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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
3
In Constantine, a man died after drinking from a glass tainted with cyanide of potassium at a saloon bar. A companion claimed the bottle held brass cleaner. The bartender noted the poison bottle was mistaken for gin and police opened an investigation into the fatal incident.
Judge Frank J. Haines lists eight uncontested divorce cases for Friday in Superior Court. Names include Keating, Goodman, Merwin, Desantis, Meisel, Mackenzie, Frawley, and Morehouse. Additional motions in divorce matters and alimony, receivership reports, and related court orders occupy the docket.
Indianapolis June 3 A New York special counsel at the Associated Advertising Clubs declares the nation should be known as a safe shopping place. He urges better bureaus abroad to expose misleading advertising and protect American merchants. He cites examples of fraud overseas and stresses keeping foreign publics informed.
F Pleigher Thompson Inc engineers sue Roller Bearing Co for about 1100 in unpaid fees on designing and supervising a new plank for the Ball and Roller Bearing Co of this city. An agreement totaled 5600 with 2500 paid when work stopped. Judge Walsh reserved decision.
Ferdinand Crater of Greenwich sues Unton Whittlesey and wife for 300 in damages after an automobile owned by the defendants killed his full blooded Russian wolf hound on the night of September 7, 1937. Judge John R. Booth heard the case. decision reserved.
A brief tease notes Radioml Warren’s fiction feature George-Hiram’s Goose in next Sunday’s Post Magazine. The tale centers on George-Hiram, who eats crow to learn a lesson from a red-haired wife, highlighting a topsnatch reading vibe.
Anne Rittenhouse, noted authority on women’s attire, advises Bridgeport women to dress correctly and follow her guidance religiously. General Wood endorses Will Hays, while the GOP contends the steamroller tactic may backfire, leaving some supporters fatigued by the process.
A girls fashion feature highlights Jack Tar dresses and other summer styles priced from six to seven fifty dollars. Regular assortment includes dresses in this season’s range with emphasis on light fabrics and bright colors.
Dainty white muslin petticoats in regular intermediate and special sizes for women, priced from 1.25 to 4.50 dollars, described as shadowproof and suitable under white dresses with lace and embroidery, plus special nightgowns in muslin with embroidery trim. Also notes sale location on the second floor.
Durable tan leather briefcases offered for nine dollars. Designed for busy men and students, they feature strong straps, a nickel lock, a firm sewn handle, and roomy pockets for papers books or sheet music. Special price on the third floor.
Describes cool handsome gloves in silk for summer outfits. Notes good silk pairs with double-tip fingers priced at 1.50 and 2.95, plus 16-button pure white options. CHAMOISETTE gloves offered in white similar to suede, washable and priced at 8c.
Leonard refrigerators are now arriving featuring a porcelain coated food chamber fused to a metal base, offering a seamless sanitary interior. Models include top icing, side icing, apartment house styles with various ice capacities and prices from 36 to 185 dollars, plus other makers with white enamel and porcelain linings priced 14 to 90 dollars.
Linen handkerchiefs for women offered in blue tan pink and green with white borders and decorative patterns and a note of color and beauty. Regular 35c sort priced at 19c. Men’s large soft cotton handkerchiefs in plain white with hem, True service sort, originally 15c now 12c.
Ready for instant use strong looking screens offering pest protection. Window screens slide to fit multiple widths while door screens come in sizes to fit standard doors. Front and rear door options priced from 2.65 to 4.50 with various window sizes ranging 12 by 33 to 30 by 45 inches. Fourth floor.
Kuppenheimer clothes offer fit style and finish with a practical service policy. Thousands have found them eminently best with today’s dollars buying greater value. Regular prices range from 57.50 to 77.50 with sale figures around 47.50 to 60.
An aged newspaper ad showcases tasteful scrim curtains at 3.50 with light cooling effect and handdrawn decoration, lace corner, and lace edge. It promotes Madras curtains imported with Grecian border patterns, drapes with soft effect, and cretonnes at 69c to 32c with rich colors for draperies and pillows.
Navy umbrellas offered at six ninety five with navy blue silk fabric and a good weight weave. Plain handle with loop allows easy carrying when not in use. Described as serviceable real protectors priced from ten dollars to six ninety five, located opposite the elevators.
Nice stock of woolen fabrics suitable for dresses and skirts. Close weave smooth surface durable and attractive in gray 42 inches wide at 2.50 a yard. Serges and wool tussahs 2.75 with colors including old rose dark brown Copenhagen taupe plum green navy. Chajks in fine wool soft light weight 27 inches wide 1.75 with light or Persian designs. Third floor.
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