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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1918
Page
12
A historic surge in Pictorial Review patterns highlights their twenty year ascent, practical designs, and broad reach. With 1.5 million copies of patterns, 2 million fashion quarterlies annually, and 42 million monthly fashion books distributed, the brand dominates the market as American women seek simple, stylish dress patterns.
A daughter reads a letter from her deceased mother hidden in a trunk box. The note urges forgiveness of her father and hints he may still be alive, providing envelopes with his last address and the lawyers for her inheritance. The narrator ponders the old man’s remorse and the danger and comfort of her marriage to Dicky.
Henry Sturges of Fairfield pleaded guilty in Criminal Superior Court to unlawful relations with Julia Herderman. He was given a one year jail term suspended and placed on probation. Patsy Prince of Stamford received a prison term of one to two years for assault on a 12 year old girl. Rosario Arcirio of Norwalk pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill and received one to three years. Walfish and Elias’s cases were not called due to illness. bonds set at 2500 each.
Private Charles Dunn aged 24 resided with his aunt Mrs LeRoy Stevens Burrit Avenue Stratford and was reported killed in action August 23 with the Sth Artillery. Mrs Stevens received a War Department message signed by Acting Adjutant General Harris. Dunn was the second coast artillery casualty from the area. He came from Waterbury three and a half years ago and worked at the Union Metallic Cartridge plant.
Private Percival Chadwick now serving with the Canadian infantry has been gassed in action and is in a base hospital. His wife Mrs Annie Chadwick of 249 Cedar Street reports the injury. He enlisted in June 1917 and worked as an electrician at Salts textile plant. He is one of three brothers serving for the Allied forces, one having lost an arm and the other still in action since the war began.
Stenographers needed to learn the S Lab 10 system in 150 hours across 36 school days. Registration now open at Stinson's School and Staples Bank Building. Contact Burman 1403-6 for sessions from 0 to AZ a.m. 2 to 4 and 7 to … am.
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