Chimney blaze in Stratford causes $600 damage
Fire at the home of B F Lenyanworth on Housatonic and Homestead avenues started by chimney sparks. Fire crews from No 1 company extinguished the blaze under the direction of Chief Ailsa Judson.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1922
Page
5
Fire at the home of B F Lenyanworth on Housatonic and Homestead avenues started by chimney sparks. Fire crews from No 1 company extinguished the blaze under the direction of Chief Ailsa Judson.
Friends of Miss Edith Cohen daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Cohen of 42 Hallam Street gave a surprise party yesterday afternoon in honor of her birthday Music and games were played and a dainty luncheon was served Guests included Ida Orlan Jan Greenberg Regina Bletch Mut drey Zwerching Esther Spelser Sarah Spelser Rose Cowen Aston Cowen Jarry Glneberg Minnie Trotsky Mr and Mrs H R Brustein and Harry Cohen
A vintage advertisement touts Camphorole as a quick cure for colds and sore throats. It promises rapid relief, easing breathing and loosening chest congestion with healing vapors. The copy touts multiple ingredients and claims broad effectiveness for coughs, bronchial symptoms, and throat lining irritation.
An advertisement warns against neglecting health and urges use of Gude’s Pepto Manzan with meals to restore vitality and strength. It claims thirty years of efficacy, targets those feeling weak, nervous, or sleep-deprived, and notes medical endorsement and general pharmacy availability.
A short home remedy claims that four ounces of plain liquidarvon dissolved in no more than nightly applications will dissolve and destroy dandruff. By morning itching should stop and hair become silky, with repeated use removing all sign of dandruff.
A 1919 report lists three royal engagements by year end. Princess Mary of Britain may wed Viscount Lascelles, Princess Maria of Romania betrothed to Yugoslavian nobility, and Princess Yolanda of Italy rumored to marry Boris of Bulgaria, signaling renewed royal pomp after the war.
New York report says Miss Dorothy Nichols 18, Washington Heights, was struck with a heavy Brow on the head and left unconscious after a prowler entered through a window. She was dressed in a blond hat and braids. jewelry did not appear missing. Nichols, a Columbia University graduate, was escorted home by friends. police investigate motive and suspect.
The Sigma Iota Phi Club presented The Livvle Clad hopper a comic play in Splinterville Missouri to benefit St Pauls church. The cast included Arthur Rundle Kevin Ortyth Thavere Vox and deuest with Mrs Chp and Miss Bean family quirks driving the plot set in an April theft and home scene ending with a dramatic reveal and wedding like moments.
A rumor of Princess Mary wearing a size two and a half too small silver wedding shoe for her upcoming alliance with Viscount Lascellés circulates from London sources. Friends call the tale nonsense while courtiers note her usual comfort with slightly oversized footwear.
Eamon DeValera with Delama Mellowes and Idurry J. Boland campaigned through Limerick, arriving after Ghiehke motored in. A noon address before constituents drew the lord mayor, corporation, and many supporters, including Mrs O'Callaghan. He denounced the treaty and spoke with evident vigor.
The article notes debate over renaming the Promenade des Anglais on the French Riviera to honor Americans. It cites Georges DuBarry urging a name like Promenade des Americians and mentions the historical Gordon Bennett Club at Tenerve restaurant near Nice between Nice and Monte Carlo. Americans visit the Riviera and gather at the Gordon Bennett club.
The Shratfield school staged the mid year dramatic recital by Grace Dalrymple Clark's Junior pupils. A large audience enjoyed a Lincoln satire and the play The Wise Woman of the Falls with cast members including Margorie Birnbaum Dillan Stein and Selma Eckler.
An old advertisement extols mulsified oil shampoo as cheap, effective hair cleaner. It claims it cleans thoroughly, rinses clean, leaves hair dry, smooth, and free of dust and dandruff, and heats a large amount of lather for the whole family. It urges readers to ask their druggist for Mulsi?guided product.
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