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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
16
An old advertisement text touts Danderine as stopping hair from falling out and doubling beauty. It markets a teen audience purchasing the product and promises no visible dandruff after use. It emphasizes life and brightness in every hair with a vivid period ad voice.
A US statement notes Japan says no direct or Honolulu routes exist for Japanese migrants entering the United States. The disclosure ties to a broader probe by Representative Johnson into a purported large scale covert emigration scheme via Mexico and South America. The embassy blamed lack of knowledge on covert arrangements and emphasized ongoing emigration controls.
A five year old boy named Brian Howe, grandson of a local proprietor, turned down a nickel offered by John D Rockefeller in Ox Mass. Rockefeller fared better with Agnes Hossanger, a one year old girl staying at a nearby hotel. The report notes the modest sums and the curious social scene surrounding the gesture.
An old advertisement warns against harsh alkali in soaps and shampoos. It promotes Mulsified cocosnut shampoo as pure grease free, claiming it cleanses scalp, softens hair, and leaves it silky. The copy suggests the product lasts months for the whole family.
Colonel Roosevelt plans a two stop speech tour beginning in New York and Lawrence County New York, then Maine, Indiana and Kentucky. He will address rallies in each state ahead of the election, traveling through the Mississippi river region with Governor Am errow.
An old advertisement touts aspirin as safe when used according to directions on the box. It claims wide relief for aches neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain, sold in 12 tablet boxes for a few cents by Drugslots with Bayer manufacture and salicylic acid as the active ingredient.
Major Lyon GC Adams, superintendent of the state police, said the kidnapper taken in a New Jersey swamp near Eye Harbor is linked to the Blakely Coughlin case. The abduction occurred June 2 from the Coughlin home in Norristown. Authorities declined details to avoid hindering the investigation, while state and federal inspectors seek the child’s whereabouts and welfare.
A Chicago court rejected a grand jury report on indicting 41 leaders of the rail strikes for conspiracy to violate the Lever Act. The judge ordered a new session to probe a leak that fed newspapers with the report before it was presented. Notables named include John Gruneau and W. L. Bond of the Chicago Yardmen’s Association.
General Allen, head of the American army in Germany, named as the U S representative at the dedication of the Knights of Columbus statue of General Lafarelli at Metz on August 21. Secretary of War Baker sent the telegram announcing the appointment and commended the Knights for their wartime welfare work.
Out Aug 4, Sir Thomas White, minister of finance, says he will resign from the House of Commons next autumn. His duties on the arbitration board over the Grand Trunk railway acquisition would hinder parliamentary work. White was recently elected a vice president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
London reports more than a million Britons take a daily bath now, a rise from 20,009 twenty years ago. Lara Aster urged liberal soup use to boost national health at the Royal Sanitary Conference in August.
Advertisement warns of diabetes dangers and claims a miracle remedy from Dr Carey’s Marshboot, touting kidney and bladder cures. It urges immediate purchase at Winnle's Drug Story, promising many relieved cases and moderate pricing.
An advertising piece claims Tiz relieves tired aching feet and sweating, promising fresh rest and comfort. It markets Wiz Vig as a grand foot-gladdener and urges readers to buy Tin from any drug store, claiming long lasting relief for a year.
James H Allen suffered years with rheumatism before a local man Dudley claimed to develop a remedy that dissolves uric acid deposits and banishes pain. He distributed the formula to physicians and publicized its reported success, with Hindle's Drug Stores appointed agents offering money back if no benefit was felt.
An old advertisement touts Wyeth's Lace Sulphur Compound as a simple, all in one hair dye. It claims to darken gray hair evenly, hide roots, and restore a natural, glossy look with regular applications.
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