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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1918
Page
7
Boston reports the death of Charles E. Burbank state supervisor of administration after a week of illness. He was 32 years old and had practiced law in Boston since 1894.
Warning that aging can bring back pains and tiredness as signals kidneys fail to remove toxins. Recommends GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules, used for kidney and bladder ailments for over 200 years, imported from Haarlem, Netherlands. Do not substitute. available in three box sizes.
An old style advertisement touts Q-GAN Hair Color Restorer as a non dyeing tonic that restores natural hair color gradually without staining the scalp or washing out. It claims to erase gray and keep hair dark and youthful, sold by druggists for 75 cents with money back guarantee.
Greenfield Hill Grange plans a pruning program with a farm bureau food demonstration by Miss Ansell at Tywight School on Wednesday afternoon as spring activities resume. Also updates on Grange readings and music for the regular meeting, plus sewing society changes and local notices including a funeral and community events.
Chicago March 4 The federal trade commission hearing on packing industry reveals 1916 letters showing big packers planned a publicity campaign to avert criminal prosecution and sway cattlemen and meat users. Plans included a $1 500 000 annual ad spend in newspapers, with earlier smaller efforts in agricultural papers.
In old times the ox team took two weeks for a round trip carrying twenty five to thirty bushels to market. The same journey by rail now takes half a day when the patient animals did well to sit along at two or three feet per second.
A compact note by P. L. Crosby highlights a new recruit from the 13th squad. The piece sketches the rookie’s potential, training pace, and early impressions within the unit, emphasizing readiness and adaptability in field duties.
Amsterdam March 4 Prince Slirko second son of King Nicholas of Montenegro died in a Vienna sanatorium on Sunday after two years there from hemorrhage of the lungs His older brother Prince Mirka aged 9 remained in Montenegro after the royal family fled Austrian invaders He tried to enter separate peace talks with Austria but failed
Directors of the Charities Department gathered at Police headquarters for a brief semimonthly session. Only routine payroll and approval of February bills were discussed.
South Norwalk March 4 later estimates place the fire at destroying about half of the stock of stationery and other goods in the store of James Donnelly on South Main Street. The loss now put at 10000 with an earlier 2500 estimate. The basement served as a storehouse for goods and the fire’s origin remains a mystery.
Vice Admiral Sir Charles George Frederick Knowles baronet died yesterday in Oxford England. The baronetcy passes to Francis Howe Seymour Knowles of Ottawa, a physician and anthropologist with the Geological Survey of Canada. Sir Francis is the eldest son by Sir Charles second marriage to Mary Ilien Thompson, granddaughter of Joseph Sloane, lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia.
Kingston March 4 a West Shore passenger train struck a trolley car at a crossing near Kingston station. One man was killed another fatally injured and six more hurt though less seriously. All victims were passengers on the trolley car.
Otto Traf, a German alien residing in Waterville, was taken into custody in Waterbury on March 4 for allegedly violating his enemy alien permit by traveling to the city. Local police charged him with the offense as part of enforcement checks.
Waterbury March 4 Henry S Chase head of the Chase companies large brass goods maker died this afternoon after an operation for appendicitis performed Saturday night He was 63 a native of Waterbury and Yale graduate of 1870s He was Waterbury National Bank president and Waterbury American president survived by widow and five children
General Peyton C. March formally assumed his duties today as acting chief of the general staff, relieving Major General Biddle. He attended the war council session created by Secretary Baker and met senior army officers on duty in Washington as the new chief of staff.
Major General J. Bailey commander of the List division of the national army, training at Camp Jackson, arrived by British steamer to an Atlantic port. He praised American troops as in excellent spirits and ready to strike at the Germans after months in France studying western front warfare.
Thewar office reports Germans dropped 1482 bombs on British occupied French areas in January while British aviators dropped 7563 bombs in enemy territory.
Firemen answered a call from box 531 to 389 Connecticut Avenue but found no fire or damage. A witness reported smoke from an open window and the alert was traced to an oil stove in a bedroom at the home of Joseph Lurke.
The passage urges charity toward an ald] chaid who hints she cannot choose among admirers. It treats her indecision as a personal struggle and endorses belief in her expressed sentiment. The fragment reflects social judgments on choices and sexuality within a historical context.
A murky promotional snippet hints at a quick riches scheme and a shadowed plan, with no clear description of motives or dates. The text emphasizes deception aimed at naive targets, suggesting a cautionary tale about unreliable promoters.
Col. David L. Brainard, recently a brigadier general in the national army quartermaster corps, has been detailed as military attache to the American Legation in Lisbon, Portugal.
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