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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1919
Page
9
The ad touts Multified Coveunut of Shampoo as pure grease free cheap and better than soups and pods. It instructs to moisten hair with water rub in a teaspoon and create a rich lather that cleanses thoroughly and leaves hair soft bright fluffy and easy to handle while removing dust dirt and dandruff.
Judge Alton B. Parker of New York, chancellor of the Sulgrave Institution, said the belated American entry into the war would not hinder Lincoln’s statue’s meaning as a beacon for international peace. The lord mayor accepted the George Grey Barnard statue of Abraham Lincoln and unveiled it, highlighting U.S.-England efforts to settle differences through diplomacy.
Thousands of ship yard workers who quit last Saturday to demand a Saturday half holiday were discharged on return. Morse Dry Dock plant reported 6245 men laid off, James Shewan & Sons yards had 2000 out, and 1300 at the Tebo yacht basin.
U S destroyer Calhoun flagship of the seventh destroyer division left Bridgeport at 1 p m after a week in the local harbor recruiting sailors for the navy. The ship will sail to Newport R I to load ammunition and begin target practice before resuming duties as escort to General Pershing on his return voyage to New York Harbor.
New York September 15 The annual convention of the United Typothetae of America opened with the 44 hour week issue unsettled though not on the program. A recent vote by the job and book division to implement May 1 next threatens division, as New York City’s largest local unions demand October 1 effectiveness.
City Clerk J A H Robinson returns to work at City Hall after a two week country vacation. His health shows improvement and the injury to his left arm nearly healed. Assistant City Clerk Robert M M Jones will take a two week vacation next. George B Clark, former head of George B Clark Co and connected with Clark Bowditch Co of New Haven, has sold his interest in the furniture business. He expects to finalize the sale soon and plans a trip to South Carolina after October 10 before the next elections. Amos Tr Chapman of Mystic Conn aged 71, former state legislator from Graton, dies at home after a sudden shock. Britain withdraws ban on re-export of American cotton. Sugar price investigation demanded by Rep Baker.
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