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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1919
Page
4
A telegram from Bridgeport expresses support for Italian liberation efforts as Italians abroad in New York, Philadelphia, and nearby areas pledge solidarity. The message notes sympathy for a liberator movement and calls for backing the cause.
Former economy leader Herbert Hoover addressed Stanford students urging unity to avoid a European collapse and a clash with the Western hemisphere. He warned breaking the treaty risks ruin, urging restraint yet signaling readiness to defend Western interests.
Jewish community readies for Yom Kippur with fasting and prayer. Orthodox adherents refrain from food, services planned across synagogues including Park Avenue Temple and Grand Street with rabbis Abrams Eitenstein and Schonder leading.
The city partners with the Bridge Not Far Department and the Chamber of Commerce to promote fire protection. A school program with demonstrations and lantern slides will spread the doctrine, urging clergy and theaters to emphasize prevention and safety. An address before the Chamber of Commerce is planned for mid October to rally public support.
The Columna Graphophone Co purchases the Canadian plant at lid for 600. The new facility covers 14 acres and Willenplas toe, with a sale planned to develop demand. Officials expect Canada business to rise 25 to 40 percent amid $1.2 million in unfilled orders.
A veteran of the great war, Adolf Plumshy, is named to lead the Polar Main Mission at Gast Man. Mr Plesishy is listed as assisting, with ward services and regular Sunday programs at 12 Ward. The notice also mentions a revival of past customs and local church activity.
Fragments describe a playful scene with lines about poets and dancers. Mentions rope use and a Virginia reel style dance. Text is garbled but reads as a quirky verse sketch with nautical or sailor overtones and social mischief. Names and places are not recoverable from the fragment.
Willach G, former administrator for the Sauioner War Labor Board, completed his term by establishing shop committees at the Columbia Graphophone plant. He notes committees extend under the War Labor Board jurisdiction to Singer Manufacturing, Locomotive, and Remington arms plants. An executive board election was held May 18, with enthusiasm for the plan, though he cites disputes over misused funds and machinery in war era plants as a warning.
An advertisement touts Stunts Calcium Wifers as direct to the skin. It claims pimples eruptions itching disappear with proper food and Smarts vitamin wafers. It urges readers to join the growing trend of American beauty products.
An advertisement praises Majrs Wonderful Remedy claiming dramatic relief for indigestion bloating and stomach and bowel trouble with a simple preparation that mimics intestinal tract mucus and reduces inflammation. It touts strong effects after one dose and urges readers to try the drug through druggists.
An old advertisement touts a tonic sold by Wendell Pharmacy claiming to restore vigor, energy, mood, and ambition for men and women. It promises rapid improvement within days and uses dramatic language to persuade readers to purchase the product at the drugstore location.
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