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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1920
Page
9
The article cites Hoyt of Hoyt's Service urging business to prepare now for the 1921 prosperity. He criticizes passive planning and urges aggressive selling and advertising to win new customers and boost sales, noting newspapers as the main channel for convincing, fact-based promotion.
An ad for Mi O Na stomach remedy leads into notices of the National Housing Association convention at The Stratfield Hotel, December 10 and 11, with over 1,000 delegates expected. It outlines speakers on housing finance, cooperative housing, and building loans, plus arrangements for overflow lodging in New Haven.
A compact local item notes Bridgeport cycling event with rivals and a Y M S opponent. The brief mentions go time and a match setup between teams, highlighting an upcoming race or competition without detailed results.
Hartford November 29. Roberto Eaton who ran the site pauper law including deportation provisions reports Bridgeport has 15,000 unemployed. If current conditions continue the number will double by January 1. He says Bridgeport and eastern state are more unsettled than other areas with a rising unemployed share. He notes the department is deporting paupers to European countries and claims two men are constantly employed in deportations. Bridgeport bears the heaviest burden of state paupers. Thorne of the Poor Department suggests deportations from Bridgeport may be numerous, due to its cosmopolitan population, but cannot confirm exact figures. Estimates range 15,000 to 45,000 unemployed.
Frederick Geronin of Poland recounts his first meeting with Bolshevists near Warsaw. He describes plunder and violence, saying five Bolshevists robbed him of money and goods, and injured villagers. He accuses Bolsheviks of brutality and accuses Polish officials of aiding propaganda to deter trade with nonPolish merchants.
Mass for uv clothier at 1300 Mainslvegt, recently declared bankrupt, was examined yesterday before Judge J. J. Keogh as to the conduct of the estate. The assets were valued around $8,000 with about $20,000 in liabilities. Mrs Lefkot testified on loaned funds and checks received, with examination to resume today.
A garbled excerpt discusses movie stars and screen textures, noting Moore as an American by birth with Irish origins. It mentions Wally Reid, Louise Alain, Amy Glau, and Mahle, hinting at Western roles and a famous cigarette habit, with the star’s unusual trait promised for tomorrow.
Two men identified as Martin Hamman, 47, of Entel Oklahoma, and Charles Schwile, 23, of Vindenes Indians, were arrested in Cincinnati while making counterfeit coins and pleaded guilty after their preliminary examination. They were bound over to federal grand jury in 15006 each.
An item describing a hillside private estate at Laurel-in-the-Pines Lakewood New Jersey with pine views over Lake Garasalja. Features include golf grounds tennis courts riding shaded walks and a hydrotherapy bath. Mentions a New Brook Branch Office of GEN NS and a New York Stock Exchange listing.
An antique advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Garden Prescription Medical Discovery for skin ailments and complexion issues. It claims to cleanse impure blood, relieve eczema and related conditions, and promotes trial tablet packages from Buffalo New York.
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