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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
2
Local shoppers surge for seeds and farming implements as spring planting approaches. Store urges timely purchases to avoid delay and ensure convenience, highlighting a wide assortment on the third floor.
A fragmentary ad claims a laxative elixir cures child ailments from constipation to worms. It touts herbs with no harmful drugs and urges parents to buy from dealers, naming Gloria of Curldo Oklahoma and promising relief for tired, cranky children and restless sleep.
An early ad promotes training women to pursue acting and beauty, claiming a simple three-cent shampoo recipe from Panthea powder dissolves in hot water. It states the mixture cleanses, adds color, reduces dandruff, and stimulates growth for fuller, heavier looking hair.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy replacing calomel. It alleges the tablets improve skin color appetite and vitality by stimulating the liver and bowels with no dangerous after effects. Prices are listed as 10c and 25c per box.
Prosecutor DeLaney warned Mayor Wilson and Chief Allen Myers that evidence from the vice raid prosecutions must be produced or cases will be dropped. He described the presented evidence as bunk and continued or postponed court actions as detectives organize their materials.
Obituaries from Stratford announce funeral services for Charles F. Roberts of Devon held at Stratford M E church with burial in Union Cemetery. Also noted are services for Lilian Murphy, Louise Miller of Freemen Street, and Frederick DeForest at local homes and churches with burials in Park Cemetery and Onion Cemetery, plus references to mourners and attending organizations.
Distorted ad promises skin healing with Poslam for stubborn eruptions. Claims soothing, medicated aid, suitable for tender skin. Appeals to urgent personal improvement and free sample request via a postal return address.
A fragment states Voices Objection 10 as part of a Legion plan. It claims Mh. yO. Sons will be tasked to carry on the work started by brave fathers, aligning with the Union and its ideals. The readable text is limited and does not provide dates or places.
Fragmentary weather note for Southern New England. Mentions Thursday and possible showers in eastern areas with cloudy skies and warmer conditions in the north. No clear locations or times provided.
Brvor DeGrot of Highland Avenue Strato suffered shoulder and facial burns yesterday after a short circuit caused an explosion in a gasoline tank at Ebert's garage on 44 Bishop Avenue. He was treated by Dr. Owen J. Craw at Temerney Hospital and then removed to Sh ninth, where his condition was not considered critical.
An advertisement promises relief from catarrhal deafness and head noises with a home remedy. It credits a gentle formula named PITTCRELOIN and asserts the treatment works after the first day, claiming high success and safety.
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