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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
20
A fragmentary social item notes a new relationship and troubles with Mrs Crosslets. The brief mentions speaking with Washington Star and hints at expectations in a confusing, partial OCR passage.
A village page blends a playful tale with a senior class program. Peter Rabbit and Jimmy Skunk share a wary meeting on the Green Meadows while Bowser the Hound looms nearby. The piece then shifts to a high school Class Day and Commencement program listing speakers, performances, and graduates.
Mis-spelled ad copy touts Wendell's Horn Pills to cure nervous exhaustion and fatigue. It promises money back after 3 days if unsatisfied, via Hindle Pharmacy or Hartigan Drug Store, claiming benefits for nervous afflictions, insomnia, and low vitality.
Fairfield’s second high school commencement was held in the Pequot auditorium at Southport. A class of 18 graduates participated in class day exercises followed by the commencement program. Chairman William G. Kinsella presented the diplomas.
Deal England reports eight American steamers with cargoes of provisions for Germany, detained for safety, have proceeded for German ports. A later report suggests they may be held pending the peace treaty signing.
Southport June 15 Special Mrs Luin B Switzer hosted the Thursday Afternoon Card club as they traveled to Easton for a Valley Forge picnic. Guests included Mrs May Bulkley Mrs Ernest Jennings Mrs Stella Wakeman Miss Ruth Bulkley Mrs Leonard Mackenzie Mrs Eben WH Hams Mrs Warren Sherwood and Mrs Arthur Mills. Meanwhile Mrs Richard B Foley and daughter Elinor Foley left for Waterbury to visit Mr and Mrs Joseph Smith. Mr and Mrs Howard Langdon Taylor arrived for several weeks with Mr and Mrs William Taylor. The Taylors were married yesterday in Dayton Ohio with the bride formerly Dorothy Keller. Arthur Marsh is ill at Westway road. Eugene Haskell and wife welcome a daughter on Sherwood avenue. Miss Mary Frier of Texas visits Mrs Valery Havard Post road. Dr and Mrs George EB Thielcke returned from New Haven.
London reports the British dirigible R-34’s flight to America is postponed while Germany decides its terms. If Berlin refuses to sign, the voyage may head eastward. airships over Germany will return to base tonight and stay put until a decision is announced. The B-34 carried no bombs on her North Sea cruise and may pivot direction once wind and repairs allow.
An advertisement touts Bitro-Phosphate as the best remedy to add weight and restore vigor for thin men and women. It claims nerve relief, improved complexion, and doubling as a tonic, with endorsements from medical figures and drugstores, while warning it should be used by those desiring weight gain.
A New Jersey reader reports instant stomach improvement after taking ordinary serathol as recommended by Dr. Edward Parrish. The letter claims rapid relief from indigestion after a single Sunday dose, praising serathol as harmless, pleasant, and affordable at Hartigan Drug stores in Bridgeport and other first class druggists.
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