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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1923
Page
2
Local Kiwanis members offered mixed views on Dr. Coue’s health formula. Several questioned the doctor’s definitions and efficacy while others urged caution and continued inquiry. A safety talk at lunch urged care in driving as part of a broader effort to reduce accidents and protect pedestrians.
Multiple brief obituaries list names such as Balog Christiansen Goodsell Cullen Shaman Wheeler with ages and dates. Notices invite friends to attend funeral services at residences and churches, with times, dates, and interment locations like St Michaels and Willow Brook Cemetery in Connecticut towns.
The Riley family expresses sincere thanks to relatives and friends for support and sympathy during their recent bereavement.
A Stamford incident ends with a father in a hospital straitjacket after a violent quarrel with his son and a police rescue. The son, revived, and the father both survived, while the mother returned home amid ongoing domestic tension. The event began with a dispute over property and escalated as the father threatened death and demanded the son accompany him. Police intervened, and the son was revived while the father was restrained.
City notices outline meetings at Golden Hill council American Insurance union and Pride of Bridgeport council at 181 State street along with Masonic and related lodges at 1025 Main street 1089 Broad street and 289 Gilbert street compiling a schedule for public attendance and participation.
An historical advert claims headaches from slight colds can be relieved by a laxative and a Cold cure. The box shows the signature BE. W. Grove and urges the remedy for minor ailments.
A vintage advertisement touts a homemade remedy for catarrh chest colds and throat irritation. It claims one ounce double strength Parmint mixed with water yields a medicine that targets nasal and throat membranes, clears phlegm and tickling, and eases persistent coughs. The ad urges readers to prepare the concoction at home.
A fragmented schedule lists radio programs across stations including KDKA and Westinghouse, detailing times for music, news, stock reports, talks, and concerts by the Little Symphony Orchestra, performers like Edward Little and Pen Gordon, and selections from Chopin Mozart Bach and Mascagni, with various recitals and dramatic pieces.
Flexible listings show a dense schedule from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with market reports and farm prices, followed by a variety of music, readings, and lectures in the evening. The program includes performances by Myrtl McMichael, Janet Maurice, Milesi Lusk, and Ethel Mae Wolds, plus Shakespeare, musical talks, and a concert by Vincent Lopez.
Investigators have seized two more autos as part of a lingering swindle case. The probe traces data links and documents across multiple names and locations including merchants, depots, and street addresses, with several individuals and firms identified as tied to the alleged scheme.
Bridgeport politics swirl over city court appointments with Sen Wilder denying a slate and town committee failing to reach a decision. Names floated include Stelber Beers Kilpatrick Slavatsky Price Gilman Dillon Brenan Buckley and rumor links James Shannon to prosecutor or assistant role as Wilder exits from contention. Judge Boardman seeks early relief and expedited appointment before July 1.
The passage notes plans to appoint judges for a two year term starting July 1 and indicates these Bridgeport City court positions would be among the first disposed of by the general assembly. It reflects a governmental action affecting local judiciary.
The French Chamber of Deputies endorsed Premier Foincare on pressing for strict German reparations. He warned that delay risks peace in Europe and stressed France’s demand, noting reconstruction advances of fifty billion francs and the suffering in devastated Northern regions. The debate centered on Germany’s lumber deliveries and the Ruhr occupation as leverage for payment.
In Coblenz 1200 men of the Eighth United States Infantry prepare to leave Coblenz. Official withdrawal confirmed today after earlier Paris telegraph reports. German spouses and sweethearts at a Veterans of Foreign Wars dance sang tearful laments, marking Coblenz’s somber mood.
Coal operators association of the Central Competitive field will likely attend a January 18 meeting in New York to negotiate a 1923 wage contract with miners, per a statement from Indiana Trituminous Coal Operators secretary Phil Hl Penna. The report notes the anticipated conference follows a formal invitation.
German protests escalate over the Ruhr invasion as France advances. Ambiguity in Italy's stance on a new pact with Germany worries officials that Berlin may face pressure to repudiate reparations. The British cabinet favors a wait-and-see policy and will not withdraw Rhine troops yet. Berlin awaits France's exact moves and Germany's response.
A published report opens with general dissatisfaction toward the administration of justice. It argues law appears uncertain and complex and that rules do not work well in practice. It warns disrespect for law could erode the cornerstone of loyalty and stoke revolutionary sentiment, while noting some just causes for complaint.
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