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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1925
Page
12
Advertisement touts Danderine as a miracle hair product for girls promising thicker, fuller hair with shine and softness. It claims to stop hair loss and dandruff, tighten scalp vitality, and improve appearance after brushing, urging purchase at drugstores and counters.
An advertisement claims a five minute hair dye mixture can darken gray hair. It describes a home formula with bay rum glycerine and Barbe Compound, using half a pint of water and one ounce bay rum, applied twice weekly, promising soft gloss without staining scales or rubbing off.
Many women suffer kidney and bladder symptoms not recognizing underlying disease. If kidneys fail to work, backache headaches and nervousness may appear. Swamp Root claims to help and urges trying its remedy. readers are advised to send money and request a sample.
An advertisement touts a cure for piles using external remedies and a home remedy prescription called HP APSeROMD. It claims success in 10 cases and promises refunds through Hinde and Leverty Drug Co for dissatisfied customers. The text emphasizes non surgical treatment and urges reader to try the product despite dubious medical efficacy.
Public Works department and Bridgeport Hydraule company workers resumed repairs on the 40 year old sewer along Fairfield Avenue between Norman Street and Sherwoodvenue. Officials say the break is not serious and fixes should finish in three or four days. Nearby water and waste pipes had leaked for weeks, with a new break found about a foot away Sunday night. Temporary safety measures required warning motorists as trolley tracks were adjusted to allow sewer work.
Wall Street opened with an old-fashioned rally continuing into today s session. Industrial averages rose to new high marks while rail stocks matched earlier records as trades topped one and a half million shares. Investor demand came from weather improvements, Congress adjournment easing fear of new legislation, merger talks, and prospects of large rail, utility, and industrial dividends.
Levis FP Morgan of 34 Cottage Street retires after a 37 year career in the Bridgeport post office. He began in 1883 when the office stood at Main and State Streets, recalling routes and colleagues including Knowlton, Williams, Arthur Hurler, and about six mail carriers who started with him.
A strong quake in the Saguenay and Tebas Valleys triggers fatalities and widespread damage. Homes collapse, several wooden houses destroyed, and many villages suffer structural damage as panic spreads across the region.
The text notes a vice president elect in Washington for discussions and extended calls with officials including a budget director and a currency controller. It mentions the arrival day and a series of meetings aimed at reinforcing relationships with key government figures.
A busy slate at the Poll Majestic features Henry King’s first American made film with Dorothy Sebastian and Alice Terry, plus a Spring Fashion Show, vaudeville acts, and feature programs at the Palace and Cameo. Highlights include The Night Clerk musical comedy, The Re-Creation of Brian Kent adaptation, Ramshackle House murder mystery, and Now or Never Lloyd production, with silhouettes and variety acts throughout the week.
New York March 2 Grand opera sung and presented by Americans in Linglish will be produced at popular prices in cities across the country this fall under plans by the American Operatic Allied Arts movement It aims to establish national grand opera in the United States ending foreign leadership and to train native talent under the American Institute of Operatic Art at Stony Point on the Hudson where the company will be formed The first performances are planned next fall to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of foreign grand opera in America An extended tour will follow with a program including one American and one standard opera in English and four in foreign languages.
iCHESTER W. BLISS DIES AT NEW LONDON. Chester William Bliss aged 65, longtime resident of New York City and New London, died at his Pequot section home after arriving for the summer. Born July 3, 1859, he was son of William Bliss, Boston and Albany president, and married Isadora Leech of Tire Pa. He and Isadora had three children, including Addison Leech Bliss, killed serving in the Ambulance Corps in France.
Judge Frederick W Huxford will preside over the car side of the Court of Common Pleas as trials begin before a jury today. The session marks the start of a jury trial day under the judge's oversight.
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