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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1920
Page
2
An advertisement promotes William’s tonic as health insurance for debilitated bodies. It claims benefits like improved appetite and digestion, restored energy, and stronger nerves, suitable for rheumatism anemia and nervous disorders. Free booklet offered from Schenectady NY. Drugstores carry Williams’ Wink Pulls.
Brandished advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as an overnight solution to gray hair. It claims the product darkens evenly, restoring a natural look, with many bottles sold as a famous recipe enhanced by other ingredients.
A one gallon thermos style jar named Aladdin Thermal Ware Jar offers storage for either solids or liquids. The ad suggests ice cream can be kept hard for picnics, solving the challenge of transporting frozen desserts.
The Amer British Manufacturing Company partially resumed operations after a near shutdown caused by material shortages and freight delays. President Tey pledged full restoration of output soon, with most of the force back to work and factories to be fully operational in a short period.
A pigeon became tangled in electrical wires above a local theatre. Fireman Deering rapidly scaled a ladder and freed the bird, delivering it to the city editor who provided care before releasing it. The incident drew a watching crowd as crews restored safety.
The article discusses the overall movement in Paris and calls the protest both sensational and platonic. It argues wearers should be judged by actions, not attire, noting class distinctions and cost concerns in clothing.
A Vaughan boy found a pistol at home and, while playing with friends, fired at a temple and killed himself. In Alden, another boy found an old shotgun in his aunt Miss Clara Youngs attic and a companion fired, fatally wounding him within half an hour.
In Lincoln Nebraska figures warn the Prohibition Party will mobilize a fight to end this convention if a clear statement against weakening the amendment is not issued. Calderwood, vice chairman, says the party will push for decisive action starting Wednesday.
The report states meat production fell by about 400 million pounds over the last months compared with the previous year. The Institute of American Packers notes a continuing decline and cites factors affecting supply and demand.
London reports that the wife of Tynatius Coln, once a German spy, was juried from England during the recent Kapp putsch. she has since taken employment as a domestic servant.
A Paris medical statement says epidemics rise in hot dusty weather as dust carries germs and end with heavy rain. The note urges families to endure until effective rain can quell outbreaks, arguing nature’s downpour can prevent mass deaths.
A Brest court fined a widow 200 francs after she retrieved her son's body from a devastated area to keep a grave plot green. She had withdrawn savings, traveled to the region, exhumed the body, and brought it back to Brest as she sought to honor the grave.
WONTON July 1 High 7 ing has come back as the fashion for reducing and hundreds of women pursue it. Complaints to a London Womans club report morning wall knocks at 7.90 traced to groups kicking five foot walls. A French journal notes cure incidents suggesting visual waves precede sound. author Perret cites Vesuvian eruptions showing arcs above the crater before explosions.
The report describes unsettled conditions with showers in southern New England on Wednesday and fair weather elsewhere. North winds along the Atlantic coast rise to stronger levels from Sandy Hook northward, then ease. A disturbance over northern New England moves northeast and weakens.
Waterbury and New Haven jitney and trolley tensions rise as drivers threaten pay cuts if routes are shortened or halted. Leaders from Waterbury and New Haven discuss forming a cooperative, while officials await a formal report and a letter from Can noeliout Company president S S Storrs.
A man identified as Joseph sat 294 Osen street was arrested last night on an assault charge after resisting officers who attempted to restrain him during a confrontation with his wife. The incident involved a reported fight at the residence and led to his arrest on the scene.
The article notes a political confrontation centered on Marion with claims of a Wilson attack and Harding campaign activities. It mentions James J. Darden of New York and a rally around the McBintey residence, with a theater shaft reportedly brought to Canton and set up under Senate supervision.
Senator Johnson of California accuses Senator Harding of dodging the core issue in the Republican nomination campaign. He says a clear stance on Americanism is needed to unite the party and moves the movement forward if Harding accepts the platform.
In Ashville on July 4 0 a tainted report notes the United States government examining a proposal to give railroads priority in car assignments to coal mines. Judge Dayanay is referenced in a context of reviewing the measure amid transportation concerns.
Williams and Sava excel for semi pro club as Batters command the plate. Paul Kritenell manages the squad and guides Port Chester with strong performances while Ward leads Shipyard in a tight contest. Breakisa breaks through and Laromobile shows solid hitting in the industrial league.
Saul Geduldie, 72, whose skull was fractured in two places Friday during a daylight hold up on his W Street store, was reported improving last night at Vincent's Hospital. Although he has recovered enough to recount the attack to five detectives, the injury nearly cost him his life.
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