Unclear OCR fragment about medical pills and liver effects
Fragmentary OCR note references mandrake medicines and liver related illness. Unable to determine concrete event, names, or locations from the fragment.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1919
Page
26
Fragmentary OCR note references mandrake medicines and liver related illness. Unable to determine concrete event, names, or locations from the fragment.
A science note highlights shoe expense as a key factor in cutting costs. It discusses Neslin Soles and the durability and safety of the soles, noting heel and other components influence overall expenses.
A vintage ad touts Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild yet certain laxative alternative to calomel. It claims rapid action on the liver and bowel, with no teeth staining and no harsh aftereffects. The copy emphasizes liver relief and a safe digestive boost.
Over 100 representatives from the Newark Salaam temple are scheduled to visit the city today. The visiting party will be greeted at 7 o'clock, march to the Casino, and attend a business meeting to ballot petitions and sign the roll.
Wives daughters sisters and sweethearts of members filled the Masonic temple for a dinner and dance night. Fred W Harrison chaired the committee with others including Georges Traston Walters Berger and Hy M Sloat assisting.
Bridgeport business men report disruption as express workers strike in New York halts shipments to New York City. Packages destined for other points are still collected though delays loom, with no trouble expected from local employees.
Bridgeport Boys Club held its annual Mardi Gras dance on Middle and Gold streets with a Brooks Lawn Orchestra concert. Proceeds were to offset club expenses while attendees planned a trip to the national Boys Clubs convention in Chicago. In New Haven Yale junior Richard Hartwell Mather, 20, of Toledo, Ohio, killed himself by a self-inflicted gunshot shortly before midnight. overwork was cited by the medical examiner. He had recently returned to Yale after discharge from Camp Zachary Taylor in Kentucky.
Elias Howe Jr Post of the G A R plans veterans to ride in the Memorial Day parade for the first time since formation. About 26 to 60 automobiles may be used with veterans marching beside, or in, automobiles. The move is organized by post committees with Judge A Beers and Aldermen Brown and Ford attending the last night meeting.
Berlin reports indicate a five hour session of the German cabinet as Chancellor Philipp Scheidemann voiced that the Allied terms compared with Wilson's fourteen points amount to nothing but death for Germany. The government will study the document and discuss it soberly before replying. The German delegation at Versailles reportedly plans to present differences and counter proposals to initiate oral discussion.
Five transports carrying nearly 11,000 returning fighters arrived in New York from Brest today. The Great Northern led with 2,971 troops, setting a new army transport record. The ship left New York April 25 and spent six hours in Brest before the voyage home.
Joseph Dowdall Lodge Knights of Pythias met at 1025 Main Street to complete the rank of knight and announce three candidates. Next Friday will see another knight ceremony. Scottish Historical Society held a meeting at 62 Cannon Street with concert reports from the Casino. A May 23 initiation class of 10 candidates is slated. Laurel Glee Club members will give a concert May 29 at 62 Cannon Street. The Bridgeport Scottish Highlanders pipe band belongs to the society.
Senator McCormack of Illinois proposes a revised approach to amending the League of Nations covenant. He suggests holding the first League meeting in Washington in October and submitting the amended treaty to the Teague in Paris upon return, claiming this could speed peace.
The Last Dance Boast Dance party at the Colonial Ballroom in Fairfield features a Big Marathon Dance with a $10 gold prize for the winning couple. Danny Duggan and Dorothy Luce perform with Murra orchestra providing the music for an extended evening of dancing and fun.
Brookfield May A announces the engagement of Margaret Bell Scott daughter of Hugh Scott of Roanoke Virginia to John A Peck Jr son of Mr and Mrs John A Peck of Felham Manor New York and Brookfield Center. The couple’s families maintain ties to Brookfield Center and Roanoke with Peck at Gainsboro apartment Roanoke while handling South business. Also notes battery wire corrosion from sulfuric gas in cells and damp air as cause of short circuits.
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