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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1918

Page

4

Shell Shock Hero Relates Soissons Battle Night Ambulance Service

Norman J. White formerly of Locomobula drove a Torch hospital car through the Soissons fighting in August 1918. He fired a large French gun at 20 miles and endured shell shock and heavy shelling while aiding wounded. His letter from Paris recalls night dressing station scenes, ambulance crashes, and steady service under enemy fire.

Norman L. White Locomobile Co Red Cross First Division Norman J. White Locomobula Company Soissons White Paris Vranca O. K Bitian Eriend

Washington Club entertains with pays to advertise

NEW MIRROAD Sept 9 Special The Washington club stage play Uses Pass to Advertise was well attended with good coaching and effects under Dr T W Wersebe and H H W Moulkner. Boy Scouts camping on Mt Tony with MM M Shirk in charge. Gerald Marsh of Milford and Marie Chamberlin married in San Diego. Temperance speaker F J DeMarse. Auctions held at J W Preston Roxbury and Lake Waramang. Gerald Green on furlough with aviation corps. New church members welcomed James Handley Elen Handley Leonard Nixon. Ruth Koehler Ethel Handley Violet Handley. Congregational church adopts motto for midweek services. Democratic caucus nominates town officers. Night prowler in New Preston puzzles residents.

Washington Washington Club T. W. Wersebe WW. Moulkner Wreston Sroauta MM. M. Shirk Mt. Tony Gerald Marsh En Milford Marie Chamberlin Saniogo Cal Temperance Ourator F. J. DeMarse J. W. Preston Roxbury Lake Waramang Burr Estate Arter Ir. J. S Tesford Yerleagh Gerald Green Aviation Corps Congregational Church James Handley Elen Handley Leonard R. Nixon Robert H. Koehler Ruth Breissler Koehler Arthur Handley Ethel Handley Violet Handley New Praston J. W. Dodson William J. Stone H Drapeau New York

Ambition Pills promotional ad misused wording

An old advertisement touts Wendell's Ambition Pills claiming to restore vigor and vitality. It markets the product for 60 cents a box and promises benefits for nerves, mood, and fatigue, with emphasis on vague cures and testimonials.

Heroius Ned EY Hartigan Aare Tigen's Adivertisement

Milford Honor Roll Adds Two Naval Recruits

Milford reports two more graduates enlisted in the U S Naval Reserves and placed on the town honor roll. Gifford Ryder, son of the Ryders, recently reported from Pelham Bay after training at Great Lakes. Irving Wilcote, son of the Wilcotes, sails for the naval training station in Michigan. Draft Board No 2 takes first registrations from Barnum and Bailey circus workers. board prepares for increased volume and seeks larger quarters.

Mififord Milford U. S. Naval Gifford Ryder Ryder Milford High School Pelham Bay Reeder Moncey Enlcote Maplestreet Bronx New York City Great Lakes Naval Training Station Michigan Viaown Colona J. A. Pattee C. Douglass Wallach Pond Street Lol Pattee Uy Chaudaineus Flo Virginia Famiiton Lauraltom Daughters of Castile Knights of Columbus Hall Woodmont Hospital Circle of Unity M. HE Church of New Haven Red Cross Miss Armstrong Beach Avenue Richard Tuttle Harborside Drive Mra. Prendericl, Holloway Shirley Barnum and Baily Circus Bellingham Wash Board No. 2 Washington

Actress Reveals Secret Hair Darkening Mixture

Tateey Williams, a famed American actress at the Imperial Theatre in Leews, Mo, claims a home remedy can darken gray hair without dye. She describes a mix with water, bay ram, Barbo Compound, and gig en vine to be applied twice weekly for a younger look.

Tateey Williams Plas Imperial Theatre Leews

Catarrh Relief Promised by Pure Antiseptic Inhalant

An advertisement touts Wyowel as a pure antiseptic inhalant to breathe into the lungs for catarrh relief. It claims rapid action, kills germs, soothes inflammation, and promises quick comfort without sprays or pills.

Careful Soap Use for Hair Care

Careless use of soap harms hair. Most soaps and shampoos are alkali heavy, drying hair and scalp. Pure coconut oil cleanses effectively with two spoonfuls, creating a rich lather that rinses clean, leaving hair lustrous and manageable. Multified cocoaine and fat products are cheap family options.

AyReon

Unclear text on stomach issues and fake remedies

Fragmentary OCR note discusses sour stomach and alleged remedies with mentions of digestion, toxins, and mysterious tablets. The readable facts are minimal and names or dates are absent.

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