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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
5
A promotional note contrasts appropriate tools with unsuitable substitutes, urging mothers to use Fletcher's Castoria for babies. It warns against counterfeits and substitutes, stressing remedies tailored to infants and emphasizing care in choosing products for children over general wellbeing.
TOKIO reports allege a broad Korean plot to threaten Am erican congressmen in session amid Korea Japan tensions. Arrests include Yang Keul Talk, once jailed for trying to assassinate Viet Marshal Terauchi, with ten others charged. Honolulu cites Tokyo dispatches noting countermeasures by Governor General Saito to block a memorial petition.
New York August 18 A dramatic scene unfolded at the Selwyn Theater during the premiere of Tickla Me when chorus girls after singing passed around small bottles labeled Vickie Me Carstairs. Arthur Hammerstein denied the stunt while Prohibition Enforcement Commissioner Shevlin pressed for explanation. Chief Shovlin noted possible federal interest as rumors spread about the audience.
Samuel F. Schumdler an insurance broker shouted I think will kill myself to his wife then fled. He bought a revolver and cartridges from a sporting goods store, boarded a streetcar, and returned to his apartment. Mrs Schumdler traced him to his door where she found him dead in the living room doorway after a gunshot.
Army air expedition planes two and four arrived at Dawson this afternoon from Whitehorse. Two others were detained at Whitehorse, one slightly damaged in an attempted hop off. The remaining planes are expected to arrive Wednesday to continue the flight to Nome.
State department officials say the United States will exert every effort to extract marooned Americans from Moscow and other Russian areas before winter. Thirty five Americans remain in Moscow, effectively held by Bolshevik authorities to compel official recognition of Soviet agencies.
The Vera Air Compressor Company incorporated in the town office yesterday afternoon. The stockholders listed include Ariansies, John C. Balrux, Charles Gould, and Walter Scheffer, with Scheffer named manager of the headquarters at 898 Main Street and capital of $1,000.
The Awecan and British Manufacturing Company is named as defendant in a $3,000 suit in Superior Court brought by the American Bay company of Boston. The plaintiff seeks damages for alleged failure to pay for 2, A23 worth of topla purchased on July 22 last.
An old advertisement touts Paristan as a splendid hair saver and beautifier. It claims to halt scalp itching, reduce hair loss, and restore lively-looking hair with a single home treatment. The large bottle price and money back guarantee are noted to entice buyers.
James H. Allen suffered years from rheumatism before discovering a home remedy he claimed dissolved accumulated impurities and expelled them from the body. He advertised that his tea based formula quickly eliminated symptoms and he shared it freely, with Hindle's Drug arranged to offer funds if buyers reported no benefit.
A garbled ad touts Dr Carey Marshroot as a cure for kidney ailments. It urges readers to avoid harsh treatments, claims decades of experience, and promotes a dubious remedy with confident health claims and inflated prices. The piece warns of deadly consequences from kidney issues and pressures readers to buy the product.
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