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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1920
Page
8
Advertisement showcases satin dresses with round square or V necks and silk piping in colors. Priced from 3.95 to 10.95 with fancy bathing dresses in taffeta or satin at 22.50 to 25.00. Jersey swimsuits praised for fit with prices 8.95 to 12.50. Accessories include leather or silk belts, bath shoes 0.40 to 3.00, and caps 0.29 to 1.25.
The advertisement features white silk stockings in multiple sizes and a 16 but ton item priced at 3.75. It promotes extra quality silk stockings and a special price of 2.69 for out of size socks slightly soiled from weekend rush.
An eighty three year old man claims relief from rheumatism after decades of pain. The ad promotes The Inner Mysteries of Rheumatism, offered free by H. P. Clearwater of Hallo well Maine, inviting readers to request the booklet by postcard or letter.
The Public Utilities Commission ruled it impractical to compel ongoing gas manufacture and sale. It denied a May petition by eighty six New Hartford residents urging Harry W Walker to maintain gas service beyond July 1. The commission urged negotiations for a written proposal and a further sixty day supply period.
A hundred gun salute, bells, and whistles opened Maine's centennial celebration in Portland. State bands and the centennial chorus of two thousand, conducted by Professor William R. Chapman, stood under a welcoming evergreen arch. At City Hall the Maine Centennial March by Professor Chapman was sung.
The Bureau of Vital Statistics issued marriage licenses listing couples including James Steves of 127 Lewis Street and Florence Jones of 73 Englewood Avenue, Alexander Dansiella at 392 Lafayette Street with Elizabeth Gaurinaities, Joseph Seims of Stratford with Nicholine Bruce of 116 Marion Street, John Jones of 109 Rowsley Street with Malllam Smith of Wallingford, Walter Holmer of 169 Fifth Street with Anna Upperman of 263 Brooks Street, Earle Pierce of Boston with Florence Meek of 235 Ann Street, John McCutcheon of 55 Ann Street with Helen Smith of 392 East Main Street, Paul Wooster of 24 Park Street with Susan Anderson of 2125 Main Street, Bernard Reich of 1007 Central Avenue with Mary Keane of Newtown, Clifton Bixby of Brooklyn, N.Y. with Lillian Hunt of 103 Wells Street.
The Minnesota crop survey by Minneapolis and St Paul newspapers states the grain crop is the best in years. Some areas saw damage to small grains and potatoes from heavy rains, but overall conditions remain favorable, with the potato crop hit hardest.
An old advertisement urges women to use Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Taleum for clear smooth and healthy skin. It touts gentle cleansing and beauty benefits, highlighting the soap as a trusted household staple. The copy uses period tone to promote personal care products to female readers.
Al Minco, 81, veteran pantomimist and dean of clowns, headlines Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey shows with stories of Dan Rice era and a key role in the opening pageant. The main-tent program features a three hour program of animals, horses, and new acts from America’s two famed circuses.
Review notes Hope Eden as a tiny but remarkable star in Poli's Theatre matinee and night shows, praised for charm, wit, and stage presence. The program features The Deep Purple on screen with Bird Milman wire stunts, plus a strong cast and Pathe News. Plaza screens Dollars and the Woman with Alice Joyce, and other vaudeville acts share a lively bill. Bridgeport police elect delegates for the state convention.
An advertisement introduces P. D. Q. a golden colored chemical claimed to kill bed bugs. The copy touts a quart from one package and claims broad reach beyond rival products. It promotes hospital and hotel size at 2 50 and urges customers to buy via drugstores or mail order from the Owl Chemical Co. Terre Haute Indiana.
Miss Hope Eden and partner Prescott, both starring in a mind reading act at Poli's this week, teased cosmopolitan names from the audience and announced they will guest at Bridgeport Elks Lodge No. 36 Read minds of local brothers at the Elks Home tonight.
Vienna reports on June 29 that the Hungarian ministry has resigned. Count Albert Apponyi, former premier, is named to head a new coalition government according to a Budapest telephone despatch.
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