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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1926
Page
4
A garbled OCR style notice promotes a special free offer with references to Hindle Drug Star and a Des Moines area in a fragmented device like text. It reads as an advertisement fragment urging readers to take advantage of a coupon style deal amid stray names and nonsensical phrases.
An advertising text touts Mata Mel as a concentrated sap from the Mexican Magnes Plant claimed to aid kidney, bladder, rheumatic, prostate and menstrual issues. It links to Dr Philip Newton of Georgetown and guarantees money back via Newton Laboratories, New York City, Newtown Laboratories.
Ralph Mount of Bridgeport led a Rotary luncheon program featuring nine Boy Scouts as pages. The scouts performed knots semaphore signaling and a dramatic first aid skit ending with a pretend submarine accident.
Wyman Johnson and Howard Bight were chosen as delegates to the international Civitan club convention to be held in Philadelphia on June 28 29 and 30 at the Stratfield hotel yesterday noon. Louis Garstengen and Beeton Lauder were elected alternates. The club planned a bus trip to the convention and an unofficial showing of Bridgeport Civitana. Next week New Haven Civitan guests are expected and Dr Alfred Fones will speak on dentistry as it relates to food. Thursday night members will visit President Wymans home and attend a pinochie party.
May 11 AP report details Chancellor Luther defending a decree to display the merchant flag with the Republican banner abroad. The decree is held in abeyance to August 1, while Democrats demand a permanent suspension. Socialists threaten a no confidence move, arguing the order risks monarchist restoration and undermines the Weimar Republic.
Williams College trustees announced a tuition increase of 100 dollars to 400 dollars per year. Special aid was provided for students with limited means. The rise reflects overall costs, with education expenses totaling 385 dollars per student beyond tuition room and fees.
Chicago, May 11 AP. A new trial denial sent Robert Brett to ten years for a 1924 druggist robbery. Scott to be tried June 15 for murder of Joseph Maurer, a drug store clerk. Russell, convicted in the same case, was sentenced to hang but saved by insanity plea and sent to an asylum.
Textile strikers in Passaic region were ordered by Vice-Chancellor Bentley to refrain from violence during picketing of Forstmann and Huffman mills in Garfield and to limit to eight pickets. The permanent injunction targets the United Front committees and strike organizer Albert Wetsbord, permitting peaceful picketing while prohibiting bombs, threats, and violent acts.
Washington May 11 AP President Coolidge says the Watson Parker Railroad Labor bill is not an administration measure, yet he backs legislation on rail labor disputes approved by both railroads and unions. The measure would abolish the Railroad Labor Board and establish a new dispute process. It has passed the House and awaits Senate action.
Berlin May 12 AP The cabinet crisis over the flag was averted as Democratic Reichstag members accepted Chancellor Luther s proposal to hold in abeyance the order to hoist the old merchant flag beside the Republican colors on foreign missions until August 1 The plan calls for a unified standard retaining the republican flag with monarchist colors in the center as a shield of black white and red New approach aims for amicable settlement following President von Hindenburg s suggestion.
Anna L Meglie from Los Angeles traveled to Superior court to press a $5000 suit against John W Baxter of Greenwich on an unpaid demand note. Baxters counsel, not ready to proceed, chose to pay $400 for her travel expenses and the case was set for another trial date.
Brooklyn housewife Mrs Alfred Fie details daily head pain dizziness and foul taste before relief from Carter's Little Liver Pills. She reports improved digestion and a made over feeling after use. The ad promotes gentle cleansing of the intestines with red 26 and 75 cent packages.
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