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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1920

Page

18

Japanese Smuggling Charge Spurs Official Response

A Pacific press report cites Congressman Albert Johnson claiming thousands of Japanese smuggle into the United States from Japan yearly. The Japanese foreign office dismisses the claim as fantastic and improbable and asks for names of banks and individuals involved to aid exposure.

Tokio Aus A. P Albert Johnson Tacoma United States Japan America Johnson Foreign Office Today Jonson

Harding front porch calendar expanded with eight more dates

Marion Ohio August six eight additional dates were announced for Senator Harding s front porch schedule and a list of delegations seeking appointments but not yet assigned was released. The dates run from next Monday to September 35 and most on the waiting list are expected to receive slots soon leaving the final month for campaign travel. A separate Common Pleas Court suit in Shelton claims damages of 900 over a disputed auto exchange between Feldt and Wright with Feldt allegedly failing to pay 500 after trading his Ford for Wright s Paige and keeping the car for days.

Marion Ohio Harding Common Pleas Court RE. Weldt Shelton Howard J. ‘Wright Automobile Exchange Feldt Ford Wright Paige

A Portrait of Maupassant The Morbid Master of Short Stories

A condensed portrait traces Guy de Maupassant from his 1850 birth near Dieppe to his early education, Paris years, and rise with Boule de Suif. It notes his Norman lineage, pursuit of literature, Flaubert’s influence, and meteoric fame, followed by a descent into madness and death in a sanatorium.

Guy de Maupassant Dieppe Miromesnil Edgar Allen Poe de Maupassant Balzac Maupassant Flaubert Etretat Rouen College Louis Boulhet Paris Ministry of Marine

Read about summer furniture stock in attractive willow chairs

The stock of summer furniture is unusually extensive and attractive with chairs rockers and tables in Chinese grass or willow and cretonne upholstery in several harmonious color effects. The collection is designed for restful summer living rooms and emphasizes comfort and style.

Special Couch Hammocks Offer in Duck Canvas Fabrics

Special sale of couch hammocks available in gray duck with blue and white trims or khaki duck with green and gold trims. Cloth features a crayonette finish with an adjustable headrest and chain suspension. Regularly priced at 30 dollars, labeled as a bargain.

August Sale on Couch Hammocks in Khaki

Heavy duck fabric couches hammock sale lists Hammocks of heavy duck with thick mattresses in gray or khaki. Regular prices 20.00 and 15.00, sale prices 16.50 and 13.50. Third floor.

August Sale Offers Elegant Writing Desks For Home Use

Beautiful desks in several period styles ideal for writing rooms. Spinet, Queen Anne, Colonial, and Sheraton pieces offered at reduced August sale prices from 27 to 198 dollars. Also features children’s slips and petticoats in white and blue fabrics on second floor.

John Hancock

Corsets and Wardrobe Trunks On Sale Now At Bargain Prices

The August sale offers corsets from four to eighteen fifty with some Brassieres in stock and sale prices from one twenty five to two fifty. Wardrobe trunks and dress trunks offered in various sizes with sale prices noted. McKee Refrigerators listed with ash cases and porcelain linings, ice capacity up to 100 pounds, now discounted.

McKee

Dining Room Sets and Notable Discounts List

A catalog style page lists dining room sets with top and front icing styles, ice capacities from 50 to 110 pounds, and discounted prices noted from regular costs. It also mentions basement bundles in walnut, a vacation candy box offer, and various silverware and decorative items with sale prices.

Daniel O Connell the Great Liberator of Ireland

The Irish Liberator Daniel O Connell is honored for his lifelong fight for Ireland to win independence and equality. Born August 6 1775 in Cahirciveen County Kerry he trained in Cork and at Douai and Saint Omar before entering law in 1798 and making his mark as a barrister.

Ireland Daniel O'Connell Erin Cahireiveen County Kerry Killarney Cork Seminary of St. Omar France College of Douai Daniel O'Connell Union of Rome Genoa

Daniel O Connell the Liberator and Repeal Leader

The text chronicles Daniel O Connell's rise as an Irish law reformer and advocate for Catholic rights. It highlights his mastery of law and rhetoric, founding Catholic associations, and his key role in leading appeals in Parliament before facing sedition charges, imprisonment, and eventual decline and death in Rome. It ends with a brief unrelated note on fashion.

Ear care cautions and a pope quote wrap up a noise of advice

Advice warns against inserting objects into ears and washing the middle ear with fingers or improvised tools. Wax naturally protects and ear cleaning is rarely needed. Gentle warmth can ease earache in children. The piece ends with a Pope Benedict remark about Ireland and crime.

Special for Saturday At The Art Department

To every visitor at this department we will present one Tico Foundation Form. These Tico Forms are guaranteed washable and take the place of stamping and padding, saving time labor and money. Full directions for embroidering with each sample. First floor.

Odd Lot Sale in Our Junior Department

Bathi its one piece cotton yarn skirts with colored trimmings in blended effects in sizes 6 8 10 and 12 years priced at 1.00. Navy blue galatea cloth skirts sizes 6 to 18 years at 2.00. Silk dresses in plain taffetas and plaids in one size for 10 years priced at 5.00. Limited number.

Bathi

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