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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1918
Page
2
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as safe for all without nervousness or head ringing. It mentions a lone Bromo Quinine product and features FH W Grove’s signature on the box.
Several others passed the examination but their qualifications will not be verified now and their admission to the bar will be deferred until that time. Local authorities noted this morning in New Ulaveo.
The State Milk Producers association, headquartered in this city with about 1,000 members, plans to extend its activities. It will open an employment office to recruit for its duty in the upcoming functions, with a German official named to head the secretarial work.
An 1890s advertisement cites Charles J Montgomery of Packerville Connecticut, a Spanish American War veteran, claiming dramatic relief from muscular rheumatism after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. It promotes the pills as blood building and lists related conditions they allegedly improve, ending with a free booklet offer.
In Stepney a surge in firewood cutting for home use and sale in Bridgeport reflects a coal shortage. Local activity reports 1000 cords cut near the village for Bridgeport, with a Wheeler journal yielding about 2000 cords for sale. The Red Cross meets with Mrs Flurry Davis on Wednesday afternoon.
Amity Club in Huntington elects officers at first meeting of the year. Frances Wilson named president with Benjamin Wells as vice president and Wallace Millard as second vice president. Other posts filled, two new members Ina Nichols and Tara Quick join. Also notes church officers and Derby union directors.
The Employees' Tuberculosis Relief Association of Bridgeport holds its annual meeting this evening at Moose Hall Poli Building Main Street to elect officers for the coming year. Reports of officers for the past year will be read and Dr J H Brown health officer is expected to attend. Organized in 1914 the association has a large membership of employees from leading city concerns and strives to help employes and their families affected by tuberculosis.
American troops in France will receive a seven day leave after four months of front service. The decree applies to officers and men stationed at the front, counting travel time within the period. The policy matches early war practices in Europe and may be lengthened after initial four months of duty.
A proposed amendment placing control of news print paper with the President was defeated in the Senate. The measure would have shifted power to federal authorities, with further efforts expected in the legislature. The piece notes ongoing registration efforts by a newly appointed dairy products official and cites an estimate of over 24,000 producers.
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