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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1923
Page
12
A Brooklyn testimonial from Mrs Engleman describes better sleep and appetite after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during menopause and nervous troubles. The letter urges others to try the remedy, noting its calming effects and suitability for middle aged women facing life changes.
Monroe April 16 The United States Bureau of Mines warns gas is not inexhaustible and Louisiana conservationists push to end or curb carbon black plants. The North Louisiana gas field yields 1.28 billion cubic feet daily for carbon black, with 90 percent wasted. Funds and risks for plants, fuel concerns, and proposed bills loom as debates start for next session.
Public notice style ad promoting Dr Kilmer Swamp Root kidney liver and bladder remedy. Warns of kidney trouble and back pain as danger signals. Claims cure and urges readers to mail for sample bottle and information book from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
A simple nightly treatment using four ounces of plain arvon moisten and rub into the scalp. By morning dandruff is said to be dissolved and itching stops. Repeating the application over a few days allegedly eliminates all signs and leaves hair lustrous and soft. It notes arvon is available at drug stores.
A reader asks how to remove butter stains from dress goods using milk soak and cold wash, and how to clean white textiles by possible brassing. The column shares fur cleaning with olive oil and cornmeal, starch, and whiting methods, plus furniture care for oak tables and a note on sending full details for quicker replies.
Residents along Chopsey Hill road petition City Council to extend Summit street a few hundred feet east over a ridge to provide a direct route for No. 12 Engine. They say current detours from Bunnell Pond area delay fire response and estimate $2900 to $3000 to finish the project.
Albert J. O'Neil, former Derby High School principal and former baseball and football coach, died in Nashua New Hampshire. A Colby College graduate and ex service man he had to stop work due to ill health.
A fragmented note offers guidance on roasting meat without flour to avoid leathery skin and advises sugar dissolved in water as a starch substitute for stiffening delicate fabrics. It also mentions the River Thames beginning with seven tiny rills near Cheltenham.
Strong earthshocks hit the Vera Cruz San Luis Potosi border area causing residents to abandon homes. Refugees report arriving at the town of Valley, San Luis Potosi, with no casualties and damage yet unestimated.
London April 16 The budget estimates for 1923-24 were presented by Chancellor of the Exchequer Stanley Baldwin. The plan lowers income tax by six pence to four shillings per pound, halves corporation tax, and reduces beer duty to lower retail prices by about one penny a pint. The surplus is forecast around £36 million, with expenditures at about £816.6 million and revenues near £152.69 million.
Abraham Lodge No. 89 will hold a Ladies night at 945 Main Street tonight. A special program has been arranged by the committee including Jacob Ilkowitz Henry Greenstein Mark Reinstein and Harry Schwartz with social features described.
The Harris punt and Veterans of Foreign Wars recruiting committees met last night to review plans for raising the post roster. Details will be announced at the regular post meeting next Monday night.
Elizabeth T. Martin of Bennington Vermont is named to receive half of the $259,000 estate left by her grandmother Elizabeth T. Robinson, under a will filed for probate in New York today.
An advertisement from The Modern Beauty touts a hair removal paste using powdered delatone and water. Applied for two to three minutes then rubbed off and washed, it promises smooth skin with no blemish if genuine delatone is used and mixed fresh as needed.
The program includes fancy dancing and Russian dance specialties, duets by renowned musicians, sketches by artists, and ten other surprise specialties. AU members of the B'nai Brith and their families have been invited to attend.
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