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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1922
Page
11
Adele Garrison portrays a tense scene aboard a train bound for Calawin as she faces threats from an unseen acolyte of her husband and a looming public reunion. A wary brace against hostile attention from reporters accompanies a warning scarab and a plan to appeal to a higher court for protection.
A long letterrow discussing a 23 yearold suitor and a younger woman confused by affection. Annie Laurie and Lonesome Butterfly offer guidance urging patience, school focus, and widening social ties while noting the man’s commitment to another. The advice stresses honesty, selfrespect, and avoiding drastic actions.
The column offers bread making from rye and corn meal blends, Swedish coffee bread, and other yeasted loaves with step by step mixing, rising, and baking details. It also notes a planned Christmas party for the Cortright daughters and other social events for local youth.
Mr and Mrs H H Edge of the Stratfield hotel will travel to Utah and Maine for the wedding of their brother Senator Walter Sewell. Howard H Edge will serve as usher at his brother's wedding.
By Annette Bradshaw many of this season's four dollar frocks show a medieval influence. Upward drape and girdle ornament recall Middle Ages styles, seen in both afternoon and evening wear. A gold chiffon evening gown features a gold tissue bodice and amber girdle, while an almond green crepe afternoon dress uses a plain bodice and a tunic skirt with jade and gold accents.
A fragment describes island life near Athos and a distant Can ary group with a working wireless. It notes locals using a whistling code to send messages over long distances, likening it to a musical language. Travelers would find mastering the code difficult and time consuming.
The day promises active success in business and employment with chances of promotion and recognition for workers. Writings and publishing look favorable, and professional deals should thrive. Domestic life needs guarding against possible disappointment. a child born today is expected to be generous, popular, industrious, and somewhat hasty.
State police under Sergeant Frank Veriili arrested 13 men for liquor law violations after visits to Shelton and nearby areas yesterday. Three locations were found clean. The arrestees posted bonds of 400 dollars each. Names include Joseph Carney Thomas Finn John McCarthy Michael Kintor Frank Reigel Adolph Rapp A J Klanco Andrew Huzyak Paul Petrosky John Misnek James Hurley Michael Nemas and Frank Gralick.
Paul Schubert arranged the program for a concert at St. Ann's Church in the High School auditorium. The event preceded a dance by the Holy Name Society with a four hands piano Marche Militaire opening the program.
The Connecticut Public Utilities Commission questions a flat five or six cent fare for Bridgeport and Norwalk without transfer privileges. It notes current Connecticut Company rates and plans for possible reductions, citing summer revenue, open track mileage, and added signals. Vocals and mandolin solos are listed by performers amid the report.
A playful exchange contrasts two women on slimming methods. One touts simple, varied exercises like squats and frog hops, arguing that consistency beats strict routines. The other enjoys chocolates but concedes self-control is needed to avoid temptation.
Proverb like lines urge virtue honesty and timely action. Notes condemn anger secrecy laziness and covetousness while urging prompt repayment and fair dealing. The collection links personal conduct to long term outcomes and memory of debts.
Gainesville Florida December 9 The University of Florida football team will meet the Army eleven at West Point next October 6 It was announced by university officials today following telegrams from Army officials confirming Florida accepted the date and game schedule.
The piece attributes happiness to not forcing the feeling, using a storyteller voice to describe a woman who has learned to let happiness arrive. She compares pursuing joy to chasing a baby and notes happiness appears when not pressed, citing everyday scenes and reflections on life, gifts, and quiet contentment.
Doris chats with Busy Bee who explains how he gathers honey by brushing flowers with a tongue tuft like a chimney sweep brush and collecting sweet juice into jars. He admits many people underestimate a bee's work and insists his method turns nectar into honey.
In a lively exchange, Busy Bee shows Doris and friends how pollen is stored in hollowed hind leg joints, forming a basket for pollen seeds. He also explains using the gummy resin from chestnut, poplar, and birch to cement hive parts and strengthen cells, inviting them to his hive.
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