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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1919
Page
12
Coleman du Pont and L M Boomer owner and managing director of the Waldorf Astoria McAlpin and Walick hotels purchased the Hotel Martinique, a major Broadway property, marking a significant hospitality industry deal and consolidation of prominent New York hotels.
In a whimsical UNCLE WIGGILY tale, Uncle Wiggily hunts honey for Nurse Jane while Granddaddy Longlegs helps free him from a snagged log. A clever fox traps the bunny, but beeswax and honey outsmart the fox as the bunny returns home with treats and a lesson.
London shops on Jermyn and Bond streets display dressing gowns with bizarre colors and baroque patterns. A writer notes the garments’ value and jokes the bathroom parade at fashionable hotels could be taxed for entertainment.
In Longton England German china appears in local stores at prices far below cost, labeled as Dutch manufacture. Industry officials say Germany built large stocks during war and may dump goods via the Dutch border, threatening English potteries and overseas markets.
Germany alerted General Dupont in Berlin via memorandum that General von der Goltz has been recalled, pay supplies and munitions halted, and evacuation overseen by General von Gerhard. Berlin seeks Allied commission to verify withdrawal from Baltic provinces amid pressure from the supreme council. A proclamation urged German troops to withdraw to avert further blockade and military measures.
Panama and Guayaquil reports state sanitary measures ended the yellow fever outbreak in Guayaquil Ecuador and nearly wiped out the scourge globally. Maj. Gen. William C. Gorgas, former U S army surgeon general, returned after steering anti fever campaigns on the West Coast.
An advertisement touts Zemo for rapid eczema relief with claims of clearing itching and skin blemishes. It promotes a 35-cent bottle and an extra large size at $1.00, asserting the product penetrates, is non greasy, and safe when others fail. The Cleveland company is named as origin.
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