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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1920
Page
8
A bond drive will begin March 21 in Bridgeport to raise 100000 dollars for Lithuanian bonds with an opening mass meeting at the armory next Sunday. Delegates from Lithuania including J Valesis C Nelesis and Major General P Zaleikis will attend. The day features a parade mass meeting and banquet.
Esther Pox invites Barnum residents to a Wednesday night club gathering at the OW where endowment fund captains will report progress on subscriptions. Plans for the work will follow supper. Several notices update readers on local social events including recitals, bridge parties, and church activities with details on times and hosts.
An Indiana reader from Goshen shares how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped after female trouble and childbirth. She credits the tonic with restoring normal health, noting it lacks narcotics or habit-forming drugs and advocates its use for motherhood.
Miss Frances Beaupre of 279 Laurel avenue works in the Rockwell store handkerchief department and is rapidly leading the Moose lodge popularity contest at Eagles Hall on Madison avenue. She has cast many votes, edging toward the top in the week’s race for 700 free votes awarded to the biggest weekly gain.
Miss Jane Gilhuly, a Bridgeport High School teacher with broad basketry teaching experience, will direct a new basketry course at St Vincent's Community House. Lessons cover baskets trays picture frames pins needles and sweet grass work. Registration is required before March 2 at the Community House. The Newman club meeting at St Augustine's hall, planned for tomorrow night, is postponed due to Rev George Donohue's illness.
A nostalgic piece honors fathers as dependable figures despite outward signs of aging. It portrays a father who, though imperfect in dress and grooming, always does right by his family. The text contrasts him with youth culture and underscores his enduring partnership with his wife, the mother.
Cedar Rapids, March 13. Mrs Alice in Yocum aged about forty five, described as much married, told reporters in Boone that she does not view marriage as a failure. Her latest divorce, from John Yocum, was granted on cruelty grounds after he accused her of bric-a-brac throwing and revolver threats. Her life story traces through Clinton, Lacrosse, St Joseph, Omaha, and Valparaiso with multiple unions and separations. She remains Cedar Rapids homeward despite the divorces.
A fragment describes a children’s frock with ruffles and a Swiss design, then reports the Chautauqua course opening at eight with Mayor Wilson welcoming attendees. Dr. Newell Titus will lecture on Bolshevism versus the Republic, with tickets available at Chamberlain Shropshire and the High School hall.
Read Co describes straw and silk hats for early spring with brim shapes and color accents in electric blue crepe, red cherries, old blue under brims, and osprey feather decorations. It also highlights camp blankets in tan with black borders and plaid blankets in pink blue gray or tan, sized 66 by 80 inches priced at 6.75.
Classified note advertising wool and cotton mix blankets priced at five dollars, suitable for year round use with pink or blue borders. Other listings show blankets priced ten and twelve dollars on the third floor.
The Oxfords in new styles arrive daily with fine leather and careful workmanship. The Trump tan walking Oxford and the Two-Eyelet Dixie in Havana brown feature marching heels and arch support for long wear. New Short-vamp Shoes in black and brown suede cost $12.50 to $16.56, with other garments like camisoles vests and dresses priced, highlighting Jersey Cloth sports suits from $37.50 to $59.50 on the main floor.
A display of small accessories and gifts features French Pearl Necklaces and other costume jewelry priced from $1 to $16.50, sterling silver pins, colored stone necklaces, pearl beads, vanity cases, bar pins, and belt buckles. Seasonal items include seed envelopes with verses, surprise boxes, book plates, Easter booklets, cards, and Ouija boards priced at $2.00.
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