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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1920
Page
5
Soft coal is arriving by water in large quantities with city yards stocked enough to last the winter if deliveries stop. Good weather has aided barge transport, keeping traffic widespread. Soft coal now costs 11.50 per ton, down from 16.50. Hard coal remains high at 16.50 to 20 per ton despite favorable weather, risking hardship if a severe cold snap returns.
New York reports a plan to form a single national body for Indian labor unions at the All-India Trade Union Congress meeting in March. The effort follows October discussions in Bombay led by Lajpat Rai and others, with UK MP Josiah Wedgwood involved. Madras hosts 27 unions totaling about 60,000 members, while the Red Cross notes broad support among American forces in Germany.
Ads advertise waists priced from 9.50 to 20 with sales at 5.75 in navy black thcatine and serge fabrics. Special sizes noted up to 4614 with export quality and painstaking workmanship. Dresses priced from 45 to 65.
The Howland jewelry section highlights daily hours and a wide selection of pieces with special value for Christmas buyers. Ads tout handsome Tiffany setting rings, white gold diamonds, scarf pins, and 14K gold or gold filled watches, all at close margins to attract bargain hunters. Left aisle, front.
Advert describes all wool blue serge motor rugs 54 inches wide at $1.75 per yard or $2.50 elsewhere, priced for third floor display. Rugs touted as plush like fur, with tiger or lion patterns and soft blue tan gray tones, promising warmth and ease of use in closed cars, with gift appeal for car owners.
A vintage ad touts Bloomer dresses for girls sizes 2 to 6 on the second floor, featuring pink blue and green fabrics, trimmed plaids and plains, with elastic-bottom bloomers included. Regularly selling for $3 to $3.50, the sale emphasizes the bargain nature of the price.
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