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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
10
Advertisement claims Sage and Sulphur compound darkens gray hair naturally. It markets ready-to-use Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound, instructs dampening a brush and applying strand by strand to conceal gray, promising a youthful, glossy result.
An old advertisement touts Tiz as quick relief for tired, sore, and swollen feet. It claims instant pain stop for corns bunions and callouses, reducing swelling and foot torture while making shoes fit comfortably again.
In New York on August 11 police arrested a 20 percent of a ward after a night of hold ups. Robbers used violence against a pawn broker a subway teller a mine worker a Chinese laundryman and a debt agent leaving a ship worker with a fractured skull and others with scalp wounds. Four men later robbed a jewelry store on Madison Avenue threatening a clerk with revolvers and a warned alarm clock.
Advert reads Poslam as a remedy for eczema and stubborn skin troubles. It claims rapid improvement, soothing effects, and clearer, healthier skin, urging readers to request samples from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
Damage to fire alarm boxes has prompted the city fire commissioners to surround the boxes with railings to prevent further vandalism and costly repairs. Delicate mechanisms suffered from rough handling, leading to rising repair bills and reorganization of districts in the central area.
Rathom, editor at the Providence Journal, appeared before a Senate subcommittee investigating naval vice squad operations. He reiterated charges made last February regarding methods used by the vice squad and the naval board’s involvement. The hearing focused on conduct and oversight amid ongoing inquiries.
In Connecticut both John R Booths now serve on Common Pleas benches. One Booth was sworn in at New Haven to succeed Judge Isaac Walte promoted to the Superior court. The other Booth remains in Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas.
In Vera Crijz a likely civil conflict looms if the federal government deploys troops to enforce federal authority. Governor Antonia Sava is reported to be missing from office as political upheaval grows.
Bridgeport prepares for fall term with September 7 start. Superintendent S J Slawson says seventeen of about twenty seven teachers have been temporarily pinged and vacancies are minimal. Portable two room schools are promised for Sylvan avenue North Bridgeport with Miss Seligman as a teacher.
The Democratic town committee announced a meeting next week to organize for the city convention. Delegates will be chosen for nine city convention seats, with eight delegates representing wards. candidates for the election were not discussed. The same ward delegates from last spring will represent districts at the convention in New Haven on September 9 and 19.
Judge T Wallace McCamant of Portland Oregon who helped Gov. Coolidge’s nomination meet the governor yesterday at the state house for a complimentary dinner in Boston. The Portland judge, who placed Ugaldro’s name on the vice presidential slate, met Coolidge for the first time.
Aug 11 visiting American congressmen were surprised in Nang Chow as Chinese officials planned an elaborate welcome following promised tenets and served grape juice at several functions. They observed deference to the visitors and assumed the host city wished them well.
Aug 13 Shelton. Long legal fight between Cameron Motors Corp of Wilmington Del and Holmes Manufacturing Co over patent royalties and damages of 1 100 000 has been settled. Relations between the firms will end. Cameron to receive tools and equipment previously supplied to Holmes. Attachment on Holmes plant is lifted and suit in superior court appears resolved.
Creal, 19, bound over to Criminal Superior Court after a fatal automobile crash near Norwalk. Archibald Ben Usha died from injuries, alleged involvement by Creal in the incident on the night of July 31. Judge Vosburgh scheduled the September term.
About 260 members of the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers gathered at New London for a meeting. General George W. Goethals could not attend as planned. The group viewed the steamer Hopatcong launching in Groton and then toured the marine base to inspect the full plant.
Washington Aug 11 Brig Gen W D Connell named chief of inland and coastal waterways service and head of transportation to replace Sir Frank T Times who resigned. Secretary Baker announced the moving.
Hills of Bilapepers was adjudicated bankrupt in New Haven bankruptcy court after a voluntary petition filed a month earlier. A dispute over a plane and stool, claimed by a Hills creator, sparked contention but assets could not be attached due to ownership by his daughters.
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