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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
5
A warning to mothers about using adult remedies for infants and praising Fletcher's Castoria for thirty years. Emphasizes remedies must be baby specific and prescribed by a physician. Cautions that false claims endanger infants while real products aid infant health.
Kathkin Goldberger, the first man arrested in Bridgeport for profiteering, waived examination and was bound over to the next term of the U.S. district court on September 28 under F570 bonds. The government claims he charged $11.25 for a product that cost $6.40, claiming losses in other areas. Goldberger’s attorney says the price was to cover losses, and he reportedly earned about $800 in one period. Police were assisted by the Department of Justice in the arrest.
The Criminal Superior court opens on September 9 with a large docket. Cases include manslaughter burglary theft from person arsons aggravated assault and entering highway robbery and improper carrying. Groton Aug 11 steamship Hapatmang built by Groton Iron Works for the United States is launched. Mrs Thomas A Lovitt sponsor and guests of the company attend with Mayor E Frank Morgan and Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers members at the summer outing.
Foreigners who heard in the old country that money would be seized in America would have seen stories verified yesterday at the First National Bank when a bag containing 10,000 new copper pennies burst while being loaded. Coppers scattered along the sidewalk as porters and a crowd formed, aided by newsboys and street artists.
The Newfield Center community holds a semi manual sale this evening at Seaside Park. Buses will run from Stratford and Central avenues from 6 to 8 to transport members to the park for a 6 39 start, followed by wash ing and dancing.
The biask party held under the Board of Recreation on Bamit street between Broad and Malin was canceled. The Washington dispatch notes rising costs for a standard family from December 1914 to June 20, 1920, with various cities showing percentage increases. Beach outing by Y M and Y W will host annual kit day at Silver Sands Milford Pole 115 with a swimming contest between Hazel Limber and Betty Rothstein and a hockey game between South Norwalk M H A teams.
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