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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1921
Page
14
Paris reports the French government may officially reward William W. Corcoran American vice consul at Boulogne for rescuing a French boy from the sea. In a separate scene a narrator reflects on personal courage and duty as a romantic plot unfolds aboard a ship where a heroine aids a man she loves.
Alanna begs to visit Neal as Pat rationalizes a trip home with her. Doctor Farnsworth resists and Miss Rathbun intervenes offering bromides and care, while Hedwig prepares belongings and hints at a swift departure to reach Neal.
New device claims to measure power of love by recording heart beats and breathing to detect truthfulness. Inventor suggests wearing a heart harness during courtship could reveal deceit, potentially saving couples from misjudged affection. Criminologists view the instrument as a possible lie detector.
Martin L. Davey, former Ohio congressman and tree expert, warns New York will be nearly treeless within a generation without urgent action. He reports 2600 trees died last year and 1400 replaced, with aging, undersized replacements unable to shade the city.
The Rt. Rev. Melerios Metaxakis Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church told a luncheon crowd in Philadelphia that Greek Orthodox and Protestant Episcopal Churches may fore shadow world wide church unity. Attendees included Bishop Rhinelander Bishop Garland Pennsylvania diocese and bishops from Albania Russia Romania and Syria.
Wreckers began tearing down New York's Van Corlear built in 1878 on Seventh Avenue between Fifty Sixth and Fifty Seventh Streets to clear space for the Hotel Commonwealth a 2500 room cooperative venture promising rebates up to 20 percent. The project by William J. Hoggson aims to create a landmark hotel complex replacing a famed literary and celebrity home. A replevin writ was filed in Rhode Island against the Bridgeport Marshhouse Co. seeking possession of personal goods.
Bargain hunters find odd lots from holiday selling in local apparel shops. Corduroy bath robes Bing ham house dresses and blouses are offered at reduced prices as leftovers, with shoppers warned some items remain boxed for gifts.
A note of new hats arriving as winter deepens promises chic simple styles for theatre lunches and social events. Designs in Latin Gros del Londre taffeta bengaline viska straw cloth offer small compact shapes, twists, rolls, wide brims and vivid colors including canna jade bonfire cinder gray and tile.
Sign reads deep discounts on desks tables and chairs in oak and mahogany. 60 to 72 inch desks feature roll tops double pedestals and leather backed swivels. 50 inch oak tables and box seat office chairs offered at reduced prices.
Clearance sale offers black blouses in lawn and sateen fabrics up to size 46. Regular price two dollars.
A sale advertisement lists Soisettey Repp and Black Lawn Blouses up to size 52, with prices from $1.00 to $2.00. Warner Corsets on second floor offer rust proof models, elastic fronts for comfort, and surgical styles. Elastic top corsets priced around $4.00, plus $1.00 to $5.00 corsets with extra bones for large figures, all on second floor.
Readable items include 60 inch and 72 inch scarves and 18 by 54 inch pieces priced at 50 cents. Public notice notes third floor location for the display or sale.
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