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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1926
Page
4
Mrs. Minnie Feaster writes from Brooklyn that pimples and blackheads worsened her eczema like condition, but after using Carter's Little Liver Pills her constipation and indigestion improved and she reports clearer skin.
An ad style tale shows Arthur Collins rising from fatigue to success after starting Portolast. It claims low appetite, anxious feelings, and a sluggish intestine signal poor health, and that regular Portolast intake stabilizes the system, boosts ambition, and aids work performance. The message urges readers to consult their druggist and begin today.
A newspaper ad warns that neglecting a cold risks pneumonia and promotes Father John's Medicine as a safe remedy. It touts energy to resist germs, a gentle laxative effect, breath healing, and free of alcohol or dangerous drugs after seventy years of use.
A well known authority says stomach acidity causes rheumatic symptoms and that excess hydrochloric acid slows digestion. He recommends starting Jat Salts from the pharmacy, taking four spoonfuls in water before breakfast, and continuing for a week to neutralize acid and relieve indigestion.
Norwalk Superintendent John Lun spoke at the Father and Son Banquet hosted by the First Church of Christ in Norwalk Tuesday night. The event, under the Men's Assembly, featured A A Saunders for the fathers, Roger Wakeman Nelson for the response, and Hunt as toastmaster.
Fracia Pollock and Robert Downsfield, Coast Guard enlistees, escaped from the brig at the Coast Guard Academy Fort Trumbull by breaking a door and climbing rocks at the western edge. Authorities are alert for them on sight. They had been detained awaiting general court martial on eserton charges.
London Feb 16 AP—In the House of Commons Winston Churchill stated Britain’s net payments to the United States for war debt would total about £33,082,01 principal and interest in 1926 if at par. Britain would receive roughly £14,000,000 from German reparations and funded Allied debts, with further negotiations underway to settle remaining debts.
Dr N Boooc owner of the Strand theatre building fined $2y with costs after Ct finds violation of statutes by failing to provide 15 degrees Fahrenheit heat as required by a 1927 statute. Trial noted lack of heat in building used for public purposes. Abraham Truddson appeals the decision.
The American Railfa 2 sec action announced tonight the flight cir Joii was totalled 914404 during the week ending February 6 with a rinse of 30.59 under the leved between and a drop of 14226 under the curr rey sadng Week day.
Police Commissioner McLaughlin targets objectionable night clubs in New York revealing how they operate. Clubs strip down, relocate, and charge cover fees, with menus priced and unpriced to trap patrons. Head waiters identify brokers and revenue patrons while hats and other concessions add to profits.
New York Feb 16 A National Industrial Conference Board study predicts the shift from one man owned and partnership plants to corporate owned manufacturing within a generation. It cites 1904 to 1919 as years of rapid corporate growth, with salaries rising faster than output yet real earnings improving, and notes management must replace personal ties with workers through pension plans, works councils, and health and education programs.
Governor Tiurbulla of Connecticut received praise in Washington for a proclamation calling for a suitable celebration of the sinking anniversary. A dinner at the Army and Navy Club honored the occasion with Capt Samuel Wo Small and Congressman James P Ginn among dignitaries.
Pastor Alewzander Alison of First Presbyterian told Callan club members at Stratfield hotel that Burbank, praised for fruit farming and grafting, was not a scientist but a practical farmer due to limited education and age. He cited Burbank’s alleged dismissal of hereafter teachings and noted Illinois connections through Professor John M Couter.
Westport Feb 16 Special State Police raided the home of Joseph Lano in Esugaiuel after a street gunfight at Charles Martin’s in Saugatuck. Patsy Knox Andrew Valiente and Richard Carlson face aggravated assault and weapon charges. Knox and Valiente held on bond. Liquor seizures followed. two revolvers recovered. Knox previously fined for shooting his father-in-law. Brotherton widow Phoebe’s funeral set in Greens Farms with Westport survivors noted.
A laboratory set out to develop a universal cold remedy. After spending $1,000,060 on a chat formula and product, they claim to have found the greatest remedy for colds. The ad touts a product that supposedly combines all known remedies, promising instant relief and prevention by keeping it on hand for cold season.
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