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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1921
Page
10
The fragment presents Margot Asquith discussing her autobiographical aims and the responsibility of recording personal impressions. She credits few close helpers, notes her desire for natural directness, and expresses concern about implicating her husband while acknowledging those who supported her manuscript.
Margot Asquitte recalls her Glen Scotland childhood in a large Tennant family. She describes her father a self centered businessman and his vanity, her mother’s economy minded honesty, and the closely knit siblings including Pauline Charlotte Leer and Eddy. The text notes their tuberculosis losses, notable marriages, and rich family life with anecdotes of social circles and Glen scenes.
Leila enters a newly decorated room where her mother in law reveals the surprises of a surprise decor. Edith Fairfax watches with cool appraisal as truth about the work shifts the room from what she colored. The bride delights in the rose scented scene while tensions ease with Mrs. Durkee and Lilian guiding preparations for a delicate family moment.
Odd instructions describe front placement and fullness of a semi-surplice line for a lady's waist pattern No 9471 with size 26 needing 2 1/8 yards of material plus 3 yard 27 inch contrast. A pattern package costs 13 cents in coin strips and requires name, address, and stamps. delivery via Pattern Department Bridgeport Telegram.
A 13 year old girl asks Annie Laurie's guidance amid parental pressure to marry a wealthy neighbor. She describes a clandestine friendship with a well educated suitor and fears loss if separated. The column also includes a 25 year old wife’s plea for independence and hints at gendered labor shifts in England.
Bridgeport figures showcased by Bill Steinke and Robert R. Ferrett manager of the Bridgeport towing line. Ferrett a Yale Law School graduate and lawyer took over his father’s Towing Line interests after his death and runs a thriving business. He belongs to Masonic orders and attends Shrine ceremonies. His hobbies include guiding novices across the Mystic desert sands, keeping Kiwanis scores, and entertaining old friends aboard his tug with quirky oyster and coffee gatherings.
Winifred Black laments the one self-absorbed woman at gatherings. The piece notes her constant presence, social magnetism, perceived vanity, and inability to discuss others. It contrasts her with a charming husband and ends with a tangential economic stat about British bronze coinage withdrawn by 1913.
Health column outlines poise as mental balance and calm under stress. It links poise to health and willpower, warning that anger or fear erode judgment and health, and urges a fearless, balanced mind to avoid nerves, headaches, and indigestion.
A misty account describes pre nuptial beauty rituals for a Caledthane bride from Atehaastan. Across days she endures paste masks with butter almonds and aromatics, receives massages, and is fed special meals while guests gather. A lattice viewing precedes a wedding procession bearing the bridegroom’s trousseau as clan members march.
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