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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
5
A citizen urges both parties to hire demonstrators from among members to explain how to use voting machines. He notes past elections had one Democrat and one Republican demonstrator, but argues electioneering could be avoided if no demonstrators are employed at polling stations or outside City Hall corridors.
In a corridor yesterday, several persons paused to observe an experiment involving a Tevers pad and water. The scene focus remained on the pad and the curious passersby as research activity drew attention.
The Fellowerat Associatiair of at Jot's Lodge No. Stratford will hold its annual minstrel show and dances on Friday October 23. Dancers include Garner, Swanson, Chaffee, Clausen, Hopton, Osborn, Denham and others. Proceeds support lodge activities.
Local units including Greeny Stamford and Danbury receive Department equipment under the allowances schedule. Cargo includes heavy field gan tractors touring cars motor cycles batteries and combat training gear. Armory expansions completed at Pine towns to support new gear and training needs.
A historical item notes Jack Frost's first appearance as a cold day sets a new season low around 40 degrees. The icy weather persisted through the morning as merchants face power concerns and the public copes with unusual temperatures.
The Pourck Company Co A.C. is organized and a second guard company is planned in the city. Captain Beans, commander of the first company, trains at Fortress Monroe as part of a War Department program for National Guard officers. Upon return, recruitment work and pay arrangements will be advanced.
In Depew’s reminiscences a cache of Lincoln tales unfolds from a New York press context. Depew recalls Lincoln’s habit of storytelling, how he kept the audience rapt with civic crises and practical humor, and how memory shaped his image as a plain man. The dialogue touches on Lincoln’s strategic wit, presidential pressures, and the blend of myth and memory surrounding his leadership.
In Roseburg Oregon a prisoner Dr Richard M Brumfield awaiting trial for murder is terrified by a mouse in his death cell. He recounts a nightmare of a failed execution using rope and cord as other prisoners reportedly reacted, while kidney trouble and strength issues are noted in the report.
Pimply faces and dull feelings are advertised to improve with Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. The ad claims the tablets clear the chin and ease pain without harsh effects unlike "dark brown taste" from rivals. It portrays Olive Tablets as a refined, olive colored, liver and bowel remedy developed by Dr Edwards after years of patient work.
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