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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
11
A wartime ruling clarifies draft rules for married men with dependents. If the wife becomes dependent, deferment may apply. A man wishing to join the Navy or whose wife cannot support herself may be classified differently, depending on his draft number and who is called last.
An incoming steamer reports picking up a floating mine about four miles off Ship Shoal Island near Cape Charles light. Sixteen mines have been found of the Delaware capes and sent to a camp. A man awaiting his number may enlist in his preferred service branch.
Elmira Methodist ministers meeting at Elmira Heights denounces William Randolph Hearst and the sale of the New York American and Evening Journal as a highly unpatriotic act. The group of over fifty clergymen from New York state and Pennsylvania vows wider action against Hearst and his papers.
Have Your Children These Symptoms Deranged stomach swollen upper breath occasional griping paint pale face dull eyes twitching eyelids itching nose short dry cough grinding teeth coated tongue twitching sleep slow fever. The above are all symptoms of worms. Always keep Dr True's Elixir on hand for all cases. It is promptly effective and children like to take it. At all dealers 40¢-60¢-41.00, for further information write Dr J F True & Co Auburn Maine. Advertisement.
A humorous piece tracing William Penn as a British subject who fled to America for free speech. It contrasts Penn and his father’s Christian faiths, notes Penn’s peaceful dealings with Native Americans, and recalls transactional gifts like bead necklaces and tobacco during land purchases. The narrative notes conversions and camp influences.
In Superior Court Judge Warner granted the divorce to Mrs. Reiling after proof of her husband's second marriage to Anna Strupple. She had testified he deserted her in September 1910 and later lived in New York with another woman.
An old advertisement claims Parisian Sage will revitalize faded dry hair, stop dandruff and itching, and promote new growth. It markets a greasy free antiseptic, safe for scalp, claiming no color change and strong fullness with daily use, urging immediate purchase.
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