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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1919
Page
2
In a Bridgeport Post installment starting Monday a tale follows a young woman guided by experiences of an older man. The narrative contrasts youth’s freshness with older insight, highlighting fascination with manners and sophistication.
Fenn Caffey of 875 Broad reported to the police that a thief entered his room and took a handbag containing keys and shaving utensils. The theft was noted as a broad alert with no further details available.
A historic health ad warns that poor dental care causes rheumatism heart trouble and indigestion in children. It condemns quack remedies, promotes Alhodon Dental Dream calcium carbonate with oils as safe, claims months of use for five weeks at 244, and urges home purchase.
A twenty six piece Rogers Brothers silverware set is offered as a desirable gift. Available at First Floor American Hardware Stores.
The Senate debated reservations to the treaty with Wilson’s preamble issue as Democrats seek tacit plan acceptances. Senator Hitchcock seeks support while President Wilson weighs letters and conference outcomes. Follette leads GOP opposition but reservations on Irish revolutions, withdrawal, and conscription are defeated or voted separately.
Bridgeport residents may hear the Vatican choir of 74 voices in a matinee at Polis Theatre on December 3. Manager Matthew Saunders said over 500 requests were received for the visit, with tickets to go on sale soon. The choir, under Maestro Casimira Casimiri, recently arrived in America, marking the first pontifical choir performance outside Rome in 1,600 years.
A Wall Street broker, identified as Sullivan, is under police scrutiny after a commission report questioned his knowledge of a “notorious” criminal. Sullivan allegedly hosted at a fashionable Washington cafe frequented by well known figures while investigators seek to prove if stolen securities were moved through his offices. Police tentatively connect several accomplices to the operation as the inquiry expands.
Mary Nleursy, 11, was picked up on the street last night by the police and taken to headquarters where she told a story of being brought here from Worcester, Mass. The police are searching for a man whom she would give no description.
Miners resume work in several coal districts amid threats from Dalmatian and Montene¢ero groups who warn violence if they return. Foreigners favor prolonging the strike as workers face intimidation. In Salt Lake City and Chicago reports, authorities dispute a nationwide coal embargo and rail officials pursue investigations into the unrest. None of the 18,000 union miners in Blossburg have returned to work.
A speech discusses collective bargaining and labor rights, praising worker judgment in Britain and America while urging France aid and Italy to avoid immigration restrictions. It notes a shift toward the eight hour day and cautions that bans on immigration hurt Italy’s finances. The speaker argues unions should reward cooperation with employers to secure concessions.
American ambassador John W. Davis was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws by Glasgow University on the eighteenth in Glasgow.
The report lists multiple locations with observed conditions and temperatures. Observations taken around 8 a.m. indicate mostly clear to cloudy skies and cooler readings across cities such as New York, Boston, Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Portland Maine, and St Paul with varied visibility and temperature readings.
Obituary items list funeral services for James Augur, Marjorie W. Willig, Annie Moy, Sandy Hoy, Jretta Richards, Daniel M. Nichols, William McCann, and others. Services were held at home or local churches, with burials at Mountain Grove, Pine Grove, St Michael, Lakeview, Nichols, St Francis Nagier, and Sacred Heart cemeteries. Names include Rev William Day, Rev Henry Kelley, Rev D M Lewis, and Mrs Annie Moy. Surviving relatives and details are noted for each deceased.
The piece argues mental work depletes energy and urges eating regular portions plus Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to stimulate digestion. It claims the tablets loosen stomach juices, allow freedom to eat rich foods, and improve both energy and work output for regular dieters and skippers alike.
An old advertisement promotes Parmint double strength mixed with hot water and granulated sugar as a cure for catarrhal deafness and head noises. It claims relief as mucus clears, breathing eases, and symptoms stop dripping to the throat. The remedy is said to be easy to prepare, inexpensive, and pleasant to take.
A worn young woman who knitted 241 army sweaters and wrote letters to soldiers, despite health decline, recovers after using CINOT herbal tonic. The piece promotes CINOT as a quick tonic and builder and lists Hart spans Drug Stores and various outlets in Connecticut selling the product.
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