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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1918
Page
3
MELPOR INVESTIGATION charge with breach of the peace. John Mondes of 4 Reansdale avenue was arrested yesterday afternoon and taken to police headquarters. Bonds fixed at 200 pending investigation by the detective bureau.
Tren dood Todd of the British Canadian recruiting pool in New Haven reports heavy enlistments this week. The German dive in France has not eliminated recruiting and bishops note strong volunteer response to support the war. The American people face a period similar to Belgium and France, and Britons in America will appreciate home return. An Irishman with a family sought to serve after reading of exemptions, and many men over 11 have answered their mother country’s call.
Preliminary figures from the Pittsburgh Commerce Committee show January railway op erating income of 270,231,000 and expenses of 502,153,000, leaving a net revenue shortfall of 12,368,000 after taxes. Eastern roads suffered the worst, with earnings of 24,225,000, while western lines earned 11,000,000 and southern lines 2,017,000, all well below year earlier levels due to unprecedented winter weather and wartime freight embargoes.
Aly bakeries in Sairield county are to undergo thorough inspection to prevent violations of federal food rules. Hartford officials, with cooperation from local authorities, plan county defense measures to treat violators as vagrants.
In New York on March 28 John Kerlan Austrian born in Trieste was sent to three months in the workhouse by Justice Leon Godley after a disloyalty hearing at Adams Street police court, with federal investigation pending. The report notes other incidents and union actions in Boston and surrounding areas.
An old advertisement extols Gets-It as a painless corn remover that makes corns vanish, promising quick relief for painful toes and enabling comfortable wearing of new shoes. It claims easy treatment with two drops of Gele-lt and Geets-11, selling for 25 cents at druggists and by mail from Ss Lawrence & Co. Chicago. Sold in Bridgeport via Hindle Drug Co.
An advertisement touts a tonic for catarrh promising rapid relief and claims the product cleanses the lungs and inflamed membranes. It urges immediate use to prevent progression to consumption and describes quick, thorough dosing after douches. The copy emphasizes ease and safety.
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