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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1923

Page

8

Lions Club Seeks Chamber Plan For Civic HQ Move

The Lions Club asks the Chamber of Commerce to outline plans for a seaside civic headquarters accessible to Edens Club members. A directorate vote approved sending a representative to discuss details next Wednesday. The event ties to a Connecticut and Rhode Island Lions division field day planned for August 15, with transportation arranged to a lake site for a two day gathering.

Chamber of Commerce Edens Club Gsuncheon UN Chamber Norwalk Kaynis Nual Jake Walter Lions Connecticut Rhode

Braided Crowns Adorn New Bat Designs

Braided crowns appear on a subset of the latest bats featuring velvet fiber and ribbed boa textures, highlighting new design trends in sports equipment.

Woman Says Health Restored by Vegetable Compound

Milwaukee woman Mary Salecueck recounts relief after illness and fatigue from childbearing. She explains stopping medicines, using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic, and feeling much improved. The letter lauds decades of claimed successes and gratitude.

Lydia E. Pinkham Milwaukee Wis Lydia Pinkham Mary Salecueck 28Th St Wisconsin

Ornamental influence and arcane Chinese motif on a hall display

A garbled reminiscence describes a decorative piece with spiral pedestals, a red lacquered office scene featuring Funyamia, a mass of flowers between phonograph stands, a framed oil painting, and questions about drip-proof window materials, wallpaper colors, and use of tapestry in upholstery.

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Quaint Furniture Sets Stage in Music Room Scene

Fragmentary OCR text describes furniture in a music room with lines about pine spire furnishings and polish. The passage mentions complementing the room with trib of chakk and references to home decor. Names and dates are not clear due to garbled text.

EL Maren Moor Muic Leon

Household Suggestions From a Vintage Guide

Household tips cover sickroom watch warnings about water and patient care. Advice includes using a tumbler over water to calm disturbances, placing eye shells in a teakettle, and handling metal spoons carefully. Also notes for brown shoe cleaning with ammonia and water and dipping knives to cut bread without tearing. Leftover vegetables can be stored with olive oil and lemon juice.

British Admit Under a Rebate Gusta

A British quota rebate was admitted amid confusion as July allocations and immigration rules were debated. Officials reported the United States detained several late July entrants after quotas and duties were discussed, amid broader inquiries into ports and transit in Washington. Officers claimed the commission uncovered irregular arrivals affecting the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, including men and children, prompting scrutiny of subjecs and enforcement.

Wis Washington United Sat Curarsari Atlantas Ala Arsl Gulf of” Mex

Local College Update Stumbles in Odd Report

A garbled field report from July 18 mentions Stanford and a fine amid a trend discussion. The text is incomplete but hints at a disciplinary or performance setback within a sports or academic context, with unnamed individuals and unclear details.

Public Comfort Station Proposed in City Center

A Civic Affairs committee in Tynidgeport urges a public comfort station in the central business district after surveying conditions in the city and 18 others. The plan envisions an underground station with a surface structure near the Tym gt building, funded partly by a Connecticut company, with ongoing maintenance by the traction company.

Tynidgeport Neces Tym Gt Connecticut Company Ty le Wall Sratterd Avenue Comitter Howard Simpson Walter Rh Clark Heath Coon Rd Crudgington Charles Gelittly Rv Hemy FE Kelly di W A la Field George IH Wood

Lions Club Fund Grows as Drive Reaches Near 1000

Tioga Lions Club fund for a children’s home grows daily as members solicit support for the Visiting Horse Association project. Contributions including $50 from James Stiples & Company bring the total to 976 476 with a goal of 1 000. Preparations begin for early fall construction.

Tioga Club Brehbelag Femnine Company James Stiples & Companys Bank

Kiwanis Luncheon To Be Business Session

Kiwanis luncheon will be a business meeting. Topics include Seaside club project Thimter of Commerce material for family picnic reports from committees and Kiwanig Field Dig.

Kiwanis Kiwanis Club Thimter of Commerce Motive

Palm Olive Shampoo Promises Lustrous Hair At Low Cost

Dull hair harms beauty while a gleaming soft style enhances it. Palm Olive Shampoo offers a gentle cleanse at home for a few cents, claimed to leave hair gleaming, pliant, and lovely. Hair specialists charge high prices, but this bottle at drug or department stores provides instant beauty potential.

