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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1921
Page
5
Immigrants line up three mile limit as Greek migrants aboard Megal Hellas and Calabria crowd entry near Sandy Hook. About 704 aboard, surpassing Greece's own monthly total, prompting quarantine and potential policy push to Washington for area.
An advertisement purports Wincarnis as a tonic restoring appetite and vigor after pleurisy. It cites a man’s recovery at home and urges readers to buy the product at Hindie’s Drug Stores and other outlets. A booklet offer and address in York, Ohio are listed.
Swiss inventor Dr Sphalinger promotes a serum claimed to treat tuberculosis. Offer of 2 million for flight to dispense in the United States sparks interest among governments and medical experts. Reports note past use in 1902 and trials with patients in Europe, with support from Portugal, Brazil, and other nations despite controversy.
Sixty six Bridgeport youths and young women were left adrift for hours after their motor boat Atlanta broke down seven miles from Port Jefferson during a high wind and rough sea. An electrical storm prevented communication with relatives until two hours later. The party reached Bridgeport safe by morning with many seasick and exhausted passengers, some taken aboard the steamship Bark.
An old advertising piece touts Palmolive shaving cream as a time saving, thorough lather with minimal water absorption. It claims a half gram on the brush yields 152 shaves, ten minute creamy lather, soothing effects, and an 18 month development with 130 formulas, inviting readers to test via a trial coupon.
New York reports a fast steamship mail transfer program that speeds foreign mail to inland points by transferring aboard ships and loading directly into bags for delivery. Postmaster General Hays predicts hours saved and broader sea porick improvements.
Coal dealers in Bridgeport report weak demand with prices at 34.50 per ton for hard coal and 12.50 per ton for nut or pea coal. Factories place few orders as buyers wait for possible price cuts and freight rate changes amid postwar market uncertainty. Local officials challenge a four cent tax on coal exports discussed in neighboring states.
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