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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1920
Page
11
A simple home remedy promises complete dandruff removal by nightly application of four ounces of plain liquid arvon. It claims all itching ends, hair becomes fluffy and glossy, and the treatment costs little.
An advertisement urges readers to apply St Jacobs Liniment to the tender spot for immediate relief from rheumatism pain. It asserts most cases need no internal treatment and promises relief from rheumatic pain, soreness, and stiffness plus benefits for sciatica, neuralgia, lumbar issues, backache, sprains, and swelling. A small trial bottle is recommended at any drug store.
London editors express qualified satisfaction at the Versailles ratification. The Telegraph notes America's absence from the ratifying document delays real hope for humanity and warns that world peace hinges on U S participation in the League of Nations. The Daily News and Chronicle urge that without U S adherence the pact is not true peace.
King Christian X of Denmark cabled President Wilson expressing Denmark’s deepest gratitude for the U S role in bringing the Versailles treaty. Schleswig will be returned to Denmark under the settlement, restoring national ties with its fatherland.
Two officers who served at Le Mans with Captain Karl W. Detzer testified for the prosecution at his court martial on Governor's Island. Henry G. Sutliffe of Minneapolis and Robert A. Moss of Chicago said prisoners were mistreated by the DCI company at Le Mans during examinations and an investigation was opened after a prisoner was held without hearing for 12 days.
Philadelphia January 12 a fire damaged the suburban estate garage and stable of Mrs. Kmma Bergdoll mother of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. She claimed enemies fired the place and that the telephone line was cut. Grover Bergdoll is jailed on Governor's Island awaiting court martial for draft evasion. his brother Erwin is wanted and in hiding.
Washington January 12. Departmental and divisional command join Secretary Baker to discuss army reorganization. Participants include Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett Major Generals Leonard Wood Idones Tuewis Sharpe and Brigadier General WL Richardson. Conference aims to align commanders with bureau policies rather than changes.
Washington observers describe a double celebration as reformers mark the approaching prohibition birth and the twenty fifth anniversary of the international reform bureau. The opening session featured requiems for John Barleycorn and the convention will discuss world prohibition advocacy, proposed changes to divorce laws, film censorship, and interstate transmissions ahead.
On January 12 the premiers Clemenceau Dowd-Georgee and Nitti met at the foreign ministry to discuss the Adriatic question. The supreme council did not sit today while the peace conference committee on verification of credentials examined Hungarian peace delegates letters of credit and found them satisfactory.
The final contingent from Brest arrived in New York on the transport George Washington with 227 officers, war workers, and civilians and 613 troops. The arrival marks the end of the Brest quartering and includes civilians and war workers among the evacuees.
January 12 Brooklyn undertaker John Romaneilli faced renewed moves to extradite him to western Massachusetts for murder by wood alcohol trafficking. A hearing in Brooklyn federal court on a federal prohibition violation was postponed as Massachusetts and Connecticut officials conferred with federal authorities.
Bad breath sufferers may find quick relief by taking Dr Edwards Olive Tablets a vegetable compound with olive oil. They stimulate bowels and liver to natural action cleansing the blood and purifying the system and are claimed to work like calomel without after effects. Take one or two nightly for a week. prices 0c and 25 a box.
Distress over household coal shortage grows in London and country towns as stocks run exhausted. News of a carload arrival at depots triggers crowds, with hundreds daily seeking fuel in the critical days of 1917. People push perambulators and wheelbarrows or carry packs in long lines at depots.
Dominic Perrott of Westville Connecticut was released on bail of ten thousand dollars after a Chicopee court dropped murder charges. He had been indicted for manslaughter by Hampden county grand jury last week in connection with Chicopee wood alcohol poisonings.
Bridgeport will be well represented at Farmomen Week at the State Armory in Hartford from January 9 to February 14 with several local manufacturing firms displaying exhibits alongside other Connecticut factories. Agricultural societies statewide will also exhibit as the event organizers promise the biggest New England show yet.
Police report say burglars ransacked Governor Thomas F.B. Campbells residence last night and took his best sombrero while neglecting family heirlooms and several pieces of jewelry were left untouched by the thieves.
An old remedy using Sage and Sulphur is promoted to restore gray hair to its natural color. The ad notes modern Wyneths Sage and Sulphur Compound at drug stores, claims natural darkening, and advises applying with a sponge to strands for gradual coverage.
An old advertisement suggests a home remedy for head noises and deafness. Mix one ounce Parmint double strength with a quarter pint hot water and a little granulated sugar, take a tablespoon four times daily. Claims relief as nostrils clear, breathing eases, and mucus stops dripping.
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