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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1919
Page
3
An advertising article explains how the nervous system relies on an unobstructed spinal column for brain-body communication. It argues spinal misalignments cause disease by reducing resistance and cites chiropractors offering adjustments to boost vitality and immunity, listing multiple practitioners and city addresses.
Boston reports morale among regular army officers at its lowest due to inadequate pay. Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards cites Lieutenant Colonel W. W. Rose's resignation letter as emblematic of a growing crisis. Edwards warns that current pay can erode living standards, urging swift action as officers like Rose seek civilian work.
Chicago reports mixed grain action as corn leads decline on September deliveries with December at 2.22 7/8 and May at 1.20 5/8. Oats hold steady to inch up, provisions steady to 97 cents up. Export demand helps oats, while packers bidding for lard and higher hogs push provisions higher.
New York Sept 26 Representative Fiorello La Guardia was awarded a special war medal and diploma by the Aero Club of America for his services with the American flying corps in Italy during World War I.
A compact ad lists prime rib roast lean pot roast and fresh beef. Live lamb breast and corned beef are offered with Jelke good luck oleo named in the display. Prices show 14c per pound for some items and the promotion emphasizes low-cost meat selections.
A brief sale note promotes a small stock of voile waists on the second floor priced at $1.69. Most pieces are samples with odd sizes, trimmed in lace and embroidery, in pure white. The ad urges prompt purchase, noting typical value around $2.00.
An item listing two novels: The Beach of Dreams by H DeVere Stacpoole about a shipwrecked woman on a desert island who outlives two men, kills one in self defense, then is rescued by another castaway. Sisters by Kathleen Norris explores sisterly love and rivalry in a California redwood setting.
An old advertisement promotes men’s suits priced at 30 or 35 dollars. It promises a good fit, color choice, and satisfactory service. Mentions seasonable fabrics including worsteds cassimeres and flannels.
A catalog of cosmetics and toiletry prices includes LaBlache face powder at 33c, Pussy Willow powder 10c, Mennen's talcum 19c, Jaya rica powder 46c, Corylopsis talcum lic, Pompeian face powder dic, Butterfly tale 20c, Dijerkiss tale 25c, Cutleura soap tic, Woodbury's soap lic, Packer's Tar soap the, Olivilo soap 10c, J for Jc, Violet glycerine soap 10c, Dr. Lyon's tooth powder 1c, Orhan's tooth paste 1c, Abbodon toothpaste 23c, Kolynos toothpaste 11c, Pebeco toothpaste 39c, Pepsodent sge, Colgate's toothpaste toe ana Lac.
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