Milks Emulsion Promises Recovery From Wasting Illness
A testimonial from Miss XM. Houssel of Algiers La credits Milks Emulsion with restoring health after a three year battle with coughs pneumonia chills and weakness. The ad touts a nutrient emulsion claimed to boost appetite aid digestion build flesh and resist wasting diseases with a money back guarantee and nationwide druggist availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
XM. Houssel
Opelousas St
Algiers
Milks Emulsion Co
Terre Haute
Ind
California Kid's Laxative Ad Claims Harmless Fruity Taste
A period advertisement urges mothers to use Syrup of Fiss labeled California for children. It promotes a pleasant taste and promises safe relief, with dosing directions on the bottle and a call to say California aloud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Quick Home Remedy Promises Cough Cure in 24 Hours
A home remedy using Pinex and sugar syrup is touted as a fast, cheap cough cure. The ad claims quick relief for bronchitis, croup, hoarseness and asthma, with the Pinex extract said to heal throat membranes. It urges asking for 24 ounces of Pinex from a druggist and guarantees satisfaction or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Busy Session for Chamber of Commerce Directors
The Cham ber of Commerce board of directors meets at 4 pm to discuss funding for harbor development, joint meetings with the Common Council, resignations and cancellations, the Liberty Memorial committee, new quarters, and the Second Mortgage committee final report. Resolutions of sympathy for George Goulden and T H K Ford, chamber members who died yesterday, will be adopted.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Common Council
Common Council of
Nhe Strathfedd
Nhe Strathfedd Fabonary ¢ At 30 P. m., Will Tre
L. S
Icebound Vessels Shelter City as Harbors Buckle
Ice floes froze Long Island Sound as vessels from tug Mastiff to barge No 13 faced heavy buffeting off Seaview avenue. Multiple ships and tugs pinned at Bridgeport and city dock, with Mastiff damaged and Park City frozen in at harbor, halting New York to Boston and Providence traffic.
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Seaview Avenue
Mastiff
Crater Docks
City Dock
Bridgeport
Long Island Sound
New York
Boston
Beckwith
New Haven
Frank Hancott
Neptune Line
Tavo
Dce
Muderlais
Lehigh Valley
Westmoreland
Providence
McCaffery
George A. McCaffery
Rancocas
Light
John B. Collins
Magnet
Park City
Port Jefferson
Har Dock
Long Island
Injunction Sought Against City Over Property Block
Irving Elson sues Bridgeport in common pleas claiming $200 damages and seeks injunction to halt the city from imposing a $92.28 charge for sidewalks and waterworks on Maplewood Avenue and Poplar Street property. He alleges a lien was placed January 24, 1920 without prior notice.
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Bridgeport
Aien
Maplewood Avenue
Poplar
Irving Elson
Common Pleas Court
Common Council
Rich Man's Wife Held as Swindler
New York February 2 Willa Stope inson eighty one years old said by police to be wife of a wealthy Newark real estate dealer was arraigned in the Washington Englis court on a charge of grand larceny and held on five thousand dollar bail for examination she is admitted to hive adh if uy Biba Age uw au futse opelenm on I fin Posada cle county.
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New York
Willa Stopeinson
Newark
Washington Englis
Grand Faneway
Posada
Child Saved by Mother by Prompt Home Remedy
Gertrude Latmarre, six, credited her mother for saving her with Dr. Prue's Soin and Worm expulsion. The letter praises Dr. J True and Co. for a family remedy, describing dizzy spells, sickness, constipation, swollen lip, foul breath, and other symptoms that allegedly improved after using the advertised tonic and worm expellant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Latmarre
Anselme Gronrre
Alain Sanfomt
Jay
Iue'sa
Radways Jell-Pore In a Tube Promises Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Radways Jell-Porm in a tube as cleaner and more convenient. It claims it removes pain without blistering or discoloring the skin and provides a warming soothing effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae
Equipment Breakdown in ROTILES Injures Worker
A worker suffered injuries after equipment failure caused a fall inside a ROTILES tube facility. The incident prompted a brief emergency response and an investigation into the mechanical fault. No further details on the victim or outcomes are available in the readable text.
Seven Barks Digestive Tonic Pitches Health Benefits
An advertisement extols Seven Barks as a universal digestive tonic and liver aid. It claims wealth is useless without health, links indigestion and biliousness to heart strain, and promotes quick relief and long term vitality. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist for Seven Barks, priced at 50 cents.
Prominent Bridgeport Business Leaders Named in Notices
A list of notable local figures includes JON S. SHELTON RETIRED and FREDERICK J. KINGSBURY of Bridgeport Brass, HORACE B. MERWIN and TORN G. HOWLAND, plus WILLIAM P. KIRK, HERBERT MARSH, BRADFORD ID. PIERCE JR., JOHN S. PULLMAN, FREDERICK RHODES, CHAS G. SANFORD, DEVER C. WARNER, FAIRCHILD WHEDSLUR, and others. The roster spans positions from presidents and vice presidents to directors and attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STORS
Vate
Jon S. Shelton
Frederick J. Kingsbury
Pra
Bridgeport Brass Go
Horace B.merwin
Bridgeport Just Co
Torn G. Howland
Treas
Howland Dry Goods Co
First Bridgepork Nat. Bank
William P. Icirik
Wim
P. Kirk Co
Plumbers
West Side Bank
Hgbert Marsh
Bridgeport First Co
Bradford
Pierce, Jr
Pres. Chamber of Commerce
John S. Pullman
Frederick Rhodes
Treva
Salts. Textila Mfg. Co
Chas. G. Sanford
First Bpt
Nat. Bank
Dever C. Warner
Warner Bros. Co. Secy
Fairchild Whedslur
Pres
Bpt Land and Titla Co
Bridgeport Trust Co
Sloan's Liniment promises quick relief for aches
An old advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment as deeply penetrating and effective for sciatica lumbago neuralgia strained muscles stiff joints and sprains. It claims worldwide use over 85 years and lists price points 85e 70c and $1.40 with all druggists carrying the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan's
Sloan
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Fritz
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Morris
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Bassicis
Bassick Co
T W. Bishop
Tron Ledge
Conn. Nat. Bank
Arthur W. Bur
Cport Bavings & David & Day
Binet Stoddard and Day
AtLomeys
George TI. Edwards
Wolmes and
Edwards Int. Silver Co
Thomas Iu. Selli
Hawley
Bridgeport Savings Laritt, A. OW. Bridge- Diridgeport Nat. Bank
Robbet. Hincks
Len
Hincks Bros. Co
Willam I. Woodward
V. P. Industrial Finance Corp
N. C. Ity
Edmund S. Wolte
First- Bridgeport Nat
BEW
Harral
Hoh. Dillon
K. H. Dulon and Co
Milliners
Hammond
Connecticut
Pepboclie
Elm ST
New-Haven
C.e.h.whitlock
Sloan's Liniment
Lange
Alvory
Restaura
Shore Ae
Joners
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My & Electric
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COR
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Barnum
N. Buckingham
G. Ene
Lesale
F Conlin
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Harrison St
Apply Employment Office
Warner Bros. CO
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