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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1921
Page
4
Shawnee, Oklahoma, October 18. A farmer, railing against national policy, vows to return to Arkansas after declaring Texas starvation Oklahoma speculation and the Harding administration ruin the world. He cites a painted sign on a covered wagon as his final verdict.
Polo rapidly becomes a popular sport on the University of Chicago campus. Polo Day draws students and residents to a fold of gatherings for spirited contests. The game is now part of the military pursuits at the university, with remarks noting it is less aggressive than other activities.
Wesleyan alumni plan a large gathering with football at Andrus Field and a campus-wide program. A Friday night initiation ceremony, a Saturday open alumni meeting led by James M. Lee of NYU, and a Sunday banquet headline the All-Wesleyan weekend, marking the year's biggest alumni event aside from commencement.
The enlarged division of medical inspection of schools reports progress to Health Officer Dr. William Hall Coon. With schools opening this year staff additions redirected work, more diphtheria tests conducted, nurse districts reorganized, and new equipment for child examinations acquired. Comparing September and October shows more children excluded for illness by October.
A conference of the Motor Heninier of Connecticut convened to discuss new regulatory measures. A proposed tax plan would raise up to 4 million dollars to fund motor vehicle safety and enforcement efforts.
Mrs Mary Wilhelm of Mint Way South Side Pittsburgh says Tanlac restored her health after years of illness. She describes rapid weight gain, renewed strength, and clearer sleep after starting the remedy. Tanlac is sold by Hindle Drive and Southport via Lain Advertisement.
An old advertisement recounts D McMulen, a Hudson volunteer fireman, praising Foley Kidney Pills as a stream of water for a fire, saying they hit the spot, quell pain, and relieve rheumatic pain backache and other kidney and bladder troubles.
A trial recounts alleged crimes linked to Mme. GCollamb and three missing persons tied to Landra galale. The defense notes an illegitimate child and missing father as part of a broader mystery. Witnesses corroborate the testimony about suspicions of murder connected to Gambats villa and an investigation for a traveling canteen aiding the American army.
Shown in Chicago on November 14 the strange tale of Arthur Drummond from Zion who found a battered barrel and a Napoleonic plant in a street well after the Chicago Fire. He claimed he hid the object to protect it before a factory was built over it and denied any wrongdoing.
A sailor named Comstedt told Police Judge Gordon of a near tragedy on Sanacs street where two men fought and a third intervened. Comstedt and Knute Stueen were charged after a 30 foot drop scare, with Comstedt jailed for disorderly conduct and Stueen fined. Comstedt vowed never to be a hero again.
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