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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1920
Page
4
An advertisement features a testimonial from Mrs F S of Sacramento describing ten years of stomach trouble. She reports cramps weekly then improvement after using Fruit-a-tives Liver Tablets, stating they saved her life. The pitch offers a six pack for $2 and a trial box from Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, NY.
Arthur Grimm portrays Griffith as highly inaccessible and unassuming, with strict visitor rules and a modest office. Despite rumors of an arrest warrant, many Sinn Fein leaders view him as a moderating influence essential to directing the party, while Volunteers manage armed actions.
Buenos Aires reports the fourth centenary of the discovery of the Straits of Magellan will be celebrated in Punta Arenas Chile from November 23 to December 10. An invitation has been extended to the King of Spain to attend and a monument to Ferdinand de Magellan will be unveiled. The region Patagonian sparsely populated yet rich in lore.
Anchorage August 9 veteran sourdoughs who paid two dollars fifty a plate for pork and beans now greet a buffet car on the Seward to Anchorage train. Tourists praise the menu for meals like fresh mountain trout with bacon at a dollar twenty five. Boiled or fried Matanuska potatoes cost fifteen cents and fruits at a quarter. Coffee is nineteen cents. Meats are higher due to transport costs but officials expect more home grown meat soon.
Flashes describe H T McDowi of 131 Vincellette street alleging an assault with a blackjack by an unidentified man near the corner of Vincellette and Anson streets. He was treated at Emergency Hospital by Dr Maxwell. Detective bureau investigating.
About 148 Swedes including 30 women and children docked in Stockholm after leaving Russia by steamship. They report impossibly high wages and severe shortages, with food rationing, illicit trading for staples, and widespread hunger. Bolshevist workers claim many industries have shut, notably the Putilow works. Chancellor Lundberg notes raid and looting of foreign legations. The travelers cite privations as their motive for departure.
The Livational Crop Improvement Service describes provisiors for lard, mess pork, and dry salted ribs stored under inspection. Packing and contents are certified, enabling buyers to purchase in any month with confidence. Inspectors sample, bore holes in hog tiers, and assess by odor to judge cure and quality.
Bridgeport residents are asked to vote on preferred transport with a coupon in The Bridgeport Times. Readers mark trolley or jitney and mail or deliver to The Times Office at 179 Fairfield Avenue for tabulation.
Washington reports a new counterfeiting trend as bootleggers use fake revenue stamps on corks or bottled whisky in bond. Chief Moran notes three gangs already arrested for stamp tampering while note-raising and government check forgery surge, with records showing a peak in arrests and investigations.
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