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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1926
Page
11
A vintage advertisement touts McCoy’s Ced Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a tonic to fatten undernourished children and build flesh. It claims rapid gains, vitamin richness, and guaranteed results with a money back offer, urging parents and adults to use the product for weight gain.
An old advertisement claims two tablets every three hours for three doses will relieve a cold. The first dose gives relief while the second and third doses promise to break up the cold. Pleasant and safe to take with no quinine or opiates. Millions use Pape's Cold Compound. Price two cents. Druggists guarantee it.
Abs. Ed. Groff of Scranton Pennsylvania endorses Tanlac claiming it restored his health after three years of nervous dieting and digestive problems. The ad says Tanlac revitalizes blood, tones digestive organs, and puts the system in fighting trim, urging readers to visit their druggist and try Tanlac and Yanlae Vegetable Pills for constipation.
Cold damp triggers attack. Sufferers urged to request a free trial of a new method claimed to bring relief from severe asthma. The ad promises progress despite past disappointments and invites immediate coupon request.
The Department of Justice filed an Antitrust suit in New York against National Food Products Corp. to block what the government says is a plan to hold stock in multiple food companies. The case targets alleged holdings in chains and dairies including National Dairy Products and Alderney Dairies, aiming to prevent stock acquisitions that would give controlled influence over the grocery sector.
City and town officials estimate snow removal in Danbury will cost about 15909 dollars after rechecking conditions. About 100 men, nearly 50 trucks, and 25 horse teams plus street railway crews worked to clear streets. The Danbury Republican Women’s club plans its March meeting and luncheon, with Dr Sophia Penfield hosting.
Paris reports the Senate has become the battleground over the country’s financial difficulties. The chamber adopted the first tranche of financial measures Briand called for and sent the package to the Finance Committee of the upper house for consideration.
A large hardware plant, described as among the biggest in use, was sold today to a corporation for 33,900,000. The transfer is scheduled for late this month, with the buyer identified as a prominent industrial company in the sector.
Fire swept through W. G. Brown and Company's department store in Gloucester Mass causing major damage. Every available piece of apparatus in the city responded and a pumping engine was summoned from Rockport as the fire raged beyond control. Loss estimated between 40000 and 50000 dollars. cause not known.
Westport Feb 16 special report on a sewer dispute over linen marked for the sanitarium. The fire district committee failed to authorize suing Dr Frederick D Ruland or to demand bill payment of 347.47 for sewer work. Attorney Sherwood claimed acts were nonsensical as motion was defeated. A second motion to force septic tanks was laid on the table. Meanwhile a New York note remarks Federal Judge Atwell’s affection for his mother judge on the Elks birthday.
A crowd of over 2,500 filled the City Plaza tabernacle for the opening of the New Crusade campaign led by evangelist Dr. George Wood Anderson. He described punishments for sinners and urged repentance. The service featured mass singing and the sermon from the text There was a man sent from God. Officials welcomed Anderson and announced campaign details including a nursery for attendees during services.
Amandus Odin, 62, vice president and secretary of Globe Clothing Co, died today at his home 283 Kensington Ave New Britain. A Swedish native, he had seven days as Philo Kalish president of the ama company. He is survived by two daughters three sons and five brothers in Sweden.
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