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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1918
Page
6
Albany March 18 John Adams a local butcher was ordered to move from a viaduct near the capitol. He announced he would kill himself and leaped 70 feet to the street below, dying instantly. A guardary soldier witnessed the act.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucretia R. Garfield widow of President James A Garfield will be held Thursday afternoon in Cleveland Ohio. She died in California last Wednesday and burial is planned at Lake View Cemetery.
Fairfield residents push drives for navy comfort sets and extra garments for French and Belgian refugees. Knitted five piece sets, with 2,500 units sent, fund appeal for wool, Liberty Loan committee formed, War bureau drives planned, and local leaders named. Also notes on library books drive and local court and garden club events.
In Hartford in the Superior Court Judge Lucien J Gurpee refused to confirm John J Delehanty as receiver of the Economy New England Drug Co noting he did not like the looks of the proceedings The opposition claims the business has been mishandled The judge ordered further nominations by Friday morning
Samuel Ambrose Blackman of Hawleyville died at home after a brief illness from heart trouble. He served as Newtown’s first selectman, two-term state representative, and longtime Democratic town chair. Survived by his wife and three sons Clark, Claude, and Frank, with burial at Lands End Cemetery Hawleyville. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Mrs Tiny Johnson aged 74 mother of former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson died at her Chicago home last night. Johnson is reported to be in Buenos Aires and a fugitive from justice after a 1943 Mann Act conviction and federal prison sentence.
Thousands of women with kidney and bladder trouble may not recognize it. Kidney disease can affect other organs and cause back pain headaches and nervousness. Begin treatment now with Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. get a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer and Co. Bridgeport Daily Telegram ad notice.
An advertisement claims a home treatment for removing facial and neck hairs. It instructs mixing water with Delatone powder to form a stiff paste, applying to hairs, waiting 2 to 3 minutes, then rubbing off. The skin is washed and the hairs vanish without pain, urging buyers to use genuine Delatone to avoid disappointment.
An old advertisement touts Freezone as a miracle cure for corns and calluses. A Cincinnati chemist allegedly discovered a drag freetone formula to apply in drops that instantly relieves pain and causes corns to loosen and shed without harming surrounding skin.
Removes Dandruff prevents flare falling out relieves itching of the scalp and helps hair imbedding. Bottles priced 50c and 1.00. Available at Wu The Atlantic Pharmacist 999 Main Ft Prideeport Daimon’s Drug Store 1349 State 5 Dridgeport and other drug and department stores or from ROH LAIRD O 17 East 48th St New York. Free booklet on care of maintenance.
A catalog style listing describes crepe de chine dresses with sash belts and waist trimming in contrasting silk. Necklines feature white Georgette collars in Nile green, cobalt, navy and buff priced at 12 to 12.75 dollars, plus cviccante silk poplin options with embroidered trim and surplice collars in gray, green, and cobalt priced at 7.75 dollars.
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