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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1918
Page
9
Hoseman John May, injured over a month ago by a fall from a staging at No 5 Engins house while hanging up hose, is reported on duty at No 6 house next Monday. He was piling hose to dry when the stage railing broke and he leaped 15 feet to the cement floor to save himself.
A letter from Mrs. E. Jaffray of 51 Madison Street Brooklyn praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for mild yet thorough bowel relief. She notes it helped her nine year-old son who had been constipated since an earlier incident.
An advertisement notes a product that is free from opiates and narcotics and pleasant to taste, claiming it acts easily and naturally to restore normal regularity. It offers a trial bottle free of charge by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell at 458 Washington Street, Monticello, Illinois.
Seven hundred employees of Take Torpedo Boat company volunteer three hours of work on Independence Day from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. to aid in producing material for fighting the Kaiser. General Manager P. B. Brill and company officials praise the plan as patriotic and beneficial.
Private John E. M. Nelson United States Signal Corps formerly a bridgeporter has been severely wounded in action in France. Word was received by his mother Mrs Sophie Nelson of 12 Myrtle avenue. The injured soldier has a wife Mrs Seva Nelson visiting in Philadelphia two sisters Miss Eva Nelson and Mrs Lillian Spinney and one brother Carl Nelson. Nelson 24 years old was drafted last October and prior to service worked as an electrician at Bullard Machine Tool Company.
An ornate health ad urges thin readers to take phosphate to gain weight and improve nerves. It touts a proprietary Elixir by Dr True and Co, claiming quick bodily improvements and a money back guarantee, with testimonials including a Flint Michigan mother and a call to contact Auburn Maine for more info.
General Pershing lists eighty one American casualties in the A E I division. Killed in action eight died of wounds ten died of disease one severely wounded forty eight wounded slightly two wounded missing in action nineteen. Names of officers and enlisted men are given with towns such as Bristol Tenn Sycamore Ill Kingwood W V2 and New York among others. Marine casualties and related notes follow in a brief Washington dispatch.
Vivid fragment recalls brutal overseas fighting around Calais and Ivroneh front lines. Officers, a medical captain, and soldiers endure shelling and grave duties as comrades lie in a makeshift shelter. A veteran recounts prayers and a soldier’s last rites amid ruin.
The widening of John Street between Main and Groy streets will require the removal of a landmark known today as the Hotel Astor formerly the Ein Souse and tied to P. T. Barnum. Architect plans indicate demolition of the older section with the larger hotel portion remaining to operate during construction. The Elm House and others face loss as the block clears for new buildings in the business district.
The government’s ruling on damage suits against railroads could release a large number of barristers for war service, easing legal pressures as the nation mobilizes.
Stratford plans summer programs at Canter, Washington and Franklin schools starting July 8 for about six weeks. Three dollars per pupil covers roughly three hours daily instruction for an estimated 120 students needing extra help to stay on track.
The Dalsto, second of ten wooden vessels, was set afloat at Noank under U S Shipping Board control this afternoon after a two day delay to accommodate James C Hayworth. Miss D ing worth christened the ship as Groton Tron Works Yard launches continue this summer.
An old advertisement claims meals poison the body with uric acid through disguised kidney and bladder issues. It touts Gold Medal Thiarlem Oil as a over two century remedy, urging readers to obtain a box from their druggist with a money back guarantee.
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