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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1920
Page
2
American companies control more than one third of the health insurance market, highlighting significant industry concentration and the influence of corporate players in pricing and coverage decisions. The finding underscores ongoing debates about competition, affordability, and consumer access in the sector.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe aurora phenomena and encoded passages about bands and figures. The text mentions hawks, Kore, and verses amid a page of unreadable lines, suggesting a poetic or encyclopedic entry with unclear context.
Almanac notes warmer conditions Tuesday and partly cloudy Wednesday across Southern New England. Observations from the Weather Bureau list temperatures and sun rise and set times for Bridgeport area with scattered city references. The piece ends with a question about how a bottle reached the Pacific coast.
Bridgeport launches a Liberty Loan drive with a $25,000 first day pledge at the Armory. Leaders report optimistic progress toward the $60000 quota as the campaign, begun Sunday with a mass meeting drawing over 2000 attendees, gains steam under national guidance and local volunteers.
In Lang, Belle Plaine Kansas a note placed in a river three and a half years ago resurfaced after Misr Lane received a letter from B S Baldwin an engineer with the Puget Sound Light and Power Company Seatte Washington. The message reportedly was found along the Washington Lake canal near Seattle.
A brief admonition invites readers to compare their teeth before and after a ten day brushing routine presented in a promotional tone, promising visible improvements and a simple method to reassess oral hygiene. The piece emphasizes self observation and repeated practice.
Harmony March 23. Sherlock Malmes has been out-sherlocked. In Winkes Pa Watson dubbed him and proved Bert Pollak was sane. Pollak disappeared with 600 cash and more. A ruse involving a Hungarian wife led to a police contact. Bert Pollak later left Windsor for business with Chief McMullen.
Real estate deeds record transfers on Poplar and Central avenues with names Dixon Wolban Goebel Repka and Agnes, Otto John, Olga Wallon, Petria Street. Mortgage deeds show Antoniio Gabriele, Isidor Blonbarma, Lois Walters, Baron, M. Mathe, Ward, Moran Venice, Anna Baron, Charles TW, Herbert Cutler, George Edwards, Annie Edwards, Otto Sockal, Alice Gosbel, Jane Mal to Jacol Shen, beach and Prince Street properties listed, plus release of mortgage and bills of sale details.
London report cites Father Bernard Vaughan condemning modern fashion as excessive and immodest. He laments women dressing for display, arguing gowns sacrifice decency, warmth, and ornament, and warn of moral harm to society.
A garbled regional item reports a theft incident in San Francisco with unclear names or dates. The fragment indicates the thief was apprehended, mentions jail time, and suggests a court or jurisdiction event but lacks coherent details for precise identification.
London reports an invention enabling phonographic reproduction of court testimony. A British inventor demonstrates a gramophone linked system to capture and replay voice over wire to London. The setup uses phonographic recording and telecommunication ideas, suggesting future use for recorded testimony in legal proceedings.
Seven prisoners faced Seven Face Court on drunkenness charges. They were fined after the court found them guilty. The record notes the difficulty in issuing confident pleas about where the drinks came from and mentions a historic reference to a parameter from 120 A.D.
Obituary notices report multiple funerals and services across Stratford area. Russel Sprague Huss Oye dt dies at Bridgeport hospital. services held at Mullins Scott funeral parlors and Lakeview cemetery. Others include Thomas P. O'Brien funeral well attended at Scorr Ledgate parlors with St Augustine church service. Also noted are Marjorie May Jones infant burial and Marion Slay Meser funeral at home with St Michael's cemetery. Adam Ventulett dies after long illness at Stratford home. family details, burial at St Michael's cemetery. Funeral notices list numerous relatives, churches, and cemeteries, reflecting a busy period of bereavement in the community.
A vintage ad claims Danderine moisturizes and thickens hair, adds golden gleams, and reduces dandruff. It promises double beauty, shine, and youthful color, urging readers to buy at druggists or grocery counters for a few cents.
A claimed home remedy promises to remove dandruff by applying squid oil mixed with ordinary squid oil, rubbed into the scalp. The ad asserts full elimination after a few applications, stops itching, and leaves hair shiny and lustrous. squid oil is available at drug stores and the treatment is inexpensive.
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