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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
3
Aug 14 Belgians report the Labor Party published a manifesto urging a general movement against high living costs. It calls for measures to limit prices of essentials, promote home food production, and ensure fair imports. It proposes meat sugar milk and boiler requisition, price controls for food and clothing, and centralized price regulations.
New York reports that ship building work is open to disabled men with skills gained through wartime apprenticeships. Colonel Arthur Woods says subs mar ing Plant Union in Newark offers 4 to 6 cents per hour training wages, and six weeks suffice to become competent shipyard workers under the war department re employment program.
Paris August 14 The peace conference anxiously awaits Britain’s decision on withdrawing troops from the Caucasus. It is reported the move homeward could begin tomorrow. Armenian high commissioner in Armenia telegraphs that withdrawal will lead to famine and death unless British soldiers are detained until replacements are sent. The supreme council cannot provide troops and no power is prepared to send troops there, delaying action.
An item list from the fourth floor rear shelf offers household odds and ends with prices. Products include pot litter apple covers safety door key locks food strainers aluminum tea balls egg slicers sugar shakers and more priced from a few cents to a dollar plus. The catalog-like page suggests a quick buying checklist for home comfort.
Carmine Comforte of New Haven sues Walker Nines, U S Director General of Railroads, for 30000 damages in U S Court. Comforte, a New Haven Railroad work crew member, alleges permanent injuries from a collision of trains near Montonese on July 14. United States Marshal Middlebrooks served notice on A. W. Bowman at the New Haven road office.
Paris August 4 American commander Colonel Samuel Heber said an order of the day expressing gratitude to the French people for their hospitality as the last American units left the former base Giveres Heber urged troops to remember their pleasant sojourn in Jeranee.
Washington, Atus. 14 resident Wilson was asked in on resolution introduced today by Chairman Goal, Art Appropriations Committee to report to the House what use was made of the $100,000,000 fund appropriated by Compress for relief of the destitute people of Iturape.
Hilda Layton of Greenwich filed for divorce in Superior Court yesterday alleging intolerable cruelty. She seeks to change her name to Hilda Nelson, Greenwich, and cites cited incompatibility as grounds in the action against William J Lyon, also of Greenwich.
A noteworthy showing features Japanese blue and white scarfs and squares. Sizes range from 18x36 to 18x54 inches for scarves and 21 to 72 inch squares, priced from 39 cents to 5 dollars.
Curtains Now or Later offers mercerised miarquisette drapes hemstitched with lace edge at $3 a pair, now $2. DIY options include marqui sette scrim with lace edge and hem stitching in white and Arab 39c a yard. Ready made sash curtains arrive in 36 inch wide, extra long hemmed top and bottom, colors blue dot pink square blue figures, plus crossbar muslin 69c per pair. third floor center.
First arrivals of boys double service suits in brown tan gray and pure wool. Each set includes two pairs of lined trousers. Prices start at 22.50 dollars. Rich materials and durable construction aimed at growing boys aged nine to seventeen.
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