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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1920
Page
4
Advertisement for Saturday clearance with deep discounts on fur scarfs muff s coats and hats. Listings include Angora wool scarfs velvet hats trimmed hats black coney wolf fur scarfs beaver collars natural skunk raccoon muffs and plush coatsees with prices ranging from under a dollar to sixty dollars and more. Also promoting Lingerie silk georgette items and rain coats at cost prices and children's rain capes.
W B Colver testified before the Senate agriculture committee accusing federal wage commission workers and meat packers of a plot to smear the Packers as Bolshevik sympathizers. He cited arrests of Rafael Mallen and Johann Onsel linked to Martens and Nuorteva, tying alleged meat purchases to Russia via Allied blockade while arguing the Sherman act settlement should not end FTC actions against packers.
Washington reports a favorable action on the Senate military bill authorizing an army of 275000 for the current fiscal year to support forces in Burma and Siberia. A subcommittee draft includes a provision to appoint General Pershing as chief of staff. Paul J. Cook, recently a member of the Industrial Board, spoke at a committee meeting about extending the American-
Bridgeport cancels the night high school session due to lack of funds. The board of education cannot cover maintenance costs and the state allowance of four dollars per pupil for about twelve thousand dollars will not be possible. Last year the program served nearly 3,000 youths and workers, but money redirected to grammar night schools and English classes has left no funds to start in June.
An old advertisement touts Pepto Mangan as a tonic for pale children, claiming Gude's Pepto Mangan on every package guarantees authenticity. It urges daily use for a few weeks to restore strength, warning to consult a physician for serious ailments and noting physicians have used it for nearly thirty years.
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