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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1920
Page
17
Grocery items listed include Premier Salad Dressing at 29 cents, Welch Grape Juice on sale, large can Evaporated peaches and pears, Fancy Peanut Butter, Gordon Codfish prize, and imported product line with several price points. Nonspecific brands and unclear entries indicate a low-value bulletin page item.
A BoI bulletin announces state troops will enter the southern Ruhr district to safeguard public order and industry. The report notes rising unrest and mentions an arms discovery near Ruggen island in the Baltic Sea.
Yale University outlines plans for a mock convention to be held May 12. G. G. Depew of Buffalo elected as chairman, with Depew set to retire as president of a university club after the month.
Wartrord April 3. Physicians in Connecticut grant more prescriptions for whiskey than allowed. Dr Stremlau, head of the department, says the rule permits 100 in three months and some elites rushed a month. One Hartford doctor has been cautioned to slow down.
An announcement from Columbus states that beginning Monday the Sunday Como News Desk and the Sunday Ohio State Journal will raise the price of a copy for ten bears.
Boston traders record modest moves as ale prices show small gains and steady quotes. The list lists 20c for one size 22c 28c 35c and 38c across several brews with buyers watching for shifts in demand and supply.
The report lists five uncontested divorces granted in the region including Suazy Wawa and Ty Goodell of Nor from C. Gendell. Other cases include Elizabeth Ker of Tagen and Marcus Gary of Bridgeport. New petitions for divorce were filed in Superior Court naming Anna Armour Luger, Arthur Born, Josephine Dodd, and Tessa Cowan Corin among others, with charges including cruelty, desertion, and infidelity.
A schooner from Cloucer Island Massachusetts bound for the port broke ground near Sara Island and was breaking up. All rigging and masts wrecked with a total loss of about 300 men aboard.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a January gathering of an organization linked to Hiram Johnson, president of the United States. The text mentions members meeting, perhaps in a city park setting, with references to an Isaac Johnson club and a controversial line about Johnson’s stance.
A man's skeleton discovered in the woods near PVoryton is believed to be Teer Wright who disappeared from his home in June 1918 after an automobile and bicycle accident. A bottle that had contained poison was found nearby, and a search failed to locate him.
An offer from Italy proposes production of two awaykathrs of the World Wire will secure independence from renowned German vices in Slinger Amtree Debes and arhe.
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