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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1920
Page
10
The ad touts Wendell's Pills Ambition Brand as a nerve tonic to restore vigor and vitality. It claims quick relief for nervous exhaustion and mood, with a refund offer if unsatisfied with the first box purchased. Available for sixty cents at Hindle Pharmacy, Hartigan Drug Stores, and dealers nationwide.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a quick painless cure for hard corns, soft corns, and corn between the toes. It claims instant relief with a drop applied to the corn followed by lifting it out, urging readers to buy from their druggist for a few cents.
A new golden colored chemical discovery by Dr. Price named P D Q rids severe bedbug infestations and kills roaches fleas and ants. A 3c package yields a quart of strong bug killer and penetrates eggs with a patent spout for hard to reach places. Family use 35c hospital and hotel size $2.50 ships prepaid via Owl Chemical Co Terre P D Q is never pea
Milford neighbors travel and visit relatives in New York and Waterbury, with civic notes on teacher salary increases, births and marriages reported by the Bureau of Vital Statistics. Local residents host guests, relocate for work, and plan summer cottages while the school board approves higher pay for about 66 teachers.
The cement moulds for the new Walnut Beach fire house are prepared and rain delayed pouring yesterday. Progress is expected to improve thereafter. A false fire alarm occurred from a blown fuse triggering automatic equipment. Ralph Oakley shifts to selling insurance after recent work with Waterbury insurer. Rev A J Martin, former Milford pastor now in Bridgeport, is reassigned to Rochester New York. R A Tuttle returns from a Florida trip with Mrs Tuttle delaying her stay. Rumor says Fred Lyon of Milford Citizen bought a Willow Street Fort Trumbull Beach house and will move soon. Broad Street and New Haven Avenue junction may stay unsightly through summer awaiting a new business building. Mr Dickinson finds materials costly and plans to wait for cheaper times. Miss Florence Ethel Winterholder and Ernest John Cashow announce their engagement.
The Fifth District Democratic club held a large meeting where a caucus selected delegates to the City Convention. Many membership applications were accepted and the committee on new quarters announced plans to move to larger facilities soon. The entertainment committee will stage another Pinoche tournament exceeding last week’s participation. The April 19 meeting is postponed to April 26 due to the Sequoyah Society banquet at the Stratfield Hotel on the 19th.
Gottlieb Luippold, employed at the Bottling Works and resident at 283 Bost wick avenue, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition before Referee Keogh this morning. He lists 22 creditors and assets of zero with liabilities of 2251.38. Among the claims is a disputed $1500 debt from William Bartram.
Searchers in Utah uncovered bones of a prehistoric animal twice the size of the giant lizard famed in history. A massive 800 by 80 feet hole was dug on the land before ownership was settled. The government established a National Dinosaur Monument to protect the site during investigations led by the Carnegie Institute, which previously assembled the familiar dinosaur skeleton.
Funeral services were largely attended for Mrs. Mary C. Hazard of 269 Pequonnock Street at Walker and Banks mortuary chapel in Fairfield Avenue with burial in Riverside Cemetery Norwalk. Separate services were held for Mrs. Emma C. Eastman at her son Roy Eastman’s home with burial in Mountain Grove Cemetery and for Mrs. Mary Hughes at St Patrick’s Church with burial in St Michael’s Cemetery. William F P Walter, age 49, of 12 Oak Street, died after months of illness. services pending.
Putham Enc April 6 The dirigible airship R-34 once crossing to America is now declared obsolete though completed after the war. Her sister ships R-23 and R-32 will be used only experimentally with no commerce or passenger service. The R-34 spans 640 feet and was to have a cruising radius near 5009 miles.
Warsaw April 6 report shows the constitutional commission of the Diet adopting a resolution on presidential eligibility. A candidate must be of Polish nationality at least 40 years old and Roman Catholic or Protestant. The commission began drafting the constitution almost a year ago.
The article recounts Petrarch's Laura, famed muse of his Sonnets, said to have died in 1348. It notes her Provencal lineage, marriage to Hugh de Sate, reputation for beauty and intellect, and a 14th century grave open discovery yielding a lead box with a parchment and Petrarch’s signature sonnet.
Read Do The Store closes daily at 6 o'clock. La Mode presents chambray gingham and figured voile dresses ideal for house work and casual afternoons. Gingham and chambray colors include blue brown black pink green. Voiles in blue green pink lavender feature hemstitched collars and white organdie trims.
Beads in 4100 strings at $5.50 and 1.25 per color offer diverse dress trimmings and fancy work options. White, ecru, light blue and pink bag frames mix with metal and celluloid. A new children’s floating oilcloth toy includes cats dogs and sailor boy patterns ready to use.
A shipment of maple sugar arrives at the Mohawk Trail candy counter with fresh syrup and sugar cubes. Descriptions praise the aroma and authenticity, offering small cakes at 12 cents, half pounds at 35 cents, and pound boxes at 70 cents, inviting riders of the scenic route to enjoy a genuine article.
Men’s shirt accessories listed include sterling silver with mother of pearl at $1.00 and imitation pearl effects in assorted colors priced 75 cents to $1.50, displayed at the Jewelry Counter as affordable options.
In the Art Section a new line of children s dresses for spring and summer is shown. They are finished ready to wear except embroidery work. Styles are new and made from dainty nainsooks and fine dimities. Samples are in the Main Street window.
The stock of dress linens this year is better than any we have had to offer since before the war. For hot weather linen is unsurpassed in coolness and touch. A French finish medium weight in 45 inch width is $2.00 a yard. White Linen 36 inch width is $2.00 to $2.25 a yard. Third floor.
A catalog of new fiction titles including Glory Rides the Range by Ethel and James Dorrance set in Arizona with lively Western mood, Paid Out by J Percival Bessell a good detective story, The Doctor of Pimlico by William Le Queux, The Secret of Sarck by Maurice Leblanc, and In Lincoln's Chair by Ida M Tarbell, with prices and main floor note.
For the woman who makes her own dresses this is a most important article. It can be adjusted to all measurements. In the near future the prices will advance on these forms, but at present we shall sell at the old price.
An old Freeland New Jersey registrar suggests singles over 30 pay a special tax arguing many women earn less than men and bachelors high wages could bear extra levy. He cites U S tax exemptions for family men and notes nearby plans and deer hunting on Jura island with rising meat prices as context for shifting public spending and consumer behavior.
London reports Viscount Astor has purchased part of the Island of Jura off the west coast of Scotland. The deal involves an undisclosed portion of real estate and expands Astor’s overseas holdings. The acquisition marks a notable addition to his property interests in Britain.
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