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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1927
Page
7
A garbled ad promises inexpensive, sensational weight gain pills and tablets. It touts various tonics and tonics with dubious claims, urging readers to purchase and try fast acting remedies. The text hints at a nationwide sale and mentions McCoy Tablets and similar products as part of a weight gain scheme.
Nov 20 Vanston Michigan A Women’s Christian Temperance Union national president Elin A Bowles says ten million dry votes will back the candidate who enforces prohibition with no party ties. The WCTU and the Democratic Women’s Law Enforcement League will cast votes for any dry or wet candidate based on liquor stance. A monster Chicago meeting within three months will invite all presidential hopefuls to state their positions on enforcement.
The House Ways and Means Committee faces a vote tomorrow on the total tax cut in the new revenue bill. Treasury's suggested 4.22 billion figure is seen as a floor by some, with Democrats led by Garner seeking a much larger reduction and Republicans aiming to restrict the total. The plan hinges on committee approval of the Treasury proposal, then possible trimming if it fails.
Augusta November 20 By Associated Press Commissioner Willis E Paros of Inland Fisheries and Games announced the moose season opening tomorrow and lasting through December 26 in Washington Hancock Aroostook Penobscot Piscataquis Somerset Waldo and Lincoln counties. He warned moose are tame and wander into villages, with about ten years of protection making them easy prey for hunters. Hundreds have moved down from New Brunswick where open season has long existed, though moose are comparatively scarce in game counties and deer are plentiful. Nonresident hunters may obtain a license for 25.95 with a deer license required for nonresidents.
Hemphill veteran South Carolina newspaper man and former first vice president of the Associated Press died after months of illness. He joined the Charleston News and Courier in 1880, became editor in 1888, later edited Redmond Times Dispatch Spartansburg Journal and was a NYT staffer. He served as AP vice president in 1900 and lectured on journalism at Yale.
Striking miners arrive in London amid an organized demonstration that concentrates in Trafalgar Square and Whitehall. A.J. Cook leads a mass meeting with Welsh workers, Irish unemployed, and labor groups, denouncing Bolshevism and asserting workers’ rights while mounted police and banners line the route past Nelson’s column and the Washington monument.
A man in Stevens Point is reported to have shot himself and his child after violent conflict. Witnesses recount a grim scene as the injured man refuses medical aid, expressing a desire to die while relatives, including his wife, lie ill or departed.
Washington kept wild home Hughes recounts friendships and revelry in Williamsburg before Long Island. The piece portrays Washington’s opinions on Continental soldiers, staged as fraught memories with caricatured claims of cowardice, battles, and staff aid during a chaotic 1776 era.
Professor Ellen Hase forneils of Wellesley College attacks the value of college as seen by modern students. She accuses students of pursuing undirected elective systems and ignoring practical usefulness. The remarks address the Free Thinkers Society of New York.
Congress man John Q. Tilson of New Haven credited World War I veterans and Spanish American War heroes for national service at the Connecticut Veterans banquet held at the Hotel Guide in New Haven. He recalled General Leonard Wood and the Philippine theater, praising veterans and the legacy of duty within the state American Legion chapters.
Boston dispatch recounts a widow’s leap from a club roof after a fatal incident involving her husband. The report notes the broker’s spouse, believed to be 50, died by suicide as police and bystanders observed the dramatic event at the scene.
Obituaries list multiple funeral notices and services for John Ho Grecov John H Greenwood Francis Slatty Samuel J McBride Antoinette Oberek William E Eyvitts Joseph and Mary Slovak families Helen Irene Brotherton Ralph Bond and others. Details include funeral times church names St Michaels St Charles Sacred Heart and cemeteries St Michaels Oaklawn and Lakeview. Surviving spouses children and relatives noted along with affiliations to local organizations. Burial and mass details are provided for each obituary entry.
William Green, head of the American Federation of Labor, told the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America that establishing a five day work week is a sound economic and social goal. He emphasized the federation’s determination to reach it.
An automobile owned by Fredelea Paince of 36 Summer Street collided with a pole on North Avenue after evening traffic. Walter Dean of Old Time Conn assisted as witnesses reported injuries to Miss Tuanee, a 24 year old passenger, while the driver faced reckless driving charges and bond was set for appearance in City Court. the city ambulance attended the scene.
Stephen Chauda of 182 Wipgem Avenue Stratford and Mat De Graste of 1025 Campbell Circle West Haven faced four charges of reckless driving after a collision at 145 oclock yesterday. Chauda was remanded to North Bridgeon jail. De Graste was treated at End gency hospital for possible tear of the ligaments of the right hip by Dicoh Leiman.
Fragmentary OCR text describes questionable home remedies for a sick child and internal cleansing. It mentions fever, stomach pain, foul wastes, bile, undigested food, and a suggested inside cleansing as first treatment. No coherent source facts or names are clearly identifiable.
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