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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1921
Page
3
Secretary Davis dismisses May Day uprisings as fictitious stating there was no May Day in the United States yesterday. He says few fear radical plans and notes many working men own homes and union leaders are level headed enough to prevent radical ideas.
Courts in this city will open early, forming four courts focused entirely on naturalization. Judge John P. Kellogg presides over the naturalization court with about 1150 citizenship applications to rule on. many applicants are enemy aliens exempted from delay. Examinations will be conducted by Berena at Boston, with sessions through May and June aiming to complete the list. Damages sought total about £10,000 in cases arising from a November 1920 collision on Compo Street, Westport, between Middleton and a coal wagon driven by Poulkski, causing two deaths.
Report from the Roan of Communicable Diseases cites 107 scarlet fever cases in the city in the past month with six deaths. Many cases were secondaries from household contact. the fever’s virulence and kidney and ear complications elevated risk. Other diseases totaled variedly with 41 diphtheria, 14 pneumonia, 12 diphtheria carriers, and measles, influenza, whooping cough among lesser counts.
In Buenos Aires a mob attacks a paymaster and three guards traveling near the customs house. The assailants strike as the party moves toward the National bank. A payment amount 629.008 is noted in the report.
TONDON May 2 Sotheby's to sell a Pembroke family armor collection held 190 years. Items include a Jacob the Armorer suit linked to the second War of Pembroke, heraldic decorations, a black armor war-suit with brass rivets, and a fine russet rider's suit.
A listing of pottery, silk lampshades, fireless cookers, Perfection oilstoves, Homer Laughlin porcelain, glass cutting, Hoover sweepers, Royal Worcester china, Torrington sweepers, and vacuum bottles highlights a domestic goods showcase.
Art glass lamps and special prices. A clever lampShade maker works on glass shades in metal frames nearby. Display includes complete lamps with similar shades, each offered at a special price. Rich metal finishes, broad range of graceful shapes, bright and dull bases, some with unique polychrome finishes, and shades in many color combinations.
Visitors can enter for a chance to win a regular $65 Hoover appliance during Helping Hand Week. Learn how to submit your name at the Hoover section. The prize promises to ease cleaning chores and keep homes bright and tidy for anyone lucky enough to win.
Buying options include Dutch Cleanser dirt-chaser three boxes for 24 cents with a Dutch Cleanser bank, Ivory soap six for 40 cents, Japanese furniture pot items, Santa Claus soap six for about 25 cents, Old English floor wax for Te, Sunny Monday soap one for 35 cents, Fairy soap eight for 9 cents, and other similar cleaning goods.
See glass cut savings advertised for vases baskets bowls bowls and sets. Prices range from $1 to $24.85 with various finishes and patterns highlighted by a cutter at work. Includes nappies bon bons com ports and water sets among other items. Prices listed for large bowls comports and lamps sets.
The latest Homer Laughlin dinner set features 29 pieces designed to serve six with six cups six saucers six plates a sugar bowl a cream pitcher a vegetable dish and a meat dish. Open stock patterns allow additions in blue band gold band green clover pink rose and other motifs with prices listed for various configurations up to 100 pieces in gold blue band or pink spray decoration.
Art muslin with blue or pink vard. oil opaque window shades in green, mounted on spring roller with brackets. Duples window shades in green and white on sturdy rollers. Porch shades in green or brown with cord and cleats and hooks. Widths from 4 to 10 feet, prices $3 to $9.50.
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