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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1926
Page
3
An advertisement touts Adterifa as the only medicine for stomach issues, claiming it cleanses poisons and relieves a heated feeling, with promises of better sleep and fewer daily pains. It names J Ostrofaky of Bridgeport as a leading druggist location for purchase.
An advertisement promising dramatic relief from headaches colds and digestive woes by using Cascarets. It touts cleansing the liver stomach and bowels overnight with a 10 cent box, appealing to men women and children and urging regular use to feel better by morning.
An old advertising copy promotes Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable liver and bowel substitute for calomel. It promises clearer skin, fewer pimples, and better health, noting the product is prepared after 20 years of study and sold by all druggists.
McCook field officers and Army Air Corps officials warn that pursuit planes require extreme maneuverability and instant control response. The dangerous risk lies in inexperienced pilots handling highly flexible ships, with tragic deaths linked to pilots trained on slower craft.
At a Roseburg area dam on a Rosene Rover tributary in southern Oregon, a modern invention using hydraulic pressure lifts fish over dam obstructions. Centr-nine fish reportedly used the elevator in its first hour, carrying fish above falls into deep water. Another Oregon plant uses electrically charged rods to deter fish from millraces leading to turbines.
EW Bavien Oct. 4 CAP Ap parently smothered to death by burlap bags which fell over his face while he slept in a barn. John F. Yates 40 of Hamden was found dead today by his uncle. No question is raised but that death was accidental. Oates is a brother in law of James J. O’Donnell in rare place In Highwood a man was fatally shot during a police rail several weeks ago.
The piece traces how The Associated Press and editors coined the term Rough Riders for Theodore Roosevelt’s famous cavalry regiment. It notes early Arizona efforts to raise a cavalry unit, reports on dispatches, and cites campaigns by Hagedorn and press coverage that popularized the nickname Teddy’s Terror and rough riders among soldiers and readers.
Rt Rev Arthur Foley Winnington Talroly, Bishop of London, tours western colleges by special Rock Island car en route to Chicago. He visits Ameri can university Hte and a fraternity house, where he admonishes students about abstaining from smoking drinking and vanity stories while urging Christian values and personal purity amid university life.
The State Department of Health announced the septic sore throat outbreak in parts of New Haven county was practically cleared up. Of 12 cases, including five deaths, only four or five cases remained under treatment as of the latest weekly report.
Washington report notes army officials weighing women’s wartime service to free men for combat and clerical tasks. Navy data show World War I figures with 11880 women in uniform, plus 299 Marine Corps Reserve women. Current Navy Nurses number 475. Marines no longer accept women beyond nurse corps.
Rev. Arthur B. Mercer resigns as pastor of First Baptist Niagara Falls to lead Fourth Baptist Providence R I starting November 7. Known as a crusading pastor, Mercer led a drive to enforce prohibition and faced threats when the First Baptist church was bombed amid his anti bootlegging efforts.
The University of Sydney debating squad will visit 30 American colleges starting October 13, arriving San Francisco October 11. Members include S H W Weathwood I J Sheed and Frank Lovat. Topics feature stark prompts on science fear poets cinema democracy and civilization.
A schoolboy in Oldbar Worers tershire Iing discovered to have all internal organs on the opposite side from normal. The condition, transposition of the internal viscera, was confirmed by a school medical officer using an N-ray examination.
A vintage ad touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a simple at home mix to darken gray hair. It claims a 75 cent bottle restores natural color and gloss with easy daily application using a soft brush to cover one strand at a time.
Bridgeport stores advertise smart turn back and flare cuff coats in modes such as Oak Gray and Black. Prices are 59 cents, described as real bargains in a Bridgeport edition from October 5, 1926.
Dainty dresses with exquisite French embroidery in sizes 0 1 and 2 priced at 2 and 3 dollars. Matching slips sold on the second floor priced 1 50 and 1 75.
Imported perfume selection highlights Chypre Narcissus Jasmine Muguet and Lilac toilet waters listed as Chypre and Narcissus. Unusual opportunity with special pricing noted.
A sales blurb encourages men to buy new handkerchiefs as gifts. The items feature colored initials and woven stripes in many shades to match shirts or ties. Available just inside the Front Entrance for 15 cents.
The store announces men’s undergarments and hosiery for imminent cold weather. Combination suits in several weights priced from $1.25 to $2.00, shirts and drawers, rayon and wool stockings in new patterns, all offered on the street floor.
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