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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1920
Page
18
A fragmented amusements note references Will Rogers Jubilee tour and a data rich production. It mentions a story writer and author Walsh, credits Carr and T eCuik lay, and hints at a humorous serial stage piece. The text is garbled but indicates a theatrical program and serialized entertainment.
The article lauds Robert Gordon as a talented young actor star of dus Blackton productions. It highlights his portrayals in The Common Cruse Missing The House Divided and The White Heather with Maurice Tourneur. It notes his role as Huck Finn in Mark Twain adaptation Munk and Tom alongside Jack Pickford and praises his numerous impersonations since then.
A large audience gathered in the Stratfield ballroom last night for a Salvation Army benefit concert directed by Miss Florence C. Trask. Performers included Rhey Garrison, Mrs. Jessie Pearl Drew, Miss Bertha Taft, and Robson Wynne Jones with a program of piano solos, duets, arias, and selections from Carmen and Madame Butterfly.
Major wine companies plan to halt business activities amid market pressures. Details are limited, but observers expect restructurings and potential asset sales as firms exit the market. Officials linked to Guidemelan and Salvador did not provide clarifications.
An advertisement touts Milks Emulsion as a natural bowel regulator and strengthening tonic. It claims to ease chronic stomach trouble and constipation in one day, boosts appetite, and helps the body assimilate food. Sold by druggists with bottles priced 40 cents to $1.20.
An advertisement offers a free 80 day trial of a rupture cure device. Readers are invited to send their name to EASYHOLD CO. in Kansas City Missouri to receive a mailed invention claim. The copy touts comfort and a money back after 30 days if not satisfied.
Olive Tablets marketed as a safe alternative to calomel claim to cleanse liver and bowels without pains or gum injury. Advertised as stimulating digestion and easing heaviness with a determinate approach from Dr Edwards in private practice.
An advertisement urges taking Seventy-seven at the first signs of a cold to prevent illness. It promotes its use to break up grip and colds, with the Doctors Book offered free in multiple languages and mailed by Humphreys Homeo Medicine Co at 166 William Street, New York.
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