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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1920
Page
7
An ad touts Cascarets as a gentle daily remedy for liver and bowel poison. It claims quick, painless relief from bilious feelings, constipation, and stomach upset while promising pleasant mornings and improved skin. The pitch contrasts with harsher remedies like calomel and salts.
Miss Mary Vail Andress of New York is cited as the only woman awarded the Distinguished Service medal for battlefield work. She now heads a Near East Reef contingent in western Asia, composed of veterans who are all graduates of war service abroad.
Washington January 26 Secretary of War Baker asked by Representative Britten to tell Congress if Bolshevism aboard Powhatan caused its disabled state. The measure would require Baker to share reports from ship masters and officers of other transports including America, amid mutiny theft gambling and insubordination claims on transports.
Boston Jan 26 The city of Salem was enjoined from holding a city election planned for tomorrow to decide licenses for motor buses. Judge Crosby of the supreme court ruled the city council action revoking jitney licenses not a measure under the referendum provisions and thus the election could not be legally held.
London Jan 6 The British navy may receive a large calibre shell described as unsurpassed in piercing the heaviest armour without shattering. Sir Robert Hapfield, chairman of Hadfield Ltd, said such a shell would have been valuable in the last war.
Market closes at seven each Saturday evening across Bridgeport marked by a comprehensive vendor directory. Includes numerous stalls and owners at Main Street Bank to State Street intersections and East End locations with shop names like Village Store and Hayes Fish Market.
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