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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1922
Page
12
Community newspaper notes subscription rates, delivery terms, and publication schedule. It lists weekly carrier delivery and daily publication except Sunday, with contact at Bridgeport office and a note about Associated Press usage and advertising representation.
A jumble of snippets mocks taxes, Congress, weather, and idle chatter. Comments on knot holes, coal, earthquakes, radio limits, detour signs, and boozy fishing schemes reflect a witty, chaotic editorial page tone with multiple named topics and unnamed locals.
In Copenhagen on April 4 Philip Schneidemann leader of the German Democratic party told the Associated Press that German militarism is dead forever. He said democracy has leveled Germany and that the republic can withstand reactionary assaults while foreign powers overestimate the strength of German reactionaries. He minimized the danger of Communists and noted Germany’s talks with Karl Radek in Berlin. He also commented that the Mirbach murder poses no real barrier to future pacific relations.
Forecast shows cloudy Wednesday and unsettled Thursday with likely rain. A large low pressure system spanned the plains and plateau regions with two storm centers, one over eastern Oklahoma and one over Utah, bringing widespread rain to Texas Louisiana Missouri Kansas New Mexico and Oklahoma from Tuesday night onward.
Daily almanac style report lists temperatures with high and low values and a reference to the New Haven Weather Bureau. It includes garbled text but indicates time of observation and standard nautical almanac style data. The fragment mentions high and low temperatures and water measurements in a weather context.
Eastern Connecticut factions stir over a potential Freeman bid for Congress as Potter builds support and McLean considerations echo across the region. The piece argues changing one's mind in politics can reflect reasoned judgment rather than weakness, urging fairness to Freeman and McLean.
A Norwalk Baptist preacher argues that clergymen and psychologists differ in approach while praising psychology as a growing science. He cites the idea that psychologists receive truths from the Infinite Being and notes many clergy are keen practitioners of the craft. He warns psychology remains new and not fully understood.
A long serving engineer Howard retires after 54 years with Empire State Express. Though not wealthy, his career is celebrated as industrial fame. A Massachusetts court case involving Ponai on indictments is noted amid life reflections.
The text discusses recurring flaws in the economic system with references to brakes, wheels, and a need for a new spring. It notes shortages in pal cars when times improve, coal prices rising 14 percent, and price adjustments rising 49 percent with mining idle when cars are insufficient.
A fragmentary discussion contrasts mass action as a motive force of modern times with lingering power of giants like Rockefeller and Carnegie. It notes the persistence of large syndicates and the continuing influence of individual personalities who sway groups of leaders.
A report notes Char Vonzi facing a two year term in federal court for a get rich quick manipulation. Commentators speculate he may hide funds and emerge after serving his time. The piece references a Supreme Court decision in Washington and hints at broader fraud concerns.
Fragmentary text discusses Parchesi as a great sport comparable to baseball in America, claiming Persians played with large pieces on palace floors. It mentions dice games, shifting fortunes, and slave girls, peaking with references to ancient forms of games.
A garbled OCR style excerpt describes criminals and punishment with references to murder, legal process, and public sentiment. Characters and places are unclear, but the text evokes a prison setting, sensational crime elements, and questions of justice, parole, and societal reaction.
Washington April 4 1922 department of labor computations show a continuing drop in food costs in ten cities with a 10.4 percent decline projected for spring 1924 bringing prices near 1913 levels. Scranton led declines at 47 percent while Chicago New Orleans Detroit Philadelphia Cincinnati Minneapolis San Francisco Little Rock and Louisville also fell.
Poem celebrates travel across regions and the good humor of ordinary people. People in cities, stations, trains, and streets share cheer, kindness, and practical wisdom. The speaker learns from peasants, workers, families, and local characters, gathering wisdom and amusement from everyday life.
A Sunday School activity invites children to fill a brick with dimes to fund a new church building. Peter leads by collecting among friends, trading tales of pennies and dollars, as his mother and father react to the growing stash and social dynamics of giving. The tale ends with a prompt for the next installment, The Eloquent Dawn.
A garbled 19th century style report notes 4160 trade failures in two months, citing January and February figures. It lists causes as lack of reserves and goodwill, heavy taxes, and economic decline. A New York example shows a factory paying creditors a penny per pound, signaling broad financial distress.
A damaged excerpt discusses German Jewish soldiers in the last war, claiming 100000 Jews served. 12000 killed and one third of the dead advanced to officer ranks. It notes a pamphlet titled The German Jew a World Soldier and cites anti Semitic propaganda claims. The text argues about supposed Jewish influence on world affairs and potential backers of such conspiracy theories.
Dr Copeland discusses erysipelas, its causes, symptoms, and progression with fever and skin changes, noting risk factors and complications. The column answers reader questions on boiled milk for infants, excessive sweating, and chronic nasal issues, advising medical consultation and long-term care.
In Canton China on April 4 a local report describes Dr Charles K K Edmunds of Whe Canton Christian College nearly converting dairy practices with unusual observations. A Chinese baby learns routines, a sow milks a rid dle, and new vine funding enters the scene as a strange mix of rural life and emerging trade shows.
A historical Q A style feature presents reader questions answered by experts on topics from wireless range at night to West Point education to McKinley’s brothers, and from Papaloid terms to Palitpino resistance. The page combines trivia with brief factual replies and sources.
In Manhattan two bandits in a chauffeur driven touring car attempted to seize Samuel Pap Fort, 50, the landlord, at a fashionable apartment building. A tenant call for help halted the crime as police arrested Anthony Ciccilone, charged with being the driver and car owner in a suspected robbery attempt.
In Warsaw on April 4 relief supplies will travel through Poland to Russia with a 30 percent reduction in freight charges. The Polish Ministry of Railways has arranged a special service to move Romanian wheat to the Russian frontier, Romanian rolling stock being insufficient for the famine provisions.
The article notes rice as a global staple with more rice grown than any other food. It blames American backwardness in preparation, cites a U S government booklet titled Rice as Food, and offers readers a copy via a Washington Information Bureau by mailing a coupon with two cents for return postage.
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