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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1920
Page
13
St Louis reports BH A Decatur of Boston predicts a price drop in automobile accessories at a convention address. He cautions prices will not return to pre war levels but a readjustment is coming. A disturbing incident is noted with a four year old child Billy receiving strict parental discipline at home.
Busy sessions of the superior courts showed a large daily filing, with 7 new cases, including many divorces and matters from Newark and Stamford. Plaintiffs include Timothy L. Donovan seeking damages, The Royal Electrical Company suing for judgment payment, and several foreclosure, debt, and property actions across Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, and Bridgeport. Damages totals range from thousands to over $5,000, with actions for rent, notes, and title clearances amid a crowded docket.
A clerk of the superior court reports eleven divorce petitions and one annulment request. Freda Froelick Maloanek seeks annulment of a July 26 1920 marriage on alleged underage consent, listing nine other petitions including cruelty desertion and name changes for multiple spouses across Norwalk Stamford Greenwich and Bridgeport.
Rome Nov 29 Catholic members of the Italian parliament favor an inquiry into the Irish situation saying there is no demand for it. They claim the Ireland issue resembles conditions once investigated in the Congo region, the Putumayo distrian of South America, Bulgaria and Armenia in earlier times.
A new social club has formed at Myrtle Beach to promote sports and socials. A committee of rules was elected with Raymond Watt as resident, Joseph Heron as vice president, Richard Robinson as financial secretary, Ernest Greece as recording secretary, and Max Lipson as treasurer. The next meeting is set for December 5 over Lipson's grocery store.
In Paris a zest for stamps pushes prices higher than sugar. A Mauritus Indigo stamp fetched $19,000 at auction, while a vermilion Mauritus from 1847 realized $7,350. Curator A W Bacon notes penny stamps and quirky issues command strong sums as collectors bid aggressively.
An old style advertises a lemon grape acid based remedy called Salts for back and kidney pain. It claims to ease backache, bladder issues, and urinary acidity, recommending a daily dose before breakfast for several days. A local druggist is quoted as selling many bottles, noting it is a therapeutic, though promotional, product.
A Parisian style display features powder puffs resembling gathered flowers including pansies roses and orchids. Vanity cases enamel gilded and floral, bridge table sets with enameled letters, sachet pink cushions with silk flowers, lace edging, and a tiny verse about happiness as a perfume. Hand painted powder puffs on reach sticks and assorted sachets and trifles fill the art department show.
Boys examine and approve the mechanical toy as they build light racing cars touring cars and heavy trucks from the Tele-Set that teaches telegraphy science. Priced at $2.50.
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