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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
2
A goon housekeeper grows furious as two female callers survey the room for dirt, sweeping scenes for any trace of misdeed. The encounter hints at tension and surveillance, with a sense of intimidation and control.
Fraternal Sons of Veterans Franklin Bartlett camp and Sons of Veterans announce a special meeting Friday evening March 7 at 925 Main Street to initiate a candidate who joined the U S Navy. Jerusalem Council R and R M will hold a special assembly Monday March 4 at 7 30. The Royal Master and Select Master degrees will be worked. Jerusalem Chapter R A M to confer the Most Excellent Master at 7 30 Friday March 1 in the Masonic Temple.
John McQuillan and George Eght stationed at Camp Gordon Atlanta write to friends thanking the Community Christmas Tree club for gifts. They report good health and say the south is a great place. Advertisement note promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE with E. W. GROVE signature and a one day cold cure for 30 cents.
In New York on February 27 special assistant district attorney James W. Osborne punched Frank Aranow during the summation in the Ruth Cruger investigation case. Justice Goff halted the uproar and later accepted Osborne’s apology. Aranow pressed for a verdict, while jurists and witnesses testified on McGee’s conduct.
Luminous paints for varied uses rise in demand due to war. Tests at the British National Physical Laboratory show brightness rises with radium but so does cost and decay rate. After a few months brightness differences shrink, leading to a conclusion that one part radium to about 6600 parts zinc sulfide gives the most satisfactory balance of brightness and cost.
Ed ward T. Buckingham held a Norwalk hearing on Stephen Akos v Norwalk Lock company. Akos, claiming extra compensation after a head injury and deafness, was denied as Dr Meckan testified the deafness stemmed from chronic condition, not trauma.
Government closes its case against 380 defendants charged with fomenting a revolution against a friendly power. Messages, mostly cryptic, reference Tagore and Wu Ting Pang with Sun Yat Sen’s influence noted. Several letters pass through German diplomats and unknown addressees, decoded by a German diplomatic code.
Amid high winds and rain, ice on the Housatonic river is drifting outward with no bridge danger. Near the Washington Bridge the ice has rotted out, leaving a nearly clear channel and reducing alarm for river safety.
New Rochelle rescue tale ends in tragedy as two women Emma Mellinger and Aliss Maurier drown in Long Island Sound while attempting to reach Fort Slocum with two soldiers from New Rochelle. Soldiers Pettit and Lemp survived, later recovered at Fort Slocum hospital. Coroner and officials seek the missing bodies and determine how the two women met their fate.
A blizzard drives demand for cough medicines and warns against unknown mixtures. The notice promotes Toby's Honey and Tar Compound as a safe, opiate free family remedy from Hindle's Drug Store.
Weather fair and the store showcases a daily influx of new Spring merchandise. Morning after morning doors open to great packages of new dresses suits skirts and fabrics. Shoppers enjoy a calm unhurried view of the spread and deliberate choosing for the season.
A sale description praises washable soft cotton voiles with many patterns and color tones. It notes ten cents a yard price increase would keep value, while beauty remains the key draw. The collection features mazelike Oriental designs, plaids, tiny dots, large spots, flower sprays and lavender tints with numerous quiet color contrasts. Regular prices range 29c to 95c per yard.
Readable inventory items include baby dresses, smocked details, eyelet and cambric fabrics with patterns in eyelet or dot motifs. Listings note widths 27 inches, 12 inch flouncings, cambric edges, and prices from 25 cents to one dollar per yard. Also describes sweet poplin and dimity dresses sized 2 to 5 for about 4 to 5 dollars.
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