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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1912
Page
8
A newspaper ad extols TIZ foot bath as a cure for corns bunions and tired feet. The cheerful reader is urged to buy TIZ at 25 cents a box from Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago, with endorsements from drug and department stores.
The state board of health bulletin reports May was less healthy than April with higher deaths and widespread diphtheria and measles cases in many towns including New Milford Hartford and Norwalk. It urges mothers to breastfeed when possible use clean water boiled milk kept cold and proper bottle hygiene and baby care in hot weather. It also notes outbreaks of measles in 68 towns and lists towns with notable case counts and mortality.
Knockapotawauh tribe nominates officers and plans chiefs degree for three candidates with elections next Tuesday and Past Sachem night to be observed. First Evangelical church hosts quarterly conference led by Elder Frank L. Stevens with 22 members present. Connecticut Audubon executive committee to meet Mrs. Samuel H. Wheeler in Fairfield Friday at 3 pm. Grace Methodist lawn social and cake sale set for tomorrow 4 to 9 pm. Mrs. Walter Barker of 41% Herne avenue visits Mrs. Bauer and daughter in South Fork PA. Mrs. William Steffy and Mrs. Homer Streak and son of Altoona PA noted. Pupils of Miss Mary Louise Peck piano recital scheduled Friday.
Chicago June 1s John Hays Ham Sand, a millionaire mining expert, operates in an unofficial capacity but remains highly active. Roosevelt’s backers and Taft supporters mobilize, with James R. Garfield of Stubbs, Kansas, among those energetically promoting Roosevelt. The piece notes Ham Sand’s global reach and continued involvement in the political process.
New York reports Rev William C Egan of St Clement's Church Mariners Harbor entered the hold of the steamship Meteor where two workmen Harry Brown and William H O'Donnell had been overcome by fumes. Despite efforts, Egan and Battalion Chief William Brogan were driven back by gases until deck was chopped away and three laborers retrieved the two men who were revived after hospital treatment.
The article discusses decorative striped suit detailing and the white summer wardrobe. It praises stripe placement on a coat, belt ends, and triangular slit accents, then shifts to a column on white fashion. It extols white ensembles, laundry care, and affordable summer garments with prices and shopping notes. It ends with a testimonial for Foley Kidney Pills and a classified ad line.
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