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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1920
Page
6
Monday the Big Millinery Store unveils a fresh spring collection that has drawn large crowds. Stylish hats are offered with quality materials and smart design at price points affordable for the average woman.
Stratford Methodist Episcopal Church hosts 7 30 evening address on The Generous Life and a 10 30 morning sermon How to Maintain Zest for Prayer. Events include Sunday school Epworth League 6 45, canvass reports, social for men at 5, supper, and a Bethany program by Rev Samuel Abrama. Also local notices on residents illness and street conditions.
Stratford politics erupt after a contentious Republican caucus amid rumors of external orders to defeat factions. County groups threaten seating disputes at the state convention as Democrats plan to contest. Sunday church notes follow, with services and events listed for March 14 1920.
The piece honors Irish Americans on St Patrick’s Day, noting ancestors who never set foot on the old sod wear the green ribbon. It credits friendship for the Irish people forming a large element in American life and highlights their 50 to 75 year arrival, pioneering work, and notable progress in politics, professions, and business.
An excerpt echoes themes of taxation and progress, contrasting a bustling modern era with retro perceptions. The fragment evokes everyday life hints such as mail delivery speed and the ease of petty purchases, ending with a nod to Times Want Ads.
A long feature recalls Vinnie Ream the teenage sculptor who won the federal commission for Lincoln’s statue in Washington. It covers her White House sittings, the death of Lincoln, her later career in Wisconsin, and her rise from clerk to celebrated artist amid 19th century Washington society.
The narrative recalls Vinnie Ream Hoxie, widow of Lieut Hoxie, who gave up her art for nineteen years to raise a family in Washington. After illness the husband vowed to restore her artistry, they modernized a home studio at 17th and K, she recovered briefly, and died November 20 1914. She rests in Arlington National Cemetery with a bronze Sappho statue over her grave.
Paris reports that the French ministry of war released figures debunking the idea of the Poilu as short. In 1914 the average height of 288,437 wartime conscripts was 5 feet 6 1/2 inches, with most around 5 feet 5 inches. only 1,853 men were 5 feet or shorter. As the war continued the count of shorter men increased.
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