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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1922
Page
13
The article quotes Lynn Fontanne and other top actresses offering beauty routines. Routines include cold cream at night, daily eye washing, cold water splashes, generous hydration, and ample sleep. Recommendations stress discipline, rest, and gentle routines over harsh measures to maintain a slender, luminous appearance.
Associated Press reports in Portsmouth that Prank J Fraser died early today in a fire and explosion at the Alexander Dyestuffs plant. His missed lunch hour reportedly led another man to leave, saving him. Plant center No 2 burned, with chemical and equipment losses.
An advertisement describes a hair removal paste using deletone and water. Apply for 2 to 3 minutes, rub off, and wash the skin. It claims to remove superfluous hairs without leaving a dark stain if real deletone is used.
An old newspaper ad touts Baumann's Gas Tablets as a cure for gas and indigestion. It claims three tablets before meals and suggests relief from bloating, belching, and breathlessness, marketed as a prevention for gas with a yellow package priced at one dollar. Laverty Bros Findis Pharmacy and other druggists are listed as sellers.
American actress Joiey Williams shares a home remedy to darken gray or faded hair. A simple mix with bay rum Barbo compound and a small amount of hyccrine in water is applied twice weekly until the desired shade. The formula supposedly brightens light hair without staining the scalp or leaving a residue.
A seven act vaudeville program at Polls opened for three days with a lively crowd. Notable acts include Miss Kitty Francia in Amition a sixteen year old Gridge porter and kidact performer Miss Kinder, and comedians Fields Fink and Ward. The spotlight also shines on the Kataros Daly and the feature "Tiger Rose" staged by Poll Players, with Hyeta Nudsen praised for her role as Rose Bocion.
A burst of reviews and cast highlights fills the page. Miss Nudson headlines a strong Lyric performance with other cast members praised for enhancing the production. Plaza Theatre features Paul Pinus Revue and a two-scene Corsican by Henry Friedtey and Sine Belmont dances. Will Rogers Beep O'Day, Wire Collea to Stranger Than Fiction, and Dawe Theatre revues share stage energy with a Strands bill including Over the Singing and a Mary Carr Ma Benton feature.
In Winnipeg a narrow majority of shopmen across Canadian railcar plants voted to accept a wage reduction of 1 to 2 percent effective July 1. About 30,000 workers including machinists, boilermakers, blacksmiths, electricians and sheet metal workers are affected. The arrangement reduces the wage gap with the new rates and saves up to $3,000,000 for the railroads.
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