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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1922
Page
16
A sale draws women who seek a range of good things including dainty nainsook and crepe undermusling for present and later use. Warmer undergarments such as flanellette and knit underwear are offered at tempting prices.
Advertises embroidery trimmed drawers with lace or tuckings at 98c to 1.69. Extra sized drawers 1.29 to 1.49. White wainsock models with dainty laces 1.69. Filet lace Van Dyke pleat Wal lace trimmed camisoles 49c to 1.49. Silk and satin camisoles listed.
White nainsock chemises with fine laces and embroideries offered at $1.45. Pink and white batiste models priced $1.98 with convent edge and tailored finishes. Regular and bodice top chemises $2.19 with Swiss embroidery bandings. Exquisitely trimmed sheer chemises $2.69. Strap and regular shoulder styles available.
A catalog of women's sleepwear and gowns lists items such as crepe gowns in white batiste with lace at 1.45, Home Made night gowns in fine nainsooks at 1.98, and elaborately trimmed options. Also offered are Bluebird design pink batiste pieces, white muslin, and embroidery edges, with prices ranging from 1.29 to 2.98 for English domet flannel gowns and high grade flannelette options.
A daylight holdup of a truck carrying $40,000 in silk was reported in the Bronx. Driver Charles Fritz and a helper were forced into a car and driven to a wooded area, then ordered to walk north. The vehicle was later found in dead storage at Barage. Police tied the crime wave to burglaries in Riverside Drive. Rudolph Giaterera confessed to many thefts, mostly silverware. Roulston Co. reported a break in with $287.70 value taken from a strongroom. A magistrate urged stricter sentencing, noting many crimes are by repeat offenders.
In Hartford on January 4 Sulity faced seven counts for possession and multiple morphine sales to addicts. Lews Biangi of New Haven, 21, got seven months and a $100 fine before Judge Creedon. William Cramer and Lawrence Filles, local addicts, were sent to Norwich State Farm for six months.
Putnam jan 4 an 08 year old William Warner killed himself with a shotgun in his home this afternoon after calling on neighbors earlier. He went to a closet in his chamber and fired. No other persons were harmed and authorities reported the incident as a suicide.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle, vegetable liver and bowel cleanser that improves skin clarity and eliminates symptoms like dark breath and constipation. It claims the tablets replace cathartics with no sickness, offering olive oil based formula in olive color, priced 15¢ and 30¢.
Dr. Carey claims forty years of Marsh-Root use for kidney and bladder sickness with a money back guarantee. If you suffer backache dizziness headaches and bladder issues, start drinking water and take Marsh-Root No. 177 in liquid or tablet form. Results promised and sold by Hindhey Bray Stores and other druggists.
A 1920s style feature urges couples to budget to smooth married life. It highlights financial strain from early expenses, contrasts old decor with modern budgeting, and praises Marion Donaldson of Bridgeport Savings Bank for guiding newlyweds. It notes budgets cover incomes from 75 to 300 dollars monthly.
Police figures show nearly 7,000 unemployed and shelterless men begged for a night’s sleep in 1921. Stranded from all states, they sought work and shelter in Bridgeport as the third tier of police cells served as sleeping quarters. Monthly totals vary, with March peaking at 7,263.
Tacoma obit notes Colonel C. A. Snowden former editor of the Chicago Times and the Tacoma Ledger died aged 74. He published the full text of the revised New Testament in the Chicago Times via cable from London and was a notable Masonry authority with a Lord degree and a history of Washington state.
Washington January 4 fest masters named by President Harding to the Senate include Joseph P Downey of Miami Arizon George M Clark of Galesburg James H Waleh of Leominster Massachusetts and George E Anip of Philadelphia in the list of nominees for postmaster positions
Mrs Scholz of St Louis credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with stopping monthly cramps and backache. She says she can do housework through the month and recommends it to friends for female troubles. The ad touts fifty years of use and plant-based preparation.
Milford annual report by Chief Lola F. Stowe shows fire losses down to 22,660 from 38,000 the prior year. Insurance payments totaled 36,258.45 for the year. The department answered 4109 alarms, including 31 grass fires, 18 chimney, 13 automobile, 3 phase, and 59 building fires with many auto fires traced to trucks and locations on the Milford Turnpike and Wells Hill. The authorities suspect arson with a motive to burn property.
New Haven Jan 4 Miss Eva M Lee a school teacher leaped into Mill River and was rescued by men who pulled her from the water A fragment of ice caught her dress and aided her near drowning She was taken to the hospital where recovery was expected and she had been under observation
Representative Peters a Republican resigns today from the Maine district seat to become a federal judge in Maine. The move takes effect immediately and reshapes the state’s congressional delegation as authorities confirm the judiciary appointment.
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