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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1927
Page
5
An old fashioned medical ad urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup for biliousness or constipation in children. It links a pale or feverish tongue with stomach and bowel distress and promises gentle relief within hours. The copy warns against counterfeits and instructs to ask to see the label from the California Fig Syrup Company.
A historical notice proclaims Dr. Ray V. Pierce as originator of the Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription for women. It notes Ivan Hearly’s move to Buffalo and the World’s Dispensary with remedies from roots and barks. Freres’s Discovery is described as a popular stomach tonic, claimed to enrich blood, clear skin, and renew youth, with orders to obtain from druggists or a 10 cent sample to Doctor Freres Clinic in Buffalo.
An advertisement promises permanent relief from piles using a three daily application of a harmless ointment or suppositories. It claims results within 24 hours in many cases and cites thousands of relieved users, urging purchase through a listed contact. The copy includes testimonials and pricing details though some text is garbled.
New York January 6 AP stop watches were used by the telephone company to time corona in the race to be first to talk with London by radio. Despite hundreds of applications by mail, none were accepted as of 8:30 AM. The process required telephone applications by 6:30 AM. Long-distance operators handled dozens of calls from business and professional groups with one call lasting until the next caller. Charges were 2.60 per minute with a 3.73 minimum. The first caller’s identity was not publicly released.
Charles S. Ashley, elected mayor of New Bedford for the 23rd time, remains confined in Massachusetts General Hospital after an operation. He was expected to take the oath Monday but a sight release delayed his departure, leaving Edward R. Hathaway as acting chief executive "marking time" until Ashley can assume office.
Stamford January 5 Special Joseph A Ewart superintendent of schools announced plans to eliminate part time schedules in the city's schools by month end as new and enlarged facilities are completed. The district has 1574 pupils in graded schools on part time with Beart plan proposing redistribution and reorganization tocluster 33 pupils per teacher and combine upper grades in an intermediate school, reducing need for extra teachers.
Chief Wood Dagnett of the Fire Department began an investigation into a basement closet fire at Forest Park Junior High School in Spring?ield Mass. The chief believes a pupil started it for excitement. About 120 pupils evacuated when the fire drill alarm rang. damage limited to the closet.
Danbury, Jan. AP Two national banks in Danbury refuse loans on Soldiers' bonus certificates due to insufficient tape and processing needs.
London Jan 6 AP The betrothal of Colonel James Monroe Love Jr United States Army retired at Fairfax Virginia to Mia Baldwin Raper formerly the Marchioness of Conyneham was announced today The couple met on the Riviera where Colonel Love has a villa at Pard Antibes where they intend to live Mrs Raper divorced her first husband the Marquis of Conyngham in 1921 while her marriage to Mr Raper was dissolved in 1925
In Coahuila 60 Catholics led by Young Men's Catholic association attacked Parras de la Fuente. They killed Rafael Delgado and Jose Viera, seized officials and three congressmen, burned railway bridges, and freed a pursued congressman. Federal troops pursue remnants as Saltillo reports calm otherwise.
Sixteen year old Howard Manchester was shot in the jaw by police while fleeing after being detected attempting to take a decoy letter placed near the home of Richard Saitzman. Police say Manchester admitted writing the letters.
The upper half of an Aztec woman's body, about 200 years old, preserved to nine and a half inches, was brought to New York today by Charles P. Blaz from Central America. The woman, once forty five, was killed during a tribal war. her body was divided and the upper half preserved.
New York January 5 AP Directors of the American Water Works and Electric company raised the regular quarterly dividend on common stock from 1 to 2 percent and declared an extra dividend of 2 1 2 percent on the common stock, payable in common stock at par.
The itinerary club Kiwanis and Lions clubs will join the Chamber of Commerce and the American Legion and auxiliary in Stamford on February 1 for an address by William Savage national commander of the American Legion.
In Boston, Speaker John C. Hull urged a lean session and less legislation. He urged filing petitions to repeal laws and cut taxes only by cutting expenditures. He said Massachusetts can complete annual work in three months and proposed moving filing deadlines to the first Saturday of the session.
A broken equalizer bar dropped on the rear track caused the derailment of three cars of the Mount Royal Boston and Maine road flyer in Walpole New Hampshire. Several passengers were slightly hurt and rails and ties were ripped up delaying traffic. The line was due to reach Montreal after repair crews cleared the scene. One passenger Miss Blondell, said to be an instructor at the University of Vermont, could not continue. others sustained bruises.
An old guidance note promotes a home pine cough cure using 2 1/2 ounces of Pinex per pint of syrup or honey. It claims rapid relief of dry or loose coughs and mentions use for bronchial conditions. The ad warns against substitutes and guarantees satisfaction or money back from The Pinex Co. Wayne Ind.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle bowel and toxin cleaner. It claims to prevent dizziness, improve complexion, and restore energy by flushing poisons, urging nightly use and noting price options of 15, 30, and 0 cents.
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