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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
7
Terrified Vera Cruz residents face growing panic as bubonic plague reports surface from Mexico City. Earlier hopes for quick control fade as scant updates keep the port city on edge.
In New Haven Judge Howard J. Curtis is assigned to cases this week as the 2d premis court sits in session. Curtis is slated to join the court upon retirement of Justice Prenzine of Radford and may become an associate justice of the supreme court. An air crossing of the Sahara by two Frenchmen on a 1000 mile leg is noted.
A fragmented ad copy extols Dr True's Elixir as a family laxative and worm expeller. It quotes testimonials from Mrs H N Roberts of Pontiac Michigan praising relief for her sick baby girl and another mother saying the child is fine. The blurb urges parents to start giving the medicine and to buy Dr True's Elixir at dealers, noting three sizes.
A vintage advertisement promotes ordinary buttermilk and cream as a facial treatment for wrinkles and enlarged pores. It describes a gentle fingertip massage and notes a perfected method of concentrating butter milk with cream sold by Bindiole Drugstore and other outlets, touting clear, youthful skin.
Advertisement offers Wendell's Ambition Brand pills to revitalize worn out, nervous individuals. Claims quick mood improvement within days and a money back plan, with purchase options at Hindle's or Hartigan's. Mentions use for nervous system issues, insomnia, constipation, and fatigue.
A fragmentary Montreal report notes Want A F L leaders on British soil discuss endorsing Ireland and demanding Gaza military withdrawal, with Peter J. Brady of New York leading a resolution. Gompers and Well plan to address Chicago platform committee on labor demands.
Newark New Jersey June 7 Provisions create a home for respectable bachelors or widowers in the will of Marcus L Ward son of New Jersey Civil War governor. Applicants must be white bachelors or widowers past misfortune and have once ample means. They must be over 80 and residents of New Jersey at least 19 years. After bequests, more than $2 000 000 will be available for the home.
New Haven June 7 A state’s attorney seeks a court injunction to close Stanford’s Inn at Savin Rock. Believed first such move in the state, the action challenges the inn’s character. The 1907 law cited will back the suit, with a temporary injunction to be argued next Saturday.
A large coal shipment reached Bridgeport harbor yesterday as twelve barges, carrying an estimated 1000 tons, were landed by the Espe Line tug Owen McWilliam from New Fork. Barges 316 of Powell Line brought three boats. seven barges were redesigned for Derby, while McWilliamne towed loaded boats to New Haven and returned with more barges to Bridgeport.
London June 7 Premier Lloyd George said in the House of Commons Britain will bring to justice Bersins tied to crime in Ireland. The government plans to reorganize the Irish executive and bolster police naval and military forces to quell the organized campaign of murder and assassination.
David M Tudie of Waterbury sues John Johnson of Waterbury and the Yohn Tucker Pororal and Erbalmine Association of Waterburn in superior court claiming dissolution of the group and damages of 1000. The business operated in Waterbury but plaintiffs says Johnson gave no time to the business. Also notes a separate May 11 report of Eileen Robinson falling 25 feet in Southwark, death by misadventure.
The board of trustees approved bills during the June session of the Welfare Building Commission yesterday. Commissioner Kicin was unable to attend.
A list of postmasters is provided with multiple names including George Wy aA Wallin, Daniel the', Patrick Lh. Shea, Der, W. Green, Tomas I. ollen, Ridgefield, George Poster, Rockville, Robert, and others. The fragmentary OCR text shows several errors and incomplete entries but centers on confirming postmasters in Connecticut.
The Milford Association of Business Men will hold its Tat meeting tonight to finalize plans for the season and the summer outing. John G. Strats, Harry W. Crane, Windsor Loin, and others are noted among attendees as the group reviews arrangements.
Local workers who served in the National War Work Council will attend a banquet at Stratfeld tonight. The event salutes men and women who represented the gas association in service during the war and will honor their contributions.
A Bridgeport soldier blinded during the War War receives $140 a month for aid and job training plus $54 monthly War Risk Insurance payout. His identity is not learned but he has been seen on local streets. information should be sent to War Risk Insurance agent Tarry Burlingame at 101 Milk Street, Boston.
In 1903 the United States Rubber Company laid the foundation for saving car owners money by making the first American car tire and introducing a uniformity standard. It built and owns a unique cord fabric mill and produces plantation rubber for consistent quality. The cord tire concept promises economy, but execution matters as much as the idea.
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