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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1923
Page
4
Fairfield will observe a holiday for Washington's birthday with all public institutions closed including the bank, schools, and Town Hall. An event honoring the first President will be held tomorrow in Severn.
The Educational Department announces a program of Americanization classes. Classes begin Monday, February 260 at Wuluck. Nurses will attend weekly evenings for a period of time. Mr. Iver is to lead varied experiences in Americanization work.
An old advertisement warns back pain signals and kidney distress may precede serious illness. It touts Swamp-Root Kidney, Liver and Bladder Medicine from Kilmer & Co of Binghamton NY, urging readers to request a sample and mention the paper.
The house debated the Hubbard bill amid shifting party alignments. Speaker Buckley faced questions over membership on the state board, with Democrats rallying to Hubbard and Republicans tilting, while a timely reversal and internal disputes surfaced during committee proceedings.
In Norwalk a coroner's inquest heard how Dr Baldy Miller died last Saturday when his auto collided with a trolley car on West Avenue near Alumapecti. J Phelan of Bridgeport led the inquiry. witnesses put the trolley cars speed around 18 mph as Miller tried to turn across tracks. The coroner reserved a decision.
Blodgett will be speaker at the post dinner meeting of the Credit Men Association in Stratfield on February 5 at 8 p.m. He will discuss taxes in Connecticut and related topics. The program also includes a talk on mercantile agency ratings and other items of interest to officials.
Reports from New York describe growing international demand for machinery including beehive equipment, washing and engraving parts, and a wood safety finger gauge. Inquiries come from Mexico, Poland, China, and North China, with clients seeking oil engines, generator sets, and weaving gear as carpet and rug industries expand.
The Kiwanis club will conduct a Washington birthday luncheon today at noon. George Crawford of Crawford Laundry will speak on the meaning of Washington’s birthday and its significance to the community. The program includes a question period answering “What is Washington’s birthday to you?”
Fragmented report indicates mood of cloudy and warmer weather with a light rise in temperatures. Several garbled names and numbers appear, but mention of a high around four degrees and a low near zero is unclear.
Embargoes on transit of building materials threaten delays in work as hardware stores report severe nail shortages. The 13 penny nail is nearly depleted in some sizes as contractors note most nails come from the Pittsburgh region, now hit by coal embargoes disrupting supply.
The Stratford Town Court judge Frank Blakeman died after a brief illness. A funeral was held at the Blakeman home in Oroneague with local officials and clergy attending. Town offices closed and the town furnace was draped in mourning as the community honored the long serving judge. Pallbearers included Charles H. Wells Harry Wilcoxson William B. Nichals and others. Burial was in Putney Cemetery on the Blakeman family plot.
In a Liquor Law case Eduard McGarry a clerk was arrested after police found whiskey on shelves and a glass carried by Kohns Anum at a newsstand. Anum and McGarry faced charges with ructions of liquor sales and possession. evidence included a quart of whiskey and elder brandy. Anum’s home robbery loss of 200 cash and 8600 notes noted.
German Central relief office says American Quakers plan to send representatives to Ruhr to supervise German relief workers in child feeding. The move would transfer feeding oversight from American Friends Service Mission to the Quakers, with food supplies kitchens and property previously used by American relief workers now under German control.
Business at the Superior Court is reduced due to ebbs in activity. The Superior Criminal court adjourned yesterday until Thursday morning. The regular short calendar of the Superior Givits court is postponed as Judge John W. Sanks handles the naturalization session. The fire committee will examine pumping equipment Sunday.
The second Loyalty Lodge ball featured drill performances led by drillmaster Leste Wyn Stone with seventeen participants. The event included a grand finale symbolizing brotherhood and loyalty, with cups awarded for largest lodge representation as about 1,000 attendees enjoyed palm and evergreen decor, music, and refreshments under supervision and committee chairs.
The foreign affairs committee reported to the House a bill to limit the production of habit forming narcotic drugs to the minimum medicinal requirements. Chairman Porter announced the resolution as the committee's formal report.
Probate Court yesterday filed inventory for the estate of Mary Ty Foster of Isaston. Real property was valued at 1740 dollars and personal property at 32 dollars 50 cents.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe calomel substitute for liver and bowel relief. It claims a clearer complexion, relief from dark breath and constipation, and better mood after taking one or two tablets nightly for a week. The copy pitches the tablets as natural olive color with vegetable ingredients and a 30 cent price.
Musterole is a white ointment claimed to ease coughs and prevent colds from turning worse. It advertises quick relief for sore throats chest colds rheumatism lumbago pleurisy bronchitis and other pains using mustard paste substitutes. It costs 3c and up to 5.00 with hospital usage claims.
A woman in Bloomingdale addresses readers with a testimonial claiming cure of rheumatism through home methods. She offers free information upon request and asks readers to mail their name and address to receive guidance. No products are sold.
Budapest court orders confiscation of the property of Count Michael Karolyi, Hungary's former president, after a two year treason trial. Karolyi was known to many Bridgeport residents who recall his mass meeting addresses delivered here on two occasions.
Three men were arrested yesterday morning over a theft of 640 yards of silk valued at about 400 dollars from Maxim Shirt Company's factory on Hard avenue February 9. They deny involvement, saying they obtained 140 yards from a Negro who sold it to them. Names: John Pluchino, 25 Lexington avenue. Joseph Biazzo, 32 Lexington avenue. Samuel Battaglia, 3 Lexington avenue. Bonds set at 1,000 dollars each. they say the Negro who sold them the silk came to their homes late at night. The silk was used to make shirts and children's apparel and another stash found at the New Salem Laundry adjoining the factory.
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