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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1920
Page
4
Mrs. Stolz of Me reports years of stomach pain and cramps relieved after using a trial box of Fruita-tives Liver Tablets. She continued the remedy for about a year and credits Fruit-a-tives with saving her life. Product offered at six for $2.50 or 25¢ trial, from Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg NY or local dealers.
Mayor Wilson issued a proclamation commemorating Robert H. Stewart, a World War II veteran of the 102nd Ambulance Corps, injured in action in France. Separate items note a sunken barge raised near Bridgeport, a League of Nations resolution, and various local and national happenings including murders, burglaries, and political speeches.
Connecticut Fairfield County Superior Court Bridgeport directs further notice by publication in The Bridgeport Times for two weeks beginning before October 15 1920. Plaintiff Rebecca Thornton Hoag seeks divorce and custody of two minor children. defendant George Alton Hoag is absent and location unknown. Court clerk Michael J Flanagan signs.
An editorial contrasts South and Western Canada land values and yields, arguing Southern farms offer superior returns. It notes Western Canada land costs and yields, Illinois-like costs for starting farms, and questions migration patterns as eight New York City crimes highlight urban crime trends.
Adam Duncan, Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society, died in Hillingdon at age 80. He is credited with advancing the tomato from decorative to edible fruit through hybridization. The report notes his influence on commercial tomato cultivation. In Vienna rains damage crops and reduce August yields, with flooded streams causing losses in fountain valleys.
Former Governor Samuel W. McCall, who sold his Gothic Myopia Hill mansion in Winchester to George Nelley, can find no apartment and may use his Summer home in New Hampshire. Mrs. McCall says they are unsure where to live next. The 17 room, four bath estate sold for about 50,000 amid delays. Separately U S Secret Service and Canadian authorities halted a train at Sarnia tunnel and seized 300 cases of liquor.
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