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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1919
Page
4
Dorothy Green presents a feature by America's Best Housekeeper asking women to rate their domestic efficiency. Aimed at household management, budgeting, cooking, safety, and labor-saving devices, the test invites self scoring toward a 100 point total, with guidance from employers and experts.
In Havana on August 6 the Cuban Congress passed a vote of thanks to Major General B. H. Crowder for his service revising Cuba's electoral and census laws. Both houses adopted a resolution authorizing honorary degrees for distinguished foreigners, paving the way to awarding Doctor of Laws to General Crowder before his return to the United States after a farewell visit with President Menocal at a resort near Cardenas.
In Rochester New York about 1500 strikers and sympathizers attacked a group at Michiels Stern and Co plant as pepper was thrown into workers eyes. Mounted police aided in dispersing the mob and several arrests were made with injuries reported.
Lisbon August reports Antonio Almeida former premier and colonies minister elected president by parliament on the third ballot. Almeida won 122 votes to 31 for opponents with thirteen parliament members abstaining from voting.
Boston receives fresh relief from sugar shortages as the steamer San Marcos docks with six million pounds of Cuban raw sugar. Officials say two additional steamers carrying a total of thirteen million pounds are set to arrive Sunday. A water carnival featuring leading national swimmers is planned in Bridgeport, organized by the United States Volunteers Saying Corps, with events arranged for cal swimmers to compete.
An advertisement touts Wendell's Ambition Pills as a great nerve tonic for nervous fatigue, despondency, and nerves from overwork or excess. It claims 50 cents per box with vendor refunds if unsatisfied, naming Hindle Pharmacy and Hartigan's Drug Store as authorized sellers.
Postwar soldiers praise Allen's Foot-Balm for rapid relief of painful, swollen feet and sore joints. Advertised as a potent anti-septic powder shaken into shoes, the remedy is said to bring comfort to loved ones who send it.
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