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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1920
Page
5
An advertisement touts Father John's Medicine as vastly nourishing and more easily absorbed than milk or steak. It claims scientific tests prove its food value, aiding tissue and strength, with over sixty years of success and no alcohol or habit forming drugs. The tonic is presented as a doctor’s prescription, pure and wholesome.
Washington April 6 Secretary Houston of the Treasury offers every expert in the department to the House Ways and Means committee to push revision of revenue legislation this session. Despite this, Republicans fear no action this session and plan to wait for the 1922 tax period, arguing three or four simple amendments could ease burdens. Houston warns that complexity in laws blocks administration and threatens enterprise with back taxes, urging prompt simplification.
An April memory piece by Samuel Scoville Jr recounts the wood thrush return and its quiet dignity. The narrator recalls nest discoveries from 1904 and 1916, notes nest markings, and reflects on life, nature, and a last year's nest bearing a Weathered "Votes For Women" message found on a frozen marsh walk.
American exporters show interest in a London backed plan to send raw materials to Austria and Germany for finishing, then re export to markets such as Scandinavia, South Africa and India. The Austrian proposal promises duty free handling and targets items from textiles to leather goods as examples.
The article extols Fraternity Real Fraternity highlighting sunshine of youth, lasting memories, and friendships. It claims the world’s religion rests on fraternal faith and explains fraternal insurance as lower cost with added aid and benefits when issued by a sound fraternal society.
Neponset combines flexibility of oilcloth with the look of linoleum, offering light yet durable, waterproof surfaces with a tough felt back. It lies flat, wears well, and comes in bright or subdued colors in various patterns. Special price on two yard wide mats and patterns. Third floor.
Attractive blue and white cloths from Japan feature clear patterns that enhance the white background. Designs include bluebird, iris, and nasturtium in half a dozen patterns. Cloths measure 54 to 72 inches square, priced 4.50 to 7, with matching napkins and table linen accessories available.
An ad promotes mercerised damask from Ireland and American-made cloths. It lists lunch sets 60 and 70 inch cloths with napkins, prices from 4.25 to 9 dollars, unstitched tablecloths, various sizes, hemstitched and scalloped options, hemmed napkins, spotless damask covers, and center aisle display on the main floor rear.
Forehanded housekeepers can cut spring cleaning costs with early planning and a wide display of time and labor savers. The store cuts prices on carpet sweepers to 2.95, Borax to 10 cents, clotheslines to 2 cents a foot, and dozens more items across cleaning, kitchen, and laundry gear, including mops, brushes, kettles, and kitchenware, all reduced from regular values.
Fragmentary catalog note describes rem stitched and edged with lace in pleasing white and Arabian per yard. Third floor location referenced.
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