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Newspaper

Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1919

Page

18

Mrs Glover Hosts Welcome Home Party for Fairfield Servicemen

Fairfield May 8 Special Mrs Henry Glover of Moorlands invites over 300 service men from Fairfield to a home welcome home party on Beach Road Saturday evening from 7:30 to 10. Some 100 ex servicemen with unknown addresses are also invited plus soldiers sailors and marines. Guests may wear civilian clothes or uniforms and an orchestra will play with refreshments served. Mrs Glover, active with Red Cross Navy league and other groups, keeps Fairfield servicemen records and writes monthly letters to every Fairfield boy.

Fairfield Beach Road Glover

Wonder-Mist Product Parade for Sprager Parish

Wonder-Mist is advertised as a cleaning and polishing solution for car, furniture, and woodwork. Instructions suggest applying with a cloth or wipe on with a damp cheesecloth, then drying and polishing with a dry cheesecloth. Promotes minimal labeling and broad cleaning use.

Milford Notice Adapts To Evening Sale Time

Milford May 8 a special notice writes about an event at 7 o clock with brief details. The readable fragment mentions a local time and place but lacks full context for a complete summary.

Poslam remedy for eczema and skin eruptions advert

A vintage ad promotes Poslam as a dependable remedy for eczema and sore itchy skin. It touts quality healing powder and invites readers to request a free sample by writing to the Laboratoried at 243 West 47th Street.

West 47Th

Redtail the Hawk and Wife Near Green Forest

Thornton W Burgess narrates Redtail the Hawk and his mate flying swiftly from the Sunny South toward the Green Forest. Their keen eyes detect distant landmarks including Farmer Brown's house and the Smiling Pool. The scene highlights hawk family prowess and close observation of the countryside.

Bishop Redtail Greendrorest Andy Eager Torget Hawk Farmer Brown Denyard

Owl Robbery Upsets Green Forest Nest

In the Green Forest Mrs Redtail and Redtail fear their nest has been stolen by Hooty the Owl and Mrs Hooty. They confront the owls on the branch above their former home as Hooty defends the nest but retreats. The scene ends with the robbers still in place and the Redtails mourning their loss. Next Star tease notes a new scare in the forest.

Mrs. Redtail Redtail Mrs. Hooty Green Forest

Firemen's Ball Tonight at Le Chateau Devon

Firemen's fourth annual ball, under Devon Hose Company No 4, Inc, will be held at Le Chateau in Devon on Friday evening. The Le Chateau Jazz Band will provide music for dancing and the grand march starts promptly at 8 o'clock. The organizing committee led by Andrew Manson, chairman, with Guy Newcombe and Joseph Lister, has prepared for a large attendance.

Devon Devon Hose Company No. 4, Inc le Chateau Andrew Manson Guy

Woman slashes throat after gas outage in Milford

Mrs Susan Merwin Cochran of Gait Street attempted suicide by cutting her throat with a carving knife when gas failed to kill her. She was found by her brother Henry Merwin in a pool of blood at 5:90 am and taken to a state hospital in Middletown for treatment. authorities deem her temporarily unbalanced.

Milford May Susan Merwin Cochran Gait ‘Street Middletown Yho

Newtown Elects Its New Borough Officers

Newtown May 8 Special The annual borough officers election yielded a long list of officials for the coming year. Elected were Warden Arthur J Nettleton Clerk Charles F Beardsley Senior Burgess Cornelius B Taylor Burgesses Frank J Gale David Peck Edward B Allen John Northrop Treasurer Rodney P Shepard Bailiff Philrick H Gannon Fire Inspectors Patrick H Gannon H Carlton Hubbell Frank Wright Street Inspectors H Carlton Hubbell Patrick H McCarthy Curtiss Glover Wardens Arthur J Smith John C Beers Philander H B Abbott Thomas Carlson Board of Relief Frank Wright Robert H Beers Pound Beamer Thomas Carlson Assessors Levi C Morris Geonza Hayes Tax Collector Patrick H Gannon Auditors Arthur J Smith John J Northrop Registrar of Voters Charles F Beardsley Delegates to Equal Suffrage Convention Mrs Adella Irwin Mrs Lydia B Glove Miss Louise Bigais A8

Newtown Borough Offcers Arthur J. Nettleton Charles F Beardelay Cornelius B. Taylor B. Beers Frank J. Gale David ‘Peck Edward B.allen John 3 Northrop Rodney P. Shepard Phirick H.’ Gannon Patrick H. Gannon H. Carlton Hubbell Frank Wright H. ‘Carlton H. McCarthy Curtiss Glover Haywards Arthur J. Smith John C. Beers Philander HB. Abbot Thomas Carlson Board of Relief Robert H. Beers Pound Beaner Thomas Carlaon Levit C. Morris Geonza Hayes Patrick H. Gannon John J. Northrop Charles F. Beardsley South Norwalk Adella Irwin Lydia B. Glove Louise Big

Morning internal bath and limestone phosphate promise health

An advertisement urges women and men to adopt a daily morning bath of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims improved blood health a rosy complexion and freedom from illness, noting quick changes in health and appearance for those who practice internal sanitation.

Bath

Meat Injurious To The Kidneys Warns Authority

A well known authority warns that excessive meat can irritate kidneys with uric acid buildup. Kidney overwork leads to sluggish elimination and a poisoned system. He advocates four ounces of Jad Salts daily to flush and stimulate the kidneys, a cheap effervescent remedy made from grapes and lemon juice with lithia.

Jad

Wendell's Ambition Pills Ad Promote Nervous System Relief

An old fashioned ad hawks Wendell's Ambition Pills as a cure for nervousness and fatigue. It promises rapid mood uplift and energy in three days, claiming benefits for constipation appetite loss sleep and general weakness while urging immediate purchase at Hindle and Hartigan pharmacies.

Wendell Hindle Pharmacies Joseph D. Hartigan Phils Joseph Hartigain

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