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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1925
Page
9
A vintage ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy for rotten taste foul breath pale skin and poor appetite. It claims to cleanse the stomach and bowels like calomel with no dangerous after effects and urges use of one or two tablets nightly. It notes a price of 10 and 30 cents per box.
An aged advertisement promotes a topical antiseptic claim for curing eczema and skin diseases, touting dramatic results and wide use. It mentions soap antiseptic products and a general promise of clear skin but lacks verifiable details or credible medical guidance.
A court hearing unsettles the accounting of Dever H Warner as trustee of annuities created by Dever Warner for Warner family members. The filing details income and principal amounts, including a $19 000 adjustment and transfers within the Warner estate, with listed figures for the trust fund and distributions.
A fragmented OCR item mentions rapid relief from a tough cough and body ache. It references home remedies and various vague phrases about health, sleep, and torment, with scattered names and numbers, lacking clear attribution or dates.
An old advertisement pitches Dare's Mentha Pepa for stomach distress with a money back guarantee through Hindle's Drug Stores or any reliable druggist. The copy mentions Pepsin with Menthol, claims quick relief, and urges readers to visit local druggists for purchase and possible refund if unsatisfied.
Mrs Angelo Mercurio of 247 Willard street was slightly injured yesterday morning returning from her mother’s funeral. She rode in a car owned by Frank Radozcki with Caroline and Jane Vertucel of Willard street. A laceration to the left hand was suffered when Radozcki’s machine was struck at the corner of Willard and Hallett streets by a car driven by Chester Smith.
The Internal Revenue Bureau permitted 562 million dollars in tax amortization relating to postwar operations. The funds, questioned by the Senate committee, are tied to claims from wartime and industrial companies. Officials, lawyers, and engineers linked to the bureau faced continued scrutiny during the inquiry.
A historical police report notes a nightly count around 36 men seeking shelter at Fairfield Avenue headquarters. Officers describe cyclical trends in free lodging, with many arriving ragged and desperate. Temporary beds are scarce as 16 cells fill, forcing some to sleep on floors before morning search for work.
New Haven railway superintendent Regan testified in a Superior Court discrimination suit involving Wiame friend and Steinman coal dealers over unloading coal boats. He described weather and conditions in early 1921 noting delayed unloading, cars warming, and trains sometimes being halted due to scarce coal and thawing needs.
Eighteen organizations endorse a chamber exposition plan. Chamber officials add two exhibition tents and a consulting team to guide the event. The listed groups include the Tons Club, the Website Association, and the Bicycle Tire Underwriters Insurance Agent Association.
Local authorities report a likely murder suicide or double homicide in a rural area near Petiviar New York. Detectives traced the events to a residence where two adults were found dead by a passerby after an afternoon inquiry. The investigation continues to determine motives and a precise timeline.
The New York jury returned a manslaughter verdict against a manufacturer after a detective testified tonight. The defendant faces a potential sentence in Sing Sing Prison, with a range from 14 years to about a year, to be determined Wednesday morning.
A newly discovered tomb near the Great Pyramid of Cheops is dated about 2000 BC, roughly 1700 years older than Tutankhamun’s. Harvard Egyptian expedition members describe an intact tomb with plastered stairway and shaft, located 100 meters east of Cheops.
The sealing steamer Stella Mans, reported crushed in ice, was rescued by Prospero and crew after a search begun at daybreak. The Stella Mans was located and taken aboard the Prospero late tonight, as Newfound land authorities dispatched Sable Island to assist.
Meriden March 11 William Goddard a Wallingford representative in the Legislature died at his home in Meriden at 11 tonight after a heart wreck this morning. Born in West Granby Conn February he moved to Wallingford at age nine he was president of the Wallingford Lumber Company until selling last year. He was a Mason and a member of the Royal Neighbors and leaves his wife and four children.
New York March 1 reports a Sichuan family tale of a young woman linked to an escaped convict. Mary, about 17, is said to have married and vanished with a man named Murtis Sellowite alias John Spatg or Sellowitz. Police note possible parole violations and undisclosed motive.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder issues believed to stem from kidney trouble or other causes. The ad claims Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root cures such conditions and restores health, offering a small bottle by mail if readers send ten cents plus address to Dr Kilmer & Co, Binghamton. Medium and large bottles available locally.
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