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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
16
An old advertisement claims washing cannot remove dandruff and recommends nightly application of about four ounces of ordinary rum to moisten and rub the scalp. It asserts this dissolves dandruff by morning with multiple follow up applications, stops itching, and leaves hair shiny and soft. The ad notes squid arrow as a product available at drug stores.
A pastiche ad urges readers to mix ordinary oatmeal with a bottle of derwitlo from a drug store to create a home complexion treatment. It promises a dramatic visual change after a single application and directs readers to read an upcoming announcement in this paper for full details.
In O'Brien Quebec a harvesters crowd attacked a store as special constables fired. One man was killed and two others wounded including Joseph Richer and Georgy McCussy. In Ramsgate England police clashed with a mob trying to block loading of two German ships, several officers injured as barbed wire and orders kept crowds away.
The Hartford diocese establishes a diocesan social service council with the secretary of state. Its aims include promoting organized parish social service, establishing a workers training school, and coordinating Catholic charitable agencies. Corporators named are Bishop Johan J. Milon, Archbishop Thomas B. Duggan, Rev. Matthew J. Judge, and William BroSmith of Hartford.
Assistant Secretary of Labor Past proposes reorganization of the Bureau of Immigration citing utter disorganization in Washington and field service. The department announced the action today as part of a broader department overhaul. A distracting ad about a tonic appears in the text.
An advertisement claims No-To-Bac makes dropping tobacco easy by placing a tablet in the mouth to curb craving. It promises complete cessation and a money back refund if it fails, noting the product is made by the owners of Caustic.
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