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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1919
Page
9
A dated health ad claims nasal catarrh is a common serious inflammation of the mucous membrane worsened by cold weather and impure blood. It warns of possible progression to consumption and urges Hood's Sarsaparilla to purify the blood and provide relief, with Hood's Pills as a cleansing aid.
Milford, Nov 23. The D A R executive board denied Post 34 of the American Legion use of the Memorial Chapter house for weekly meetings. Captain Munson argues the Legion lacks quarters and accuses the D A R of failing to honor Americanism. The Mary Taylor M E church and Royal Arcanum offer alternatives. next Legion meeting may be at Municipal Hall.
Hartford Nov 28 Special Frank Falk 22 of 440 Bishop Avenue Bridgeport drove through a guard rail on a Weatogue road bridge near Simsbury while turning out for another car. He was badly bruised and cut and taken to Hartford Hospital. Two other men fleeing the vehicle escaped injury.
London November 28 The R 38 Britain's largest airship now sold to the United States surpasses pre armistice German craft in endurance by about thirty four hours It measures 695 feet with a gas capacity of 2720000 cubic feet and lifting power of fifty tons equipped with four 850 horsepower Sunbeam Cossack engines and two 276 horsepower Sunbeam Maori engines totaling about 2000 horsepower It will cruise at forty five miles per hour for nearly nine days and reach seventy miles per hour in speed.
An urgent appeal from the Sisters in charge of St Vincent's hospital asks for a Thanksgiving Day offering to fund renovations, a new wing, and better facilities. The letter requests generous gifts on one day to relieve ward congestion and support advanced hospital work.
Saturday night in town suffers as department stores close early and cafes offer only near beer. Reports say federal agents are in town and real liquor is scarce. A young drug clerk orders a batch of near beer with a tincture, then notes the world looks different. Some wonder if pledges or emigration to Europe are the only cures.
Austin Texas November 43 The most remarkable Indian paintings or photographs in the southwest have been offered to state or national authorities if the clues are enclosed in a park and guarded. The Paint Rock works owned by Sims line the Concho river bank for about a half mile in deep red with occasional black figures. All phases of early tribes are depicted according to J I Pearce UT associate professor of anthropology.
A historian named Mr Pearce intends to copy valuable material from paintings in scale for a Smithsonian Institute report as part of ongoing research work.
The Sydney Bulletin quotes a harsh urban anecdote where a man asks who gave the speaker a black eye. A Diggerale’s sudden return leads to a confrontation and a remark about taking a girl to the newspaper shop to learn if he was killed. The piece also notes that over a dozen American women playwrights reportedly earn more than $10,000 annually from their literary work.
Aimed at mothers, the article promotes daily tooth cleaning for children using Albodon Dental Cream with calcium carbonate, saponified oil and antiseptics. It warns against unsafe pastes and notes Albodon’s cleansing, polishing and antiseptic mix. a $0.25 tube is advertised.
Quote from Roger W Babson advocating supply and demand laws govern prices. He argues exporting food to Europe raises domestic prices and urges a producing crusade as a moral duty. Conference committee leaders listed with New York address.
A cryptic exchange unfolds about keeping in touch with a wife, humorously noting she calls every other day and joking about whether she has enough money to sustain such regular contact. The dialogue captures a light, vintage voice on social ties and routines.
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