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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1923
Page
9
In 1923 the value of new contracts is expected to surpass 1922 as building costs climb. Labor shortages and higher material prices threaten financing, with lenders wary of long term loans and owners delaying construction.
Greenwich April 6 The State Highway Commission will begin immediate rebuilding of Post road sections from Diamond Hill to Sound Beach avenue and along the Cob borough area. The work follows Chamber of Commerce efforts to restore travel ability as storms and winter weather have made parts impassable. Some road beds may require complete reconstruction due to heavy traffic and damage.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr F M Edwards as a physician who treated women's liver and bowel complaints with olive tablets named Dr Howard's Olive Tablets. It claims the olive colored tablets normalize bowels, remove waste, improve complexion, and offer a safe alternative to calomel with a price of 15 cents to 25 cents.
Local items report an intestina notice of intention to convey Ash Creek Inn rights, drainage concerns, and health action on embankment issues. Births, payrolls, town meeting warnings, and building code discussions are noted along with petitions to improve Fairfield station service and a community supper and charity concert plans.
Judge William Mebble granted three divorces on uncontested lines in the Superior Court yesterday. Destitution cruelty alleged. alimony set at eight dollars weekly. Elizabeth Heredus Biro and Ivy Nott Klock, Mabel Farington Masterson cited among those granted divorces.
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