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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1918
Page
3
The Red Cross reports receipt of orders for 20 000 mourning brassards for relatives of service members. Demand has outpaced the initial 5 000 allotment, with divisions urged to maintain stock of brassards and stars for chaplains and distribution to mourners.
Petrograd reports Ma dame Breshkovskaya, grandmother of the Russian revolution, was shot October 27 for opposing the Bolshevik regime. London dispatches earlier claimed she died in Russia on September 14, aged sixty five. Other items mention U S war honors and awards for bravery in action during World War I.
A community service feature with George M Cohan presenting a humorous and wholesome picture story at the first Methodist church on Dwarfield Avenue and Broad Street. Doors open at 7 45 pm with free admission and a strong local notice inviting families to attend this entertaining event.
An old style department display touts girls coats in fine and staunch varieties priced from $20 to $62.50, plus military and navy options with fur collars. It also pitches boys suits, soaps, and home heating gear across floors with shopping guidance and product notes.
A humorous pitch promotes a Santa Claus rug sale to free storage space in Carpet Hall. The catalog lists Wilton velvet, Axminster, Brussells, Smyrna, Oriental, and other rugs in multiple sizes and prices, plus matching towels, bath sets, and cedar chests.
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