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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1919
Page
34
Bridgeport's Negro population nearly doubles in a decade per census figures supplied to the Standard Telegram. The 1910 count was 1,332, and current estimates place it at 5,509, marking a substantial rise.
Shelbyville Indiana reports a family record as Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hulsman welcomed their third set of twins in nine years. The latest twins, a boy and a girl, weighed eight pounds at birth. Mrs. Hulsman is thirty and her husband forty three.
Readable items list several drugstores and distributors with street addresses including Beach Main St Crescent Ave Fairfield Ave Broad Main St Wood Ave Fairfield Bee Hawley Gale Elec. Co. Ostrofsky E Main St National Drug Co. and American Hardware Stores. No coherent story beyond a damaged business directory listing.
Mayor Wilson orders police to enforce strict ordinances on July Fourth sales of fireworks. No blank cartridge pistols, blank cartridges, shotguns, cannons, or fuses permitted. Five inch or shorter firecrackers banned. Fireworks and noise makers still sold by out of town dealers report high sales. Parade line restrictions and Seaside Park display planned to ensure a safe, sane observance.
Europe faces the greatest postwar crisis from Clyde to the Adriatic as living costs soar and currencies weaken. Workers demand wage gains and shorter hours while masses focus on bread prices, with intellectuals and leaders preoccupied by broader world problems and the peace conference fallout.
Parishioners at St Luke's Episcopal church held a reception for veterans and families in the parish house last night featuring a sketch Rubber Boats community singing led by Alvin C Breul talks by Major E Hall and Rev William F Jepson with dancing and refreshments. The church and Sunday school plan a picnic at Compo Beach at 9 o'clock tomorrow by car and a special trolley car carrying about 50 attendees. Vito Pomponio, photographer for eight months in France as sergeant major of the 301st engineers, returned home Sunday and resumes work with L H Corbit next Monday. He brought back 2000 negatives cataloged and numbered and has permission to print them.
Stamford June 30 In the same airplane used to begin army life Private Charles Lowden was taken prisoner for a possible court martial. He enlisted in Stamford and was carried to Mineola for induction. Returning on leave he overstayed by 13 days and was detained by police. He was held at the aviation field while Lieutenant Victor Beau piloted the aircraft to Mineola.
Berlin reports government proposes a broad food price reduction totaling 1.5 billion marks under an agreement with rail strike leaders. Foreign and American food items including flour rice cereals meats bacon fats and potatoes are set for substantial declines across state and empire markets.
A reader testimonial claims suffering from indigestion and bloating ended after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The ad-style note asserts the preparation clears mucous from the intestinal tract and alleviates stomach liver and intestinal ailments with a money-back guarantee.
The text argues that diamond values have not been affected by hysteria, noting a steady rise over the past decade with prices trebling. It urges buying now, suggesting pay for the merchandise itself rather than the box name.
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