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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1919
Page
13
Old style sales copy touts Brownatone hair tint as safe and effective for restoring gray hair. Claims include odorless greaseless formula with two color options, no harmful metals, and instant color change when brushed through hair. Free trial offer requires a coupon return.
Reader instructions request 11 cents to cover postage packing and tax for a Brownstone trial package from Kenton Pharmacal Co Covington Kentucky. Include full name and address and mark shade choice from Medium Brown to Dark Brown to Black.
A discussion of the litehi nut also called Luehi chinensis, planted in Southern California. It is not edible, grows as an evergreen tree with reddish fruit and is valued for ornamental use. A testimonial claims Roszell's Sedative Restorer cured long term nerve problems, urging readers to write for names and addresses of users.
A London notice reports ex soldiers seeking risky campaigns for pay to escape dull civilian life. Examples include a three times wounded veteran who wants 200 pounds and cinema work, plus four officers advertising readiness for any country with fighting. Also noted is the death of Lord Mayor’s coachman A Wright, a London institution famed for his 1906 French trip in regalia.
The nation relies on tree seed gathered by lumberjacks, students, hoboes, and ex convicts who work in camps each fall to collect Douglas fir, Western yellow pine, Engelmann spruce, and lodgepole pine cones. Squirrels and other small mammals contribute by storing cones for winter. The effort aims to replenish vast forests demolished yearly, with seed harvested by ton rather than by the pound.
The excerpt notes that there were no vice presidents during the administrations of Fillmore Tyler and Arthur due to succession by death. It also describes the flesh of a fruit being firm and juicy inside a rough hull, identifies the Chinese consuming it in various states, and mentions a dried form with a large single seed. The passage references import reception in the United States and suggests asking California friends for dried shipments.
The heir to a 4 million estate, John Artie Hinckley aged thirteen, longs to abandon wealth and city life for a farm with a pony, dog, rabbits, fields, woods, and a stream. His guardian plans a purchase to satisfy his simple, rustic dream over luxury and travel.
A garbled line cites census counts with errors, mentioning Indians in the United States and a misread year. The fragment lacks clear names, dates, or places but implies a population statistic and official context.
Nervousness is a woman's greatest enemy, and the ad promotes KALEHO and KALPHO as remedies for nervousness, fatigue, and health preservation. It claims KALEMO supports brain matter for mental work, with a promise of antiseptic properties to prevent decay and repeat disease, urging immediate use and a $1 price.
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