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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1928
Page
5
Advertising copy promises Mistel stops colds quickly or refunds purchase price. It claims 24 hour effectiveness, doctor endorsements, and relief from headaches and stuffiness without dosing or harmful drugs. Product allegedly heals irritated membranes and leaves the user healthy next day.
In New York the Welfare Council convened a conference on unemployment with 100 social agencies attending. William Fridson warned against alarming talk that could chill business, while Hudson noted growing signs of rising unemployment and urged proactive study and action to avert a crisis. John Andrews of the American Association for Labor Legislation called for decisive public measures as employment declines deepen.
Northampton Massachusetts February 7 by Associated Press reports that a man invaded a Smith College dormitory a few days before Frances St John Smith disappeared January 13 were investigated by state Police and found baseless.Authorities said hysteria and nervous temperament misled the initial report, with detectives pursuing false leads from Greenfield to New York and examining a crank letter about a buried body at the college.
The soot problem in Chicago eased after the Illinois Central electrified its service, cutting custodian staff and easing preservation of art objects. Records show about four tons of soot fell on the art Institute roof in 1927 and 13 tons the prior year, with greater reductions following electrification. The piece also recalls England’s first newspaper ad in 1647 announcing a religious work.
The 1920 Chicago convention deadlock revived Frank O Lowden’s bid as he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the primary era. A farm family origin in Sunrise Iowa, Lowden rose through Illinois politics to war governor and congressman, repeatedly turning down cabinet and ambassadorship offers while remaining a persistent party figure.
The article analyzes a declarer’s No Trump plan after dummy is exposed in a bridge hand. It compares spade and minor finesses, arguing the spade finesse offers the best chance to reach a grand slam while minimizing risks from heart and diamond finesses.
The Rev Cheries I Clinton of Zion Bll Methodist Cannondale preached on Bundey morning with the subject Brotherly Kindness. Evening service featured a sermon The Need of a Soul. Ladies League met at Mr and Mrs Timothy Mewin home with Mrs Josiah Glibert as host. Mr and Mrs Wiliam Jones dined with Miz Jones cousin Mrs Henry J. Cornel in Norvalk. Communion services at St Matthew's church had very good attendance. Miss Fleanor Jinks skin soloed at the twenty third palm. Ladies Aid of Nath Wilton church plans a Washingtons birthday sociable. Mr and Mrs John Shaw spent the week end in Wilton. Mr and Mrs William Fischel returned to Woody Crest after a visit to New York City. Miss Wenderoth returns to Belden Hill after weeks in Vermont with Red Cross rehabilitation work. Orn Young resumes high school studies after a months leave. Capt Young and Miss Youngs three sons Alban John Orane Young attend Norwalk Senior High School.
In Abyssinia the Christmas celebration centers on the Ark of the Covenant carried by four bearers as priests and nuns march in purple and green vestments. About 100 clergy and lay participants sing chants atop a hill where the town gathers for a dawn vigil and water blessing followed by a Taw meat feast.
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