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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1919
Page
14
Ensign Scott of the U S Navy assists in a rescue at Sound Beach Stamford on June 16. He was aided by Miss Ima Ashley, a 16 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles H Ashley, with details noting the event and participants.
Two people were rescued from an overturned canoe off the Sound Beach shore late last night after a motor power boat came to the aid in response to cries. Both were exhausted and were helped to safety.
Report notes Miss Ashley suffered hand injuries from sharp edges of a craft tool. Tinsign Scott was so far pre covered today that he returned to his Hartford home.
Internal Revenue Collector J. E. Clabby and assistants worked late on the final day to collect the second installment of secure tax payments. The Hartford office stayed open until eight to accommodate factory workers, with no initial total reported. Colleagues J. J Kennedy and Arthur J Farrell have been reassigned to New Haven and South Norwalk respectively.
Medals will be issued to every service man attending the welcome of Bridgenort veterans. The bronge badges with red white and blue ribbons will be distributed at City Hall and used for admission to places of amusement during Service Recognition week. Nurses as well as doughboys sailors and marines from the city who have been discharged will receive recognition medals.
Italian forces advance toward the Villa dh Sanvi line along the Italy Yugoslavia frontier to counter Joogoslavs in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, claimed as an action despite Paris peace decisions for a plebiscite.
A detachment of the best troops under German defense minister Gustav Noske will be placed opposite the Coblenz bridgehead. The move, believed to be part of shifting forces from the Ruhr, involves 1,800 men from a unit involved in suppressing the Spartacans near Dusseldorf.
Hartiword June 16 The last resort of Erasmo and Joseph Perretta to save their necks from the gallows failed today in the Superior Criminal court when Judge Lucien F Burpee denied their application for a new trial on newly discovered evidence. The men are to be hanged at the state prison June 27 for the murder of Frank Palmese in New Britain on June 8 1918.
Hartford June 16 Travelers Insurance company issued what is believed to be the largest group policy, about 40 million dollars in coverage. The contract covers the American Woolen company of Boston with about 25,000 employees, averaging more than 1200 dollars of insurance per capita.
The week starting June 23 will focus on clearing the divorce calendar of the Superior court. Judge Martble will devote his entire time to this. About 40 cases have been claimed for trial plus 12 more to be assigned for the Friday session. The docket shows nearly 500 petitions for divorce pending and 224 petitions filed so far this court year.
Washington June 16 President Wilson told the Senate he would not transmit the complete peace treaty text while negotiations continued and the document remained incomplete. The president said releasing an unfinished text would not be in the public interest. Also noted were ongoing legal actions in New York involving Flora L. and Sarah Cooperstein against George H. Alliy of Stepn.
Corporal William J. Whalen of 248 Gregory Street lost his left forearm in the Argonne explosion and had it amputated. He served with Battery D of the 11th Artillery, 2d Division, saw action in Lorraine Soissons Belleau Wood Champagne and the Argonne Forest before returning home as one of the few Bridgeport men with a missing limb.
Floral displays brightened the State Street entrance and first floor as workers in the city hall appeared more cheerful despite yesterday's heat. The mood uplift from the seasonable beds remains noted by staff and visitors.
Mrs Jeanne Beaper of 471 Greenwich Avenue New Haven Connecticut describes chronic headaches, weakness and swollen limbs relieved by Dr Williams Pink Pills. She reports headaches stopped for three months and blood and nerves strengthened. Pills sold by druggists or the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady price 50 cents per box or six for $2 50. Free booklet offered.
A sales list offering fine quality materials and garments with slight weaving imperfections. Includes fine lisle stockings, annex prices on wool jersey cloth, various colors, widths, and yardage. white blankets, silkeline comforts, towels, and crochet bed spreads. Describes suitable uses for bathing suits, children's dresses, house dresses, and summer wear with price ranges and notes on durability.
Promotional ad touts "Tiz" bath for sore feet with claims of instant relief and painless dancing. Highlights a 5-cent "Piz" box and promises relief from corns, bunions, and inflamed feet, urging readers to laugh at foot sufferers and never limp again.
An old advertisement urges immediate action for kidney concerns and blood purification. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as the pure remedy, claiming quick relief and money back if not helping, and warns against delaying treatment.
A home treatment promises a quick painless and inexpensive method to remove hairs. It uses powdered delatone with water to form a paste applied for two to three minutes, then rubbed off and washed away to leave skin soft and clear. The ad notes the delatone ointment and encourages use of this beauty aid.
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