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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1921
Page
7
Advert shows a home made cough syrup using 21 1/2 ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle with sugar syrup or molasses. Claims relief within 24 hours for coughs throat tickle croup bronchitis and asthma. Mentions Pinex as pine extract from The Pinex Co Ft Wayne Ind and guarantees satisfaction or money back.
A two month field labor strike in St. Croix Virgin Islands threatens next sugar crop. Laborers protest wage cut to prewar 50 cents per day for day labor and reject piece work earnings of 75 cents to $1.00. J. J. Curry notes two bad years for sugar and warns planting must finish by November to avoid a trap for the coming year.
In Columbus on December 6 Clarence King aged 21 was found by police with a broken wooden leg after an accidental fall while seeking work. He could not recall his father or mother or when he lost his leg, and he was assisted by an officer to repair the limb and given shelter for the night.
Glad Creek Coal and Lumber Co. of Charleston announces plans to develop coal and timber on a large scale in Raleigh County West Virginia. Directors include EB A Simmons D S Twehiz RD Lacy and Mrs BD Lacy SW Richey. Also notes Mrs D R Whitney recovering at Crown Street home.
The St Charles Men's League hosts an elaborate smoker and entertainment at the parish school hall on East Main Street. About 100 guests are expected with a program of songs dances boxing exhibitions and buck and wing dancing. A luncheon is served by Women’s groups with various committees handling preparations and service.
Residents report apple blossoms blooming at Edward Morehouse home despite cold and snow. Tigers defeat Sacred Heart 0–0 in a large Fairfield football crowd at Legion Field. Upcoming Greens Farms game and DAR meeting noted alongside local basketball and Red Men events in Fairfield.
The first Inter-town dinner of the National Association of Post Office Clerks was a success in Canterbury Hall on Saturday. Clerks from Bridgeport, Waterbury, and Derby participated with a bowling match that saw Bridgeport defeat Waterbury and Derby beat Bridgeport’s second team. Postmasters Greene of Bridgeport and Shea of Derby spoke.
The article argues weekly vacations help middle aged businessmen avoid a brain poisoning caused by overwork. It cites medical opinion and a London Times writer, urging one full day of recreation beyond Sunday to cleanse the brain and sustain mental sharpness for work.
Beauty column tips discuss eye circles scalp care and skin refining routines. Readers request guidance on hair, creams, and weight loss while a bazaar at Universalist church on Fairfield avenue features Miss Grace Elliot guiding a Bubble party and a turkey supper at 6 30.
Household readers submit questions on stain removal wood finishing croquettes lunch cloths and fabric decoration. Answers advise removing iron marks with flammable solvents, polishing walnut beds with turpentine and wax oil, and provide a vegetable croquettes recipe and lunch cloth hemstitching guidance with a basket motif design.
Anne faces pressure as Virginia orders a family gathering at Dreamworld. Neal and Father Andrew contend with Virginia’s demands while Anne fears suspicion over her hidden father and a looming eight oh three train rendezvous. Family power and romantic tensions collide in a tense scene.
The narrator recalls a tense scene as a curtain tears and a man speaks softly about needing time at home. He urges his son Neal to catch a train, while a distraction unfolds with a taxi ride to Father Andrews hotel and a quiet pursuit in a dim writing room.
The Bridgeport district office of the Connecticut Humane Society reports a busier November under general agent C. M. Agard. Poultry shippers and handlers received heightened supervision ahead of Thanksgiving. More domestic and farm-animal cases were handled, with three horses and one doe euthanized after neglect. Street, stable, slough, and market oversight continued, and a January 9 minstrel show by Neary Brothers, for St. Patrick's Church at Colonial Hall, was announced.
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