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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1922
Page
12
The Elias Howes Home and School circle meets Thursday at 6 45 in the kindergarten room to elect officers and discuss plans for the season. The opening party will be a Halloween dance in the assembly hall with a card party in the spewing the cntedarmies the closing of school last June.
A brief advertisement claims a simple safe method to dissolve blackheads using two ounces of calonite powder mixed with water brushed on hot wet cloth. The solution supposedly dissolves grime and dust in pores, leaving skin clean and clear.
A Chicago reader shares using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to treat serious ailments and avoid surgery. She notes relief, improved health, and ability to return to work as a sewing machine operator and mother, urging others to try the medicine and its accompanying wash.
Civic leaders and business heads coordinate observances for Fire Prevention Week led by Governor Everett and the Fire Department. A high school program features speakers and educational demonstrations by Lt. Thomas P. Reilly and Joseph Whelan, with safety talks by Frederick Hill and officials from the Bridgeport Safety Court and Chamber of Commerce. Governor Tele notes annual fire losses impair economic growth and strain national resources.
Miss Lillian Turner was the guest of honor at a kitchen shower at the home of 107 Price. The bride elect received many gifts, colors and games noted. A buffet luncheon followed and attendees included numerous Misses and Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Young, among others.
The first Literary Vespers by Edgar White Burrill occurs this afternoon from 4 to 4 30 at the Business and Professional Women's club. A sowing circle will meet Thursday afternoon at Mrs Lucy Gardner's home 26 Homestead avenue Stratford. Dr and Mrs Townsend closed their Milford morning cottage for winter and returned to their home at 46 State Street.
A poorly legible report describes a tiger cat named Pei Cat Au found dead under mysterious illness. The piece mentions confusion over origins, a possible malicious act, and notes the animal’s capture journey from Mug Tena river regions to the United States. The account references a leopard, weight, and tail measurements in a fragmented fashion.
A Bethany church convention in Stratford under the Christian and Missionary Alliance runs Friday to Sunday. Speakers include Dr B R Hooper from Toronto a former anatomy lecturer at the University of Toronto who has ended a preaching tour in West Indies and Mary Bitter Reid a Palestine missionary noted for cross world experience, plus Jager Evans general superintendent of the blood branch of Unite Christian and Missionary Alliances. Meetings are set for afternoon and evening with Saturday and Sunday sessions.
London is agitated by the closing of the American consulate at Newcastle on Tyne as Nelson Johnson arrives in London to lead an investigation. Johnson will prepare a detailed report for Secretary Hughes, with no question of the consulate involved, and will review the matter for three months.
Former governor Laedus Co Gar died recently after a long career in politics. The record notes his active involvement in state affairs and public service, though many details are fragmented in the text.
Lane’s Confectionery plans a relocation after 24 years at 127 Main Street. The new site will open soon, with renovations underway on the corner lot near Meret Street, shifting operations to a larger, modern storefront.
Consumer note describes using powdered delatone to remove facial hair. Instructions claim apply to skin for eight minutes, then wipe away, with results including peeling. Mentions a product variation Mix Cresh and Lavin Wis as advertisements.
Murray Goodman of New York claims Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum cleared his severe facial pimples after repeated failures. He reports relief after the second application and full healing after using Cuticura products, urging daily use to prevent skin troubles.
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