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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1920
Page
11
Records from the New York New Haven Hartford line show freight tangie moving faster, with transit times down to days. Through freight transportation improvements, congestion at terminals is reduced and Bridgeport handling increases over 20 percent since April raids.
Chicago dispatch reports Senator La Follette will decide this week if he seeks the presidency on the Liberal party ticket after the party’s split from the 48ers. He convenes with Madison advisers and heads to a mass convention for ratification, with financial backing promised.
Paris dispatch reports that French officials announce Woolen Mills to reopen promptly as demand returns for next season. In Versailles a local coal office audit finds imported Havre coal containing 80 percent stone, 10 percent earth, 11 percent dust, prompting complaints from manufacturers.
DP Reade Percale and Madras Shirts in Waverly make offered in sizes 3 to 17 at 2.00. Athletic Shirts white finely knit at 0.65. Black Harness Leather Belts sizes 32 to 44 at 0.59. Hosiery for VW Women and Children includes Drop-stitch Silk Stockings at 1.89, English Ribbed Hose 6 to 9 at 0.39 or three for 1.00. Table linens show 48 inch squares at 2.00 and 60 inch at 2.00 with Japanese flower stamps on covers.
A fragmented listing describes a mix of poetry and prose pieces including Enslaved with a brisk plot, seas and ships, a prison and galley slave imagery, and several poems such as The Hounds of Hell and Fire Lemmings. It mentions titles like Helping Hersey, Bluestone, The Wind Between the Worlds, Our Peter, and Daisy Ashford Her Book with prices and a Linen Section note.
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