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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1927
Page
16
Gas in the stomach causes bloating and fullness after meals signaling excess stomach acid. It irritates digestive organs and can lead to ulcers and heart strain. A simple remedy from your druggist, Blsurated fa, after meals offers quick relief, with Magnesia providing relief in many cases.
Tonlar, marketed as Tanlac, promises relief from gas, stomach pains, constipation, and dizziness after claimed drastic improvements for thousands. A testimonial from Patrick A. Keefe asserts lasting benefit after one bottle, with a money back guarantee if no help.
Edgar White Burrill spoke yesterday on Mussolini era tactics in Italian towns and cities, with notes from his interview with the Italian ambassador and the foreign office. He described Italy’s self governance, proposed rebuilding measures, and compared Mussolini to Caesar, Napoleon, and Roosevelt, warning US parties lack clear issues.
The Navy dirigible Los Angeles mission to Ottawa on October 29 is cancelled due to lack of a suitable landing field and hazardous weather conditions expected along the route.
The directors of the Norfolk and Western railway declared a regular quarterly dividend of 2 per share on common stock and an extra 62 per share, totaling 10 per share for the year, unchanged from last year.
Ambassador Houghton on leave calls upon President Coolidge in Washington before returning to London.
The American Red Cross won a dispute with Rear Admiral Charles B. Plunkett over Red Cross solicitation in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. With Admiral Plunkett's consent, a Red Cross worker will be stationed there this year to solicit civilian employees during the Armistice Day roll call, ending a controversy sparked by his defense of past coercive methods. Secretary Curtis D. Wilbur intervened to settle the matter.
Meriden reports the death of Bishop Lines of Newark at Berkely Divinity School in Middletown Connecticut. The clergyman urged church work to improve modern life conditions and preached a religion of simplicity and hope for the underprivileged. He served Christ Church West Haven and St Paul’s New Haven before becoming Newark bishop in 1903. He was survived by his widow and two children. Funeral set for Trinity Cathedral at 11 o'clock Thursday. He was brother of H Wales Lines, former Meriden mayor.
A city faces literacy challenges with a plan to reach illiterate residents by meeting them in their own languages. Officials note many parents are under middle age and that 29 percent are illiterate. Night classes enrollments rise but outreach remains weak. proposals include multilingual notices and employing interview workers to converse with residents in their languages.
Portland Maine October 25. The sum of 3240 in restrities stolen from Bishop John Gregory Murray of the Catholic diocese of Portland on June 7 have been reformed and local charges against Jack Lawrence Warren arrested in Chicago in August on a burglary charge have been dropped. The burglary netted jewelry and 16741 in stocks and bonds, total valued at about 40000. Warren was arrested when he presented a stolen stock certificate to a Chicago bank. Police theory now is he had no connection with the theft but came into possession of the securities.
The coast guard has ordered a squadron of planes to destroy liquor floating off the Atlantic coast. Reports say planes sunk 100 cases in one instance and 160 cases in another, as rum runners were forced to jettison cargo amid storms and pursuit by revenue cutters.
Thefts valued at 10000 dollars reported to police by Thomas P Beal, president of the Second National Bank of Boston. Burglars entered his Chestnut Hill home last night, stealing jewelry and other valuables.
Samuel L. Pearce, 54, despondent over family and financial troubles, killed himself in the rear of Max Paull's sporting goods store on White Street soon after 8 a.m. He had been discussing the Tunney Dempsey fight pictures and helped unload sleds with an expressman before taking his own life. He is survived by his wife and a son. Pearce had been living in Stamford, recently returned to Danbury, and had recently separated from his wife since 1920.
Darien October 25 Detectives bring back to New Haven two youths Severino Ponjettl seventeen and Charles Bliz nak eighteen caught after a pistol fight with Officer Amos Andersen. They admit owning a pistol found in a stolen car and describe an unknown man who offered 200 to drive to Stanton Street New York. Police link the arrests to a wave of car disappearances across New Haven and nearby cities.
A government bulletin warns that sending fight film by mail is illegal with penalties up to a $1,000 fine or a year in prison or hard labor. The notice notes persistent postal officials in Washington see little effect from test counts and public discussion on the issue.
Frederick A Shea, famed Connecticut theatrical figure and sportsman, died at 80 in Danbury Hospital. Beginning in 1870 as head usher at Taylor Opera House, he led Danbury theatre ventures for decades, later managing the Taylor Opera Pool and the Empresse Theatre. He also served as excursion manager for the Housatonic and later Harkshire lines, and ran baseball and roller polo teams, notably the Danbury Blues of the 1880s. survived only by his widow.
General Motors gains over 5 a share while U S Steel climbs more than 8.8 as investors bet on robust earnings. U S Steel preferred trades up to 6130 amid strong market breadth and a suspected short covering rally driven by hopes of a technical recovery after recent declines.
The state street light project known as State Stress will place an overhead light on State Street in Westpost. The Upht light will operate 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a police officer on duty during peak hours to collect data. It will alternate red, amber, and green as traffic allows. Weldon notified Selectman Mansfield by phone of permission and a letter from Commissioner Macdonald is expected.
Stratford man William Refkows was fined $300 and sentenced to nine months in jail by Judge B Earle Gerlick in Criminal Court of Common Pleas after earlier Stratford Town Court conviction on April 26 for liquor law violations.
Federal agents seized 788 pounds of gum opium valued at 100 dollars a pound on a farm near St Albans Vermont. Two Frenchmen were arrested as investigators described the haul as the largest opium seizure in narcotics history. Mouvet and accomplices plotted a Atlantic route via Persia to move the drug into Canada and United States.
Multiple funeral notices list services for Rudolph Seaberg of 401 State Street at August G. Baker chapel with Salvation Army officiants and choir, plus graves at Park Cemetery. Also reported are the deaths and funerals of Thomas J. W. Harvey of 65 Sylvan Street, Catherine Mars Marsh of 330 Hollister Avenue Stratford, and several others with service details, obituaries, and burial sites in Bridgeport and nearby towns.
A court document names John J. G71 and Andrew Lebike in a $10,000 dispute. The filing references Pellwared aid and indicates the action involves individuals linked to a business venture operated by Edward and owned by Alen. The case centers on a claim against Gall and a related fi…
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