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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1919
Page
14
An advertisement promises painless corn removal with Freezone costing only a few cents. A tiny bottle is applied with a few drops to the corn or callus, instantly stopping pain and enabling the corn to be lifted out root and all without pain or soreness.
Peter notices a dreadful sight under a thorn tree at Old Orchard. A storehouse of captured prey hangs from the branches including grasshoppers, a moth, caterpillars, a lizard, a mouse, and a sparrow. Johnny Chuck and Skimmer the Swallow debate whether Peter dreamed and explain the grim scene as the Shrike Butcher’s store.
Springstiely Mass August meeting set by the system shop crafts federations of the Boston Albany Boston and Maine and New Haven roads to act on a four cent an hour raise. Officials say the four cent increase replaces the 17 cent request as unsatisfactory and will be discussed Friday night.
Boston August 2 9 Recruiting for overseas service resumed by the army recruiting station under War department orders. Men with prior service will be accepted for one year for the infantry and signal corps. Burlington Vermont August 26 Walter LeClaire aged four burned to death in a barn on his father’s property in South Burlington last night the child apparently played with matches.
Aug 26. Romanian militia authorities found in the Tlungarian foreign ministry archives a telegram from Otto Bauer, former Austria state secretary in charge of foreign affairs, to Bola Kun, the Hungarian Communist leader, urging the destruction of all documents tied to Austria’s arms shipments to Hungary, per a Budapest despatch.
Advance dispatches report the post office will repolye parcel post packages for Trentino and Trieste, with transmission under writing conditions and classifications for Italy. The London desk notes the Western front actions by General Doene kine and anti Bolshevik forces advancing rapidly along the line.
A gloomy foreign commentary warns Germany faces ruin as the Reichsbank holds only about 2.5 billion marks in gold, while daily currency is printed. The writer argues foreign credits are essential to avert disaster, noting government reliance on foreign loans to stave off collapse.
Seamen's strike ends when a mass meeting decides to re man the ships affected immediately. The stoppage in Sydney and nearby areas is resolved with the crew resuming duties as tensions ease and ships return to service. Enthusiasm runs high among sailors as orders are confirmed and operations get underway.
Aug 26 Alliance Ohio Colonel Charles E Weybrecht a former adjutant general died after eating stored turkey at a Lakeside Country Club Canton dinner last Saturday night Helen Crahrig a black waiter and the chef are among the dead or seriously ill several others hospitalized with serious conditions in the aftermath of the meal.
The Prince of Wales toured St. Andrews and Dominion Orthopedic hospitals in Toronto addressing nearly 2,000 maimed and sick World War veterans. He spoke personally to many, praising wounded heroes and asking after their recovery during the visit. He also received an honorary degree from the University of Toronto during convocation.
Providence August 24 The New Haven railroad resumes construction of its new 3 million dollar freight terminal at New Haven to classify freight for distribution throughout southern New England. The yard, excluding the Midway, Conn terminal, will be the largest in New England and is about 30 percent complete with operation hoped by January 1, 1921.
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