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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
14
An aspirin ad from Bayer promotes safe use and outlines approved conditions. The Chilean report describes delays and misaligned US export practices frustrating Chilean buyers, with examples in textiles and paper, plus general calls for reliable delivery and price guarantees amid a growing import market.
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as the safest laxative for children. It highlights a fruity taste, clear dosing directions on each bottle, and urges mothers to choose the California labeled product without fear.
An advertisement claims meat eaters suffer kidney issues from uric acid and that four ounces of Rad Salts mixed in water daily will flush and purify kidneys. It presents Jad Salts as an inexpensive optional beverage aiding urinary health and blood purity.
An old time advice ad promotes using garden sage tea with sulfur or Wyeths Safe and Sulphur Compound to darken faded hair. It claims natural evening of gray hairs after multiple applications and suggests topical use with a brush or dampened strand.
Augustus W Kellogg 79 died after a month illness at 425 William street. He worked 50 years for Turney Bros. and was active in Odd Fellows and veterans groups. Survived by wife Clara, daughter Lucella Kellogg, and sister Mrs. E. J. Thomas. Dorothy E Carlson seven months died at 52 Nichols avenue Stratford. Funeral Friday 2pm at home. burial Park cemetery. Esther F Bond Funeral held at 372 Johnson avenue Stratford, many floral offerings. burial Union cemetery Stratford. William Lowe 65 died after a long illness at 402 Nichols street. employed by Challenge Cutlery Co. Funeral plans incomplete. Theodore A Carter 75 carpenter died at daughter’s home Fairfield after long illness. Funeral Friday 7pm Barnum Ave mortuary chapel. burial Wooster cemetery Danbury. Ellen Reilly widow of Thomas Feelsbey funeral at M J Gannon Funeral Home and St Peters church with requiem mass. burial Calvary cemetery Brooklyn.
A sleeping boy wakes mid voyage and, when asked where he is, replies that he is in the top drawer of the sleeping car. His mother confirms the child’s confusion, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding during an overnight trip.
New York health officials report lemon pies contain corn starch, coal tar dye, and no lemon while meringue uses sulfur dioxide and glucose. Officials press standardization of foods from ice cream to soft drinks to ensure truthful labeling and safer public nourishment.
Seattle reports the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul electrifies 209 more miles, totaling 649 electric miles. Fifteen new locomotives deliver 4200 hp each, hauling passenger trains up mountain grades at 25 mph and freight trains up to 2000 tons. Smokeless operation improves train air quality across 52 tunnels totaling 54 000 feet.
The 1919 high rents place thousands of property owners in the tax class. Rents must be reported on Form 1040 or 1040 A with deductions for repairs, wear, and costs. Unmarried renters must file if rents plus other income reach $1,000, married couples at $2,000, with payment due by March 15, 1920.
Lucien Boyer receives the Legion of Honor for Madelon the stirring war song that boosted morale of French troops during Verdun and the front. The tune crossed to American doughboys during World War I and became a shared morale anthem for both nations.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a fast painless remedy for hard and soft corns and toe calluses. A tiny bottle is sold by druggists for a few cents and is described as a Cincinnati invention that eliminates pain during corn removal.
The notice promotes ginghams available in March with ample supply and a wide variety. Patterns include plaids and small checks in blue, pink, lavender, black and white at 85 cents a yard. Third floor.
Advertised as the Jaspul style brassiere for full figures and stout women. The rubber front with many holes provides ventilation and reduces warmth. Marketed as a garment that makes wearers feel smaller and look neat and trim, with support similar to a corset.
Attractive embroidery patterns from Switzerland for lingerie children’s clothing and accessories. New stock includes Insertions Ribbon Galloons Edges and eyelet work with wide ruffles for baby dresses. Main floor features cut glass dishes silver holders cracker trays cheese tubs radish bottles and other silver plated items with prices from 25 to 3.15.
Clusters of oddly shaped wooden beads form tassel accessories used on wash dresses with removable pendants for laundry. They serve other roles like electric light pulls, lamp shades, and decorations for bags and curtains, including train floor contexts.
The Cards Post Cards offers Easter cards and folders at ten cents a dozen with stock complete. Shoppers are invited to come in and select items from the Main floor front, where prices range from 10 to 50 cents.
An offer for quill pens in many colors is advertised with most shades available for a dollar on the main floor. The notice promotes variety and low price.
The writer lauds swift action saving the race while noting critics may insult the hero. The poem frames time as shifting fortune and praises grace shown in the world’s life and people’s fate. The eighth line hints at mercy turning the hour in the hero’s favor.
A fragmentary quotation discusses choosing wisely to avoid death and guileful thoughts. It contrasts avoidance of rash ruin with delay while a stray modern aside pins the folly of investing in worthless oil stocks to the ocean metaphor and a promoter’s greed.
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