Relics of a Fur and Millinery Sale Sale Announced
A long advertisement lists prices for gray kit fox fur scarfs black wolf fur scarfs taupe wolf scarfs and natural beaver and raccoon items. The sale proclaims a seventh anniversary event with drastic price reductions across fur garments hats veils capes and leatherette coats with many items discounted from typical prices.
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Concy
Catum- FE Jren
Marabout Capes Warabout Capes
Marabout Capes
Sale & Petticoats
Neighborhood contest winners to get prizes
Certificates of award for the winners in the Neighborhood Improvement Contest under Bridgeport auspices of the Chamber of Commerce are ready for mailing and will be sent to the hundred or more winners within the next few days. The contest drew 881 contestants with 320 qualifying for the final round, and its success prompts plans for a larger scale next summer.
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Contebl
Bridgeport
Chamber of Commerce
Collision Kolass Tragedy Off Portland Sinks Wrench Bark Colbert
Twelve men lost when the Wrench bark Colbert was run down in the channel off Portland by the British steamer Wunerle. The bark sank in two minutes with two survivors saved by the Duneric and landed.
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Hover
England
Colbert
Portland
Wunerle
American Woman Wears Uniform for Papal Audience
Miss Gertrude G. Tus Toa, an American with the A. & F., became the only woman known to receive an audience with Pope Wenedlet without a mantilla. While awaiting passage home in Italy, she wore a uniform instead of the customary mantle, prompting the Pope to order her taken to his presence immediately after learning of the attire.
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Gintas
Pope Wenedlet
Mantila
Trals
Vatican
Manlilla
Krhsht of Columbus
Germans Defeated in Silesia Elections
Paris dispatch reports Upper Silesia municipal polls showing Poles winning a large share of votes while German voters express defeat and advocate plebiscite terms. Polish mood growing despite alleged poor voting conditions. Also notes naval NC-4 record flight and other items.
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Paris
Upper Silesia
New Zealand Census 1916 Dwellings by Rooms and Materials
The New Zealand census release shows private dwellings numbering 229,422 with room counts from one to eight, most houses in rural districts and predominantly wooden construction. About 109,000 dwellings are rented, 16,200 mortgaged, 56,000 bought on time, and 56,800 owned outright, with Auckland area listing 15,000 rented and 5,000 unencumbered.
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New Zealand
Auckland
New York Sun
Open meeting of Drug Clerks at Carpenters Hall
A rough newspaper fragment notes an open meeting of Drug Clerks at Carpenters Hall. The text includes quotes about a lake country and fuel efficiency but context is unclear.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Carpenters’ Hall
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