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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1924
Page
4
A widower with six children brought them to the Main Street Day Nursery for three weeks while he worked. The nursery arranged for a suitable woman to care for the home and mother the children, helping the family stay together. The nursery operates with support from the Community Chest.
Mike Pumk of Bryant Street teetered on railroad tracks near Burr Road when a train approached. Railroad Officer W. Wright pulled him to safety and arrested him for trespassing. Puzik claimed tightrope practice for a circus season and was bailed out by Mrs. Puzik at the Third precinct station.
October 5. A large garage belonging to A. Ludwig on Wyond Stratfield was destroyed by fire about 6 AM. One automobile and the garage were lost. another car badly damaged. The Stratfield fire department aided by Bridgeport chemicals fought the blaze, with losses pegged over 3000 dollars covered by insurance.
A supper at 6 80 o'clock tomorrow evening at the First Methodist church precedes the second term opening of the Bridgeport School of Religious Education under the Sunday school association and Bridgeport Council of Churches. Rev Y T Rutledge Beale leads the course from October 7 to December 9 with teachers urged to retune their classes. Reservations by calling Barnum 1779 or 4108 are requested. Henry Samuel Wolfinger of 72 Havemeyer Place, Greenwich, died at 62 after years of illness. funeral in Stroudsburg Wednesday.
An old advertisement extols Melloglo Beauty Cream promising overnight skin whitening and flawless complexion. It touts gentle childlike smoothness and apparent purity while urging readers to buy now for immediate results.
The community marks the transfer of the People’s Forest to public ownership. Funds raised by women’s clubs and the DAR supported a formal ceremony with local officials and residents, honoring the gift and its preservation as a camping and woodland area for the public.
Charles O Richardson son of Mr and Mrs John Richardson of 1950 Park Avenue married Catherine Wilen Gerttemy in First Parish Unitarian Church Boston Claudgen officiated Malcolm Gang played the wedding march Kusene Weeks served as mistress of ceremonies The bride wore white satin with rose point lace veil and orange blossoms The bridal party included Miss Dorothy Touré Turkell Miss Helen Chatterd Miss Moin Locke Miss Helen McCullaugh Miss Katherine Yager Miss Erine Yagh The groom’s brother John F Richardson attended as best man The couple to reside in Mount Vernon NY after a wedding trip The bride is a Vassar graduate class of 1924.
A report from the Bee and precinct station notes the tenth gasoline station in three months was entered by unknown burglars. The listing states Carp's station at Rostan avenue corner Nobile venue and Joseph Pidever at 731 Tas Masn street reports his coal yard also entered but nothing of value taken.
The Pope company succeeds Navis-Paje Hale Company and forms with Albert Pope as President. The former firm was dissolved. Other officers include Stephen Palinkas as Vice-President Benjamin F. Andrews as Treasurer and A Jarls Wairlow as Secretary.
A garbled report claims a glycerine mixture could prevent appendicitis and mentions various herbs and tonics. The text cites dubious remedies and nonsensical phrases, offering no verifiable medical evidence or date.
John Davl of Rochester Spaghetti House reports severe stomach trouble, loss of sleep, and constant pain in past years. He credits Tanlac and Tanlac Vegetable Pills for a new lease on health, saying he now eats well, sleeps soundly, and feels restored. The ad promotes Tanlac as a proven remedy.
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