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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
21
A quirky feature notes a booming side business for shoe factories supplying single shoes for customers. A playful line suggests the skin contains more than 2,004 pores, long enough to stretch nine miles end to end.
Ad claims Carey’s Macet-Root prescription cures kidney troubles with guarantees. Promotes drinking water and using liquid or tablet forms. Asserts decades of use and widespread benefits, urging purchase at Hindie Drug Stores and other druggists.
Ronn F. McCarthy age 74 of 671 rooka street died yesterday in Bridgeport hospital widow, daughter, Michael Lavery, five grandchildren, brother Michael, three sisters, Starsaret of Chicago, Mrs Richard Nevden, Julia Houlihan of Libs city. Funeral 2:30 Saturday from home, solemn high mass at 3:00 St Michael's cemetery. Lilian May Bernard funeral held from 414 Jona Street, St Augustine's church, burial in St Michael's cemetery. Mary King’s obituary fragment precedes housing scheme note attributing England’s Queen Mary with driving London housing council action.
Local markets list varied seafood prices including shark fish swordfish and bluefish, plus discounts on pork, lamb, and clams. Multiple shops advertise housewares, dresses, aprons, knitwear, and fall millinery with deep sale pricing and easy payment plans.
Washington Aug 24 A heated debate over amendments to the Prohibition Reform Act fuels resentment in Congress toward long standing constitutional provisions. Senators and representatives object to warrantless searches and state emphasis on safeguarding individual rights beyond wartime powers. The row signals a broader pushback against overreach in enforcement and the waning era of postwar espionage measures.
A broad review of postwar policy questions cites Congress scrutiny of Secret Service expansion and debates over free speech. It notes plans for Debs’s release from Atlanta penitentiary and public sentiment on amnesty, while contrasting Haywood and Debs cases. A Georgia school funds a nutrition program, feeding one scientific meal daily and reporting slight weight gains for disadvantaged children.
A garbled note urges discarding unwanted books and magazines while warning of naked children in the near vicinity. It mentions clothing and a box of clothes being moved away, reflecting a chaotic, unclear message.
A garbled fragment surveys women forming national associations in Great Britain and America, mentions veterans’ ladies golf, and notes a drive to join an international federation. It references fruit drinks, home life, and 90 000 dwellings, with scattered mentions of universities and international links.
A garbled recount of the Dempsey Carpentier bout with claims of Carpentier’s powerful blows and Dempsey’s resilience. The text markets Nuxated Iron as strengthening aid used by Carpentier and others, noting endorsements by officials and widespread use among public figures. The piece frames Dempsey as a supreme boxer and mentions training philosophies and purporteded blood strengthening.
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