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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1919
Page
8
A worker-led appeal asks men and women to support a Saturday afternoon shopping option. The campaign argues the short workday equals a Saturday of normal length and urges patrons to shop before 6 PM. It claims no reason remains for Saturday night shopping since factory closures on Saturdays.
A broad rally urges passage of shorter work hours, listing firms such as American Hardware Stores, Inc, Alling Rubber Co, Gilman's Music Store, Hawke Hat Co, Alfred Fox Piano Co, and many others urging labor reform. The roster includes retailers, manufacturers, and service firms like S. S. Kresge Co, Walk-Over Boot Shop, and Wissner Piano Co, signaling broad support across sectors.
A vintage ad touts Gude's Pepto Mangan as a safe pleasant tonic for pale weak children. It claims the tonic enriches red blood to energize the body for active play and healthy development, noting liquid and tablet forms share the same medicinal quality and advising to ask for O Mangan if Pepto Mangan isn’t available.
An advertisement promises a simple cure for catarrh using Amphorole and a spray free from inhalers or devices. It claims rapid relief, no doctor, and urges readers to contact Mrs. BH of Anderson, New Jersey, for the remedy sold as Camphorole at 35 cents. It describes symptoms like nasal discharge and foul breath and asserts thousands have been cured.
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claiming it clears intestinal mucus and soothes stomach and liver ailments, including appendicitis. It promises relief from milk toast distress and a lasting appetite improvement after many years of discomfort, with a money back guarantee.
Madrid reports clergy in conference led by Cardinal Primado of Spain decide to petition the government and the Cortes for higher salaries. The proposed scale sets no priest at less than one thousand pesetas yearly about 200 dollars and calls for increases up to 65 percent based on current pay, with missionaries in Spanish colonies to be included.
A sweeping blizzard cripples telegraph and train service across the Mississippi valley. Heavy snow and high winds disrupt Omaha Denver routes, hit South Dakota, northern Colorado, and Nebraska. Livestock losses feared as snow covers ranges. Trains run three to five hours late. electric rain precedes the storm in Grand Works district.
Washington Nov 10 The interstate commerce committee reports permanent railroad legislation allows a general rate increase within six days after railroads return to private operation on January 1. The measure says this prevents delay tactics by guaranty holders by ensuring rate adjustments occur after the guaranty period ends. It covers continued government rental payments for six months and government loans during the first two years of renewed private operation.
Rescue teams probed the wreckage of a massive Waggoner City fire near Wichita Falls Texas as authorities estimated losses at $1,000,000. A single unidentified man presumed from Atlanta, Georgia, was killed. About 50 businesses and homes were destroyed and hundreds displaced from tents.
The inter allied commission report on Smyrna was discussed as the supreme council extended the Greek occupation of the Smyrna region without prejudicing its final political destiny. Also noted are Belgium gains on Eupen Malmedy and a naval news item on the submarine 8-5 launch at Portsmouth New Hampshire with sponsor Mrs G S Burrell.
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