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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1923
Page
28
Washington January 29 The nomination of Judge T Sanford of Tennessee to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to succeed Justice Pitney was favorably reported today by a unanimous vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Advertises Kellogg's Bran as a permanent cure for constipation with daily use. Claims two tables pesatuls suffice for severe cases and promotes various recipes and serving ideas. Highlights nationwide health impact and availability in hotels and restaurants, urging readers to ask grocers for Kellogg's Bran.
The Bridgeport Art League will host a birthday party and Olds Maids convention at the club house on Clinton avenue next Monday at 4 pm to raise funds. A one act play The Ola Maids Convention will be performed with Mrs Frank Hickman in charge and many members listed as participants.
President Harding cancels a planned address to government bureau heads at the naval budget conference after a physician advised against exposure while recovering from grippe. He spent much of the day at his desk and is reported to have virtually regained his strength after illness kept him from the office.
Fairfield Conn Jan 29 Special A meeting of the Connecticut Star Shepherds of Bethlehem will be held at the Red Men's hall on the Post road February 12 The last meeting was held a week ago but many members were unable to attend and the regular business session was omitted Mrs William Finnagan newly elected commander of the post had been confined at home with grippe
Officials of the Connecticut Humane Society said Intenga will prosecute individual drivers rather than the employing firms for failing to blanket horses on the street. Investigations show most firms with horse-drawn deliveries provide drivers with blankets.
The Connecticut Congress of Mothers holds its semi annual convention at Hotel Green Danbury with Miss Emma Brush chairing the State Child Welfare committee and delivering the principal address.
Maplewood School girls in Bridgeport collected 15 dollars for the Community Chest by speech making in Room 220 across three days. Mary Richmond led the effort with quotes from teachers and local officials applauding the youth initiative. The campaign raised beyond the $10 goal as students pledged per child and inspired praise from Superintendent Cortright and Chest officials.
Washington January 20 President Harding suggested at a budget conference that the federal government may completely avoid a deficit this fiscal year and begin the new year with a balanced ledger. The January fifteenth figures show expenditures of 3,574,554,1828 against receipts of 3,481,904,959.
Benjamin Conley of 49 Meadow Street had his compensation petition denied by Compensation Commissioner BE Bucking ham. Conley, an employee of Bridgeport Brass Company, sought further relief alleging eye irritation from a January accident at the plant. the commissioner ruled the irritation cannot be attributed to the incident despite sick benefits already provided.
Wartford Conn Jan 29 A closed season on shad in the Connecticut river will be discussed by the legislative committee on fish and game Thursday afternoon following a suggestion by Supt J W Titcomb of the fish and game commission Later the incorporation committee will hear those interested in the amendment to the charter of the Norrington Electra Light Co.
New York January 99. A divorce suit filed by Mia Tellegen against Lou Tellegen, former manager and actor, opened at a closed hearing before Referee Maloney. Geraldine Farrar, former Metropolitan Opera soprano, was not present.
Jacob Walty of 779 Alain Street avoided a four year jail sentence after arraignment in City Court on charges of selling liquor in his restaurant, the judge citing his prior four year period as a saloon keeper with no arrests.
Morristown New Jersey January 24 Associated Press Charles Burlol was convicted of second degree murder for killing his wife Margaret. He was sentenced to serve from 15 to 80 years in state prison.
Medina New York Mrs Wai H Apsins suffered nervous trouble for over two years and says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her condition after reading about it in the Buffalo Times. Rochester New York Mrs Nellie Dorey reports recovering from postnatal exhaustion after using the same remedy and regaining weight to feel like a girl of sixteen.
A historical newspaper blurb extols a new toothpaste designed to combat dental film and tartar, claiming old pastes failed. It explains how film causes decay and pyorrhea, with germs thriving in it. The ad touts modern research yielding two methods to curdle or remove film safely, producing whiter, healthier teeth.
The toothpaste Pepsodent is urged by dentists after seven years of use. It claims to boost saliva alkalinity and neutralize mouth acids while aiding starch digestion. Advertisers tout a ten-day test and the feeling of clean teeth with reduced film and whitening effects.
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