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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1918
Page
11
Florence Clancy edits the women's page and invites contributions from readers. Send items with name and address to ensure appearance and call Barnum 6100 to telephonically submit entries.
Local society notes recount visits and returns of numerous residents. Daniel Taft and Bertha Taft, Mildred Jackman, and others travel to Philadelphia and Berkshire Hills while families host relatives in Bridgeport and Brooklyn. A Red Cross auxiliary forms, military service details surface, and residents resume work and duties at local hospitals, schools, and clubs.
Madge confesses suspicion that Robert Gordon, known as The Quester, harbors a long held interest in her and may be the faded heiress of a fortune. Dicky and Harry Underwood trade theories while Lillian probes for clues as the trio pieces together Gordon’s past sightings and motives.
Florence Douglas, a Med Cross nurse, has been honorably discharged after overwork led to health decline. She returned to 628 State Street to regain strength following a ten month period of service at Fort Sill Oklahoma. Nurses are urgently needed, and a healthy applicant is urged to enlist.
Ridgefield held a large Civil War era style military ceremony with a 50-foot flag pole gift from Mrs. Frederic B. Lewis. State Guard units from Danbury Bethel Newtown Ridgefield and a 100 boy unit from Danbury performed drills as about 600 attendees watched. The Ridgefield service flag with six stars and gold stars honoring two who died was raised alongside the U S flag.
A noon luncheon of the Bridgeport Chamber at the Stratfield hotel will host a large delegation of manufacturers from New Haven and western Connecticut led by Colonel I M Ulman. Charles A Qtis of the War Industries Board will speak on government policies toward industry with delegations from Connecticut and western Massachusetts in attendance. Tickets available at the ballroom door. admission open to non members.
An advertisement promises rapid wrinkle removal using a home remedy. It touts a facial wash and a powder mix with Bax elite and other ingredients, claiming the skin tightens and wrinkles vanish. The piece emphasizes gentle use daily with long lasting, noticeable results.
Yesterday afternoon I saw a sky blue georgette crepe dress with a thin line of ostrich feather curls used as a trim from neck to hem. The American Beauty feather trim paired with a matching georgette hat created a chic yet restrained look.
San Antonio Texas Sept 8 Announcement was made that Private Harvey A Bruby of Kelly field was killed yesterday when Lieutenant Walter J Buck of New London Conn fell with his aircraft at about 1000 feet Bruby hailed from West Bend Wisconsin Kelly Field officials cite a wing collapse from broken wires as the cause with no fire found in the wreckage A separate trolley wire fire at Main and Congress streets drew a large crowd Saturday afternoon and was extinguished by No 1 chemical engine
A vintage ad describes squeezing two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to create a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. The fragrance is sweet, and applying daily to face neck arms and hands is claimed to fade freckles and blemishes while whitening the skin. It claims to be harmless and inexpensive.
A subtle air of seasonal change appears in September warmth and evening coolness. In a year of supply shortages and slow transport, buyers are advised to seize hats, gowns, coats, or suits that fit and suit them when found.
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