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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1918
Page
6
American troops in France shed winter gear as summer arrives, basking on grass near the front lines. Black and white soldiers, including many from the southern states, thaw out, while poilus adapt to baseball with hats off to sunny days. Baseball bats meet the French crowd’s curiosity as the game spreads among troops and newcomers.
In Philadelphia a tired nervous mother recounts weakness backache and distress, claiming Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored health after a week of use and three months to normal eating and vigor, urging other overworked mothers to try it.
Milford holds a large Red Cross parade to inaugurate the second war fund with about 300 in line. Mothers with service flags, veterans, Scouts, and city groups march from Milford High to the Green, closing with a photo of women workers and a post parade film.
A sale offers muslin sheets 82x90 at 99c and bleached sheets 81x90 for large beds at 1.39. Pillow cases 33c to 49c, embroidered options 49c, curtain fabrics and table tops 19c, 29c, and 1.25 to 4.00 ranges. Mosquito netting 1.25 per piece. Curtain scrim and Swiss 29c yard, damask cloths 1.59 to 4.00, various sizes and patterns.
Advertises bath towels priced at 19 cents with 50 cent options in bleached or unbleached varieties. Includes heavy weight, extra size and extra weight options, with hems or fringed ends noted as features.
Inexpensive table cloths hemstitched at 1.98 and 2.69 for 72 by 72 inch sizes with heavy weight bleached damask in round patterns. Also good quality bleached damask or plain damask at 50c a yard and 16c dish toweling plus 12 12c Irish linen finish toweling in white with red borders.
Men s high grade shirts priced at 1 05 and negligee crepe shirts in fine stripes offered well below rival value. Over 2 000 silk scarves from Haber dashers at 65c with top quality silk and extensive patterns. Balbriggan shirts with matching drawers, reinforced seats, all sizes. Ribbed cotton union suits and nainsook athletic sets in all sizes.
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