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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1919
Page
4
Paris reports French smokers expect the government to stockpile the vast American tobacco and cigarettes, but many insist on the native brand. The local supply is scarce and distributed weekly, forcing lines of up to two hours with many left disappointed. Some accept the U.S. product reluctantly or at double the price.
Canfield of A H Canfield Rubber resigns from the board of apportionment on taxation after moving to Brooklyn and losing legal residency in Bridgeport. Mayor W declines immediate appointment of a successor as the board prepares to meet Friday afternoon in Common Council chambers to transfer funds and address deficits, notably in the Education budget with a growing shortfall.
Paris reports 1918 vital statistics show France minus 384,576 residents from 1917. Excludes occupied zones. deaths exceed births. Influenza blamed for large losses in latter 1918 half, about 200,000 deaths. Marriages rose by 19,364, divorces climbed from 6,672 to 8,121.
The schooner Alice B Phillips sailing from Mobile with slaves for Oporto Portugal has been abandoned in the Gulf of Mexico waterlogged. The crew were landed at Gulfport Mississippi.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets offer a gentle vegetable laxative alternative to calomel. Used by thousands for chronic constipation and torpid liver, they promote natural bowel and liver action without forcing unnatural swings. Available in 10c and 2c quantities, taken at bedtime to ease symptoms like dark mouth bad breath dull tired feeling and headache.
A gathering of drug clerks convenes at Carpenters Hall on Elm Street. The meeting aims to discuss regulatory compliance and inventory controls affecting local pharmacies. Attendance details are not provided.
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