Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Bridgeport Times in Bridgeport, Connecticut

We have 1,749,131 pages in Connecticut

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1920

Page

4

Terrible eczema cured by Fruit-a-tives and Sootha Salva

A 1908 advertiser testimonial from Dover about long lasting eczema on arms and legs. After using two boxes of Fruit-atives and one box of Sootha Salva the patient reports being entirely free of eczema. Claimed products priced at 2.50 per six and 0.25 trial size, offered by Fruit-A-Tives Limited, Ogdensburg, NY.

Dover Hamreutae E. N.olzendam D.V.M. We Fruit-A-Tives Limited Ogdensburg N. Y

Snow Blankets Colorado As City Fire Fights Loss

Dramatic daytime fire near Winter den spared by stubborn New York firemen while adjoining buildings suffered about 250000 in damages. Across the globe reports tell of Madrid extremists nabbed with loaded weapons, a shipping board controversy, and Rome despatches hinting at a dictatorship plot. Snowfall unsettles western Colorado as Bristol industries stall leaving 3000 idle. Local violence includes a stabbing in New York area and pursuit of a convicted auto thief in Hartford. A tanker liquor raid in West Haven nets 2500 dollars worth of liquor. An oilier killed in New Haven as a passenger train tragedy unfolds in Worcester. A 72 year old man dies at Chambersburg county home after jumping from a window. An Irish financier is arrested in Monaghan amid undefined motives. Yale alumnus Harrington surrenders in Hartford on a 3000 dollar auto theft charge. News recounts several violent incidents in New York City and Island City.

Piluar Harrington Yale Sheff Hartford New York

Governor Cox Opens West Virginia Campaign Tour

Governor Cox travels across West Virginia with nine addresses planned in Hinton Charleston and Huntington as part of a full week of campaigning. The Democratic appeal centers on the Nations issue and business arguments for the League as he outlines plans to win the state.

Cox West Coxnd West Virginia Madison Square Garden New York League

New York Has a Bungalow on Wheels

A Staten Island resident builds a rolling home as a cheaper alternative to traditional building and rail transport. William Ward explains the vehicle combines living space with mobility to avoid coal and long shipments, planning to relocate to Florida. The piece also notes a December 30 public hearing by the Federal Horticultural Board on a quarantine proposal for fruits from multiple tropical regions to curb citrus black fly spread.

New York Staten Island Florida William Ward Federal Horticultural Board Bahamas Jamaica Canal Zone Costa Rica India Philippines Ceylon Java

Slovaks Hear Lieut Devine at Sunday Rally

More than three hundred Slovak born or descent Americans gathered at St John’s Church for a Patriotic meeting hosted by Slovak Democratic Club. Speakers urged support for the League of Nations and relief from Bridgeport taxation, praising Democratic leaders and denouncing Brandegee and Republican stance.

St. John's Church Slovak Democratic Club Andrew Katranak League of Nations Bridgeport Michael Tanditch New York Wilson America Paris Brande- Bee Devine Yale University John A. Cornell United States City of Board of Assessors Democratic Party State Senate General Assembly Lermen Harry J. Platt Congress Washington Kaiser Wilhelm Peopel Thomas Hungerford Frank Hearn

Hopes for the election of Cox at the casino visit

An elderly man from Devon, H. Hawes, waited at the State street Casino to deliver a letter from his niece in St. Louis urging Governor Cox and the League of Nations. The note pleads for votes from women and warns of future wars, highlighting a mother’s grief and calls for female suffrage.

State Street Cox H. Hawes Devon St. Louis France League of Nations Ida H. Davis St Louis

Talian Voters Hear Lieut Devine at North End Meeting

Italian voters in the North End packed the Eighth District Democratic Club rooms at 2032 Main Street to hear Lieut Joseph J. Devine run for probate judge, with speakers including Lawrence Gallagher for Senate, Harry Platt for Congress, Edward Tole for alderman, John A. Cornell and John Palmieri. Sebastian Vecch Toni led the event.

