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Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1922

Page

4

Germ carrier box quarantined and court cases noted

A boxed germ carrier in St Clairsville and a Belmont County court suit are described. John Shatlack sues Mike Zuzack for damages after a stone injury. Zuzack cross-petitions for counter damages totaling $5,000. In Denver a teen, John Patterson, is quarantined as a diphtheria germ carrier with no symptoms, his case labeled rare and indefinite.

John Shatlack Hoe Mike Zuzack Zuzack Shatlack Denver John Patterson the Steele Hospital Patterson

Jazz Dance Seen as Cocaine of Movement by Kosloff

Theodore Kosloff argues Jazz is an excitant causing a national moral revulsion and predicts an American dance form rooted in growth and pioneering. He cites fashion trends and industry as fading with Jazz while envisioning a distinct national style reflecting America's expansion and agriculture.

Theodore Kosloff Los Angeles Cal America Haig Russia France Spain Italy Kosloff

Jazz and Fashion Standards Warn Against Indecent Dress

The passage argues that when Jazz influences fashion women should limit exposure. It contends garments can be beautiful and not sensual, praising Grecian lines while condemning bare knees sheer stockings and short skirts as seductive and ugly.

America

World Going Dry in Five Years Says Johnson

William E. Pussyfoot Johnson, noted prohibition advocate, predicts the entire world will be bone-dry in five years. Speaking to a Washington church audience he cited India's progress and the United States as evidence of the dry movement's advance.

Washington William E Pussyfoot) Johnson International Prohibition England Johnson India United States

Bristol fishing contests clog sidewalks and draw cops

A Bristol Connecticut hardware dealer Peter Cawley started a fishing contest displaying prize catches on ice in his Main Street window. Crowds blocked sidewalks and police warned of the nuisance as townsfolk from nearby areas arrived. The craze sparked similar contests nationwide while rules claimed fish were caught in Mine Brook, prompting debates over honesty and spectacle.

Bristol Conn Peter Cawley Cawley Mine Brook Ead

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