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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1919
Page
6
A promotional notice extols Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claiming it relieves kidney liver and bladder issues and uric acid related rheumatism. It asserts testimonials certify success and offers sample bottles via mail from Dr Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York. Bridgeport Telegram and Post is named.
San Francisco resident Mr J A McCrea claims a DIY formula can darken gray hair and keep it soft and greasy. Mix half a pint water with bay rum two ounces, Barbo Compound a small box, and glycerine four and a half ounces. Apply twice weekly until the shade matches.
An old newspaper advertisement warns of nicotine dangers and urges quitting. It promotes Nicotol tablets sold at several local drug stores and promises refunds if not effective. The ad notes an upcoming health feature by Doctor Mor and lists shop addresses on Fairfield Avenue Stratford Avenue Hastain Street and Onirolfsky Pharmacy.
An old advertisement touts SEVEN BARKS as a digestive tonic and stomach remedy to cure indigestion, constipation, and related ailments. It claims long trial and universal relief, urging readers to drive poisons from the system and keep the liver and bowels active. A bottle costs 50 cents and a druggist can provide it.
Reports from El Paso say a Japanese advisory commission of civil engineers arrived in Mexico to study the Isthmus of Tehuantepec topography. News notes Japanese merchants are visiting Salina Cruz and settlers are moving into the Tehuantepec area, with a one million acre ranch in Tamaulipas cited as purchased for colonization.
Milford notes cover a Welcome Supper for sixty World War veterans, a Masonic degree conferment by Joseph Andrews Chapter at Ansantawae Lodge, changes to Milford train schedules removing two daily trains, and the death of Mrs. Pearl Parcelle with funeral details. The Welcome Supper is for Welcoma Nome club members, restricted to club members, to be held at the municipal building. The Mark Master and Past Master Degrees will be conferred at the Masonic Temple on December 17. Funeral services for Mrs. Parcelle are set for Tuesday at 2 PM from the Porter home, with Rev. Leslie Bridges officiating and burial in Milford cemetery.
For 38 years Sloan's Liniment has eased rheumatic twinges lumbago neuralgia and general aches. It penetrates without rubbing and relieves external pain quickly. A trusted family standby priced at £1.40 and sold by all druggists.
Olive Tablets from Dr Edwards offer a mild laxative effect and quick liver relief without calomel’s dental damage. The copy urges replacing calomel with these tablets to cure constipation and liver issues that cause headaches and fatigue.
An advertisement promotes storage sales rooms with Bargain Bleached deals on new and second hand furniture at less than half the price of new. Contact shows TELEPHONE BARNUM 1393 and mentions ALVORD.
At a Hartford hearing, Connecticut Company officials testified the zone fare plan increased income. Widespread attendance heard that the six cent fare failed to boost profits, while a five cent rate would have been more effective. President Storrs noted war costs and labor turnover reduced revenue and urged adjustments for 1920.
The Methodist Church leaders in session demand that if the United States severs diplomatic ties with Mexico, the State Department present the public with all grounds for severance. Bishop McDowell of Washington chairs the delegation urging access to correspondence and documents showing foreign influence on policy and its impact on missions, schools, and hospitals in Mexico.
Dev Young of the Consular Service is ordered to Odessa to open a consulate general with an adequate staff. The State Department announced plans for two or three consuls to follow at key Black Sea and southern industrial and agricultural centers. Young previously served as consul general at Halifax and is regarded as a top official in the service.
An immigration committee session in Washington discussed the government’s limited ability to deport undesirables, especially “reds.” Alfred Hampton, assistant immigration commissioner, described procedures and testified that authorities are virtually powerless under current law.
General Pershing opened the Southern Commercial Congress session in Georgia and praised the souths soldiers for quickly reaching the high standard of the best troops. He received a tremendous reception upon arrival, praising the regions wartime contribution.
George Al. Wirk, serving as secretary of the Y M C A, outlined the industrial department program at a Seaside club dinner attended by about 30 executives and committees. Tr Wheeler chaired the executive committee meeting while Alvin W. Bearse spoke on work and car director duties and John D. Brock described the physical program.
The Theiret annual reception and hall of the Sisterhood of the Par Ave ne temple in the Stratfield ballroom drew about 300 guests last night. Music by Speidel's orchestra provided dancing and singing numbers as the committee led by Mrs Theodore B. Steiber and others oversaw a pleasant social event.
Members of the organization will elect officers for the coming year at the annual meeting tonight. Arrangements will be made for sending delegates to Washington to attend a hearing Saturday on the Wyse bill. Mitson proposes appointing an Asplanittic representative to Traland.
A pedestrian crossing Pertangek street was struck by a car shortly after six. She sustained two compound fractures to the left leg and a fracture to the right leg. She was transported by ambulance to St Vincents Hospital.
Norwalk bank cashier Wilfred Bordwell, in his fifteenth year as cashier, is charged with a shortage found in bank accounts. Bordwell, named a city official, is in a Stanford hospital for a nervous breakdown. The statement did not specify the shortage amount. Depositors and the bank are protected by the bonding company.
A vintage advertisement promotes a throat healing product with claims to cure coughs and chest cold symptoms. It offers a free box of the salve with each bottle and mentions broad relief for head colds and croaks. The odd phrasing reflects OCR errors from an old newspaper page.
A brief sale notice notes proximity to New Haven Connecticut with reference to a trolley ride from the city. The readable text situates the sale location as conveniently reachable by public transport from New Haven.
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