North End Eighth District Democratic Club Main Street Joseph J. Devine Lawrence T. Gallagher Harry J. Platt Edward Tole Eighth John A. Cornell John Palmieri Sebastian Vecchtoni

Moving Day Now Transfer of Wet Goods

In San Francisco on October 25 a flood of liquor moves has unsettled streets since January 16. About 6,000 households moved private stock seeking storage as 36 moving vans operate daily. Permits govern every drop moved, many owners fearing loss or theft. California’s 3,000 bonded wineries hold permits for non beverage use. Mayor Hylan blasts big trusts as walls around New York grow taller than the Great Wall. South Wales miners’ conference asks for a general strike to halt mine production by removing pump runners.

San Francisco John Barleycorn California Hylan Board of Estimate Building Trust Milk Trust The Coal Trust New York China Miners’ Conference South Wales National Miners’ Federation

Mayoress of London Tells of Her Duties

London, Oct. 22 Lady Cooper in her final weeks as Lady Mayoress of the City of London reflects on the office. She says the duties include managing the house for guests without asserting influence and emphasizes discretion over forwardness. She recalls Victorian standards and warns against speaking unless invited.

London Cooper City of Hood

Sacred Isle Unearthed by Loch Sunart Explorers

Archaeologists in Loch Sunart's Isle of Risga report discovering a sacred isle dating before Christianity. Rock carvings reveal priestly leader imagery, wall lines of ancient homes and temples, and rows of spots marking uprights. Nearby Milwaukee venue Schlitz Palm Garden to become a motion picture theatre amid city court decisions on cent cases.

Glassow Risga Loch Sunart Milwaukee

Connecticut ranks eleventh in state banking deposits and resources

Connecticut ranks eleventh in deposits and total resources among state banks, with 157 banks reporting for the year ended June 30 1920. Deposits totaled 579 562 094 55 and total resources 642 106 743 60. Capital 48 023 837 03. surplus 26 044 593 57. undivided profits 9 882 955 96. loans and discounts 228 246 634 46. bonds stocks and securities 318 701 982 53.

Connecticut Everett J. Sturges R. N. Sims New Orleans Natonal Association of Supervisors of Con

Joslyn switches to Democratic ticket over League of Nations

Cambridge resident Joslyn declares his desertion from the Republican standard to support the Democratic nominee. He calls the League of Nations the supreme campaign issue and argues it must be ratified in some form for world and American peace, criticizing Harding's rejection and Cox's wholehearted backing. He urges voters to choose principle and country over party tradition.

League of Nations League Harding America Senate Association of Nations Cox Senator Harding

Also Mentioned on This Page

Winterden Madrid Harvey Allan Ryan Mee.coe Democratic National Cou Theodore Marburg Baltimore Place On Shipping Board D'Annunzio Anto Rome Angel of Revolt Colorado Bristol William Holmes Lexington Avenue Cynthia Robertson Bishiland Avenue St. Vincent's Hospital West Haven Louis Schuss Lquor Michael A. Vaughan New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New Haven Springfeld Express H. H. Dyke Worcester Joe Keyes Chambersburg Bernard O'Rourke Inniskeen Monaghan Gov. Cox Lieut. Devine British Columbia Talian Lieut Sacred Isle New York City State Court of Appeals American Hardware Stores Fairfield Av Middle St G. O. P. Platform Washington, D. C Carl Smith Joslyn Harvard Republican National Committee League of Na- Hons Joslyn Republs Bridgeport Ruslores Barstow New England K Dolecaion Sonsiegero Sinn Ake Conn Mollan Edwin Burt W. K. Mollan Main ST Meat Department New York State Pillsbury’s Swift’s Maine Public Market& Branch State & Bank Sts E. Main ST Harbor Blues Finnan Haddie Flatfish Haddock Hayes Fish Company Fairfield Ave
Search Courier

Search the Bridgeport Times Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bridgeport Times?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication