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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1918
Page
13
An alarm from box 194 at 6:35 morning sent fire crews to 383 39 Singer Avenue a ram building occupied by the families of Frank Meyers and William Ellison. The fire started from a defective chimney flue but caused little damage as firefighters arrived before flames grew.
A mother testimony from West Newbury Massachusetts praises Dr True's Worm Elixir as life changing for six children. The ad lists worm symptoms including deranged stomach swollen lip sour stomach offensive breath and other signs urging immediate dosing with the elixir.
The passage urges keeping linoleum clean for a fresh look and longer wear. It suggests children splashing and rain bringing mud, but with proper care the linoleum maintains its new appearance and pride in the bathroom.
Plaza Theatre returns to vaudeville and photoplay with The Bombardment of Rheims a grand spectacle of destruction and motion across a big city. Also Rider of the Purple Sage stars William Farnum and a vaudeville lineup with The Trennell duo Paul Hamlin and Mack and Wilmer. The Ghost Breaker at Lyric features Clay Clement with Grant Irwin in a spooky comedy drama set in Spain. Empire shows Heart of the Wilds with Hishe Ferguson and Matt Moore. Elite hosts Les Misérables. West End screens He Comes Up Smiling with Douglas Fairbanks. Poli’s prints The Hun Within with Reed and Yates.
Secretary Baker returns from the western front with a clear demand that the Liberty Loan must go over the top regardless of peace talks. He urges full speed, strong home support, and notes the Army’s stiff sacrifice as proof of resolve and victory. Readers are reminded of wartime mobilization and the need for Americans to subscribe to and back the effort to secure triumph.
Bridgeport musicians from the local union joined 50 sailors from the New Haven naval base to form a massive Seaside port concert crowd. Under various directors the combined band played operatic, classical and popular airs, boosted by the bluejackets’ singing. Justice Wheeler of the War Bureau thanked the local union and the boys in blue for their interest in the nation’s welfare. William V. Dee coordinated transport to and from New Haven.
Names of donators who kindly contributed their automobiles with permission of the War Bureau include Paul Chapman TW Harral W2 Ewlerd OW Wrenn A B Pinkham Robert H Coley A GC Wheeler.
A reflective remark notes that if a woman loves a horse she is apt to love her husband or anything else she can drive, highlighting a parallel between affection and agency in relationships. The line uses a wry, gendered analogy to suggest desire for control.
Relief comes instantly with a dose taken every two hours for a total of three. It opens nasal passages, stops discharge, relieves head and throat symptoms, reduces fever and sneezing. A cheap, pleasant tasting remedy advertised for widespread cold relief at drug stores.
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