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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1920
Page
4
An old advertisement touts a “soothing penetrating” remedy for pains and neuralgia. It promises rapid relief, claiming it can “destroy” pain without injuring the body and will render the sufferer free from pain in moments. The tone imitates period medical exhortation with brandish claims.
An advertisement claims Big's Cream Balm clears clogged nostrils and sinus passages for easier breathing. A small amount in the nostrils supposedly penetrates airways to soothe inflamed mucous membranes and relieve head cold and catarrh quickly.
Rhode Island Company receivers propose to present tomorrow a reorganization plan for the trolley system. They envision leasing to a private operator with bonds totaling about 18 million dollars, enabling purchase at a fixed price or continued operation under a state approved scheme. Seven directors and stockholders would oversee the process, with state employees and officials involved.
In Fork, February 25, Miss Teresa M Sullivan, head of the telephone operators department of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, predicted that all 55,090 New York State operators would eventually unionize. She said 12,000 city operators would join within a short time.
A 1905 proposal outlines a trans continental railway from Alaska to Argentina. Led by Pepper and supported by Carnegie and Davis, the plan envisions a continuous line linking North and South America, with trunk and branch routes across Central America, aiming for a north south inter continental network.
Boston reports a new expedition led by Donald MacMillan to explore the uncharted Baffin region. The party plans to launch July 1, 1924, from Boston and reach Baffin Island within a month, spending a winter on the western shore and using dog teams to map interior routes. The two year voyage aims to study the area from latitude 69 north onward, with Peary’s former lieutenant at the helm.
A fire started in the apartment of William Edwards, longtime collector of internal revenue and former Princeton football captain, injuring no one. Firemen confined the blaze to a few rooms on the eighth floor, with water damage around $25,000. Edwards' football trophies were destroyed.
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