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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
20
An old publicity piece touts Sage Tea and Sulphur Compound for darkening gray hair, claiming natural, even results and youthful appearance. It explains home application with a brush and notes in a separate item that New York City had 246 industrial strikes in the fiscal year ending June 30 and that charred telegraph poles are less durable than untreated ones.
Mexico City dispatch notes General Obregon travels streets unattended and alone, despite his fame. His empty sleeve and recognizable features draw little fear, contrasting with other leaders who ride in motor cars. Secret service protection may be present but unseen to passersby.
Pittsburgh story reports Mrs. Florence Manville a former showgirl ends a year long divorce bid from Thomas F. Manville Jr. She sought infidelity and cruel treatment, but now forgives and forgets with reasons undisclosed. The couple wed years ago despite parental protest.
New York reports a nationwide price cutting wave reducing groceries and meats by up to 20 percent. Meyer of the State Retail Grocers Association plans a convention to push further cuts across producers, manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. Wholesale reductions vary by item, with city stores showing substantial declines since the peak prices.
New York December 17 suit for 351500 filed against Louis Krohnberg by Bird Coler commissioner of charities under a law allowing five times winnings to be given to the poor. Krohnberg allegedly won 66300 from a poker party at the home of Joseph St Schenck and Norma Talmadge with participants J M Silverman Harry Silverfield Samuel Lewis Charles Pillar Hyman Korp John Mack and J H Mark.
Berkery California reports thousands of citrus hybrid seedlings at the University of California citrus experiment station in Riverside. Crosses include tangerine with pomelo, orange with pomelo, lemon with pomelo, and Valencia with Mediterranean sweet orange. H B Frost leads breeding, with careful emasculation and controlled pollination to label resulting fruits.
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