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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
9
A permit filed by Joseph Ciglar to remodel his dance hall at 219 The Street into a furniture store is noted. The project follows earlier drafts reducing crowds of young people, altering the venue’s role as a gathering place amid wartime city life.
The hall that once hosted dances will be remodeled into a business space due to low rentals from the war era. Building Commissioners approved seven new houses, four of them two family, including one stone dwelling, with total permits valued around 40095 dollars.
An advertisement from Saratoga California features Isaac W Bradford describing chronic fatigue and insomnia eased by Vinci. It touts beef and cod liver peptones iron manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates as the main tonics. Hindle Pharmacy and general druggists endorse Vind Y J Ostrofsky.
A discussion between the German government and the High Army command is under way on a declaration of war aims to be issued soon. The plan will be reviewed with Bar on Burian, Austro Hungary’s foreign minister, in talks reported from Amsterdam via Flelland.
Fairfield June 11 Special. Memorial library received new titles including Ninety Six Hours Leave and Face to Face with Waiserism. Other works listed are Moving Finger Wounded and a Prisoner of War Big volume Great Crime and the Moral Women and War Work and Martial Adventures of Henry and Me Where Do You Stand and Escape of a Princess Pat Outwitting the Hun Paris Count Mias Perrig Camouflage and lying Biln Gossipy Gleanings. Public boxes for the Chocolate fund for soldiers abroad yielded good sums and the drive is expected to succeed. Non-commissioned officers of Company M Fourth Infantry meet tomorrow in Sherman school. Fairfield fire chief H J Carroll named explosives agent for permits for powder. Fairfield Young Men's Christian Association orchestra rehearsal last night at Mrs Burrs Dim street. The orchestra to play at a rally in Nichols June 24. Chas Smith. Shepard Gets Discharge. William Shepard 22 of Beach street discharged from navy due to injuries from a 40 foot fall at Newport training station. He saw a U boat encounter on an Atlantic crossing and plans to reenlist when able to walk. He worked for Bridgeport Gas Light before enlisting.
An old advertisement touts R. & G. Pills containing podophyllum as a natural substitute for calomel. It claims benefits for bad complexion bad breath sick headaches and biliousness by stimulating the liver and bile flow without causing griping. Boxes priced at 10 and 25 cents.
Andrew F Currier discusses late stage neurasthenia and its progression from brain and nervous system symptoms to mental decline and physical debility. He notes misperception, personality changes, tremors, speech problems, sensory loss, and eventual bedridden condition with possible infections. management centers on comfort, rest, simple food, and careful digestion. The column also covers questions on weight loss and consumption signs, advising medical evaluation and urging readers to send questions for public or private response.
Southport reports William C. Taylor, a quartermaster sergeant with the 105th Machine Gun battalion, Company C, has arrived overseas after duty at Camp Worth in Spartanburg South Carolina. The item notes his prior unit, Road Cross Sewing, and mentions local gatherings and Red Cross fundraisers, plus various town news.
Washington dispatch reports Provost Marshal Crowder ordered Porto Rico and Hawaii to provide 17,000 draft registrants for the national army. Also notes two local obituaries and recovery updates for Mr. and Mrs. Palmer from illness and hospital stays.
Frederickt XT Olmstead from the Bureau of Housing and real estate specialists arrived to inspect 16 sites for 1900 housing units. Officials of Bridgeport Housing Company plan contracts once sites are chosen and construction could start soon to house munition workers within six months. A $3,000,000 federal loan has cleared Congress and awaits approval of building plans and land acquisition, with material shipments timed for Bridgeport.
Gasoline is seen as a scarce commodity in the city as government curtails shipments and major suppliers halt deliveries. Dealers anticipate more cuts and a possible heavy tax on chauffeurs licenses to curb consumption, while car owners face restricted access to fuel. A housing proposal in Bridgeport is noted as being well developed in anticipation of final decisions.
Dr. Ernest M. Hopkins of Dartmouth College was appointed today assistant to the secretary of war in charge of industrial relations. He has acted in a similar capacity for the quartermasters' department under Major General Goethals. Hopkins was formerly secretary of the college and has experience with employment management and wage adjustments in private industry.
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