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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1926
Page
5
A vintage advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes for simple color work. It instructs women to tell their druggist the fabric type wool silk cotton or mixed to choose the right dye for delicate shades or rich permanent color on lingerie siks ribbons skirts waists dresses coats stockings sweaters traperies coverings and hangings.
The old time recipe uses sage tea and sulphur to restore natural hair color. Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound sells for 75 cents and is applied with a comb or brush to gray hair, promising a darkened, even look by morning with repeated use.
Advertisement claims Zemo clears pimples blackheads blotches eczema and ringworm with a clean penetrating formula. It suggests applying daily and recommends asking a druggist for a small or large bottle priced at 1.00.
A quirky historical ad promises painless dental work by numbing teeth with medication and ice. It extols electric-ramp style switches and ice to reduce discomfort, touts X rays revealing root conditions, and urges readers to visit for relief from toothache and related pains.
Dr George Wood Anderson spoke to a capacity crowd at the Plaza tabernacle claiming all people harbor secret sorrows and that sincere testing of Christ brings comfort strength and guidance. He urged personal experience over doubt and criticized officials who shirk moral duties while praising faith and compassion.
Hartford Feb 14 AP Cornelia Jackson 21 and Minnie Bryant were in a six family tenement on Arthur Place when a kitchen boiler exploded. Bryant escaped but Jackson fled into a pantry and was burned to death trapped inside as smoke and flames filled the kitchen area.
Albany Feb 24 AP More than fifty scenic historic and recreational parks in New York state will benefit from the 15 million Thayer bill awaiting Assembly passage after Senate approval Monday. The measure uses bond proceeds from a referendum, distributing funds to regional park commissions for state property improvements and extensions. The largest item, 13.6 million, expands the forest preserve covering 2,000,000 acres in the Adirondacks and Catskills. Taconic parks in Southern Columbia County initiate a tri state project with Massachusetts and Connecticut sharing in development.
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