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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1920
Page
8
An old advertisement touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as clearing pimples blackheads and oily skin to reveal a more beautiful complexion. It claims rapid results by cleansing pores and removing discolorations and urges readers to buy a 50 cent box from any druggist.
An advertisement extols Linonine as not only stopping coughs but restoring vitality after colds. It claims the tonic enters the blood, builds the system, reduces throat and lung swelling, and aids healing while long aftereffects may linger. The copy urges continued use until health is fully restored and highlights the familiar trademark on every bottle.
A vintage ad warns soaps heavy in alkali dry the scalp and brittle the hair. It recommends using pure greaseless coconut oil shampoo in small teaspoons with water for a rich lather that rinses clean. Promotes inexpensive coconut hair shampoo sold at pharmacies for family use.
A vintage advertisement asks if readers feel exhausted by back pain from kidney weakness. It links backache headaches dizziness and urinary disturbances, claiming Dean's Kidney Pills have cured thousands of such cases and are the best recommended kidney remedy.
Physicians and eye specialists pre scribe Bon-Opto as a safe home remedy in the treatment of eye troubles and to strengthen eyesight. Sold under money refund guarantee by all druggists.
New York reports a nationwide drive by the American National Association of Masters of Dancing to ban shimmy dancing and other imported ballroom grips. The circular urges restraint, strict posture, and exclusion of objectionable couples, with support from mothers and hall owners and possible police involvement.
In New Haven on January 22, the case of Philip Pond administrator of Emma Eastwood’s estate seeks $10,000 damages from the Connecticut Company for her 1918 trolley death near Race Brook road Orange. The Bridgeport resident, 50, was signaling the car with a paper flag when the motorman failed to stop, leading to her injuries and death on September 20.
A southern Russia special mission led by interior undersecretary FP P Gronaky will depart for America to establish political relations with the United States and reestablish economic ties in export and import. The delegation will include specialists in economic political and military fields.
The article discusses acids in fruits including malic tartaric and citric acids combined with potash to form acid salts. It notes malic in apples tartaric in grapes citric in lemons oranges and grapefruit. It mentions pectin cellulose and pectose forming jelly and lists fruits high in starch and sugar making them most nutritious.
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