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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1923
Page
12
Philadelphia July 1 Pro vost Josiah H Penniman was nominated for the Presidency of the University of Pennsylvania today by the Board of Trustees. The nomination is tantamount to election, but final action will not be taken until September meeting.
Town Chairman J Alex H Robinson denied rumors of friction between the Sixth and Ninth district Republican clubs over a carnival planned in Ninth district territory at Putnam and Main streets. He said leaders and active members of the Ninth district club are not involved in a petty dispute and there has been no friction as a result.
Connecticut gains power after Vermont Senator Dillingham's death with Senator Brandegee poised as Judiciary chair and McLean set for Banking and Currency, boosting Connecticut’s role in Foreign Affairs, Finance, and Interstate Commerce shaping policy on prohibition, foreign relations, and economic legislation.
An announcement states Rev. Leonard Todd formerly of Oakville has accepted a call to be rector of SS Piris Protestant Episcopal in Woodbury. Todd has recently withdrawn from active parish work due to unspecified health concerns.
Governor Ilinkie faced Magee in a criminal libel and contempt case involving Chief Justice Parker of the state supreme court. Magee was sentenced to one year to eighteen months on libel and sixty days on contempt. The governor said no action until avenues of court redress are exhausted.
Erma Ward, one of the Sells-Floto circus sisters, performs a double somersault and hand to hand catch, then returns to the dressing tent to play checkers with her pet thrush Gobang nearby. She and two hundred other aerialists perform at Fairfield avenue lot in Bridgeport on July 25, showcasing contrast between bold acrobatics and a hobby.
The Poii's Palace program blends vaudeville and cinema with Children of Jazz and Our Ang comedy plus The International News Aesop's Fables and Local News Review. Acts include Miranda and Her Shuffling Orchestra, Jang and Whalen, Ravens and Kelly, and Aftie Kepler. Also features Lost and Found with House Peters and Pauline e. House Peters stars as Captain Blackbird in a romantic drama. A Great Van Norman stunt draws crowds at Pleasure Beach with daily shows. Tomorrow is Children's Day with free ferry rides and Mardi Gras night at Grand Dance Palace. Fireworks Friday and Are You a Failure? at Dawe's Theatre star Madge Bellamy and Lloyd Hughes. The Famous Mrs Fair at Hip podrome tonight.
A damaged advert promotes a product named Goce claimed to cure ringworm blotches and similar skin troubles. It asserts quick relief with a penetrating formula called Nuuid and urges purchase at arug stores for various skin ailments.
An early advertisement touts a hair removal treatment described as harmless and effective. It promotes Delatone powder mixed with water to form a paste applied to unwanted hair, left briefly, then washed away. The copy claims hair removal after a single application, urging buyers to purchase the original Delatone package.
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