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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1918
Page
3
Local druggists offer a 30 days trial of Vicks VapoRub with no cost if not delighted. The ad urges mothers as home doctors to use outdoor exercise and external vapor treatment to stop colds early, claim relief for croup within 15 minutes, and promote nightly protection.
A vintage advertisement touts Warner's Safe Diabetes Remedy as effective, claiming forty years of sale and herbal ingredients. A grateful user letter from Myles Wriquet of Los Angeles describes dramatic weight loss and recovery after hospital despair, urging readers to buy the product.
The body of Albert I Tenry Day, a chauffeur for John Wield of Brooklyn, was found near the Berkshire division railroad in Sylvan Avenue. He appeared to have died from heart disease after being struck on the tracks. Emergency responders pronounced him dead. remains forwarded for official viewing and funeral arrangements.
Funeral services and burials for Alice Costello, George Windsor Hall, Mari L Chichester, Elizabeth Angevine, Susanna Schmid, Francis Rawson, Jane Tauris, Helen Silshee, Mary McCann, John Graham, Joseph O Perry, and related family members. Services held at local churches and mortuaries. burials in Norwalk, Lakeview, Saint Michael, and Union cemeteries. dates and attendees noted.
A report from last night notes a man claimed $08 was stolen while watching the Hunan fly act near the Police fed quarters. Detectives were notified and are reviewing surveillance and witness statements for clues.
About 300 boys entered for the kite flying event at Keaside Park with more than 800 entries from Indian students filed at the Department of Recreation. The competition tomorrow features classes for under 12 and over 12, testing kite design and maneuvering, with medals for first and second in each class and a final aerial glider contest to close the day.
In Southport Fairfield a seven year old boy named John Loss is missing after being last seen near the harbor Monday at 2 30 PM. Police believe he fell from the docks and drowned while staying with John Maloney on Center street. His mother lives in Bridgeport and authorities continue the search. he wore a gray overcoat with a bright red patch.
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