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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1920
Page
4
A December 1919 discussion notes Republicans pushing for a month long congressional recess starting in early June to avoid Washington heat and aid campaign efforts. It cites fears of an extra session and ongoing reconstruction bills, with potential backtracking to September.
The Acling Rubber Co. offers a baseball products sale at the Plaza Theatre location. Fielders gloves and related goods are featured in a broad selection.
A wedding guide suggests a toy as a fitting gift to symbolize playful life together and notes a reputation for quality can steer choices toward a value fitting the couple’s spending.
Dr. Simon L Katzoff was elected President of the Bridgeport Philosophical Society at a South End theatre meeting yesterday. Mrs J C Cussey is vice president and several women serve as assistants secretaries and directors. The hall committee was instructed to seek larger, more permanent headquarters due to membership growth. Nothing is so fatal to an otherwise good memory as borrowing money.
Mr Scott Joy of 129 Grant Street testifies after reading an advertisement about CINOT. He suffered ten years from severe stomach trouble, vomiting bile after meals, and weight loss. Two bottles of CINOT improved his condition dramatically, allowing normal appetite and weight gain. The testimonial promotes CINOT sold at multiple druggists including Har ds Drug Stores Bridgeport and others.
Amid Paris labor unrest on May Day, tramways and subways operated within city walls while taxi divers kept to work. Police presence was minimal, buses circulated, and two boatmen faced violence as strikes spread to Marseilles and St Etienne with Lyons already affected.
Paris on May 10 reports former French Premier Paul Painteve, now with six assistants, arranging to study China’s financial conditions at the Chinese government’s request. His U.S. visit is postponed by a strike, forcing a quick cross country trip to catch a Pacific steamship. He then plans to return to Europe via America and visit Washington later. Some people discard clothes early, claiming scarcity and high prices.
New York May 10 the 10771 ton passenger liner Huron formerly the German Frederick Der Grosse was dedicated to the Shipping Board's South American service. She will sail next Saturday for Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires with full cabin accommodations. Over 200 representatives from U.S. and South American governments, Shipping Board officials, and steamship executives attended the ceremony hosted by Frank C. Munson, president of the Munson line.
A compiled list of individuals and companies from New England and nearby states with their trades and products. Entries include protection of ships cylinders engines rivets railway safety devices violin makers and several electrical and mechanical goods manufacturers. The fragment also includes a literary aside about the servant girl question.
Bayer insists on genuine aspirin in Bayer Tablets of Aspirin within a Bayer package that lists proper directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The Bayer name signals a physician trusted product for nineteen years. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents and aspirin is a trademark of Bayer Manufacturing Company.
An old advertisement warns that overeating rich foods causes kidney strain and bladder issues. It promotes Jad Salts or Rad Salts as a safe urine flush, claiming it neutralizes acids, relieves nocturnal urination, and improves kidney function with a few daily spoonfuls in water.
The Huron will be the largest commercial ship flying the American flag to visit a South American port. Her former German owners would not recognize her now, as her cabins have been increased in number.
A ship described as ber and elaborately furnished is fitted with oil fired boilers replacing coal. The voyage to Rio Janeiro is anticipated to take about fifteen days.
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