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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
7
A city man narrowly avoided a federal prison sentence after a draft questionnaire deception was detected. A legal advisory board member noticed inconsistencies in marital status, exposing the lie before the signature was added. The case was referred to the draft board and then to the Department of Justice.
A testimonial praises Fruit-a-tives medicine for violent headaches. The ad notes price at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50, with a trial size option. Distributed by Pruitatives Limited, Ogdensburg, New York, via mail order and dealers.
A bold advertisement from Hindle Pharmacy and Jos. D. Hartigan markets Wendell's Ambition Pills as a cure for fatigue nervous complaints and poor health. It promises improved energy within two days and full restoration after one box or a refund, urging readers to buy a 50 cent box today and claim the guarantee across dealers.
An advertisement extols hair care by actresses noting shampoo dangers of makeshift cleansers. It promotes Canthrax mixed in hot water as a three cent hair wash and scalp stimulator, claiming it dissolves dandruff oil and dirt, speeds drying, and makes hair appear heavier and softer with healthy growth.
A Southport gathering featured Sergeant Alexander Coberaugh and Alexander Alison as speakers on war efforts at the library auditorium with about 200 attendees. The event included Red Cross sewing, readings of war poems, and fundraising for the King’s Daughters and other war relief programs.
George Slavin was fined 50 dollars by Judea Thomas in New Haven District Court for selling liquor to sailors at Kunz s saloon in Norwalk. Howard McGuirk and Earl Williams each paid 26 dollars, while Nazario Viscia of 23 Gamore street was fined one dollar and costs for selling liquor to a sailor. Several local notices follow including health improvement for Nellis H. Sherwood and travel updates for Henry Hall and Ernest Erdman. Mrs Arthur Mills to host Thursday Card Club at Bronson Avenue.
New Canaan Grangers held Auld Lang Syne Night with members in Colonial costumes recounting 25 years of town life. Speakers noted changes in banks, doctors, fire, lighting, water, roads, and governance as the town modernized while reminiscences emphasized local heritage.
At the request of Frederick S. Mills’ brother Coroner John J. Phelan will keep the inquest open, possibly longer, to hear more witnesses. Joseph Doherty, charged with manslaughter, may have case continued. Doherty testified he struck Mills in self defense after Mills advanced, others testified Mills was enraged.
Two road collision suits filed in Common Pleas claim damages for injuries and vehicle damage. Palmer sues James Craig for 600 dollars alleging Craig’s intoxicated reckless driving on the Milford turnpike damaged his car. Waitz sues Hayman for 1200 dollars after a Danbury Newtown road crash on November 10, with alleged failure to keep right.
The program featured veterans and speakers including Mrs Crawford and Edward Kelley. Kelley spoke on differences in farming 25 years ago and now, praising tractors and machinery while affirming that farmers stay true to their calling. Mrs Jeliff shared insights from a trip to Storrs College, painting a vivid picture of campus life. The meeting ended with a luncheon of apples and grapes.
Ottawa dispatch lists American casualties among Canadians War list shows killed in action J W Osborne of Rockland Mass and Wounded or missing names from Lynn Lynn Mass New Bedford Mass Springfield Mass and Boston mass details include J Wodehland Charles Town Mass Barteen? Whitinsville and Hyde Park prisoners of war and other entries.
Miss Wilson, daughter of President Woodrow Wilson, arrives at 3 36 this afternoon to preside over a Maplewood school meeting. A reception dinner at Brooklawn County Club precedes events with Mayor Wilson and local officials.
Marine Gunner LaMond, flying cameraman for the U S Marine Corps, tests two heel types while filming in flight. He alternates weeks wearing O Sullivan's Heels and leather heels, finding the O Sullivan's provide relief from shock and greater end of day energy, while leather heels cause intolerable jarring. The ad claims O Sullivan's Heels are highly resilient, durable, and three times longer lasting than leather heels, urging repairs to fit the reader with the new shoe.
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