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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1918
Page
10
Fragmentary text implies a man lingering in a back pew at a civic show and demanding a specific seat. No dates, places, or identifiable organizations are readable for a fuller summary.
The ad proclaims Phosphated Iron as a tonic to lift health, nerves, and energy for men and women. It claims long lasting results, urges use of capsules not tablets, and directs readers to drugstores for genuine products.
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Sergeant J W McGovern leads a raid on a gambling house at Main street. Entrance forced by a rear window. Over $500 on the table. $350 seized as evidence. 50 card packs found. Dozens of individuals arrested for frequenting or conducting, with bonds set for city court. Manages include proprietor Bentista Fornas and officers Burns Foster Kiernan Daily assist.
A small blaze broke out in the varnish hall of the Goodyear Metallic Rubber Shoe plant in Milford on Saturday morning. The fire was quickly controlled by the motor chemical response. Local community notes cover Red Cross, army furloughs, and club elections.
Ribbons dominate holiday dress and gift plans with Paris studios using satin, brocaded, and silver gilt ribbons on lingerie and petticoats. French gowns feature trimmed brassières, pleated pink gowns, and Chantilly chiffon accents. A domestic note urges practical yet charming ribbon uses for sashes bows and trims.
Stratford high schoolboy Edward DeAngilis edits a limited weekly paper printed on a typewriter. The issue contains news, jokes and verse with no ads, and the editor hopes to have a printing press someday to publish a regular town paper. Nearby, community events include wreath-making, Red Men rites, church notices, and Britains Day observances in Stratford schools.
Adam Mick operates a saloon in Alzron Ohio. The fragment references Trish as a name but provides no further context or relation to Mick or the business.
An old advertisement extols a combined family treatment of Hoor's Sarsaparilla, Peptiron, and Hood's Pills. It claims regular use purifies the blood, builds strength, and regulates the system, recommending these medicines to families and urging purchase from the local druggist.
Bridgeport lists a busy slate with Clara Kimball Young in The Road Through the Derk, Currents a? fun electrical act, Millard Brothers’ A Little Bit of Everything, Swift and Daley Musical love, Blaine and Tatiana closing the vaudeville bill, and Poli Players presenting Sis Hopkins at the Lyric. Empire screens The Shooting of Dan McGrew. Elite shows The Border Wireless with William S. Hart in a rugged Western by Artcraft.
Charlie Chaplin in Shoulder Arms, his second million dollar comedy scream in three acts, will be shown today and tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the West End theatre on State street near Clinton avenue. Ethel Clayton appears in Women's Weapons, a new Paramount feature in five acts, with Universal current events also shown. Kwilty's Tonight offers McHnelly Singing Orchestra at Quilty's Colonial ballroom Fairfield avenue tonight with dancing until midnight. The Menellys promise a good time and the usual popular admission price.
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