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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1918
Page
3
Washington reports four more names added to the Tuscania dead list as officially missing or unidentified, bringing the total of unaccounted for aboard the liner. The Associated Press tally had already listed these four among the missing in a later department statement.
Frederick Uneeil aged 70 a retired river captain and pioneer of steamboating and his granddaughter Grace Watts 26 were burned to death early today in the Uneeil home. The fire is believed to have started from the kitchen stove.
Fort Terry soldiers read a veteran memoir found in Thirty-Seventh company quarters detailing a civilian to soldier transformation. The entry describes camp life, hard marching, rough humor, cooks Dan Welly and George Gomperts, and a few brawls amid stormy nights as recruits adjust to island discipline and camaraderie.
Public health column touts morning drink of hot water with limestone phosphate to flush the stomach liver and bowels. It claims cleansing reduces indigestion sour bile gases and toxins, improving appetite and complexion, urging readers to buy limestone phosphate.
Mrs. Marie Coverdale, a Red Cross nurse who returned from Europe, told British Relief groups of wartime hardship and her six months in London. She described daily care for over 1600 wounded, menial labor by English women, scarce butter for a year, and the destruction from air raids, urging Americans to Hooverize and save for soldiers abroad.
Southport February 26 Special William J. Bebe for Edward A. Bedford faced Judge Bacon Wakeman on reckless driving charges after running over Willan Whalley at Careys Corner. Bedford was represented by Judge Carl Noster and paid costs. Whalley's injury prompted the court appearance as statements were made on the matter.
An advertisement touts R. & CG Pills containing podophyllum and other vegetable laxatives as a mild liver and bowels remedy. Claimed to replace calomel, they promise no griping or daily disruption. Available through druggists at 10 or 6 cents per box.
Time it Pape's Diapepsin will sweeten sour gassy or out of order stomach within five minutes. Get from your pharmacist a fifty cent case and take a dose as soon as you can. Relief in five minutes is waiting at any drug store.
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