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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1918
Page
8
Boston February 28 union car men for the Boston Elevated Railroad Company voted unanimously to accept the wage adjustment recommended by Henry B Endicott of the Massachusetts committee on public safety.
Squeeze juice of a quarter of a lemon into hot tea. Add one teaspoon Sanfod Ginger two of sugar, fill cup with boiling water, drink hot and go to bed. Trade Matte on wrapper to avoid cheap substitutes. Forty six years the standard of purity strength. Sold by all druggists and grocers.
Julia Constantini of Athens petitions Superior Court for divorce from Cheorga Constantini of New York after a brief marriage begun in December 1912 and deserted by September 22, 1913, seeking to restore her maiden name Julia Vietor. May Kiely of this city files for divorce from Charles Madson Downs, married August 16, 1898, alleging intolerable cruelty. Kiely’s maiden name is May TB Kiely.
A famous actress laments growing old saying she counted four gray hairs before her mirror last night. Her husband responds gallantly that as long as gray hairs can be counted they don’t count, defusing the moment with a witty remark.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills for improving blood and strengthening constitution. It cites testimonials from Fi Southwick in Woonsocket Rhode Island and Mrs Frank McLaughlin of St Clair Michigan who report weight gain, better appetite, and restored color after using the pills. It notes Justice Charles B Montgomery of Packer Connecticut recovered from muscular rheumatism following Spanish American War service. The piece explains how red blood cells affect health and claims the pills increase red corpuscles, with price details 50 cents per box six for 2 50, Schenectady New York, and an offer to mail a free booklet.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It promotes a teaspoonful to relieve stomach and digestion issues, claims quick passage of waste, and warns to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup of Figs and Liver of Senna with proper bottle labeling.
John W. Abercrombie former congressman from Alfabuura has been appointed by President Wilson as solicitor of the Department of Labor. The political appointment signals a shift in labor policy during the Wilson administration.
Bridgeport shows rapid War Savings progress with February Thrift Stamp sales at $110,000 and total city subscriptions exceeding $150,000, surpassing $1 per capita. Schools report strong participation with Lincoln and Thornsbury classes at 100 percent contributing, and weekly school sales hitting $3,900 as a new drive begins toward $100,000 in student stamps.
Fred Miller and his partner opened a three day engagement at Polis and, after a joyful welcome, sent bouquets to St Vincent’s for distribution among ward patients. An editorial in JAMA extols banana nutrition and urges caution with raw fruit for children.
Mrs. Marie Coverdale, after a year and a half in England, urged American women to understand wartime suffering. She described shell shock in 19 year old soldiers and English women performing harsh duties, including dishwashing and waitressing, to aid the war effort. The audience planned further contributions like Salvation Army tag day on March 4 and war stamp drives, praising the Minute Women’s work.
Taston February 28 Special Amity Club of Huntington will not present their minstrels in Grange Hall Friday evening due to an ill cast member. Rescheduled for a future date. Congregational church services resume Sunday April 7 with Rev. C H Fredericks at the pulpit. A well attended Grange Hall event featured speakers John A Cornell of Bridgeport and Mrs Charles M Williams of New Haven, chaired by B Marsh who read the local service list.
In Harper's Magazine Richard Le Callienne recalls Yale College’s Saybrook clash over the 1718 library move and a fierce local resistance. The piece then shifts to Dresden china, noting how vanity spurred the discovery of translucent clay by Boettcher via a muddy road anecdote and a royal curiosity that led to a 31,800 year old Chinese material.
A Minneapolis style fund-raising appeal urges readers to invest $626,500 in the Mason Coal and Chemical Co. to expand coal and chemical production. The plan promises 25 cents per ton until return of principal, with expected daily coal output rising from 600 to 3000 tons and dividends projected over 10 percent, backed by extensive coal lands and future byproducts.
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