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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1923
Page
4
Despite dark clouds and threat of rain, the Sells Floto circus drew large crowds for both afternoon and evening performances yesterday. A street parade opened the event at Fairfield avenue circus venue, featuring a huge menagerie, side show, and the main top, delivering lively entertainment.
The show wrapped with Moe and Stow in a finale performance as the circus packed and moved on toward Stamford where another show is planned for today.
Police report a July incident at Saks and Co Headway department store where a young man helped himself to platinum rings worth about 810,000 from a showroom display. He slid a pane and walked away with a full case of rings as clerks attended other customers.
Partial readable line hints at a guidance about wearing short gloves and elbow coverage during summer. Names, dates, or places are not identifiable. The fragment preserves a tone of instructional notice or public health style from a local paper.
A Danbury era of odd events unfolds as a singing rooster in Evanson's North End causes a street gathering. The bird's high note triggers police intervention and a series of comic misadventures, culminating in a reported explosion near the laundry and furniture shop district. The scene includes Ah Sing, local shopkeepers, and residents debating ordinances while the rooster remains at the center of the commotion.
A bustling Polis Palace vaudeville program features Leslie Taukield and others in a breezy show, plus films and serials. The lineup includes acts by John Almiaga Mortar Harvey, Gladys Walton, and a two reel legacy segment with Mary Pickford memories. Dare Devil Doherty arrives at Pleasure Beach. A concurrent swimming and diving display at Lordship Park adds local spectacle.
New York reports a collapse in art market interest with several ensembles failing to fetch more than ten dollars. Justice Lydon heard a petition to secure a personal estate owned by art collector Carter, whose collection valued at eight million dollars faces restraint against Joseph, a former junk dealer turned connoisseur, who seeks exclusive selling rights after a Rome agreement dated last May.
Ten actors and actresses led by Signoret Greg ulat Vibert formed an association and approached the City Council to join the management of the Bernhardt Theater. They claim city directors lack artistic devotion and propose an open association for authors who prove talent.
Washington reports consumer costs shifted markedly between March and June, 1923 and again through 1926. Decreases appeared in many cities with Savannah and Portland showing notable drops, while New Orleans and Seattle led increases. Across 22 major cities, prices fell by 13.2 to 25.7 percent in June 1923, and overall living costs rose sharply for food, fuel, and furniture compared with 1913 levels.
A humorous tale from Mile Otero, famed as La Belle Terra, stops at a town with a luncheon menu reading Poached eggs Otero. She asks the waiter if she may use her name for the dish and is met with a puzzled grin as decades of usage go unchallenged.
London. July 24. Women novelists Misa Rehees West and Miss Kaye-Smith defend options beyond traditional sex tales. Kaye-Smith insists there is no replacement for the sex novel, arguing realism should reveal truth while avoiding melodrama.
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