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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1926
Page
9
Arthur T. Collins rose from fatigue and lack of ambition after trying Fartola. The ad claims toxins and toxemia plagued him, yet one month later he led a large store and improved finances. It touts daily bowel action, internal cleansing, and a peppermint tablet format available at druggists.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as instantly stopping gas and sour stomach after meals. It claims belching acid pressure and dyspepsia vanish in minutes with a 60 cent package available at drug stores.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a twofold medicine for persistent coughs colds and throat troubles. It claims creosote heals inflamed membranes inhibits germ growth and that the product builds the system after colds or flu with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
An advertisement claims a new cosmetic called MELLOG-GLO from France that promises a perspiration resistant effect and lasting beauty for the complexion. It touts lifelong vitality and invites readers to buy at toilet goods counters.
Hartford Nov 16 AP Professor Raphael Semmes of Trinity College argues in a WTIC radio dialogue that central Europe will form dependent, rival states with racial and economic conflicts. He predicts tariff barriers fading, amalgamation of races, and a new balance of power with Austria-Germany, Jugoslavia-Bulgaria, and Hungary-Roumania links shaping Europe.
Catherine Denino, 16, who admitted fatally shooting Luisi Fino, claimed blackmail threats by her former suitor. Harry K. Thaw reportedly sent a $100 check to aid her defense as Denino faced arraignment for murder and self infusion attempt. A letter accompanying the check was said to be from Winchester Virginia, with Thaw believed present in court.
Hiram Abrams, film pioneer and organizer of Faramount and Famous Players, died at home after a two month illness. A Portland, Maine native, he moved from merchant trade to movies and helped form United Artists with Mary Pickford and others. Survived by widow Florence Hamilton Adams and a 21 year old daughter. He was forty seven.
A 110-foot ocean tug named Thomas Tracy grounded on a sand bar three miles off Atlantic City while battering seas raged. The captain and 13 crew were rescued by a rum chaser. The tug, valued at $83,000, is owned by Tracy Towing Line of New York.
May Allison motion picture star and James Quirk owner and publisher of Photoplay were married in Santa Barbara yesterday and began their honeymoon today. They will travel to New York after a few days here.
Stamford November 16 Special Captain John H. Smith of New York city sits in port aboard the large ocean going barge Smith and Terrys and says he is 86 years old and has followed the seas for 73 years. The vessel is 203 feet six inches long and 41 feet six inches wide. Built in Bethel Delaware in 1917 it carries ore from page 343 110. Captain Smith has been with the Smith and Terrys people for 62 years. He recalls storms and a sinking schooner and blizzards but avoids graphic detail. He credits his health to time aboard ship and moderation in drinking. He says he is never lonesome and keeps a trained rooster for company.
A city court hearing will review reinstatement for operators whose licenses are suspended following incidents. Otto Kroll of Springdale faces evading responsibility and no license charges. Lawrence Righton of Mecden seeks license restoration after a second driving offense. Lawrence T. Stet of Norwalk, and Jacob Astephan of South Norwalk, among others, appear for examinations on suspension outcomes and possible liabilities.
Mexican federal troops pursue rebels who sacked Banderilla in Vera Cruz state. Advices report a skirmish left one rebel dead and several wounded. Federal forces captured a flag bearing the Virgin of Guadalupe and inscriptions praising Mexico’s Queen of Liberty and Revolution.
Coroner John J. Phelan concluded an inquest into the death of Fred Burham 28 of Shelton who was crushed between a truck and an electric pole on a rural road near Bridgeport. The truck operated by Albert Sheehy and driven by Christopher Wells had only about 12 feet of clearance before the collision with a bus carrying Hesox Big Five players en route to Naugatuck. Witnesses described the high impact driving, tail-light issues, and the truck being parked parallel to the highway as authorities weighed fault and road setup.
In Superior Court Judge John W. Banks heard a $16,000 damage suit by James F. Perna for his son Rocco, twelve, against Ruth and Sydney Martin of Stamford. Rocco was struck Dec 16, 1925, while crossing a bridge on the Boston Post Road with groceries. the car skidded, hitting him and causing amputation of his left leg. The defense contends the boy dashed from the sidewalk into the car’s path.
In Boston on November 16, direct verdicts of not guilty were returned in a federal case charging four men with violating the prohibition law linked to the Leominster raid last May. Fourteen indicted over the alleged redistilling plant. three pleaded guilty. Judge Brewster ordered verdicts for Abraham I. Rome of Fitchburg, Maurice Stahl of Worcesterthur, Bonin of Shirley, and Joseph Marceau of Leominster.
Springfield dispatch reports the noted diagnostic physician and narcotic treatment writer Dr Ernest S Bishop, aged 50 or 60, died last night at his Blandford summer home. He once worked at Bellevue and other New York hospitals and played on Brown University's varsity football team, graduating in 1889.
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