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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
5
The text discusses aging adults struggle with chronic constipation and the role of exercise and remedies. It mentions Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, marketed since 1892, tied to DeW. Caldwell, and hints at elder care in daily health routines.
The piece catalogs local names for bedbugs and promotes a chemical remedy called Pesky evils Quietus P. D. Q. A $80 package yields one quart, claimed to kill bedbugs roaches fleas ants and more without harming bedding. Sold by Hindle Drug Stores Hartikan's Drug stores and other leading drug stores.
The New York Symphony Orchestra led by Walter Damorsch sailed from New York aboard the Rocchambeau for an eight week tour of France and the continent. The group will debut abroad in Paris on May 6.
Redding voters approved a 1 mill increase to cover last winter’s $1,800 snow removal expense and to fund road improvements. The meeting authorized selectmen to use up to $2,000 for road upgrade work and deferred a nurse program for public schools due to cost concerns.
Yale dominates spring results against Harvard and Princeton in track and crew with a majority of wins. The Yale Daily News statistics show Yale holding a clear edge in crew races 25 to 0 against Harvard in a long series dating to 1864, while baseball shows Harvard ahead of Princeton and Yale trailing.
Bill of Nichols testified at an imminent death hearing that a moving van backed to the curb allowed William Flood to emerge from behind it and be struck. He said he could not have avoided the fatality as Flood appeared suddenly. A judgment for the plaintiff in a separate case totaled 79.99 plus costs.
The Howland Dry Goods Co. reports a Newark restraining order against the Nordica estate executors and Fidelity Trust Co. The jewels, valued at about 206000 years ago and now said to be worth more, are to be preserved while George W. Young & Co. pursues a claim represented by George B. Young.
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