices.
Bridgeport closes its Chautauqua week with a strong concert program. Serge Adamsky tenor Miss Harriet Casgopranea Anna Kzelmorn violin Miss Bana Sheppard pianist Ming Sheppard gave varied numbers drawing strong audience encore requests. Casgopranea opened with spirited songs and Adamsky delivered Spanish selections with fine control. Eichhorn violin impressed, encore demanded, and Sheppard repeatedly recalled by the crowd.
The Poverty ball last night at Hall Recreation attracted about 150 couples. William Redly earned the patchwork prince title, and Miss Anns Caffrey wore burlap and won the girls’ honors. A grand march led by President William Ashcroft featured 41 couples. Next up is a Holl school children’s party with folk dances and minuets, with a full program to be announced next week.
Weather outlook notes rain or snow across Southern New England on Saturday with warmer conditions on the mainland later. Northern New England expected mixed precipitation with snow inland and a fall-like turn in the southeast. Calculations from Bridgeport area by Middlebrook Almanac provide daily summaries for coastal vicinity.
An old advertisement touts Gude's Pepto Mangan as a remedy to banish languor by boosting blood with extra nutrients. It claims the tonic enriches blood, aids red cell production, and restores vigor, urging readers to ask for the genuine Gude's product and noting convenient forms.
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