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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1918
Page
6
A fragment cites the phrase suspicious behavior and a young man threatened with being waylaid by unseen assailants. The garbled OCR hints at a crime narrative with local fear and ambiguous motives. No clear names or places are readable in the text.
Berlin based newspaper reports Field Marshal Von Horn and aide Captain Von Dressler were killed in Kiev on Tuesday. Skoropadsky the Hetman visited the scene and German minister to express regret. Ukrainian government declares outrage and notes possible other plots targeting the Hetman.
DNDON Aug. 1. The French captured bridging material during the pursuit of the German retreat from the Marne. The Germans had gathered this material near the river to facilitate a possible crossing as they moved toward Paris.
Aipries L. Lewis of this city was granted a pilot license yesterday by Judge Keeler of the Superior court. The license runs three years from the date and authorizes Lewis to act as a pilot on Logg Island sound from Greenwich to Stonington and on the Hudson river. Lewis had previously held a license authorizing travel from Norwalk to New Haven.
A physician lauds phosphated iron as a remedy for weakness nerves and aging. He claims American women grow stronger and more beautiful, and urges avoiding substitutes while promoting the genuine capsules sold by Hindle Drug Store and leading druggists.
An advertisement touts Wendell's Ambition Pills as a quick fix for debility nerves and mood, claiming refunds on first boxes. It lists Hindle Pharmacy and Jos D Hartigan as sponsors and notes a price of fifty cents with broad dealer distribution.
A wide assortment of vegetables sold at the Farmers' Market near Wall Street. Beets, squash, and scallions showed fair supply with slow demand. Prices ranged for beans, cucumbers, blueberries, and potatoes, with notes on costs to retailers and expected consumer markups. A June bride remark notes pasteurized milk origin.
Aug 1 notes describe Ira Evans visiting Albert Linley in Trumbull, Dorothy Beach visiting her grandmother Mary Beach, the Walling family entertaining in Milford, and numerous gatherings at the Cone and Beach households. A chaperoned Fairfield Beach party includes Helen Turd and others. No church services are scheduled Aug 4 and 11, with Rev. William W. White expected to fill the pulpit on a third Sunday.
A New York lunch exchange features General George W. Goethals and a man arguing over extravagance. He notes a brother buying coach horses for 6000 dollars while he paid 10000 for a touring car. The general retorts about casting the mote from one’s eye.
Mrs. G. Lawson of Jacksonville reports Vinol improved her strength and vitality after a twenty-month old baby and household duties left her weak and nervous. The advertisement touts Vinol as a constitutional tonic with beef liver peptones iron manganese glycerophosphates and glycerophosphates, claimed to restore energy.
A dubious advertisement touts Parisian Sage Liquid as a cure for baldness and dandruff. It claims rapid scalp improvement, prevents hair loss, and promises new growth with a greasy free antiseptic formula. Testimonies supposedly back the product, urging immediate use for lasting, thick hair.
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