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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1920
Page
11
An advertisement lists chiropractors in Ansonia Danbury South Norwalk Stamford and Norwalk offering spinal adjustments to treat rheumatism lumbago and other illnesses claiming nerve energy improves resistance with sessions in main streets and opera blocks and offices in Liberty Meigs and Atlantic Street locations.
Latest reports say the steamship Maine is taking on water and wrecking outfits with several tugs are ready to assist. Nineteen horses aboard were landed yesterday, while the steamers New Hampshire and Manchester W. Chapin await sailing orders. Ice conditions in the Sound ease as the blockade breaks and marine traffic resumes.
Bridgeport will be well represented at a large industrial and agricultural exhibit in the state armory in Hartford. Local and statewide manufacturing goods will be on view along with all state agricultural societies. The exhibit, under the state board of agriculture, aims to display every article manufactured in Connecticut and every type of vegetable produced. The week features lectures, sessions on dairy, poultry, fruit, sheep breeders, spraying, and boll weevil discussions, plus various addresses.
Reports from Feb 9 describe the second officer and five crewmen of the British steamship Oxonian dying while trying to rescue the Bradboyne’s crew off Newfoundland. Also noted is the Norwegian bark Fiore's 19 men rescued by the Mariners Harbor, with the Monchy crew of six reaching safety aboard the Persian Prince after their sinking voyage near Liverpool.
Secretary of War Baker denies mutiny on any transport. In a letter to Representative Shahn he calls resolutions by Representative Britten unjust. He cites the America crew charges as derelictions and says only one of 18 faced sufficient proof. He adds no evidence links Powhatan accident to bolshevism aboard.
London reports that officials denied any truth to claims that peace negotiations are underway between Great Britain and Soviet Russia. The denial followed rumors from Adolph Joffe about talks with the Esthonian delegation and Latvia’s reported rejection of Soviet peace offers pending further steps by allied representatives.
One life confirmed lost in last night's fire that destroyed a fashionable apartment house on Sutter and Jones secret. Search of the ruins continued with no additional bodies found. A number of persons were hospitalized with burns and injuries.
The Department of Health restarts garbage collection in the city center where streets are cleared of snow. Collections will extend to outlying districts as traffic conditions permit.
Valentine gift options include rings watches and lavallieres with new neat designs. Assortments cater to varied budgets and tastes. The items are presented as treasured keepsakes for the occasion and priced to suit every purse.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a quick, inexpensive solution to dull hair. It claims the tonic moistens hair with a soft cloth, doubles hair beauty, removes dust and oil, and improves scalp health to promote longer, thicker, stronger, shinier hair.
An anonymous ad touts a Camphorole cure for catarrh promising instant relief without doctors, drugs, or devices. It claims the product cured the author and friends, urges readers to buy at any drug store, and warns to beware substitutes.
A vintage advertisement touts Poslam for acne and eruptions claiming rapid relief from itching and blemishes. It emphasizes concentrated healing powers, safe use both night and day, and wide coverage with small amounts, urging readers to try the product as an emergency-lab linked remedy from 243 West 47th Street, New York City.
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