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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1920
Page
13
An old advertisement touts a remedy Rheuma for rheumatism promising relief in two days. It claims to dissolve uric acid, works without narcotics, and offers no-cure-no-pay via Hartigana.
New York Feb 3 The Black Star steamship Yarmouth sequestered after a Havana voyage with a 4.8 million dollar whiskey cargo. Prohibition Inspector Shevlin ordered unloading to bonded warehouses. Owners seek injunction. 15 agents guarded the vessel as 56 bottles were earlier found in a boat. Captain Cockburn explained whiskey moved for passenger baggage.
Andrew Nichols sues Bridgeport Machine and Tool Co. over unpaid proceeds from an electric water heater invention. A motion to substitute a bond for attachment was heard before Judge J B Keeler. The company claims Nichols withheld part of the invention. a $16,000 surety bond was proposed by Max Cohen and delayed until authorization is shown.
The Abraham Lodge No. 89 LO B held a grand ball at Strat field ballroom drawing over 250 couples including out of town guests. Honored guests were Herman Kempinsky and BU Lesser, with a long list of prominent attendees and organizers led by Carl J. Beck and Max Cohen.
Funeral services for Theodore oyden Ford of Scofield Ward and Burna Co were held at 8 pm at Henry and Bishop mortuary chapel 274 Fairfield Ave Milford Rev Frank E Carlson Plymouth Congregational Milford conducted services At 6 pm yesterday at his Milford home services were led by Rev Carlson The body will be taken to Fresh Pond L I today for cremation REV W W Rannisy dead Hanover N H Feb 8 The Rev William Watson Ransy rector of Christchurch Darmouth College died today after a short illness
An old faded advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteed to color wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics without fading. It notes the instruction book shows how to dye over any color and suggests asking a druggist for the Diamond Dyes Color Card.
The American schooner Crescent, owned in Pensacola and en route from Pensacola to Havana, foundered after a sudden squall in the Gulf of Mexico. Captain W. Hunter and four crew members were rescued by the Belgian steamer Menapier, which arrived in New Orleans from Antwerp with the rescued sailors aboard.
London reports that hangmen demand higher pay as a bill moves through Parliament to grant the death dispensers a raised wage for executions. The article notes the long-standing tradition of fees tied to each hanging and the deprivation felt by the workers.
A hand lamp unveiled in London is said to emit a new ray of light visible through dense fog for more than two miles. Inventor notes the lamp is expensive and promises remarkable performance.
Honolulu Chinese vendor Chee Hoon Chi receives a one year sentence after looting school children for 35 cents through a huck luck game.
A merchant in Fairbanks named his shop The Pirate Ship and advertises a selection of kimonos, brasses and kid gloves. The unusual title draws attention as the new retail outlet lines up its offerings for customers.
Ynce Young Women's Aid society of the First church Milford held a meeting in the church parlors yesterday afternoon. After the business session members made pneumonia jackets under the direction of Mrs. Edgar T. Clark. Supper was served at six o'clock. The D A R of Milford will hold a Roosevelt Memorial meeting Thursday afternoon with hostesses Mrs. J L Pons, Mrs. G G Barnes and Miss Jennie Morwin.
A Charing cross era column piece describes gift boxes from a candy shop and fashion boxes, with references to artful tin designs and palette colors. The narrator learns about stage ambitions, shop visits, and fashion items including satin nightgowns and corsets as well as beauty and optical innovations. A late note mentions violet ray therapy and eye lenses from local shops in the Liberty building and Security building.
Store notes summer underwear options in flesh and white for women. Includes Havana Brown kid lace boots with brown suede tops and French heels with long vamps. Also lists $7.50 patent leather lace boots with kid tops for dressy wear.
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