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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1918
Page
11
A historical advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a cure for eczema and skin ailments. It features testimonials like John Scott of Buffalo praising rapid relief and offers a money back guarantee if benefits are not seen. Druggists nationwide are urged to stock the product at 30 cents.
An ad describes a single application method to remove hairy growths using a paste of delatone and water. It claims the skin remains unharmed, with hairs disappearing after 2 to 3 minutes and washing. Usually one application suffices unless growth is very thick. Ensure delatone is genuine.
A war emergency census of farms in Fairfield Hartford New Haven and Tolland counties is complete with 1000 volunteer census takers. The effort aims to boost food production and conservation as county farm bureaus and extension livestock staff code breeds and tabulate results for 1918 plans. Litchfield already finished earlier and Middlesex New London and Windham will census next fall.
In Ypland county the agent used census data to place 200 dollars worth of seeds with farmers planting spring wheat who would otherwise lack seed. Litchfield county follows up with a farm fertilizer expert to inspect grain harvesting machinery and assess repairs and neighborly outside work. The survey predicts a rise in grain area, with state resources planned for labor needs and 1978 crops once census data reaches the State Librarian and extension livestock men. The first farm census since 1845 will aid wartime and peacetime planning and provide an agricultural mailing list for distributing information.
Reno B. Welbourn, scientific experimentalist, will lecture Tuesday afternoon at 4 o clock on Miracles of Science as part of Bridgeport Chautauqua. Reserved seat checks for Bridgeport Chautauqua tickets sold for next Monday evening at Bridgeport High School auditorium will be exchanged Thursday at 8 am at the First Methodist Episcopal Church on Fairfield Avenue. The New York World praises Welbourn for turning Jules Verne dreams into visual realities on Chautauqua platforms and showing mirrors of modern science.
An advertisement touts a fruit juice based remedy said to aid constipation liver indigestion headaches neuralgia kidney and bladder issues rheumatism back pain eczema and skin conditions. The Prutt Liver Tablet blends apple orange fig and prune extracts with nerve tonics and antiseptics priced 10c a box six for 2.50 with a trial offer, available from FRENT ATIVES Limited Ogdensburg Missouri.
Bridgeport minister thankful for a remedy claimed to relieve long stomach trouble constipation gas and fever. He says one bottle proved wonderful and that it cleans the intestinal tract and eases inflammation linked to stomach liver and intestinal ailments. Advertisement notes refund if no relief.
San Francisco Call notes Welbourn will save the 4 oclock hour Tuesday, opening with Mrs Christobal Whitney Widder reading the war play In Lil Time, followed by Schubert Male Chorus of Boston and reader Mrs Cole Williamson. The Chunlangaua program offers thirteen entertainments from Dr S Parkes Cadman’s Present Crisis to closing Friday night.
In Loboken New Jersey on April 15 US Steel announced at the annual stockholders meeting that the first ship built at the government’s request by the United Steel Co. will be launched by mid May. Two yards in Mobile Alabama and Newark will be prepared to deliver two complete ships every ten days.
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