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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
5
Samuel E. Dibbie a native of NEWTOWN and prominent New Haven business man dies in New Haven Wednesday afternoon after a long career as a plumbing and heating contractor. He began as an apprentice in Woodbury at age 17, later moving to New Haven in 1864 to establish a plumbing and heating business on Grand avenue where he remained until his illness.
War relief programs praise Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for troops in American French and British service. The Detroit Free Press notes its use to prevent foot fatigue and blisters, recommended for shaking into shoes and foot baths. Orders urged via doctors and department stores.
An advertisement touts Wendell's Ambition Pills as a quick remedy for general debility and nervous exhaustion. It claims benefits for mental low mood, nerves strained by overwork or indulgence, and offers refunds, with price listed as fifty to sixty cents at Hindle and Bettigan Pharmacies.
An old advertorial touts Podophyllum and other Pills that act on the liver and bowels to relieve headaches, biliousness, and constipation. It claims brighter eyes and cheerful spirits from a healthy liver, urges readers to ask their druggist about the vegetable ingredients, priced 10 and 25 cents per box.
Stratford coal dealers report ample shipments from Bridgeport ensuring no fuel shortage for winter. wood demand rises, canning kitchen at Hing Bat club to store excess produce, and vegetable canning proceeds support local aid. A Stratford address by Phillip Warner from France draws large attendance at Congregational church event.
A Cannon Street navy recruiting office lists vacancies for cooks, stewards, seamen, firemen, machinists mates, coppersmiths and boilermakers. Friendly aliens with first papers may enlist for certain classes, all applicants must be US citizens except eligible aliens for specific roles. draft-age men may seek release from local boards.
Milford suffers extensive damage from a severe storm described as among the worst in years. downed trees blocked River street cornering a house, wires and trolley service disrupted, and heavy rain flooded areas, delaying autos and schedules.
New Milford July 18 Special Miss Elizabeth Herring of New York, North east Field committee member, seeks young women ages 15 to 45 for a Y W C A camp near Els worth Cornwall bridge. Camp runs July 27 to August 7 with rates 4 85 per week or 90 cents per day. Camp funded by Mrs WW EF Chafee Casselton ND.
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