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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1928
Page
4
An ad touts Mistol as the quickest old relief for colds with an iron clad guarantee. Buy from a druggist, test at home, and if not relieved in 24 hours or headache or stuffiness persist, return half-empty bottle for sixty five cents. Claims soothe nasal passages and restore energy.
A house painting pitch touts a skilled painter and pure lead paint as the perfect pairing for weather protection. Dutch Boy white lead paint, mixed with linseed oil for exterior or with flatting oil for interiors, can be colored to match. Free booklet explains selecting exterior and interior colors.
Flooded hay barns across Vermont remain under watch as spring thaw threatens further fires and spontaneous combustion theories surface. Chemical experts consider heat from floodwater or novel ignition risks, with an appropriation request of 15 000 dollars debated by Congress to study outbreaks and control measures.
Daniel Rader, a chemist and son of Dr Lyell Rader, speaks at the Salvation Army at 30 Elm Street tonight at 8 o clock, continuing a four generation family legacy. Both Rader and his father are noted soldiers in the Army.
Weston Melson and family visited Cobbs Mill and Mos Wilbur Breston’s son David spent Sunday at their Danbury Road home. Howard Haitian returned for a week’s visit at the Devoe paint factory. The Hardware Store of Keith Kennedy Westport was bought by the Hadian 1208. Percement and other local mentions follow with brief regional updates.
Ridgefield community notes report Mr and Mrs William Hotfui and guests at their Main Street home. Miss Mary Roche returns to teaching duties at Rival Cainer High School. Mrs Ernet Vo Upright visits Newtons, and Mary Cholt plans pending visits in Ridgefield. The Ladies Episcopal hub announces a monthly meeting at 4:30 pm with plans for an upcoming charity event.
A group of about 35 Navy officers, mostly Naval Academy graduates, study post graduate engineering at Columbia University. They model naval machinery from battleships to destroyers in Columbia laboratories and will earn Master of Science degrees before returning to active duty. Other officers attend MIT, Harvard, Michigan, Princeton, Yale, Rensselaer and more for specialized engineeering studies.
A man identified as Benjamin Higgins shot himself in the head with a shotgun at his Renobuth home yesterday. His body was found by his wife who said he had been despondent. The report comes from Associated Press in Miss March.
List describes sanitary needs including 1200 yards sewing cotton 60 needles 300 pins and items like apron napkins sanitary belt Curads napkins. Includes girdle garters belt and main floen with price reductions from regular values.
A listing promotes a hairnet sale offering six hair nets with double mesh and cap shape, plus a box of hair pins in three sizes. The brief emphasizes practical grooming accessories for daily use.
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