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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1920
Page
4
A Dover New Hampshire testimony from 1906 describes severe eczema starting on the face and spreading. After spending much money and suffering, the writer reports improvement within a week of using Fruitatives and Soda Salva, with continued relief after weeks of use. Remedies sold 50c a box or 6 for $2.
A decayed collection of bones zinc and wood from Plymouth Colony settlers was moved from their crypt above Plymouth Rock to Pilgrim Hall. The canopy center stone and granite peak carving were removed beforehand by crane. The bones had rested in the canopy repository since 1870.
A wedding will take place tomorrow at 5 pm in Chester Pennsylvania uniting Miss Margaret McPhee daughter of Mr and Mrs William McPhee of Chester and William Miller of the city. The bride will wear a brown duvetyn traveling suit with a matching hat and beaver collar. Sister Bessie McPhee will be maid of honor in a dark blue tricollette dress with a rose corsage. Elliott Reynolds will serve as best man. After a brief reception the couple will honeymoon for two weeks and reside in Stratford. Miss McPhee attended the local high school and the groom is a Webb Academy graduate employed by the Malleable Iron Co.
In a statement from Dee 2, Right Rev. Thomas J. Shahan condemns the Cork burning as a greater crime than Louvain. He denounces English Parliament for supporting anarchy in Ireland and calls on America to denounce the act, arguing it threatens civil order and liberty worldwide.
In Bilbao on December 2 headlines announced an American firm would ship 35,000 pairs of shoes to Bilbao to test demand, promising half the price of local goods. The claim sparked fear among local storekeepers and a price drop followed. Newspapers urge other cities to imitate to curb profiteering. Separately, Jules W. Arnatein and others face a jury over alleged conspiracy to move stolen securities from New York to Washington.
A lively Park theatre production features singing and dancing with Corinne Wilson as prima donna and Ethel Shutta praised as the best dancer. The ensemble includes Helen and Ola Hudson, with George A. Clark as premier comedian. Notable numbers include Shutta's Sweet Mamma and Clark's Scotch routine. The Alaska scene with white fur trim and the Alaska Hoop La adds visual flair.
Over Sunday visits from STEPNEY and relatives fill the community page as Christmas plays, carols, and school events anchor the week. High school seats exceed 35,000 with Pig Tail day alumni and a Christmas effort to aid European starving children. local society, visits, illnesses, and skating charm the district life.
Miss Frances Cate hosted a Brooklawn Country Club dancing party for school friends. Guest of honor Miss Charlotte Ledger of Hartford attended with an extensive invitation list of Emma Willard School classmates and local youths.
Weatherwise in Kane Pennsylvania 1200 feet up predicts a mild winter. Signs cited include robins in trees woodcock in woods pollywogs in a small stream fishing worms on snow lined sidewalks and groundhogs not yet hibernating. Blooming trailing arbutus found in Glade township. An Rome dispatch notes Italy declaring war and forbidding Fiume residents to leave.
John A. Shepherd faces a Logan jail charge for bigamy after his wife says a spirit voice guided her to prove the affair. She testified she married him in Huntington last February, later discovered another wife in Halifax, and had him arrested.
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