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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1924
Page
7
A vintage ad extols Kellogg’s Bran as a cure for decades of constipation. It claims milk and bran diets restore digestion, promising permanent relief if eaten regularly, with two tablespoons daily advised for chronic cases. Sold by grocers, Made in Battle Creek.
Ann Proctoil promotes Certo as the quick easy method to make strawberry jam in minutes. crush berries add sugar boil briefly skim and bottle while touting economical, flavor preserving benefits and wide availability.
A cosmetic invention named Onaminer appears to reverse wrinkles and improve skin tone after first use. The ad touts rapid results, claims cleansing of oils, whitening of spots, and a smoother, younger complexion, with a money back guarantee and availability through druggists and stores nationwide.
New Haven June 16 Yale Law School to gain a larger building as part of a broad university expansion. Alumni board meetings and class day exercises marked the event with addresses by Attorney General Harland P. Stone and Wick ersham. Dean Swan announced a forthcoming binding and potential chairs in honor of Baldwin and Taft while celebrating endowments and commemorations linked to Woolsey and international law.
Four hundred pupils marched in orderly line through smoke filled corridors at Mary Frances Burton School today and reached the open air with no disorder. The janitor was injured while the furnace back draft sent smoke into rooms as the drill ended and the students of the eighth grades left the building in record time.
Geneva June 16 Austria faced the Council of the League of Nations with no definite date set for financial rehabilitation under the reconstruction plan. The council urged further economies to be placed and carried out to stabilize the budget soon.
Pipe laying by Bridgeport Gas Light Company may delay Middle Street repairs for about ten days. Public works officials said crews from Shields will raise manholes above grade while replacing brick pavement and laying new pipes, affecting traffic and street surface.
A Bridgeport truck driver involved in a wreck in Greenwich when a sedan cut in and forced an abrupt maneuver. The truck overturned on the trolley lines. the driver fled, with police searching for the hit and run motorist.
The Fourth District Republican Club plans a meeting in the club room tonight with an important agenda item pending. A contract for construction work was postponed today by Judge Nehemiah Candes. The plaintiff was granted a one week extension to respond to a detailed statement. the defendant was given until September 10 to answer. The postponement appears tied to vacation and legal counsel for the case.
Philadelphia reports quotes a Catholic priest condemning the Ku Klux Klan for its lynching, prohibition support, and anti liberal bigotry. He calls for a firm stand by liberals and educators to oppose persecution and foster true education.
Thomas G Vara, chief of Seton fire department, and William Sheehy, acting chief for five months, are named in a decision by Superior Court Judge John W Banks. Ward, long associated with Echo Mose company, is noted in the ruling regarding duties and responsibilities. The text reports on a court outcome affecting fire department leadership and mentions Behrens and an exhibition at the meeting.
The U S Supreme Court reportedly fell behind its previous year, with 112 cases awaiting argument or decision and 44 more than last year. Full arguments had been presented for several matters, and the term continues with a heavy docket awaiting action.
Milford 14 notes arraignment of John Tessorigon of Orange Road on charges of stealing 30 to 46 lekens of poultry. The case, presented by Robertson, centers on alleged thefts across multiple sections, with the suspect bound over for further proceedings in Milford Court.
Lifebuoy soap promises valuable daily health protection and social approval. It emphasizes friendship through the brand, a creamy texture, gentle antiseptic feel, and rosy, soft skin with regular cleansing. The ad asserts quick proof and lifelong benefits.
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