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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1924

Page

3

Prohibition Party Fails to Place on Ballot in Hartford

Hartford February 64 the prohibition party failed to secure required signatures to win a place on the November ballot. State committee named William P Barstow of Plainfield as congressional candidate in the Second District while other slots remain unfilled. Electors may vote by writing in names on paper or machines and parties pursue county and town ticket options via petitions.

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Discover Pepsodent and a Test for Whiter Teeth

A dated advertisement promotes Pepsodent dentifrice as a new method to remove a film that clings to teeth and causes dull color and dental troubles. It urges readers to mail a coupon, try the product, and observe whiter teeth, cleaner feel, and brighter polish.

Town benefactor Charles Knowlton dies after gift dedication

Ashford reports Charles Clark Knowlton dies at home at 80 after a three year decline. He donated a $190,000 community building memorializing ancestors including Colonel Thomas Knowlton. He retired as head of H. K. B. Silk Co. and left the business to his adopted son Clarence Hammond Knowlton.

Ashford Charles Clark New London Watertown Conn Clarence Hammond Knowlton Mer. Knowlton Boston Isaac Manuel Conantville Village Willimantic Thomas Knowlton Jonathan W. Knowlton

Bryan Denounces Coolidge and Dawes Anger Farmers

William Jennings Bryan asserts Western farmers resent President Coolidge and General Dawes for irrigation policies and campaign delays. He frames a Democratic path through cooperative marketing and farmer unity, and urges support for Davis and Bryan to defeat Coolidge. Bryan plans further speeches across the Middle West up to election night.

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Convict killed by guards in prison escape plot

In Moundsville West Virginia a convict died during a prison escape attempt at the state penitentiary. Wari Blankenship of Fanmont, serving a robbery term, was shot and killed while trying to throw a companion over the bar. Larry McCracken's associate fled to a flophouse but Blankenship was wounded in the shoulder while resisting guards.

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Fragmentary social note hints show and incident at event

An unclear exchange mentions a show where someone from the Wollies allegedly drank gin. The fragment references Rex M. Dud and Pennsylvania, but details are garbled. No clear names, dates, or outcomes beyond a venue and a casual remark about drinking.

Sle Starsa Rex M. Dud Pennsylvania

Soap prices and deals from a vintage ad list

An old advertisement lists various soap brands with bulk prices and shortages. It mentions pieces like Dieu lvor, Oringon soap, Lux, Dutch Cleanser, Rex Lye, and Brillo among others with unit costs such as 6 for BSc and 2¢ Time Yeanger. The legible items hint at promotional pricing typical of mid-century newspaper pages.

Lvor Bsc. Oringon Lux Yeanger

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