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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1920

Page

5

Wendell’s Ambition Brand Pills Promise Quick Relief

A faded ad promises Wendell’s Ambition Brand Pills will banish nervousness and fatigue. It claims rapid mood uplift, relief from nervous exhaustion, and a three day money back guarantee via Hindle Pharmacy and Hartigan Drug Store online orders.

Tf Yan Wendell Ambition Hindle Pharmacy Thortigan Develore Ibera Wendel’s Oindle Tharmary Hartigan Drug Store Onlin

Mi-O-Na Stomach Tablets Promise Quick Relief

Mi-O-Na stomach tablets claim instant relief from sour stomach and bloating while also stopping fermentation and cleaning the stomach to aid digestion. The ad guarantees money back for indigestion and notes a six and a half cent price per large box sold by druggists everywhere.

Oysters Decline Threatens New York Frugal Feast

Albany reports oysters, once common and frugal, are becoming luxuries as natural beds shrink and pollution rises. Conservation Commissioner George J. Prada warns continued depletion risks extinction of the industry in New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, with artificial propagation discussed to curb losses. River pollution, especially from the Prilus region and Connecticut rivers into Long Island Sound, drives waste that harms spawning grounds and oyster beds. State beds shrank about thirty percent in recent years, with rental revenue dropping accordingly.

Albany N.Y Gelorge J. Prada New York Connecticut Lone Island Sound

Greenwich Man Held in Bail of $50,000

Laus Lanz, late confidential secretary to the town treasurer, is held in 50 000 bail in superior court after court statements show he wrongfully used 192000 of the town fund. Investigators say Lanz financed private enterprises with town money sold for 350000 and left the town with 140000. The complaint cites eleven counts of embezzlement and one forgery. Mrs. Lanz has turned over her property to help cover the shortage.

Greenwich Laus Lanz Lanz

Rhode Island Girl Indicted for Theft

Mary A. Yorston, a Union Trust clerk and Warwick town treasurer aide, indicted in East Greenwich on embezzling Liberty bonds worth 3150 from the bank and town funds. She allegedly sold bonds in Providence, bought a car, left it in a Boston garage, and later traveled to Cleveland and Toledo before returning home and pleading nolo contendere to related warrants.

East Greenwich R.I Mary A. Yorston Union Trust,company Warwick Superior Court Yorston Union Trust Company Bank Howard V. Allen Providence Boston Cleveland Toledo Ohio

Purchasing Agents Hear Lecture on Fuel Use

The January meeting of the Connecticut Purchasing Agents Association will be held at the City Club in Hartford Tuesday evening. W S Gould, president of The Fuel Engineering Company, will discuss the use of fuel under boilers and compare the merits of coal and air f ax fuel for purposes. About 40 local association members will attend. J I Forgy, purchasing agent of The Locomobile Company, is president of the state association.

Connecticut Purchasing Agents’ Association Hartford County Purchasing Agents’ Assoccation Hartford W.S. Gould The Fuel Engineering Company New York City J. I. Forgy Locomobile Company Connecticut Association

Munson liner Moccasin heralds new South American route

In Buenos Aires the Moccasin formerly the Prinz Joachim arrives, inaugurating Munson line passenger and freight service between New York and South America. In Rome 2,800 lire from American College students is donated to Pope Benedict for central European war victims. In Danbury and Redding, foreclosure action seeks alimony judgment enforcement after a December divorce ruling.

Buenos Aires Munson Line Moccasin New York South American Ponts Prinz Joachim Rome American ‘College Pope Benedict Monsignor O'Hern Redding John Todd Marguerite Todd Danbury Banbury

Clergy Shifts Send Wilipoi to Lisbon Delegation

Transfer notice from Rome indicates Monsignor Ernesto Wilipoi, secretary of the Apostolic Delegation in Canada, is appointed secretary of the delegation in Lisbon. He succeeds Monsignor Aloisi Mussiili, named Papal Nuncio to Chile.

Lisbon Rome Van Ernesto Wilipoi Canada Aloisi Mussiili Chile

Milford Child Fractures Leg In Sledding Incident

A one year old girl, Mire Kimball, daughter of Mrs. Silvy Kimball of 18 Central Avenue, Milford, was seated on a sled when it slid down a hill on Ventral avenue. She fractured a bone in her right leg.

Milford Gontnaured Milpord Sible Avenue Hill Mire Kimball Silvy Kineball Central Avenue Whiplant Hewel

Bridgeport Hospitals Corporation Annual Meeting Held

The Bridgeport Hospitals Corporation adjourned meeting from December 4, 1919, convened at the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company office, 320 Main Street, Bridgeport, Conn. on Monday, January 1920 at 11 o'clock forenoon.

Bridgeport Hosps Corporation Bridgport Hydraulic Company Main Street Bridgepe Conn

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