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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1919
Page
10
An old advertisement claims that people who lack nourishment from food can gain steady weight and strength by using Father John's Medicine. It warns that weak digestion prevents nourishment from meals, but the remedy provides 50 percent prepared food elements to convert into solid flesh and tissue, with a guarantee of no alcohol or dangerous drugs.
An old advertisement touts Wendell's Ambition Pills as a powerful nerve tonic to restore vigor and mood. It claims quick benefits for nervous exhaustion, debility, and overindulgence related issues, with a refund offer if the first box disappoints. Sold for fifty cents at Hindle Pharmacy and Hartigan drug stores and other dealers.
An old advertisement promises Celery King will cleanse the system and strengthen the bowels with a course of three weeks at three times weekly. It suggests giving it to children and asserts the product purifies blood and removes waste, aiding pimples and scrofula.
Tark Taview's Park theatre burlesque revue headlines Zolia Russell and Harry Norton as leading figures with strong support from Marty Irton Jim Daley Irene Meara Eleanor Marie and Walter Morrison. The act features standout wardrobe and vocal numbers plus a popular Doris performance. Also reviewed Plaza feature film Love that Cares starring Miss Traverse with Tom Santschi and vaudeville pulls of Pep and strong dance acts from Berk and White.
The second annual Pan American aeronautical convention opens in Atlantic City May 7 with Allan R. Hawley presiding. The monthlong event features daily flight tests and special prizes totaling 1,008 for aviators setting records to the city during May. Inter-collegiate seaplane races Saturday offer 5,500 in prizes, split between seaplane and airplane events with college participation.
The Invincible Social Club meets Tuesday at 63 Bunnell Street with officers led by Joseph Deipner and Nathan Lebovich. Bridgeport Elks initiated 20 candidates with a large attendance. Hebrew Bakers’ Union hosts a charity dance Saturday night at the Casino. Fidelity Rebekah Lodge reports six new applications and plans a May rummage sale. Knights of Pythias first degree conferred on eight at 1026 Main Street. Hebrew Ladies’ House Sheltering Society to hold a special meeting Sunday at 35 Court Street. Stratfield Encampment exemplified the patriarchal degree on 14 candidates. Wowompon Tribe and Kyota Council plan events, including a dance May 15 at the Red Men’s Hall Stratford, with many expected to attend the grand council in Wartford.
Under the direction of the board of Mark Commissioners, members of the Board of Aldermen will inspect the parks of the city Saturday afternoon, starting at 4 o'clock. The inspection was to have been held last Saturday but owing to the calm weather the trip was postponed until this week.
Samuel Youdin sues John Cooke in Common Pleas alleging damages of 800 after purchasing Troeball property on an incumbrance free guarantee. He reports a $250 attachment and three liens on the property, seeking relief.
Hartford May 1 Francs J Garvan alien property custodian will auction next week several thousand shares of the First Rain service Company of Hartford Previously German owned Carl Schreiner of New York an alien who played a key role when the government enforced its alien permit rule was its first president
London May 1 An international naval police force will be needed under the League of Nations plan once peace is declared, says Josephus Daniels US secretary of the navy. His trip abroad aims to discuss this with admiralties of Italy and Britain as part of the plan.
An advertisement touts Gets-it as a painless, guaranteed corn remover for hard to reach between toe areas. It claims quick dryness, no sticky residue, and a money-back guarantee. Distributed by Lawrence & Co of Chicago and sold in Bridgeport and other local pharmacies.
An advertisement touts a small bottle of Danderine that claims to make hair thick, glossy and wavy. It asserts the product removes dandruff stops itching and prevents hair loss, targeting girls with beauty benefits.
An advertisement touts Danderine as an easy inexpensive way to have soft abundant hair with gloss and no dandruff. It claims hair becomes thicker shinier and new growth appears within two weeks, urging readers to test the product by dampening a cloth and drawing it through a strand.
An advertisement touts a remedy for head noises and ear ringing. It claims relief from distressing sounds by a simple preparation, promising easy usage, pleasant taste, and quick results for those hard of hearing or with tinnitus.
Next Monday young people in Bridgeport are invited to a Memnady night at the Colonial hall room on Fairfield avenue. The singing artist will perform a comprehensive program of new songs and latest hits with surprises and a good time promised. Remember the Colonial hall room.
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