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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1924
Page
11
A 19th century advertisement extols Bisurated Magnesia as a safe antiacid for dyspepsia. It claims relief from sourness excess gas and indigestion by neutralizing stomach acid without pepsin or laxative effect. Digestive advice urges eating freely while using the powder or tablets with water.
An old advertisement touts Gets-It as a quick, painless corn and callus remover. It claims two or three drops stop pain, allow peeling without hurt, and offer a money back guarantee from Lawrence & Co. The copy uses urgent sales language and emphasizes easy home treatment.
A revived concert by the Choir of Christ Church, with former members, featured varied selections and current dances. Soloists and chorus performed pieces including Jerusalem My Trelden Home, Within a Mile of Idippore Town, My Grandma's Advice, and Dost Taint Love Me, with doughnuts served after.
Abss Grave Dalrymple Clarke directs junior pupils in a program of one act plays to be staged Saturday in the Strat playhouse. Cast includes Myles, John Richmond, Virginia Arnold, Gladys Sundstrom, Ruth Bore, Eleanor Pethey, Sidney Miller, Ruth Murphy, and many others in roles from The Forest Day to The Fairy and the Little Cat. Memorial Day and Christmas scenes cap the program with a variety of character feats and schoolroom drama.
Miss Paula Fi Spoetile presents a Washington birthday program for over 100 pupils tomorrow evening in Washington. The program features readings, instrumental numbers, and a pageant VE Tags Many Lands with participants including Rose Kornblut Ruth Isaacs and many others. Ushers include Miss Marion Beck and Miss Anna Temple.
Local personals list numerous parties at addresses in Newark and surrounding towns including Miss Catherine Sullivan event at 7188 Main Street and a gathering at 40 Mead Street hosted by Mrs. Lucy Mott. Daughters of Veterans meet at 1087 Broad Street while the G A R Sons invite attendees to a Washington’s Birthday event at 2209 Mulact.
A 19th century social note reports Miss Gill being entertained by Helen Gottschalk at a party in honor of an anniversary. The guest list includes several individuals with titles and affiliations, reflecting a formal evening of music and refreshments.
A fragment shows a line spoken to Mrs Klubman about loneliness at home in the evenings, suggesting a domestic moment and emotional strain amid an unspecified context. The source presents this as a brief dialogue fragment rather than a full narrative.
Beardsley school highlights a quaint concert by the Beardsley choral group and Hagemble orchestra. A six member ensemble presented Old World tunes and dances with readings, solos, and a finale of patriotic choruses, all in period costumes.
Daniel Shannon grand Knight of the Park City Council of Weights of Columbus will lead the grand march at the annual K of G ball in Strathed Monday evening March 8. The event will feature dancing in both the ballroom and breakfast room with South flax banners as decorations. About 2,900 invitations issued and guests expected from other cities.
Lions club plans a casual "Ladies Night" tonight with Howard Stone heading the entertainment. Eight diving girls will perform diving stunts in the pool as part of the program, alongside other Lions club numbers in a third annual social event.
Advertisement promotes a pure germ destroying cream for nasal relief from colds or catarrh. It claims rapid easing as nostrils open and head clears, aided by a small bottle of Ly's Cream Balm available at druggists.
A flood of garbled recollections describes a rainy spell affecting Stratford and nearby areas. Residents faced transportation and delivery delays as schools, shops, and bakeries struggled with wet conditions. A laundry truck, grocers, and service providers adapted, with anecdotes on milk, bread, and violin shipments testing winter logistics.
Weekend shoppers can find 50 hats from a famed millinery designer at wholesale prices in the holiday sale. The collection features soft felts, straw and silk blends in spring colors, with varied sizes. Visit the Millinery Department on Thursday to see the newest styles.
Silk blouses in crepe de chine roshanara and Pussy Willow silks shine in spring colorings. Dark and light silks pair with dark or light suits. Short sleeves, Oriental touches, and a range from 3.95 to 12.50 available on the second floor.
Junior girls welcome tailored flannel dresses with bright piping and facings in grey tan and brown. A group includes navy Weird Pwitl designs now offered at a reduced price of 10.95 dollars.
Washington reveals a spring holiday fashion with silk frocks in flat crepe and novelty crepe, two piece boyish models, and one piece frocks with circular or pleated flounces. Black satin gowns also popular, with a notably priced group at 29.50 dollars.
Fibre silk has been so satisfactory to its use that it is now combined with cotton to make a heavy silk vest. The fabric has more body than pure silk, and the vests are cut long and full. Bodice style with ribbon straps. Colors flesh peach and white. Sizes 45 to 42 dollars 1.65. Knickers to match knee length two dollars ninety five. Malm ho or
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