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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
15
Instructions invite women readers to send items with signatures and addresses for the Telegram Woman's Page. Contributions may be telephoned to Barnum 6100 to ensure appearance.
Miss Irene Corbit recuperating from an attack of Spanish influenza. Many neighbors and relatives report illnesses, recoveries, and ongoing convalescence, including flu and grip cases at homes on Taurel avenue, Lee avenue, Sherwood avenue, and Fulton street. Notes cover attendees at local events, relocations, and military enlistments. social visits and birthday gathering. a moving picture event at Brooklawn Country Club. and various absences from work or school.
A diary entry recalls a visit from Lucile after a week apart. The writer notes her elegant trench suit of henna colored silk duvelyn trimmed with seal skin and a deep fur-collared cape. Lucile teases the narrator as they discuss fashion and daily routines, including sewing etiquette and candlelight mood.
Mrs. D F Wheeler heads a Minute Women team in the Liberty Loan campaign with totals over 290000 in sales. Wheeler individually sold 7000 worth of bonds as the group promotes War Savings stamps and women’s war work, aided by a long list of members and officers.
A collection of old fashion housekeeping tips covers canary birds cages apricot canning with orange slices, garment cleaning as patriotic duty, paying bills weekly, garden work for health, oatmeal with nuts for kids, erasing ink on pearl buttons, jelly with rose geranium, handmade whitening with rainwater borax and cornmeal, adjusting kitchen sinks, checking stored processes, and a sausage pot pie style recipe with sausage and potatoes baked in a hot oven.
Miss Emma Downes married Frederick Moore at Beechwood Avenue yesterday in a war time ceremony. Alexander Allison officiated with Inoise Tait Stringer as brides maid and Afatt Saunders as usherman. A reception followed at the Strathcid as relatives gathered. The bride and groom plan a New York honeymoon, with August or September for the wedding trip.
The Read's Toy Room touts the largest finest Toy Department with new mechanical devices for fortifications, army and navy games, occult Ouija boards, dolls, playhouses, furniture, and animals. Shoppers urged to come early and spend time exploring the endless toy selections.
The column highlights affordable toys made in America for children, educational games, and a variety of household items. It notes Christmas availability, suggests sign writers and word builders, and advertises crystallized ginger, marshmallows, and a tempting book selection. It also mentions decorative items like a Sheffield Footed Bowl, a Silver Ladle, and Lincoln pattern silver, with prices and colorfully described fashion items.
A listing of popular Pathephone records and dance tunes led by Arthur Fields and Louis Winsch. Highlights include Keep Your Head Down Fritzi Boy Uncle Sammy Mandy and Me and When We Meet in the Sweet Bye and Bye with Invincible Four Sterling Trio and Fox Trot Americana. Pathe Machines offered in Oak or Mahogany with payment arrangements available at purchase.
The marabout look is praised for warmth and lightness, with natural and black varieties shown in canes and scarves, plain or with tails. Prices range from eight fifty to eleven fifty and up for marabout items. Marabout muff trims coordinate with scarves in ecolog trimming section on the main floor.
A description of yard wide kimono fabrics with Dresden patterns and Japanese designs. References include white grounds with patterns, pink or blue grounds with plum blossoms, and dragons or large flowers. Materials are offered in single and double faced options at varied prices per yard.
Those wishing to have their Christmas Cards engraved are advised to make early selection and submit orders promptly. Late orders cannot be assured. Books for selecting at Stationery Section.
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