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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1920
Page
3
In a home making appeal a wife asks for an electric iron as a desired gift. The message invites readers to inspect display rooms in their new quarters where appliances and fixtures are offered at reduced prices, promising thoughtful, appreciated gifts.
Stamford police report 13 cases of liquor and 14 gallons of talcvirol confiscated in raids over 48 hours. Four high priced automobiles were seized after raids between Stamford and Norfolk. One man held on $200 bond after a charge related to the enforcement zone. Authorities say additional arrests were made as raids continued.
Wallingford company announced Christmas bonuses for factory employees. A four year or more service record earns 0 bonus or 50 percent weekly bonus, with three years and two years receiving respective increases. One year gets a smaller percentage. Basis of the year's bonus aligns with weekly bonus.
A sixteen inch disappeared rifle for coast defense, claimed as the largest ordnance built in the country, was tested today at the government arsenal. It will undergo fire tests at Aberdeen, Maryland, and is slated for Long Island Sound defenses and Fort Michie off New London, Connecticut. The rifle measures 69 feet in length with an estimated range of 22 miles.
Byxmn Mass December 13. Shoe operatives issue call for a mass meeting to consider recalling Mayor Walter H. Creamer. The move follows tensions over open shop conditions after picketing at the Tuttle Jones & Co. factory begun last week.
Police seized contraband alcohol found in a lunch room on Hart Township Pleasant Street. Joseph Wer and Ruby Asner were identified. items included home brewed liquor. Officers noted men attempted to obtain horse feed at the stable with the alcohol present.
A finishing firm reduces wages at its US plant, affecting workers including staff led by manager Gagne. The action, described as a cost-cutting measure, impacts the Taokt facility and related operations.
The Greek destroyer Vkratoira foundered in the Mediterranean near Melos today. The crew was saved.
Miss Nora Ernegy of 1361 Poplar Street Terre Haute Indiana writes after twenty eight years of back pain that Foley Kidney Pills helped. She reports immediate relief and urges other sufferers to try the remedy. She notes winter worsens rheumatic pain and bladder irregularity, and credits the pills with easing symptoms.
A festive catalog celebrates diverse holiday books. It highlights personality varied in men, women, boys, and girls planned to gladden Christmastide with volumes from a grand gathering. It describes gay books with pictures for children, thrilling adventures for boys, achievement tales for girls, poetry, travel, romance, and new fiction for adult readers from Main Street to Age of Innocence and fresh mysteries.
A brisk catalog of boys books and outdoor reading sets from a wartime era shop. Titles include The Marines Have Landed The World War and Tom Swift stories alongside Davy Crockett and Sam Houston tales. Illustrated editions from Wild Animals Heroes to Boy Scouts and campfire series populate a wide shelf. Prices range from 25c to 4.30 with leather bindings and India paper.
A remarkable book attracting wide attention and bringing intimacy with Edward Bok, the distinguished writer and publisher. The biography traces his Holland birth and a career that reads like romance, offering absorbing insight into his public life and interactions with notable figures.
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