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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
8
An old ad copy extols a foot care product promising relief for corns callouses and inflamed feet. It claims the remedy removes poison from sores and ends pain, letting users walk without limp or discomfort. The tone is promotional and dated.
An advertisement touts Poslam treatment for clearer skin and Posiam cream. It promotes using Poslam mixed with Posiam for surface care and claims improvements in skin texture. The ad also extols Mulsi dant shampoo as superior, recommending its use for washing hair and noting a soft, glossy result.
Do not force a child to eat and avoid meals as a test of obedience. Pale and weak children may have thin blood. a non alcoholic tonic like Dr Williams Pink Pills is recommended. The ad urges mothers to use the pills for teens and growing girls, promising richer blood and renewed health. Readers are told to write for a booklet and that pharmacies can supply the medicine.
Immigration officials said no law would bar Most Rev Daniel J Mannix archbishop of Melbourne from entering the United States even if a probe showed he did not rise for the national anthem in Honolulu. Protest filed by Marcellus Parsons and others aboard the Ventura was referred to immigration authorities in San Francisco with no report yet.
Washington attorney general Palmer announced plans to travel to San Francisco for the June 25 meeting of the Democratic National Committee. Accompanied by Mrs Palmer he will depart Philadelphia Monday on a special train carrying the Pennsylvania delegation and stay through the convention sessions.
The French faculty of medicine accepted a gift from the Brazilian government of the large hospital erected by Brazilians in the Jesuit Fathers' building at Vaugirard during the war. Costing 10,000,000 francs, it will serve medical study but mainly teach practical surgery to Brazilian medical students in Paris.
Bridgeport Deoxidized Bronze and Metal Co buys 23 acres in Fairfield from Burr Wakeman and Fox. A bronze foundry will be erected on part of the property bounded by railroad tracks to the north Turney's Creek to the south and west and nearly to Beacon road. W. Burr previously owned about 19 acres. Final sale arrangements were made by President R. D. Whipple and Treasurer C. N. Croats via S. E. Chase of Westport.
A long OCR list catalogs numerous individuals by surname initials, with many first names and titles, likely donors or supporters. The entry ends noting total noon amount raised and campaign goal. Key figures appear among local residents, professionals, and officials. The document reflects donor names for a fundraising drive by the Salvation Army.
Peter and Philip Durante of New York were arrested in Samford on Tuesday night and held for federal authorities. Officers seized 100 falcons of whisk and 15 gallons of alcohol. Charged with violation of the prohibition amendment and the Voletend wnforcement act, they await a preliminary hearing before Commissioner Hugh J. Lavery.
The Branston Violet Ray Generator is promoted as a remedy for pain sickness and body strengthening. Doctors, actors, and sanitariums endorse its use in homes and clinics, with many recommending its regular course of treatment.
Wartford June 16. It is probable troops A and B Connecticut cavalry will be ordered to Fort Ethan Allen Vermont for field training and maneuvers August 1 Adjutant General George M Cole asked the War Department to issue the order Troop A is from New Haven and troop B from Hartford If approved it will be the first National Guard maneuver for Connecticut troops in five years.
A preliminary meeting led by Assistant City Treasurer William Chew organized the Elias Howe Jr School District Association. The group proposed installing a new floor and stage in the assembly hall. Aldermen E. J. McManus and J. J. Lyons were named to confer with the Board of Education on the project.
A lone robber held up a mail truck in Atlanta overnight, stealing between 50 000 and 60 000 in government and corporation bonds. Officials announced the theft after an all night search failed to catch the thief.
In New Orleans a raid uncovered liquor valued over seventy thousand dollars stored in a customs room. The room overheated and exploded in a series of blasts destroying the stock. In Washington officials announced efforts to ease railroad freight congestion and restore shipping as coal shortages loom nationwide.
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