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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
14
Wealthy travelers tour France battlefields in luxuriously fitted motor car caravans that provide meals and kitchenette. Twelve passengers ride by day, six at night, with a detachable room in the car for provisions, allowing independence from hotels and restaurants.
Mrs. Freda Pollak Weiss, 98, testified in court denying alienation of affections claims by Mrs. Florence Valentine. She said Valentine entered her home during a nighttime incident, but she did not know or admit to improper relations and denied signing hush money. The defense rested as testimony concluded.
Bridgeport Kiwanis endorsed the Roosevelt Memorial drive at Stratfield meeting yesterday. A committee led by A T Robinson and Charles Gerjer was named to draft a plan for the subject. New members William E Borbara Joan T Wavitond C D Miller Willis Levibner and Robert Ferret A Teal joined the club. A new publication The Bughouse Pugh was announced for circulation.
Costas Flouris of Fairfield Avenue was fined one dollar and sentenced to five months in jail by the city court on a complaint of a disclosing woman on the East Side. The case notes threats of harm unless she eloped, with the accuser unnamed in the report.
Frederick G. Cottrell of California nominated by President Wilson to be director of the bureau of mines, succeeding Van H. Manning who resigned.
Mrs H Robinson of Clinton Mass reports relief after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for nerves and fatigue. She describes headaches dizziness and insomnia improved with treatment and weight gain. Advert appears with pricing 60 cents per box and booklet offer from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
Lettered advertisement from Dayton Ohio and New York claims Miro Pile Remedy absorbs piles never to return. Enthusiastic testimonial asserts total relief after using the product, with guarantees and offers to mail the genuine recipe for a price. Readers urged to ask Hindles Store and to send stamps for details.
Simple purchase plan for a Coach Hammock allows a small cash deposit, home delivery now or on demand, with the remaining balance payable in small weekly or monthly installments to suit convenience.
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