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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1928
Page
9
A garbled OCR styled text blends health claims with random phrases and mismatched words. It reads like a misordered ad and puzzle, lacking clear narrative or verifiable facts. The jumble mentions Baume Bengué and nonsensical sequences, offering no coherent event or source attribution.
A convention speaker from Bowboy and the Interstate Merchants Council criticizes excess use of installment plans. JH Pribley and Al Fribes note growing sentiment against easy credit, warning shopping on credit harms buyers’ judgment. Thousands of merchants from two states attend Mecca of religious pligins as travelers consider electric lights and movie agents.
A long reader advisory discusses cold remedies and home routines, promoting water flushing, sweating, wool blankets, hot baths, and grapefruit skin infusions for cold recovery. It includes patient questions on nervousness causing night numbness, a dish called enchilda, and colon issues, with a stance that diet helps only with proper medical or manipulative treatment for colon loops.
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a local notice or snippet mentioning Dr Frank Map Legend and a personal service. The readable portion references a reply and a Ladue golf item, with scattered proper names and places. The fragment survives as a damaged, non-clarifying record.
Mayor Behrens announces Sylvan Crest water service extension after talks with Hydraulic Company president Samuel P Senior. Mains will run along Easte and Woodhoy streets to near Hallen School, at no cost to the city, with work starting soon and aimed for quick completion, providing immediate relief to residents.
A local clerk in Lan Gasiel was found dead on her kitchen floor with a jet of flowing gas open nearby. Born in Graften, she previously worked in the city clerk’s office and recently assisted the registrars of vote. She had planned to attend a local theatre that evening. The investigation cites two assaults by women at City Hall.
Judge Allyn Brown presided as several petitioners were allowed naturalization after presenting receipts, with others postponed to today. The city list includes Michael Beubles and many others, reflecting ongoing deliberations as two divisions process more cases.
A Woolen manufacturer in Siapford marries his private secretary, with Rev Felix ONeill officiating at Bt Tawarda church. Attendants include Richard Ro Muay and Miss Murray, while the bride is described as the seller. The notice blends medical claims about Milk of Magnesia with an unrelated patent note and trademark references.
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