Probate inventory filed for estate of Frank Mirant

An inventory of the estate of Frank Mirant who died last May has been filed with Probate Judge Paul L Miller and the estate admitted to probate. Real estate on North Avenue valued at $20 700 subject to a mortgage of $7 000 held by Mechanics and Farmers Savings Bank. Personal property including mortgage notes bank deposits and liberty bonds totals $11 467 04.

Frank Mirant Paul L Miller Dorry Whitney Olivier J Orton Olbert Q Hull Wiite Real Eature Noth Avenue Mechanics and Barfers Savings Bank

Massachusetts jurist sued for divorce

New York dated July 18 reports Waller Burbank once of the Massachusetts Supreme Court being sued for separation by his wife Louisa Roache Buthink. She accuses cruel treatment and abandonment. The defendant, born in Boston and now in dearchment, studied at Harvard and Boston University before entering finance.

New York Waller

City Court Disposes Minor and Public Peace Cases

Edward W Jackel bound over to Criminal Superior Court on bigamy charges with $1200 bonds set. Joseph Pasztor fined $10 and costs for bicycle stop-and-idle refusal. Four youths from Harrall avenue and Center Street sentenced for breach of the peace. Max Thomson fined $16 for unregistered driven vehicle. Several others cited or fined for speeding and related offenses. Japan’s power grid strained by dry winter prompts installations of steam plants.

Edward W Jackel Parrott Avenue Criminal Superior Court Caity Court Joseph Pasztor Mountain Grave Street Fairfield Avenue Liwns Harrall Avenue Center Street Tony Lwas Gwen Avenue Francis Mage George Sieet Laney George Griffin Catherine Street Yail Max Thomson Seaview Avenue Ife Sud Hernstein Port Chester

Two Held as Abductors of New Haven Girl

Two Brooklyn men Lugene Pale and Tienjami Jewis were held for arraignment in Magis trate 4 court on charges of abducting New Haven schoolgirl Mary Norst. The girl, found last night by Brooklyn detectives at Falers home, is in the care of the Childrens Society awaiting her parents.

New Haven New York Mary Norst Lugene Pale Tienjami Jewis Brooklyn Magistrate Faler Childrens Society

Mary O Neill Named Clerk In City Contract Office

Miss Mary O Neill of B98 Park Street was appointed clerk in the Board of Contract and Supply offices starting yesterday. She will serve as additional clerk through year end under new official orders. The move aims to centralize purchasing for all boards and departments through the Board of Contract and Supply.

Mary O Neill Park Street Board of Contract and Supply Misa Neill Board of

Bridgeport City Government Per Capita Cost in 1922

The United States Census Bureau reports Bridgeport spent $47.31 per resident in the fiscal year ending March 31, 1822, on city government. Per capita debt stood at $4.47 with $7,309,958 in revenue from property taxes, $45.99 per person, and per capita maintenance costs of $36.83 plus $3.70 interest and $6.77 for new work. Employed workers in England reduced Saturday work to nine and a half hours while others kept five days.

Bridgeport United States Bureau of Census Honda

Vital Statistics Births and Marriages Listing Names

A compiled list of births with parents and addresses, dates in July, including Francis and Mary Steturak a son July 9 and many more. Also notes marriages Victor Tepsera and Mamie White, James Merhan and Frances Johnson with respective ages and addresses.

Francis Mary Steturak Vuplar Street Giovanni Antoinette Vallila Fembroka Street Anthony Mary Busia Sylvan Avenue Andrew Ashula Herfert Colorado Avenue Valenty Mary Brsozowski Harnam Avenue Julius Amy Miller Alander Street Alessio Sarina Accardi Davenport Street Victor M Tepsera Clarence Street Mamie White James A Merhan Terry Place Frances A Johnson Park Avenue

Elm City Man Bankrupt in Hartford Firm Case

Jacob Slosaberg of Hartford, operating as Biglow Taylors, filed a bankruptcy petition in New Haven crediting debts of 14057 and assets of 4868.

ELM City Man New Haven Jacob Slosaberg Hartford Biglow Taylors

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