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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1918
Page
7
A Bridgeport club plans a December 11 peace celebration with home made pumpkin pies, music, dancing, and cider to mark postwar peace. Members and friends may attend without cards or fees. A New Year’s Eve dinner dance and New Year’s Day open house are also planned.
Thanksgiving highlights in Georgetown and nearby areas feature Freida and Sophia Kramer nursing training in Middletown, visits by William A. Taylor and Corporal Leonard Taylor, and multiple relatives gathering with local families. A community Thanksgiving service at Gilbert and Bennett school and a grand concert at Millers Hall are noted, with local residents and sailors visiting and convalescing in Hartford and New Haven.
Edward I Carey resident engineer testified that houses near the western approach to the Grand street bridge hindered construction. Tompkins Inc seeks 240000 from Bridgeport city for delays, claiming removal of buildings was mishandled amid disputed pile depth and concrete pier reinforcement plans.
Advertises Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready-to-use hair darkener that leaves gray hair looking natural, glossy, and youthful. Claims simple application with a sponge or brush and promises noticeable results after one use, with further applications for deeper shade. Not a medicine.
An advertisement touts Stuart’s Dyspepslar Tablets as the best remedy for indigestion and sour stomach. It claims the tablets digest meals, restore appetite, and let people eat normally without dieting, available at drugstores across the United States and Canada.
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound to relieve headache and congestion from a cold. It claims rapid nasal relief after two to three doses, promises ease from stuffed sinuses and feverish symptoms, and notes the product costs only a few cents at drug stores with no substitute necessary.
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