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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1920
Page
9
An old advertisement explains the Bayer Cross on genuine Bayer Aspirin tablets and packaging. It notes the brand’s safety directions and claims physicians have prescribed Bayer Aspirin for over eighteen years to relieve colds pain headaches toothaches earaches rheumatism and neuritis. A small tin box of twelve tablets is offered and larger packs are sold by druggists.
Chiropractors urge early spine checks for children to prevent chronic weakness or disease. A. N. Cook and others advertise as experts offering examinations, claiming readjustment of misaligned vertebrae can eliminate ailments and restore health, with multiple offices listed in Bridgeport and surrounding towns.
San Luis Obispo County investigators press a case surrounding the death of Fred A. Dean. His wife Myrtle Dean is jailed on suspicion after their daughter allegedly identifies her mother’s involvement. the couple’s home in Paso Robles becomes the center of a homicide probe following Deans death and a near self-inflicted tragedy by Myrtle.
Toronto January 5 The provincial board of health asked the civic board to seek mandates to vaccinate every resident against smallpox. Between 400 and 500 cases are under treatment in the city as the first deaths occur a 66 year old man and a 17 month old child. Thousands of school children are sent home at reopening because they were not vaccinated.
Prince Regent Alexander of Serbia arrived in Strasbourg today. He was received at the station by Alexander Miller, the governor of Alsace, and other high officials.
Swedish Captain Craiger and Commander Gunnar Unger placed wreaths on the Grant tomb and John Ericsson monument in New York, honoring the Swedish nation’s admiration for Grant and Ericsson, creators of the Monitor. An asphyxiation death was reported in a separate item: Amelia Sttchenoth, 61, found dead from gas pipe disconnection after a dizzy spell, allegedly by her son at noonday meal.
William OBrien aged about 50 died from accidental asphyxiation in a rooming house on Trumbull Street. He was at work repairing a gas fixture in his room when he was overcome by escaping gas. Local authorities reported the incident as accidental.
William Nelson and his wife sue Odell Capen and brother Walter in United States district court over an April 25 accident in Colebrook. They allege Capen hired Walter to drive, that the car sped over 69 mph through Winsted, veered left, and threw them from the vehicle causing eye injuries and sight impairment.
Geneva reports Marshal Joffre praising Field Marshal von Kluck for saving the German right wing at the Marne in 1914. He credits masterly tactics in retreat with preventing total defeat and a possible catastrophe, noting only small enemy losses and von Kluck’s critical role in delaying Germany’s collapse.
An old fashioned weight loss pitch touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a safe, easy method to shed two to four pounds weekly without starvation or exercise. It claims quick results, no flabbiness, and urges readers to buy from druggists or mail in for delivery from the Marmola Company in Detroit.
An old fashioned advertising blurb touts Danderine as a quick hair cure. It claims to render hair soft glossy and full of life with a few cents bottle and a cloth rub through each strand. It promises cleansing, color, vigor, brightness and longer thicker hair.
An advertisement describes a large buffet with a full length plate glass mirror and a davenport that converts at night into a full size bed. It notes golden or fumed oak finishes, brown imitation Spanish leather upholstery, and high quality springs for the bed.
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