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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1926
Page
4
Hindle Drug Stores advertises Moone's Emerald Oil as a quick cure for varicose veins and skin conditions. The copy claims to shrink veins in days, reduce eczema eruptions, and treat dermatitis, suggestive of a broad, salesy health tonic pitch with pharmacy availability and money back wording.
A promotional note urges taking California lemon juice in hot water each morning to combat morning headaches dullness and acidity. It claims lemons are alkaline in the blood despite being called acid fruit and suggests consuming lemon juice daily for ten days to relieve acidity and high blood pressure. It recommends buying a dozen lemons.
An old advertisement touts Tantac as a natural tonic to restore vigor after flu. It promises relief from dizziness weakness and fatigue by revitalizing the blood and boosting digestion using herbal ingredients and roots. It also recommends vegetable pills to keep bowels open.
Westport’s costly drawbridge, once the state’s most expensive to open, will likely see little use this year as the last business firms move nearer the river mouth to Saugatuck. The shift ends Westport’s era of water shipping and onion exports, with rail and auto transport replacing maritime trade.
An una nounced rival named Tiger interrupted the matinee at the Park theatre, seizing the lead from Frank Lyon in Rene. Miss Bella Cairns tried to shoo the intruder and coax him away, but Tiger swaggered to the footlights, only to be dragged into the orchestra pit by a musician ending his stage career.
In Hartford on April 27 Judge Nathan A. Schatz condemned the State Farm for Inebriates at Norwich as run like a hotel with no profit to anyone. He cited two drunks who walked away after short stays and noted prior abuses of the farm by a former Police court judge who sent addicts there. The judge ordered a formal critique to be sent to farm authorities.
Washington April 27. Representative Hanes Democrat Missouri resigns from the House effective next fall to seek a Senate seat. He steps down after serving in Congress and will join the race for the upper chamber.
Sir John Lavery criticizes American women for overdressing while praising their charm and profiles in portraits. Howard Chandler Christy, Haskell Coffin, and Neysa McMein defend American style, arguing women dress to enhance natural beauty and appeal, not for men alone.
Rochester N Y April 27 AP earnings of the General Railway Signal company for the first quarter of 2020 show a profit of 1 255 007 54 before deduction for reserve and taxes. The figure near enough to pay full year dividends on common shares and equals about 3 80 on the 325 000 shares outstanding. Officials say the quarter's earnings set a record and orders on the books are the largest in the firm's history.
Warner Hays secretary of the Industrial Advertisers association spoke at the Bridgeport Advertising club luncheon on follow through in advertising. He stressed attention to small details and a strong follow through to avoid costly failures. The talk sparked a long discussion with local ad writers sharing problems and solutions.
The Associated Press talk on WIZ at 9 50 tomorrow night will be made by T H O Neill general early news editor in the New York offices He is editorial in charge of the service from midnight to 7 em He will discuss the early hours and the service with limited company due to world time differences Next week C A Price from the traffic department will speak on the transmission of news
Mystery surrounds the gas poisoning of Charles Kistner forty one of 52 William Street. He was found unconscious in a gas filled room by his family and dragged to a porch. Ambulance surgeon Dr Haberlin treated him with a pulmot er and he was taken to Bridgeport hospital for care.
CAPA dispatch reports the body of Santiago Piatero, a Navajo Indian charged with killing J X N Kimmel, a government cattle inspector, found hanging from a tree near Crown Point Indian Agency. He was taken from a sheriff's posse by armed men while being rushed to Crown Point after arrest Sunday for a murder spree last Saturday.
Judge L P Waldo Marvin of the Superior court declared a mis trial in the case of Morris Rankin owner of the Connecticut Sky Light Metals company of Bramford against William Cohn. The suit stems from an August 22 1925 accident in Stamford where Cohn backed into Rankin fracturing a leg and causing external injuries.
The second professional lecture at Bridgeport Normal School will be given today by Professor George A. Mirick of Harvard Graduate School. About one third of city teachers can be accommodated. normal students plus public school teachers are invited.
Newell C Loomis son of Prof F B Loomis Amherst College and Amherst freshman fined 160 for operating an automobile April 20 while under the influence of liquor. William L Goudy East Orange Sh J classmate, fined 25 for allowing Loomis to operate his machines.
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