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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1918
Page
4
An advertisement touts Wendell's Ambition Pills and Hindle Whey as remedies for general debility, nervous prostration, low mood, and nerve strain from overwork or indulgence. Pills cost 50 cents per box. money-back refund offered if unsatisfied.
An advertisement promotes KR and G Pills containing podophyllum as a liver stimulant to aid digestion and cleansing. Claims include improved complexion and relief from headaches biliousness and bad breath. Seeks consumer checks for 10¢ and 25¢ boxes and advises consulting a physician or druggist.
A classic health ad cites kidney issues as a source of pains and fatigue. It links backache, puffiness, urine changes, and joint discomfort to sluggish kidneys. Foley Kidney Pills are promoted to cleanse and strengthen kidneys, with testimonials from many customers.
Washington officials say a Vienna despatch reports a "Professor Anderson of Washington" met with Count Antiassy and Count Aponyi before the U.S. entered the war. Anderson, possibly a prominent American traveler, had no government commission and acted as an private interlocutor. The discussions touched on ending the war, with Austrian and German interest rising amid commentary on Alsace Lorraine and other European tensions.
Moscow reports describe hardship in the Romanov family living in Crimea. The Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna Grand Duke Nicholas and Grand Duchess Anastasia, plus children and others, are allowed four hundred rubles monthly while total expenses may not exceed ten thousand rubles. The household has two servants as former court nobles assist by washing or vineyard work earning a few rubles daily.
A meeting of dealers and shippers in New England denounces rising demurrage charges at loading ports and calls for government relief. Administrators from Northampton to New Haven discuss forming a committee to seek a meeting with the New England Fuel Administrator to ease the burden on tidewater businesses.
A list of Bridgeport funeral notices and obituaries for Louisa Meise Ella Williams Franklin Stillman Alfred Edmonds Mary Weller Edward Giblin Osborne Tanner Everett Miller Domenico Garamela Charles Erickson Alice Gleason and others. The notices note ages, residences, funeral times and burial places, with references to hospitals, churches, and cemeteries.
In a wartime address, the speaker lauds national unity and military gains in Kalkana and Gernee. He notes admiration for French bravery and sacrifice, and expresses hope that shared imperial sympathy can prevent future divergences with France.
A series of eye talks explains common eye irritants entering the eye and how washing the eye thoroughly usually relieves discomfort. In rare cases substances irritate or damage the eyeball surface requiring further care.
G. E. Liddle of 241 Deacon St Bridgeport testifies that heavy lifting caused back pain and colored kidney secretions. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Riker Slegeman Co drug store, he was cured and confirms the relief lasted by December 1916. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
Letter from a user extols a medicinal ointment sold by Peterson’s claim it heals running sores and conquers piles. The writer thanks the seller, asserts it provided relief after years of suffering, and mentions cost and personal benefit. The piece reads as a testimonial-style notice with unclear details and many garbled words.
A fragmentary diplomatic note argues for Serbia to regain sovereignty and for Austria to compensate losses. It calls for guarantees from great powers and seeks an agreed basis for negotiations, aiming to end war suffering and align peace terms with broader European interests. Count Czternin references ongoing Livta negotiations and awaits Austrian clarification.
Catalog entry lists highball and whiskey glasses, goblets, horned stems, and novelty champagne flutes, alongside silk fabrics in plaids and mohair shawl-like materials. Includes a brief wartime conservation pitch and a 25 cent book section offer.
The 8,800 ton steel freighter West Durfee was launched at the Skinner and Eddy shipyard in Attle. It is the third of its kind launched by the plant in 66 days from keel laying as of April 11.
Frames of various sizes advertised at low prices with a focus on accessible framing. Jiculler Beetion is listed as the main store location.
Carter and Yale offer spring weight underwear for men in ankle or knee length with short sleeves. Union Suits priced at $1.50, $2.00, and $3.00. Main fluor.
Buy Smileage Books and send them to soldiers in camp. Coupons inside provide free tickets to wood shows in camp theatres, available at the Book Section.
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