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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1920
Page
11
An old advertisement promotes Mossified cocoanut oil shampoo as a safe, gentle option. It warns against soaps and alkalis that damage the scalp and hair. The method suggests dampening hair with water, using one to two spoonfuls to create a rich lather that cleanses dust and dandruff, leaving hair silky and easy to manage. The product is marketed as cheap and widely available.
Start School Right with low prices on fountain pens from $2.50 up and pencils from $1.00. Weterman’s idea promotes quality writing tools for students.
Mrs. Howard Simpson chairs the Associated Charities Camp Improvement Committee which prepared winter pins and plans a food sale and flower show at City Hall Green. The near city camp on Sylvan and Reservoir avenues has operated 74 days with 4920 meals served and 2230 lunches, aiding 135 mothers and children. Volunteers including Evelyn Shay and F Stoohr directed activities. the camp hosts Girls club outings and free entertainment with support from several charities. Plans include enlarging the playground, expanding sleeping tents for 40 children, and adding a larger swimming pool and improved facilities next summer. A flower show featuring Dahlia entries with national records is anticipated. Promises of food donations from related show places accompany the sale efforts.
Charley W Whittlesey of Pittsf field Mass commander of the Lost Battalion appeals from Ellis Island ruling to deport Herman Ehrinberg a Hamburg stowaway. Ehrinberg is not German but a refugee from oppression in Poland Whittlesey says and would welcome into the country Sage Marshall cousin of Ehrinberg and a survivor of the 308th Infantry notes his cousin came to America to be one of us.
A Bridgeport enrollment chairwoman criticizes traditional gender roles as she leads a women’s registration drive. The Bridgeport Jaguar Franchise League aims to mobilize eligible wives and mothers, urging them to vote to influence home life, costs, and national outcomes. Registration continues weekdays until October 4 for any woman over 21 with an American citizen father or husband.
The M. Read company has launched a new theft prevention system. Employees must leave all personal items at a guarded entrance area and shops proceed under strict rules. Purchases are paid for as usual but kept separate and retrieved at day’s end. Friends may wait inside if not carrying bags. The old door inspection method is abandoned. The plan targets all employees across six departments and aims to set a standard for large stores.
Eight year old Ladretta Grady daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank M Grady of 16 Maple Avenue Myrtle Beach slipped while going outdoors and fell twenty feet suffering a compound fracture of the right arm. Dr A C Carpenter of Devon attended.
Engineers from New York will speak on management at the annual meeting of the Bridgeport section of the Society of Mechanical Engineers to be held at the Stratfield hotel. Members of various engineering societies have been invited to attend.
The Brooklawn Country Club hosted a gathering for an approaching putt and abst core contest with keen first-place competition. Guests for the holiday luncheon included Miss M Clarkson, Mrs Harold Rood, Mrs S W Roessler, Mrs George Comstock, Mrs Mollan, Mrs Paige, Mrs Powe, and Mrs J S Staley among others.
The piece discusses census projections showing New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia as the largest cities, with combined populations over 1.9 million and a 19.5 percent rise since 1910. It notes shifts into higher population classes, with Detroit and others entering the 1,009,000 plus tier and Kansas City and Denver moving up, while 100,000 to 260,900 groups also reflect growth.
Whod for tennis rackets requires at least five years seasoning that is to Ray. It demands over years in rough timber before being cut up for wood for planks. The rule has applied forty years before use.
Milford Republican committee hosts a mass meeting at St. Peter's parish house Friday night at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Willard Fleck is county chairman and Mrs. J. W. Alsop state chairman will speak. General issues and registration instructions due by Oct 11. Devon to send a delegation and a town chairman for the women’s group is proposed.
Representative Schall accuses Japan of openly violating the Monroe doctrine by establishing a fortified base on Turtle Island near Magdalena Bay in Lower California. He warns of presenting the matter to the House Foreign Affairs Committee if the State Department does not act promptly. Turtle Island lies about 1200 miles from San Francisco.
A Daily Mail dispatch from Milan reports Italian extremists advocate general seizure of free factories by metal workers and socialist and union leaders, while employers refuse last week’s wages as workers control most metal plants. Turinese strikers threaten to wreck machinery if troops intervene, amid a broader push to nationalize industry. The article also notes ancient origins of playing cards with a British Museum pack over a thousand years old and references to Japanese and Chinese cards from the twelfth century.
New stock offers tailored and conventional blouses with high or low necks, hemstitched tucks, and brown buttons. Four color effects blue, brown, olive, and a dark background featuring large floral patterns like peonies and rhododendrons. Doublefaced terry cloth is durable and artistic, 36 inches wide, priced at $2.00 a yard.
A new corset style called the Hypatia Brassieres gains popularity. Models vary with lace placements, use coutil or silk brocade and include bone supports. Designed to give a straight front line, they offer comfort while seated. Prices start at $5.00. fitting rooms on the second floor corset section.
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