Dime Trolley Fare In Effect Amid Jitney Rush
Ten cent trolley fare takes effect as local jitneys prepare to expand routes and draw former trolley riders. Waterbury bans and Bridgeport debates on jitney passage, while Dr James A Barton discusses Bulgarian sympathy for America and the impact of American missionaries on Balkan diplomacy and peace efforts. A Halloween fire destroys a barn at 153 East Main Street killing a horse and cow, with youths in costume seen nearby. Baltimore Postmaster General Meminley dies in the evening.
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United Church
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Engletia
France
Russia
Germany
Barton
Bulgaria
Biton
Robert College
Wea
Safa
Bugarin
Br. Barian
Balkan
State Department
Italy seeks national fund for burial of mountain front soldiers
In Rome on Oct 11 a national subscription is launched to recover and inter all Italian soldiers buried on the mountain front. The effort aims to gather bones left on rocky slopes from peaks such as Monte Santo and Grappa into a single noble memorial on a high summit, bringing officers and common soldiers together in one grave.
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Roma
San Michele
Italy
Cartso
Monte Santa
Monte Nero
Grappa
Hermada
Examination Day Set in New York Schools
New York on November 9 will be designated Examination Day to test every pupil for physical fitness. The Department of Health aims to engage teachers more deeply and speed up detection of health issues, with doctors and nurses visiting schools daily for checks and reporting concerns to the school physician.
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New York
Department of Health
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Fountain Charged With Breach Of Peace
Duval Fountain, proprietor of a jewelry and curio store in the Atlantic hotel, arraigned in city court on breach of peace linked to the disappearance of diamonds valued at 92,000. He allegedly accepted a found bag of diamonds from a jitney driver in exchange for a bogus pin and claimed the stones were paste and of little value.
Milford Halloween Masquerade Draws Big Crowd
Milford residents packed the town hall Saturday for a Halloween masquerade dance hosted by the Vicars. Mrs Henry Gastammer and Mrs Sidney Weidenheimer won first prize. judges included Miss Tila Blinn of Waterbury James F O'Connell William Gallagher and Mr Brenninger, all of Milford.
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Get
Arthur Git
Hallows
Town Hall
Henry Gastrammer
Sidney Weidenheimer
Tila Blinn
Waterbury
James F. O'Connell
Willian Gallagher
Brenninger
Fall in Fortunes in London Street Vendor
Charles Sol 1 foway once managed racehorses for the Russian Emperor and now sells matches and chocolates in the streets of London.
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London
Charles Sol 1 Foway
Poslam Promises Speedy Pimples Relief
An old advertisement touts Poslam for rapid pimple relief with application night and morning checks for improvement. It urges continued use, claims dramatic skin healing, and offers a free sample by writing to Emergency Laboratories in New York.
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West 47Th
New York City
Sage and Sulphur Hair Cure Advertisement Claim
An old advertisement promises dark glossy hair by using Wyoth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. It asserts gray or streaked hair darkens naturally with dampened application, claiming results by morning and a lustrous finish after repeated use. The copy touts ease of preparation and improved ingredients at small cost.
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Wryoth
Wyoth
On the Job Every Day With Rich Red Blood
A vintage health ad extols strong blood for robust health and endurance. It contrasts hardy workers with weak blood and urges Peyto Mangan to restore red blood cells, promising tablets or liquid tonic in genuine Gude’s Pepto Mangan form.
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Gude
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets A Old Time Liver Cleanser
A 17 year physician treated many women with a home remedy named Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. The product, a blend of vegetable ingredients with olive oil, claimed to stimulate liver and bowels and produce a healthy glow. Advertised to treat pale skin headaches coated tongue and general malaise, sold 30 cents.
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FM. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
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