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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1919
Page
9
An extended promotional piece likens the chiropractor to a repair expert for a worn automobile. It lists Connecticut cities and practitioners, urging readers to seek steady, precise spinal adjustments to restore nervous system function and restore “harmony” to the body. The ad emphasizes vertebral manipulation to relieve nerve pressure and improve energy flow.
A national drive against rats spreads city by city with Baltimore leading public effort and moving pictures exposing rats' life. Biological Survey promotes barium carbonate poisoning, coordinating with private operators who market rat poison and staffing campaigns in southern ports. A traveling salesman exploits government endorsement to sell poison, earning profits while officials watch with mixed feelings.
The article notes striking parallels between American labor unrest and British industrial events since the start of the year. It cites The Chronicê on a shared rhythm of disruption and worries over President Wilsons illness hindering response. It mentions The Daily News linking a US bituminous strike to British miners campaigns and the looming labor conference in Washington to address living standards and policy actions.
George Reinecke filed a civil foreclosure action in Common Pleas against William Whitehead in Bridgeport. The suit says Frank Rich owed Reinecke 3100 on November 7, 1913, securing four Stratford parcels by mortgage, which have since transferred to the defendant. foreclosure and possession of the mortgaged premises are sought.
In Waterbury a man named Rehard Brown was struck and seriously injured by an automobile owned by the car and driven by Assistant Drinking Inspector James Walker. Brown stepped from the sidewalk in front of the car and was hit as the vehicle approached.
King Albert of Belgium toured New York from the air in a Navy flying boat accompanied by Count Guy de Moulgevant and J M Nye. The machine lifted from the Hudson near the Columbia Yacht Club, circled Grant's Tomb, then crossed Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn before returning to his hotel.
NW WORX reports the United States War Claims Board will deliver 11,000 yards of cartridge silk to R H Mallison Co New York wholesalers. Price to government 72 cents per yard, unfinished gray fabric to finish and print, potential total around £2 per yard. Five qualities make it usable for bags clothing and even shoes, signaling wide future use.
Public works crews started Warrenite paving on Revere Street yesterday while another team prepared Remington Avenue for Warrenite application. A separate promotional fragment touts Grove’s open-trathe salve and various health claims for cold and throat relief.
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