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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1926
Page
4
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a tasty candy like cure to gain weight. It claims thin men and women can quickly gain several pounds in 30 days, with a money back promise if 3 pounds aren’t gained, and cites a case of a thin woman who gained 15 pounds in six weeks.
An advertisement touts Vesacapsules as a direct internal remedy for neuritis, claiming to remove inflammation and pressure to ease pain. It references a famous old Dutch preparation, promises results or money back, and urges readers to ask for Red Mal Haarlem at druggists.
A reader test promotes using the juice of two California lemons in a wash bowl of water as a final rinse after shampooing. It claims this lemon rinse removes soap curd, preserves natural curl, adds lustrous appearance, and leaves hair feeling clean. Recommend keeping a dozen lemons on hand for regular use.
Medical authorities approve Nujol as safe for everyone. It is described as not affecting the stomach, not absorbed by the body, and natural in its action. The contrast with other laxatives emphasizes its gentle effect and suitability for all users.
Nine cases appear before the Motor Vehicles department at the county courthouse Friday morning at 10:80. Hearings include Bridgeport and Stratford motorists for minor violations and two fatal accident cases. Minnie C. Bullard faced charges over a December 17 1928 crash that killed Alice Hays. Marion Brunswick involved in a truck collision that seriously injured a boy who died two days later.
Washington March 7 AP Rep Upshaw Democrat Georgia clashed with Robert J Choate Boston Herald Washington correspondent in the House cloak room He reportedly lunged at Choate with differing accounts of a slap or grazed cheek The reporter stood firm and Upshaw later said he apologized and would pray for him
Speed rain schedules will help railroads in passenger travel, a survey indicated to Boston and Maine officials. They announced plans to work out further improvements in running time of their passenger trains.
Washington March 7 The demand for a renovation of the Tariff commission moved from Republican insurgents to Democrats led by Senator Robinson of Arkansas. He proposed a Senate investigation and a bill to shrink the commission from six to four and to bar commissioners from ruling on tariffs involving their own financial interests. Robinson accused President Coolidge of making the panel partisan and cited David J. Lewis of Maryland. Norris of Nebraska noted the president asked Lewis to file an undated resignation on reappointment. The plan would target Commissioner Glassie and his sugar stock ties, and could remove Glassie by trimming the panel and blocking A H Baldwin’s nomination. Robinson argued the commission now functions poorly and not as the law intended.
Carlo Rappaport, 32, European portrait painter, arrives in New York with his wife for a four month stay. He previously painted Pope Pius XI, Georges Clemenceau, and Benito Mussolini. He described the Pope as intellectual and gentle, Clemenceau as old and at peace, and Mussolini as impressive with a Buddha like presence during sittings.
In Winchester Center Connecticut 12 year old Eugene Chipman is at Litchfield County hospital with a bullet wound in the right lung inflicted by his 17 year old brother Erwin. The mother witnessed the shooting and both said to Medical Examiner William Hull Burt that it was accidental.
Northampton Mass March 7 AP a report by an American Association of University Professors committee urges establishing a fellowship for Latin American students in every accredited institution of higher learning in the United States. The committee calls for broader professor exchanges to enable leading thinkers and scientists of each country to be known and appreciated through interchange of persons who can read lectures in the language of their audience.
Danbury officials seek a concrete stretch on lower Main Street and South Street to connect with the Bridgeport road while keeping the tax rate at or below thirteen mills. Debates focus on full width versus a ten foot section and whether to replace water mains prior to construction. Mayor Filow supports the project amid taxpayer concerns.
A Nogales Sonora attorney letters a Tucson audience detailing a price set for divorces in Sonora aimed at attracting American business. He promises a 20 percent split on all cases, outlining costs for mutual consent divorces at 503.50 dollars in American currency, including shire tax 250, federal tax 92.50, publication 4 and lawyer’s fee 200. He claims a two week turnaround per law and promises settlement in three days.
The House debated enforcing costs of prohibition as Assistant Secretary Andrews and Wayne Wheeler urged creating a Treasury Bureau. Andrews said enforcement for the current year cost about 25 million dollars while Wheeler claimed bootlegger fines nearly cover the bill. Representative Blanton cited Baltimore saloon activity and attacked federal judges for enforcement failures. Wheeler also faulted judges for remedies under the one cent liquor fines. Attempts by Grimm to revive the issue were blocked by Treadway who said the floor had heard enough anti prohibition propaganda.
Hartford March 7 AP reports show measles spread statewide in February to 2591 cases, the highest for February in five years, with January totaling 2800. Whooping cough also rose to 291 cases, the highest since 1921, while other diseases remained lower than prior years.
Hartford records reveal 661 arrests by state fish and game wardens for hunting fishing and trapping violations in 1925 surpassing 1922’s 418. Fines totaled 9881.05 dollars with 116 towns affected. Wardens covered 4818 square miles. revenues from fees deer sales and seized guns reached 3294.26 dollars. Eighty wardens served that year. Corrupt sentence is unusable.
Wesleyan University of Middletown won the tenth Intercollegiate Glee Club Contest in Carnegie Hall with 268.6 points. Princeton placed second with 260.6, Kansas University took third. fifteen clubs competed, including Harvard, Yale, Syracuse, Wisconsin, and Ohio Wesleyan judged by Harry Osgood, Mark Andrew, and Stephen Townsend.
Shoemakers in Bridgeport vote to close shops at 7 p m daily starting today except Saturday, when late hours remain. The move aims to curb long hours and pave the way for a new price scale for repair work as a tentative step toward broader control of the trade. Anthony DiFranco is president of the newly incorporated union. Frank Loman of New York will speak at Sunday's meeting.
The trial of David J. Marshal, a Philadelphia chiropractor, begins before Judge Harry McDevitt in Quarter Sessions court for the murder of Annamay Diderigh of Norwood. A separate report from Lawrence, Massachusetts notes a 589 name strike gathering of textile workers in Passaic, New Jersey, with Edith Kilne and Paul Miller among involved strikers.
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