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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
7
Republican town leaders aldermen and commissions will attend the Mc Kinley dinner at Steuck's tavern Middletown with Senator Alexander DeLaney making reservations. Present indications show about fifty Bridgeport men will attend.
The Court of Honor of the Boy Scouts of America on the west side will meet at 8 o'clock Monday night in Regm 105 for the high school group.
Washington January Jr. Prohibition Commissioner Kremer rules that fruit juices and elder beverages qualify as dry if they contain more than one half of one percent alcohol. The memorandum sets inspectors’ duty to test alcoholic content and enforcement actions.
Tint and hair color ad copy highlights tinting hair brown or black to match beauty and charm. Mentions Brownstone brand offering shade options and ease versus powdering the face. Contains promotional phrasing and unclear product context.
An advertisement claims Brownstone hair dye makes one look ten years younger with simple application and uniform results. It promotes restoring light spots gray strands and unnatural shades to original color. A coupon offers a trial package for 11 cents to cover postage and tax, addressed to The Kenton Pharmacal Co Covington Kentucky.
An ad asserts wealth is worthless without health and promotes SEVEN BARKS as a stomach and liver remedy. It claims indigestion biliousness cause headaches and fatigue, and promises relief and renewed vigor, asserting decades of sales and urging readers to ask their druggist.
Linonine claims to clear mucous membranes and relieve bronchial irritation by purifying and strengthening the membranous system. Marketed as a lung food, the product is sold at drug stores for 80 cents or 4.20 units.
The United Church annual meeting reported 1370 members, a gain of 263 this year, with 800 families represented. Twelve deaths and seven baptisms were recorded. Elections and committee appointments covered deacons, boards of benevolences, religious education, church federation, and other church bodies.
Bridgeport Christian Union tax funded home on Main Street is slated for occupancy by February 15. New officers were elected at the annual meeting led by President Clarence N. Fayne with Rev Alexander Alison Thy-Ye presiding. The group outlined services including meal tickets, dormitory beds, and probation work, noting prohibition will aid but not end their mission.
Samuel M. Eisenberg of Fairfield Avenue who will marry Miss Lillian M. Schwaben of Brooklyn on January 27 was toasted by the local bachelors club. He received a silver loving cup as a token of esteem, presented by Benjamin Immerman.
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