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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1918
Page
12
Andrew F. Currier argues midlife brings reckoning for hard living and poor habits. He warns alcohol, insufficient sleep, and bad diet erode resistance, increasing infection risk and chronic illnesses. He notes many survive only with changes, while ambitions and stress drive fragile men toward further harm.
Ruth Cameron weighs the costs of keeping clothes for all occasions versus minimal, well chosen wardrobes. One woman spends widely on frequent new outfits and accessories, while the other buys carefully chosen pieces every two years, maintaining two or three colors and durable basics. The piece argues better value lies in fewer, higher quality items.
A humorous critique of the canning season in married life, arguing it drains households with currant jelly and preserved goods. It jokes that wives should observe canning in January, while husbands endure the season’s strain and odd culinary odors. It notes rising canning factories and the old bargain of cheaper preserves fading.
In Havre Victor Borat at commission ceremony unveils Belle Isle the first cold storage vessel France has built capable of carrying 3,000 tons of meat per trip. He notes plans for additional cold storage ships and praises Belgium Great Britain and the United States for support in the allied effort. He calls the ship a symbol of pursuing economic battle alongside military victory.
A meeting of Scandinavian kings is planned for this month. No further details on dates or participants are provided in the fragment.
Humorous vignettes and quips from Luke McLuke feature mismatched couples, brisk social banter, and wry observations on habits, wealth, and propriety. The column threads through anecdotes about marriage, drinking, dancing, and public life with playful jabs at observers and foibles, ending with a wry note on winter travel.
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