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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1925
Page
3
An advertisement touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a tastier, sugar coated alternative to liquid cod liver oil. It claims rapid health gains for the weak and nervous, citing a 14 pound five week example, with a 60 cent price and a 30 day money back guarantee.
An ad describes Outgro as a harmless antiseptic for chiropodists and retail purchase. It claims to ease inflammation and soften skin under an ingrown nail so the nail grows outward, with a tiny bottle available at drug stores.
Chicago October 23 A Chicago woman Mrs Gussie Newman describes years of pain from varicose veins. After trying Resinol following a son's chin sore healing she reports relief in less than a week and complete cure in six months. She credits Resinol and expresses lasting gratitude.
An Adjerika based preparation with ingredients like Bimpie duckthorn bark magnesium and glycerine is advertised as an excellent laxative. The ad promises quick action often within an hour with no griping and notes it also relieves stomach gas unless caused by a deeper issue. Sold by Hartigan Drug at Main & Congress.
Special edition recounts Derby's founding charter of May 13 1675, tribal names Paugasuck and Paugasset, early settlers like Edward Wooster and Rev John Bowers, and leaders such as General David Humphreys. It covers church building, law, the Revolution, growth from Derby to Birmingham, and notable figures including Hulls and Durants.
Connecticut Public Utilities Commission grants permits for nine Yellow Coach buses to begin service on three Crosstown routes. East and West Crosstown run 30 minute headways with 16 minute rush intervals, Beardsley Park to Park Avenue at 20 minutes. Routes serve Union Avenue Central Avenue and Beardsley Park to Dixon Street with early start and midnight finishes.
In Pottsville Pa May 17 defense for William Cavalier a 15 year old sentenced to death by electric chair for his grandmother s murder will appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court arguing a new law changes murder sentence options. Juries previously could not choose the form of punishment and the defense hopes for a new trial or a commute to life.
Oslo dispatch from The Shipping Gazette reports explorer Ronald Amundsen will launch his direct North Pole flight as soon as favorable weather appears. He plans to fly from Spitzbergen to the Pole without stopping at Danes Island, with planes in test readiness though cold and snow at King's Bay base raise weather concerns.
New York May 17 Miss Roma Morgan twenty four artist living at 68 Queen Street Charlestown Prince Edward Island Canada died last night in a Brooklyn boarding house after drinking poison by mistake. Landlady heard her scream and found her in bed crying she drank from the wrong bottle. She died before a physician arrived.
Classified brief notes alarm clock or watch offered at one dollar each. Simple sales line indicating discounted timepiece option with price. No additional details or seller information provided.
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