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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1923
Page
13
An ad fragment promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for relief from coughs and colds. It claims immediate throat relief and healing of irritation with a claim of being free from opiates, recommending it for bronchial issues and whooping cough. The ad lists W Patohelder at 29 Beach Street, and mentions Yerty's Drug Store as a retailer.
Between forty five and fifty five women face nervousness irritability and hot flashes. Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as a safe herbal remedy without narcotics. Mrs Hooker of Minnesota endorses relief after use.
A large crowd attended a Wednesday Afternoon Musical club concert in Strat-held venue yesterday. The St Cecelia society backed by vocal and instrumental solos performed pieces by Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Verdi, and Mussorgsky with soloists including Mrs Rohemy Walter, soprano Hazel Nichols Dutton, and Mrs Florence Goulden Muller. Various duets and a featured piece by Mrs William Griffin added to the program, delivering a lively afternoon of music.
A Chicago ordinance restricting how far women’s hat pins may extend beyond hats remains on the books though long forgotten and never enforced.
Lights rise and opera glasses focus on audience fashion. Gloved hands reveal stylish black white and metal brocade evening gowns behind glass doors. Gowns described as elegant and moderately priced from $29.50 upward.
An old fashioned pattern ad touts a cheerful morning frock for the family breakfast routine. Describes easy sewing, comfortable loose fit, and six sizes 34 to 40 with bust inches listed. Mentions payment in stamps or coins, mailed pattern from Pattern Department Bridgeport and a phone contact for inquiries.
Black Rock Church and Sunday School members plan a bazaar at Woodruit Memorial building on Tuesday December 4 with Herman A. Pardon in charge and an orchestra providing music. The following evening the group will host an old fashioned supper and present a comedy drama At the End of the Hallway with Charies MacDowell and A Louis Gosit directing. Participants include Winnie MacDowell Grace Brantmeyer Dorothy Jennings Gus Mita and Richard Matthewson.
Yale professor Dr Tweedy tells Father and Son banquet crowd that sweat of the brow is God’s blessing not a curse. He frames Adam and Eve as a parable showing sin’s growth shapes character and spiritual development, urging Sacrifice and labor as divine gifts. Over 100 attend and plan next week’s talk on Christmas and miracles.
A reader shares a long stream of notes about Christmas shopping and home life. Natalie writes from abroad about Grandmother and heirlooms, local shops like Phelps Studio and Art Shop, Watkins Air Store, and street scenes on Artiela Avenue. She mentions gift ideas, safe storage of silver, and plans for meals and celebrations with family during the holidays.
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