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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
4
Guilford, Aug. 25. Fire believed incendiary damaged the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Stevens early today. Neighbors woke the occupants who escaped unharmed. The house, an old Tarid mark built in 1793, had the blaze confined to one section by a prompt fire department response. A prowler is believed to have started the fire.
Major General Harry C. Hale who once led the 20th Division in France received the Distinguished Services Medal at Governor's Island from Major General Robert Lee Bullard. The ceremony highlighted Hale’s wartime leadership and service with the U S Army.
Stratford Aug 3 voters receive warning from the Peoples General Committee. The bulletin alleges politicians sought a compromise to sell out residents by consolidating Republican groups under outside leaders. Donald B Sammis, Town Council chairman, says the plan would place the new committee under old leaders and align with a common enemy.
Milford Aug 23 special members of the Republican Women’s organization and five men from the Town committee met in the Probate court room to plan women’s election to the Town committee. They voted to recommend a 42 member body with 17 women and 25 men, including three women from Walnut Beach and Devon districts, plus six action districts. The committee included judges J D Brown Ira Co Co Mathaws William BE Rose and others with Alfred Beale attending in absence. Members named include Fredus M Case Mrs Suz an Simpson Mrs Harry M Merwin Mrs B G Plummer and Mrs Harry C Coley.
Derby Aug. 23 Oramio Bodcacine of 60 Jewett street Ansonia was arraigned in city court after a crash into wagons of Fordney Trench on the New Haven road last night He was believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel He suffered lacerations and medical attention was needed Judge A Duffield set bail at 200 for Monday The article notes a separate travel item about Mr and Mrs Shine and two children leaving for Europe then Persia to teach in a resident English speaking college
Hampton report states L Garrett, 42, fired three shots at landlady Mrs. John T. Furey of Hazardville after an argument over a magazine. He wounded her with three flash wounds and then killed himself with a gunshot to the heart. the landlady survived.
Children’s Day crowds filled venues with dances, fireworks, and attractions as venues offered old and new entertainment. The Capra rula Sisters and local amateurs performed while Tom Brown’s Melody Land previewed at Poli’s. Shubert Theatre announced a George White Scandals matinee and New Haven’s Rita of Lif starred with Lon Chaney and Noah Beery in Bits of Life at the Capital.
Thousands of overfat people follow doctors who praise Marmora Pro Vision Tablets described as harmless fat reducers. For one dollar, pills can be bought from Marmoth Co directing orders to Detroit Michigan with claims of steady, gentle weight loss and no unpleasant effects.
Five men aboard the Sampaio Correria flying boat were saved after wreck near Wait last night. Pistol shots and an electric flashlight drew the Denver rescue boat to the downed craft, where survivors clung to the sides as flames took hold before a life boat reached them.
Miss Alle Rook fourteen, daughter of Mr and Mrs John R Rook, was struck and killed by a Hartford driver, John Ahern, as she and another girl stepped from a trolley at Teel crossing. Ahern held for coroner examination in bail of 1000. The car allegedly passed under the girls as the other escaped unharmed.
Town Chairman A H Robinson names polling sites in districts including State streets Gregory street Alfred street State and Norman streets Main streets and local schools for next Monday night voting. An electric press prepares scrap iron bundles for furnace melting to produce adequate metal weight.
Advise using Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo as a greaseless cleaner for hair. Warn against alkali in many soaps and shampoos that dry scalp or brittle hair. Describe creating a rich lather with warm water, cleansing scalp, removing dust and oil, and leaving hair silky and manageable. Available cheaply from druggists, enough to last months for a family.
An old drageist claims Peterson's Ointment eases eczema swiftly, noting its rapid healing makes profit unlikely. The ad-like fragment references price points and a promotional angle, hinting at medicinal trust and consumer demand amid dubious certainty.
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