Bridgeport Welcomes Roosevelt amid Democratic rally
A large Bridgeport crowd greeted Franklin D Roosevelt at The Stratfield on Saturday afternoon. The procession moved along Main Street to Seaside Park as Roosevelt spoke with Judge Robert Marks and W. W. Bent praising Cox and contrasting Democratic progress with Republican obstruction. The event included a Coast Artillery band, police, and a reception before Roosevelt continued to Danbury for a Saturday night speech.
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Stratfield
Bridgeport
Sun
Merritt
Stamford
Coast Artillery Band
Hartford
Charles F. Greene
Clark
Vie Wan
Robert Marks
Ohio
F. E. Atwater
Democratic Town Committee
John A. Cornell
Main Street
State Street
Ein Park Avenus
Cornell
Obie
Gov. Cox
Marke
L& Devine
Tnd Div
France
Rght
Standard Oil
Joe
Foraker
Mark Hanna
George B. Cox
Senator Harding
Decauret
Standard 610
United States
Warren G. Harding
Senator Woraker
Cox
Harding
Marks
Mr. Roosevelt
Navy
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
North Sea
Chateau Thierry
W. W. Bent
Roosevelt
Theodore Rouxvelt
New York
Harvard
New York Assembly
Beau-Tifeltreet
Seaside Park
Conn
Theodore Roosevelt
Benedict Arnold
Aaron Burr
Brandegee
Old Mae
League
Colar
E Bacment
The
Tribune
Maine
Poland
Congress
Senator Clark
Danbury
PoQehkeepsie
Bolshevik Census Aims to Count Weak Soviet Fabric
Moscow dispatch reports the Bolshevik central committee issues wireless instructions for a grand all Russian census. It seeks to tally workers, students, the ill, the disabled, and agricultural workers to map needs, schools, teachers, aid, and resources across cities and countryside to strengthen the socialist state.
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Moscow
Socialists Gain Ground in Japan Amidst Hunger and Reform
A fragmentary report describes a half mad Japanese woman and her Bolshevik minded son who exploit hunger and censorship to found a new religion called Ometo Kyo, portrayed as a thinly veiled socialism confronting imperial authority and religious tradition. The piece notes widespread hunger, censorship, and extraordinary rhetoric shaping a controversial movement in Japan.
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Far East
Japan
Arabe
Far
Pibvenst
God
Art Craft Net Curtains for Dressing Up Your Windows
A square coarse filet mesh curtain described as durable and bordered in wide or narrow patterns with an all over squares diamonds and geometric figures. Lace edges vary by quality and pattern, offered in a third floor display.
Cretonne Fabrics Attract Shoppers In Autumn Display
New Cretonnes appear in a vivid autumn display of linen crash Geneva cloth Repp and terry cloth. The department glows with spots resembling an autumn landscape and fabrics are praised for beauty and interest.
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Geneva
Fall Shoes Show New Styles For Bridgeport Women
A Bridgeport advertisement invites women to view and try on fall footwear. New styles feature ten inch high shoes with rounded toes and shorter vamps, low shoes with curved heels, and cross straps. Evening options include Opera cut Pumps in white kid and silver cloth, with color and material variety. Also promotes a tin washer with powerful suction for washing blankets and heavy garments, noting its sturdy build and wooden handles.
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Bridgeport
Fall Kids Underwear and Nuts Offered On Main Floor
Fall undergarments for children including vests with high or Dutch necks and long sleeves and pants in knee or ankle lengths priced 80 85 and 90 cents by size. Also salted and unsalted mixed nuts and walnuts suitable for salads and cakes. Main floor.
Tea Kettles Seamless copper nickel plated with long straight spout
A copper nickel plated tea kettle described as superior with a seamless body, heavy wire handle, and long straight spout. No. 8 size suitable for medium households. Special price three dollars twenty five cents. Basement.
Read's Stamping for Art Needlework Ad
Read's offers stamping for art needlework with prompt service and many designs. Perforated patterns are available and orders taken on main floor art department with prices based on design and letter count.
New Children Books and Notable Authors in Print
The Book Department offers latest fiction by Hugh Walpole Ethel Dell Richard Deham Mary Roberts Rinehart and Chambers. Essays on Enjoying Life by W N P Barbellion and Adventures and Enthusiasms by E V Lucas. South Sea Foam by Safroni Middleton. For children Fairies and Chimneys by Rose Fyleman at 1.25 and Stories for the Littlest Ones by Sara Cone Bryant. Profusely illustrated at 2.50.
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Hugh Walpole
Ethel Dell
Richard Deham
Mary Roberts
Rinehart Chambers
W. N. P. Barbellion
E. V Lucas
Safroni-Middleton
Stevenson
Samoa
Rose Fyleman
Omoto Kyo spreading in Japan as religion disguised socialism
The piece warns that Omoto Kyo and its followers push Bolshevist ideas under a religious veil. It notes a money drive funding newspaper ads, the movement attracting farmers, workers, intellectuals, and students, and predicts a possible government overthrow. An inter-league baseball series details follow.
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Japan
Omono Kyo
Omoto Kyo
Aisho Nichi Nichi
Osaka
Overworked Men Need More Strength
An early 20th century advertisement claims overworked men suffer from thin devitalized blood. It argues good condition prevents fatigue while undernourished men feel strain, endorsing Vinel as a remedy to enrich blood, improve energy, and restore health with quicker nourishment.
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Vinel
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