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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1926
Page
11
A 1926 Thanksgiving editorial urges children to translate thanks into deeds. It emphasizes prayer as work and service, notes blessings of home and education, and calls readers to help parents and elderly grandparents, making gratitude visible through helpful acts and daily kindness.
Myrtle Meyer Eldred argues boiled milk is more constipating yet safer than raw milk for babies when possible. She notes raw milk risks germs and diarrhea, and that certified, properly cooled milk is preferable, though often unaffordable. If boiling is used, it aids digestion but must be handled safely to avoid contamination.
A mother reports her baby, who could not digest unboiled milk, began vomiting and developed curds when given raw milk. Boiled milk with orange or tomato juice and olive oil as part of the diet showed advantages, with a method to boil milk in a double boiler. If formula remains unsettled, boiling the milk may improve tolerance.
Bridgeport Telegram invites readers of the Felesram to submit intimate writings and recordings for a personal feature. Myrtle Meyer and MiaIdved are listed as contacts for readers to mail or email their submissions and seek inclusion.
The notice describes a fashionable one piece dress in plaid wool with plain crepe silk collar vesten and cuffs, accented by a wide belt. It lists fabrics such as crepe satin velveteen and wool, with pattern size 15 35 88 40 and yardage 4 B-4 yards of 3 8 to Ur bust measurement and contrasting 32 inch detail, payment by stamps or coins.
Haven writes of a forty pound turkey mailed via parcel post to grace a table as a patriotic tribute. The piece notes Uncle Sam’s delivery route with the turkey crossing states. Also mentioned is a Chicago family genealogical note about Max Reekefotter and relatives, including Max Oset and Mathibie McCor.
A fragmented collection of quirky snippets and dialogues from a miscellaneous page. It includes satirical lines about consumer culture, a housewife scene, a color line exchange, and humorous quotes, masking broader social prompts within oddball exchanges.
Births list several new infants with names and addresses, including Carlind Macie err to a daughter on Nov 2 and Rosamond Barnes’s family welcoming a daughter on Nov 1. Other entries note births to Greenberg, Hunnicutt, Schwan, Rag, and Rag fut meek families with various street addresses. Marriages record unions among Harkness and Katmer, Krivostia and Bialik, James Marlin and Mary Milligan, among others, with ages and streets.
Miss Lillian Ryan daughter of Mrs. Thomas Henry Ryan of 1086 Trialistin avenue marries James W Coughlin son of nets Coughlin at 10 o clock this morning in a nuptial high mass at Augustine's church conducted by Father Peter McClean. Attendants include sister Tessie Ryan and best man Joseph G. Coughlin. After a reception for relatives, the couple will depart for a wedding trip to Havana and will reside at 64 Grave Street upon return.
Community groups including Family Welfare Society Vis Urge association and local churches coordinated a Thanksgiving basket distribution for needy families. Donations were gathered at Greenfield Hill Congregational Church and shared via church and town committees.
A conference report details plans to quarter and feed people for defense in the city with no aggressive purchase intent. It notes an advertising program to promote New England as a vacation destination and urges state funding. Luncheon club and American Legion events are announced with profits from a Paris Bound performance exceeding $600 and thanks extended to organizers.
Friday at 8 the Girls' Recreation club of Stratford presents Helen of Honeyspot at the M. M. A. Service center 1146 Barnum avenue with Miss Theodalinda Castellini authoring book and music. The cast features Helen Pendleton and Jack Beverly with Viola Petit accompanying and a dancing finale.
Daily Bridge column answers reader questions on incorrect card counts and bidding rules. It explains cases of too many or too few cards, improper packs, and how disputes lead to new deals or preserved plays. The feature stresses following Law 15, Law 34, and Law 17, urging readers to learn and apply official laws in play.
Monday evening at the Veterans of Foreign Wars rooms 189 Tate Street Mrs Frank J Brennan grand regent of the Catholic Daughters oversaw a party that netted interest income totaling 1055 dollars for the chapter.
Mrs Daniel E Brennan chaired the entertainment committee at the Daughters of America meeting. The Knights of Columbus hosted a bazaar dance and card party on November 4, raising substantial funds. Plans for a class initiation and the next election on November 18 were discussed.
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