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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1921
Page
12
Organdie dresses in six colors with embroidered white dots offered as a special value. Styles include collars, vests and narrow sashes. All sizes available in creamy, maize, pink, Nile green, old blue and additional hues.
Local residents praise a laundry service promising careful handling and satisfactory results. The ad highlights washing, drying, ironing, and folding in sanitary containers, with quick turnaround for shirts and other garments.
Vice President Morrow of the Coal Association stresses that cooperation by coal consumers nationwide is essential to secure a reliable fuel supply for the coming winter, warning of potential shortages if efforts lag.
A physician claims Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound offers relief from female ailments before surgery becomes necessary. The ad asserts many women worldwide were saved from operations by timely use, noting roots and herbs provide healing benefits.
A U S Department of Labor report through the Children's Bureau maps the vicious cycle of child labor, illiteracy, feebleness, and poverty. It cites data from nine months of enforcement showing over 23,000 certificate applicants, with 19,696 granted to ages 14 to 18, mostly girls, while many could not prove age and relied on physician certificates.
The merged Ringlings cut the annual street parade as the show grows. A colossal trained animal display adds to the circuit, requiring extra rail cars arenas and space. The policy aims to deliver a bigger, better program with morning access before the main performances on Saturday, July 2.
Britain advances with a new armored monoplane at an English aero drome. Designed for Air Ministry, it features spruce fuselage, three ply wood armor, no canvas, and integrated bombs. It includes a tail gun platform, amidships machine guns, and swiveling rear positions for fighters.
Pittsburgh reports an all meat propeller with reversible blades proving a tested 250 foot stop distance, far shorter than the 700 feet needed with prior designs. blades are steel tubing, hinged and roller supported, with a cockpit control enabling 45 degree blade angle changes developed at McCook field and Pittsburgh plants.
A vintage newspaper ad lists discounts across men’s wear and dresses. Society Brand suits drop from up to 70 dollars to 39.75 while good worsted and madras pieces decline to 33.75 and 1.69 respectively. boys and young men selections also reduced with prices noted. Dresses in ginghams and voiles advertised with values up to 9.50 cut to 7.50 and more big reductions across departments.
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