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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1919
Page
13
Discharged soldiers needing help with allotments compensation papers or other army entitlements should report to the American Red Cross bureau in the County Court House on Golden Hill street. Injured soldiers needing attention are also asked to report, while a Swiss diet note mentions honey as part of daily meals.
Mitchell Indiana resident Mrs Pearn Moxy credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing severe neuralgia during pregnancy and boosting strength for housework and child care. She reports her seven month old baby weighed 19 pounds and she feels much healthier. The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts notes many letters praising health restored during maternity.
An advertisement promotes Wendell's Ambition Pills at Hindle's Pharmacy Hartigan's Drug Store and Flantigan's Drug Store. It promises quick relief from fatigue despondency and nervousness with a money back guarantee after trial. It cites benefits for excessive drinking smoking and stress and claims improvement within days.
Shelton Aug. 6 Charles J. Sutter Post No. 16 American Legion formed after Shelton Army and Navy association of eighty veterans voted to affiliate. Post named for Charles J. Sutter, first Shelton boy to die in France, and Mrs. Arnold Sutter. Officers named: Commander William J. Thin, Vice Commander John M. Burns, Adjutant William da klamil ton, Finance Officer J. Sherwood Thompson, Guards William Jones and William Sawder, Chaplain Frederick L. Sanford, Executive Committee Dr. S. A. Roberts, Francis A. Collins, William Jones, Wheatson La, Wilson and Kenneth Wetherby. Affiliate vote unanimous. charter received. now a full member of national body.
London August 5. As prelude to regular service, airship H-St will fly this month from Barrow-in-Furness to Rio de Janeiro carrying cargo and twenty voyagers. Sir Woodman Burbidge booked three berths for himself, his wife, and a friend at $4,000 each. The R-80, about half the size of the R-34, is 585 feet long with 3,250,000 cubic feet capacity. It can travel sixty mph, cruising at forty six mph, with a four day flight time and ocean liner amenities.
Forest fires across Montana and northern Idaho have caused an estimated 760000 in losses through July 21, per Assistant District Forester Glen A. Srnch. Heavy rains reduced danger in Montana while Idaho fires remain active. 315000 has been spent on firefighting in the two states this season.
The metal trades department of the American Federation of Labor plans to pressure Congress and the President this month to reduce the high cost of living. James O'Connell chairs the committee and says metal crafts membership exceeds 500,000. A 300 pound shark is captured by fisherman Emil Drager in Little Neck Bay Bay Side L. T.
In New York a group of property owners including Sklar faced Jefferson Market Court on nuisance charges from Rev. Patrick J. Casey of St. Francis Xavier church. Casey said the burglar alarm rang for over three hours after midnight until an electrician could shut it off. Sklar was fined $10 while other cases continued as authorities noted alarms’ mixed impact on security and public peace.
The Board of Education announces several new teachers to begin at the opening of the school term. Emily Dubuque of Atlantic City will teach history at the high school, replacing Esther Sutherland. New hires include Nancy Gilmore Coryell of New York City in Latin and French at $1,250, Margaret P. Dugel of Milton in Wrench at $1,500, Rodney C. Bannatyne of Meshopnen in commercial at $1,700, Frank M. Ham of Westfield in mathematics at $1,700, Elizabeth Carter of Mount Blerling in English at $1,200, Mary I. Brannemen in history at $1,350, Alberta Sands in commercial at $1,101, and Marjorie Grant of Greeneville in history at $1,250.
BERLIN Aug 5 The government moves to tighten frontier control to curb smuggling of luxury goods into Germany. German officers will man border stations and inspect trains from occupied territories as luxury items like chocolate cigarettes and soap pour in amid food shortages. Confiscations have begun as authorities target French and English merchants accused of bypassing occupation lines.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt said the navy has practically no excess food or war supplies left. Surplus stores at war end including canned goods staple groceries tanx tiles and shoes were disposed of to American business concerns at public auction.
County Commissioner Frank J Balhard states commissioners cannot authorize cash rebates on liquor licenses until the attorney general declares when liquor sales became illegal. Only nine of over 100 licenses have applied for the rebate, which covers the unexpired portion through December 1. The first surrendered license was at Hotel Lorraine, and loans have been received from local residents listed as lenders.
OCR text lists addresses and license mentions including 1206 Main street and Halt and Line burst of 2 OP. QO. Arends. It references licenses possibly received from a Danbury entity and names Krank Now? in Minnus with Jamies. It also mentions Greenwich and Greenwich area properties, indicating a miscellaneous public notice fragment with uncertain details.
Vein cardier evening scene led to a steady attendance at the Beardsley park concert where the Coast Military band performed. Little intelligible text remains about performers or specifics.
A car from Yonkers with four passengers and a chauffeur plunged toward the Harlem dock at 38th Street. Police officer Jeremiah Brith helped rescue them as the vehicle spun and sank briefly. In the same period, the IRS reported 1915 and 1917 income tax returns showing a rise in earners earning 3000 to 5000 dollars, with a spike in higher brackets and a sevenfold jump after exemption dropped to 1000 dollars.
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