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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1919
Page
16
The regular monthly meeting of the Devon Hose Company will be held at the fire hall Tuesday evening at eight. Members are reminded to attend and discuss standard monthly topics and upcoming events.
Fruit a tives are marketed as the only medicine in the world made from fruit juices. The Fruit Liver Tablets combine medicinal principles from apples oranges figs and prunes with nerve tonics and antiseptics. Priced 50 cents a box six for $2.50 and available from dealers or Fruit-Apes Limited Ogdensburg NY.
In UNCLE WIGGILY AND NURSE JANE S BAT a playful tale, Uncle Wiggily steals Nurse Jane s new hat to outwit the pursuing Pipsisewah. He hides under the oversized bonnet as he returns, narrowly dodging capture and delivering the hat home unharmed.
Milford on October 7 hosts the first annual firemen field day at Arevir Tugine Company HQ. Captains and officers meet to finalize arrangements for a west Berk Trumbull Beach event Sunday with refreshments and features. Assistant Chief A. Burgess of Myrtle Beach chairs the committee. Capt. Alex Fyfe of Devon is secretary.
A Devon church event page reports the Ladies Aid Society will host a harvest supper at the Devon Congregational Church Friday evening from six to eight, detailing a splendid menu and complete arrangements. The narrative includes unrelated whimsical lines about characters and breakfast plans, with no clear further details.
A banquet last evening celebrated the 11th anniversary of the Columbus Boys Club. Dominick Jassozno’s friends hosted at Pasquale Verrillo’s home for several members. The club, formed October 6 1908, now occupies 975 Pembroke Street with baths athletic gear and social spaces. Members include many serving in WWI. one, Joseph Marcella, died in Argonne on October 17 1915. Attending were Domenico Tassogna president Rocco Voccola John Onorate Donate Izzo John Altieri Radoppi Michele Fedele Napoli Sometime Hannibal Milore Pasquale Riccio Pasquale Verrillo Giuseppe Di Napoli Leonardo Verrillo.
Democrats must gain four or five new aldermen to secure a majority as four hold overs join nine Republican seats. Incumbents include Ford Hogar Drew Freeman for Democrats and MacFayden Lewis Flamiston Martin Sanford Burdick for Republicans, with Republicans holding 19 seats to Democrats five after the past year.
The Bureau of Vital Statistics in the Health and Charities building yesterday licensed five marriages. Leonard Jaconel 27 of Tdé Pem brake street wed Josephine Gh elizzo 17 of Stratford. Giovanni Tozzi 26 and Emiley Nilis 18 of 608 East Main street. Harry A. Shafer 31 of Brookilyn and Rose Weinzwerg 28 of 256 Hough avenue. Alexander Horwath 49 Bostwick avenue and Elizabeth Weistner 45 of 839 Beechwood avenue. John TD. Keating 33 and Josephine McGivney 80 of 84 Hancock avenue.
An advertisement promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a harmless, secret remedy for increased power and youth, promising 2 to 4 pounds weekly loss without dieting or exercise. It cites availability from druggists or direct order from Marmola in Detroit, Michigan.
An advertisement touts Poslam for fiery eczema and stubborn skin eruptions. It asserts rapid relief from itching and a healing process as Poslam penetrates, claiming one ounce is worth two pounds of ointment. It includes a free sample offer from Emergency Laboratories in New York City and promotes Poslam Soap for daily use.
Old time health ad extols a vegetable remedy, praising Dr Carter's Iron Pills as a small dose tonic for anemia rheumatism nervousness sleeplessness and female weakness. The unsigned signatory advertises the product with a familial appeal and health claims.
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