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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1919
Page
18
An antique advertisement extols Sloan's Liniment as a counter irritant that penetrates pain without rubbing. It claims relief from rheumatic twinges neuralgia muscle strain joint stiffness sprains and bruises from weather exposure and urges readers to try it via druggists at 50 cents a bottle.
Are you disappointed by indigestion keeping you from social events and appointments Seven Barks promises to ward off attacks and restore digestion It claims to stimulate the liver regulate bile flow and remove toxins with a 30 cent price Ask your druggist for Seven Barks and accept no substitute
James N. Allen, once bedridden by rheumatism, asserts his compound dissolves uric deposits in joints and muscles. He says repeated trials cured him and that agents offer refunds if customers see no benefit, urging Druggists to promote his remedy widely.
A humorous note jokes about a Lamb named Hunice and Mary, praising a prize Romney ewe showcased at the International Livestock Show in San Francisco. Gunies Vernille of the Stairmont Hotel Follies is cited jokingly as presenting a lifelike likeness.
The Bridgeport Brass company hosted a banquet for Park City Industrial Baseball League teams. The main building team won the prize cup and received a loving cup from league president H. Coholan, with medals and a Spalding watch fob for each player. Players listed include L. Fahey and J. Dugas among ten. Speakers from local firms attended and a large departmentHead served a postgame dinner.
In Rochester New York two girls were abducted in separate incidents. Marx Barone twenty was seized en route to work by two young men who hooded him with a robe and forced him into a taxicab. Frank Cassarino twenty six is charged with abducting Antoinette Mangone fifteen a week earlier. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children assisted police by arresting Cassarino after parent consent for a marriage license was sought. Four days earlier Mangone had been forced into an automobile and taken away.
The article reports mounting discontent in Italy as parliament nears the throne speech. Premier Nitti backs firmness against radicalism while Tittoni and Scialcia reshuffle ministers. The king weighs whether to appear in parliament, amid a broader crisis of republic vs monarchy and a bankrupt state facing high debt and shortages.
In Poughkeepsie on November 24 an edict bans wearing socks rolled to below the knees in the high school gym. The practice spread as girls sought freedom in gym work and to protect silk stockings. Authorities frowned, knees are now covered, and some girls warn they will wear cheaper hosiery on gym days.
The Toledo street car dispute moves to federal court as hearings seek to decide if Ohio Public Utilities Commission has jurisdiction over street railways. Mayor Schreiber and company officials are summoned. service remains suspended. Proceedings follow talks between city officials and the Wholede Railways & Light Co. over a maximum fare provision in the Faylor plan.
Captain W. R. Neal of the fast steamer Myron was rescued in exhaustion after floating twenty hours on the pilot house. The W. C. Kranz arrived at Port Arthur with Neal in a serious condition, claiming another steamer the McIntosh refused aid, while the Myron crew’s fate remains unknown. Captain Jordan of the Kranz dispatched a boat after finding Neal moving.
The steamship Wattle Huckenioot of the Luckenbach line arrived in port after grounding off Coverak on the Cornwall coast between Falmouth and Tiara Read. The extent of the damage is not yet ascertained.
The radio records show investors earning above seven percent on property investments totaling 78 billion, with New England railroads yielding slightly under ten percent on 770.69 million in property investments. The article cites Ashu Stell and references Yamadiuna and Urib in a financial context with figures and percentages.
A corrupted report describes a sugar shortage impacting the U S Army with no surplus stock. Officials scrambled to locate supplies to meet future needs as efforts to secure 4 score of supply faltered.
German opera singers filed suits against Star Co alleging bankruptcy-related claims. The chaotic fragment mentions liabilities estimated around 8000 and 4000 dollars, with references to Mare of Chowan and Baroda, plus creditors and claims against employees.
In Trumbull on November 24 a special meeting established the Nichols Fire District. Elected officers include Clerk Sidney I French Treasurer Chiron Topper Collector IWT Kutt. The annual meeting was set for the first Monday in November. A committee of Assistant Chief Lester Nothnagle Edward Nothnagle Walter Cooner Irving Stickles was formed to oversee fire apparatus. Unresolved: where to keep the equipment, with a new salvovolive to be built. apparatus possibly kept in the old school.
Col. Istehan Cantua, commander of the northern district of Lower California, issued an order prohibiting Chinese immigration within his zone. A similar order followed from Gov. Adolfo da la Huerta of Bonora.
In Richmond Virginia Governor Davis called five companies of state troops after firing at miners seeking to return to work. Troops were halted at Roanoke awaiting orders as Davis traveled to St Charles to assess conditions. Coal operators in St Charles believed further disorders unlikely.
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