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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1927
Page
13
Health column outlines rheumatic fever as an illness triggered by exposure to cold and overexertion, discussing auto intoxication and heart and brain impacts. It notes higher incidence in ages 15 to 25, with more males affected, and suggests fasting as a therapy for toxemia. It also includes reader questions on blood transfusions, sweet potatoes in diets, and baby weaning guidance.
Terzigno Italy August reports show thousands of sightseers, mostly foreigners, crowding the town to view lava descending toward the sea. Locals recall 1906 and 1926 escapes as lava consumes chestnut forest and edge of town under cautious official assurances.
John L. Fletcher left Auburn prison after two and a half years for forgery and was immediately re arrested in Auburn to be taken to Providence Rhode Island to answer charges of passing worthless checks Fletcher posed as a British army officer.
Bridgeport Telegram invites readers to write Dr Prank McCoy about intimate problems and receive a personal reply. Include four self addressed envelopes for a personal response and mail to Dr Prank McCoy Bridgeport Telegram.
A pattern description for a colorful voile dress for girls ages 2 to 10. For the 4 year size it calls for 2 1 2 yards of 40 inch material and 1 4 yard of contrasting color for a diamond inset, producing a Frenchy look. Also suggests pale pink voile with pale blue inset and piping. Printed sateen rose linen orchid chambray and dotted dimity are suitable alternatives.
Reader instructions detail sending names addresses and wire orders to the Pattern Editor at Bridgeport Telegram. It notes to print names plainly to avoid errors and to include pattern numbers. Payment methods mentioned are coin or stamps for orders.
Fitchburg mass August 2 by Associated Press Mr and Mrs John Enwiight of Lawrence street were awakened to find a burglar pried open a parlor window and entered the bedroom. He stole 125 dollars in bills hidden in Mrs Enwiights nightgown and jewelry valued around 100 dollars from her dresser.
Alfred Dunham of Newport, a fireman aboard the yacht Helcyon, drowned while diving from the deck off the Rhode Island Yacht Club. His body did not reappear, and Granston police were notified. He had worked aboard the yacht for about three weeks.
In Huntington a large elm blew down during recent storms, taking down electric light and telephone wires at Gilbert Brooks’s White Hills home. Linemen from Derby and the local plant were summoned to handle the outage. Several local residents and visitors are noted in social updates including trips to Cedar Beach and Seaside Park, visits from relatives, and upcoming church picnics. No band concert is planned for the green this season due to work and cost considerations.
Miss Ernie Schwartz and P C Nelson of New York City spent the weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs Axel Boggild at Alberta Avenue. Various friends from New York and local towns visited and entertained, with trips mentioned to Beck's Ledge Light and Lake Arndrescogzin Me. Rev O W Slusser’s death called Matthias to Akron. The selectmen met to transact monthly business. A motor trip to Lake Arndrescogzin Me was planned for A Christie and family, while Frank Fernald and Kenneth Hutchinson enjoyed a two week vacation from work in Bridgeport.
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