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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1919
Page
22
Stamford, May 30. Mrs. Mary Omminsky, 74, was suffocated by burns after her clothing caught fire from an oil lamp in her home last night. She died today from the injuries.
An old advertisement touts Peptiron as a real iron tonic for anemia and fatigue. It claims the tonic restores red blood cells, combats dull head, irritability, and nerve exhaustion, and improves vigor, courage, and cheerfulness amidst health strains from epidemics and damp weather.
Mary McCusker of Lowell Massachusetts recounts dramatic improvement after taking Iron-Lax-Tonic for a run down condition with stomach and bowel trouble. Her father Charles McCusker advised the remedy, noting his own satisfactory results. She reports regular bowels and good appetite after half a bottle, and recommends the product to others feeling weak and fatigued. Hindle Pharmacies and local druggists stock the tonic.
Yale advances five athletes to the Intercollegiate track and field finals as Cambridge hosts. Michigan leads qualifiers with 12, Harvard and Dartmouth follow, and Yale fields top performers in sprints, distance, hurdles, and jumps across events including the 100 and 220 yards, 880, hurdles, shot put, and pole vault with notable times and distances from Mears, Cook, Davis, Clary, and Johnson among others.
Results show Bridgeport Hartford New Haven Providence Worcester Springfield Pittsfield and Worcester wins with daily and tomorrow schedules. National League and American League standings list Brooklyn Pittsburgh St Louis Chicago Philadelphia New York Boston and others with team records and games back.
Fordham upset Yale 4 to 2 in 13 innings at New Haven. McNamara and Sweetland sparked the win with strong catches and timely hits. Other scores included Boston College 8 over Butts & At Amherst 5, and Holy Cross 3 over Dartmouth 1 in Worcester.
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