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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1927
Page
8
An advertisement claims Miss Alberte Rogers of California regained weight and strength after using MeCos Wood Liver Compound Tablets. It asserts a 15 pound gain in six weeks and promises a money back guarantee if not effective within 30 days. The copy targets men and women with bold health claims and a dawned testimonial tone.
Spats have taken a back seat in London fashion with dealers puzzled at the decline. Reports say the King and Prince of Wales eschew spats recently, opera hats wane as silk hats rise in popularity, and gloves grow less in demand among the fashion-conscious set.
London June 16 Lady Astor American born member of Britain's parliament has had her long hair shingled. The shift leaves British women MPs with bobbed or unbobbed looks. Mrs Hilton Philipson and Miss Willonson join the trend, while Duchess of Atholl Miss Susan Lawrence and Miss Margaret Bandfield kept their hair on.
Life imprisonment with loss of civil rights was handed to Boris Koweeda for the assassination of Soviet minister Peter Volkoff in Warsaw. The court petitioned the president to commute the sentence to fifteen years. Koweeda claimed revenge for Bolshevik actions in Russia and described his act as a boy’s response to injustice.
In Nairobi June 16 British reformers led by Lord Rothschild propose training African elephants for productive work across colonies. Plans aim to teach native and white workers to use elephants as work animals on African plantations, reducing hunting losses and boosting industry.
A Missouri witness described abrupt medical credentialing practices in the 1910s and 1920s. He testified about paying bribes to examiners and securing degrees for numerous applicants through connections with Dr. Alexander and others, with many graduates failing to complete required work.
Disciples of Samuel F B Morse locate original instruments and a library of Morse family volumes at Pacific University Forest Grove Oregon The collection includes works by Jedediah Morse and early theology and geography texts The brother Sydney Edwards Morse donated the items about 80 years ago
Washington June 14. Travel safety for goldfish is being studied by the Bureau of Fisheries after complaints by fish breeders about high mortality during express transport to private bowls. Early results show air shortage is not the main issue. dirt in water poses a serious danger and researchers seek limits for what the goldfish can endure.
The first motorcar seen in Turt kul, capital of Ka in Kulpak region, provokes fear among natives. Villagers abandon settlements with river children and cattle to view the mysterious machine, described as the "devil's earth" in a distant inland province.
Pro fessional pallbearing is the latest way of earning money adopted by Stanford students. Discovering Palo Alto undertakers often lacked pallbearers for funerals of wealthy friends, enterprising undergraduates applied for steady jobs. Pay is good, 42.40 per trip to the hearse from the undertaking rooms, work is easy, hours short. Sometimes singing is required.
Miss Laura Chamberlain of Mile End Ward in Stepney leads local politics at a young age. The article notes her advocacy for voting rights for women and her extensive public work across district organizations despite her youth.
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