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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1920
Page
4
A teacher promotes Frutatatives or Fruit Liver Tablets noting relief from liver and stomach trouble, improved complexion, and “new blood.” Endorsed by A A Young who reports benefits and offers a trial package.
Frat Gillas Howe Post Elias Howe Jr post No 3 G A 2 holds its regular meeting tomorrow at 3 pm in rooms at 225 Main street. Birthday of Adjutant William M Barnum celebrated with music speaking and lunch by the Women's Relief Corps. Social time expected.
Chicago May 5 Max Spiegel a rag picker was arrested by his wife after claiming he would return to Russia for a drink. Police found about $10,000 in his clothing. Judge Newcomer ordered $6,000 deposited for the wife’s use and the rest mortgaged, directing Spiegel to stay with his family. The scene included sharp rebukes and a note on sale of more axes and fewer automobile wrenches.
Hartford May 6 William F Whitmore of Hartford has been appointed fair price commissioner for Connecticut and will assume duties at once after a Washington conference. He outlines proposed activities and emphasizes reducing the spread between production cost and consumer prices while setting maximum gross profit margins for necessaries. He cites the Lover Act and urges merchant cooperation to curb high living costs and unrest.
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children. It emphasizes the fruit flavor and claims full directions on each bottle, urging parents to use the product name California on the package for best results.
Robert Hyde, a Manchester University graduate living in Colwell Street, says he invented a method to convert sawdust into sugar at about 3 cents per pound. He demonstrated a sample of sugar extracted from sawdust and spoke of a German professor’s remark on sugar properties guiding his experiment.
An eight year research tale ends with a laboratory accident yielding a breakthrough to cheaply produce sugar. The inventor notes hand production costs about 3 1-2 cents per pound, machine-made costs drop to under half, and the process takes about ten hours. He warns small grocers overcharging by a few cents.
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