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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1918
Page
6
Washington lawmakers hear from American Newspaper Publishers Association urging development of domestic water power to secure news print supply. Mr Weston notes wood pulp timber lies near potential water power sites, linking power and paper independence from foreign markets.
Waterbury officials report a board committee decided to remove five sets of fifth and sixth grade books containing German propaganda about supposed German superiority. Other titles will be ordered. Superintendent B W Tinker noted earlier high school texts with Kaiser images had already been eliminated at year start.
A draft resolution endorsed by 66 prominent Clevelanders urges President Wilson to suppress all German language newspapers in the United States, citing their role as propaganda. The move followed patriotic remarks at a University Club event hosted by the Veteran Association of Troop A for the 125th Field Artillery Band last night.
Springfield Mass March 22 Private Peter Novick of the hospital detachment at the United States armory here attempted to escape after desertion. He climbed two fences but was halted by a guard riot gun shot which tore part of his uniform but did not injure him.
The Whitman and Pratt Rendering Co plant at Concord Junction was gutted by a fire of undetermined origin on the first floor. All employees escaped. Company representatives estimate losses exceed 150000 dollars. In a separate case Theodore E. Jennings sues Danbury executors of Amos Hinkly for 825 dollars for board, claiming 14 weeks at ten dollars weekly with only 25 paid.
Judge William M. Maltbie reserved ruling on the motion to set aside the verdict in the Lenox Construction versus Colonial Construction case. Carl Foster argued the $5,033.02 award was excessive, with Henry E. Shannon defending the verdict.
Edward W Smith of this city sues his wife Thelma van Smith alleging desertion after their marriage on November 25 1913. The filing notes Mrs van Smith left him in November 1913. The text includes a quoted anecdote from Bobby's Logic about breaking commandments in a humorous aside.
Since its creation on September 2, 1914 the treasury bureau of war risk insurance has issued over 1.0 billion dollars in insurance on American ships and cargoes. Premiums collected by the government have amounted to losses of about 12.885 million dollars, offset by these revenues.
Advertising copy promotes Cascarets as a gentle liver and bowel cleanser for men women and children. Claims relief from biliousness sour stomach headaches bad breath and constipation with a nightly dose. Presents Cascarets as safer than harsher laxatives and suitable for kids and house use.
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use cure for gray faded or streaked hair. It promises natural dark lustre and youthful appearance with a simple morning application on a strand.
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