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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
11
An advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe for over twenty years with medical recommendation. It instructs to buy only an intact Bayer package with proper directions for relief of headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain, noting small tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages available from druggists.
An old advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remover. It claims instant relief from sore corns and calluses with a drop on the affected area. The filler text notes a small cost and availability from druggists, crediting Cincinnati as the source of the discovery.
In this reader notice, J. Ashelman recounts decades of pain from rheumatism blamed on uric acid, then credits relief to a method from The Inner Mysteries book. The ad urges sending a card to H. P. Clearwater of Hallo well, Maine for the free publication and includes promotional language.
Mrs. Fred Blackman was found dead from likely asphyxiation due to a gas jet left open at her home on Warren Street. Medical Examiner Dr. Cogswell investigated. husband Fred Blackman connected to Bridgeport physician. Also reports on Okenuck tribe degree ceremony, a birthday speech on the flag by William Hart, Stratford Body company delivering an 18 foot service truck body, two missing Bridgeport boys found safe, court fines and arrests, voter registrar appointments, and a Stratford farm for sale with contact Peter Gleason.
The New Republic reflects on the challenge facing the nation as voters elect a new president. It notes the immense trust placed in a leader by a 100 million people, the limited practical power amid turmoil, and the delicate balance of responsibility and authority in a troubled era.
John J. Phelan submits a Roosevelt Associations Committee report with unanimous support for his recommendations. The gross receipts total about 14,300 to the treasurer Horace B. Merwin, with 525 pledges uncollected and 300 to be collected, offset by expenses of 325 leaving a balance around 14,800. Under an arrangement with the Roosevelt Memorial Association and the Women's Roosevelt Association 75 percent and 25 percent of net proceeds go to the two groups respectively. It recommends directing the treasurer to pay 10,500 to the Roosevelt Memorial Association and 3,500 to the Women's Roosevelt Association from the 14,000 base. A Utica Observer note likens a garden patch to an insurance against monetary embarrassment.
A long roster of individuals, including Alison, Rev. A. N. Alling, Noyes E. Anderson, A. 5. Anderson, Percy P. Anderson, Clarence D. Armstrong and many others, listed in a community or civic directory. The list spans numerous surnames and initials, indicating a broad membership or roll. No events or actions are described. this item catalogs persons likely connected to organizations or governance.
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