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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1920
Page
11
Long list of visitors and locals enjoy spring activities around Lake George. Guests include Mrs Edgar B Igol and Mrs William Price among others. activities span lake outings, club meetings, church gatherings, and community notices from Huntington Road to Bridgeport, highlighting social visits, engagements, and upcoming events.
A millinery demonstration by Miss Gladys B. Green is set for Wednesday at a food hut on State Street. She will show making a simple summer hat using crimeline frame ware and fabric scraps, plus designing buckorum frames and covering with silk and satin for a smart finished look.
The Bureau of Vital Statistics issued marriage licenses to numerous couples including Cart Ari John street and Esti at 136 Washington Avenue Brooklyn. Albing Gaililo 24 Wester Street and Mary Viavato 34 Green Street. John Blaise 2 Wilne Street and Sarah Meyers 92 Milne Street. Souch N Waik and Sart La Mere Show 32 Milne Street. Jose Marilles Reiz 4 Organ Street and Marie Helz Pons 4 Organ Street. Freakaposko 134 Uniex Avenue and Margaret De Marting 243 Connection Avenue. Theodore Pavlaska 9120 Fairflale Avenue and Mrs Restie Pirvany Spring Street. Gilbert Gordon 52 Union Square and Eva Zelzler 52 Can Street. Pasquale Diary 645 BY 4 Josephine Maza Avenue. HL Jonson.
A reader notice extols Warner’s Safe Diabetes Remedy as a life saving treatment for diabetes. The ad claims 40 years of use, herbal ingredients, and availability from leading druggists with a sample sent for ten cents. James Platt of Dayton signs a testimonial praising the product.
Roosevelt Dane opens at booths to promote subscriptions for the Roosevelt Memorial. The campaign reports strong enthusiasm and a large department store and banks as venues, with a $20,000 quota seen as attainable. The Bridgeport drive is praised as the largest and most spirited outside New York City, and women’s committees seek medallions for top contributors.
Mrs Walter Loewith was elected president of the Bridgeport Section Council of Jewish Women at the annual meeting Monday. She succeeds Mrs Samuel Capitmann who resigned. New officers include vice president Mrs Charles H Zhapiros, second vice president Mrs MM Schulansty, recording secretary Mrs Gl A Newmans, treasurer Mrs Samuel T Blotkin, assistant treasurer Charlotte Dork. Ex active board members and five-year past leaders are listed, with Miss Helen T Boyd detailing yearly work and plans for summer for Hemlocks Vacation house and health station visits.
A fragmented quiz asks about film camera costs and star trivia. Questions cover Ruby De Theme, April Fool born Mary Miles Minter, Peter Ibbetson stars, and Norman Kerry’s path to acting. Includes biographical notes on Bessie Bartuscalé and other industry anecdotes.
The Grand Street Bridge will be closed to traffic on Wednesday and Thursday May 22 and 23 for plowing from ALM. Q to 4 30 Me, per a notice issued yesterday by the Department of Public Works.
Edward J Buckley of 584 Grand Avenue Maven was arraigned in Bridgeport court yesterday on charges related to a case at South End yards. He was held on $1,000 bond with his case continued to Thursday after a man was beaten about the face and head requiring hospital treatment.
Henry 12, of 911 Broad, escaped from the Cheshire Reformatory and fled to the Welfare Building seeking medical aid. Detective Cuory arrested him there and placed him in custody to be returned to the institution for sentencing.
Flair on ladies faces destroyed for ever by electric needle pieces warts and moles eyebrows permanently shaped privacy offered 23 years to Bridgeport room 69 dollars Conn ads copy from NAT BANE BLOG Main corner Wall Street.
Miss Agne Migg Avnice Meret leads a program at the high school library to raise funds. A Greek interpretive dance and poetry readings by Marsh and guest soloists highlight the evening, with student performers and teachers in attendance to support the library.
A May auction of the Sigismund Barfac collection fetched around $500,000 with Latour works leading the prices. A pastel portrait titled Portrait of Madame Rovils Heo sold for $72,000 after previously bringing $5,000 at an earlier sale.
A fragmentary reminiscence describes an afternoon with Natalie and friends shopping for dresses and beds plied with local shop names and prices. The narrative blends fashion sales at Vogue Dress Shop with home furnishings, a light social plot, and remarks on fashion reliability amid damp weather and salon talk. The piece preserves era tone and local color with scattered names and places.
Tricolette dresses offered in two price points 27.50 and 32.50 with sizes from 36 to 40 available. The listing emphasizes two price tiers and a limited size range for customers seeking specialty dresses.
A vivid collection of taffeta skirts showcases two styles with flounces and knife plaiting. Colorful pieces span crimson blue gold gray emerald taupe and deep blue and black, presenting a broad rainbow of hues.
Five dollars and ninety five cents buys ten dozen flowered sateen Petticoats in black with blue, lustrous plaited flouncings. Described as good looking and daily wear for summer outfits with dark skirts. Also white cotton nightgowns or slips at 89 cents with low neck and strap details.
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