Bridgeport Telegram 1891 Subscription Rates Notice
Bridgeport Telegram announces subscription rates and publication details for 1891. The notice lists prices for year and half year periods, weekly carrier delivery, and daily publication by The Post Publishing Co. It also notes open offices on Middle St Bridgeport Conn and AP membership for press use.
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Serance
THE
POST
Tronhene Barium
Bridgeport
Conn
Eau
Associated Press
Assocates Press
Athens
Newa
Editorial Notes on Morning Grounds and Moral Quips
Fragmentary editorial notes critique modern German verses and social morals. The text mockingly links outdated jokes about suffering for others to family obedience and legal reform, then shifts to casual remarks on prize fighting and personal vanity.
Sentence Sermons About Self and Others
A compact reflection on human bias and prejudice urging readers to avoid excuses for violence and hatred. It critiques blaming others for faults, resenting rivals, and boasting of imagined advantages over others while promoting restraint and self-awareness.
Weather forecast for Eastern New York and New England
Eastern New York will be fair with cooler north and central portions on Wednesday and Thursday. Northern New England stays fair but turns colder, while Southern New England remains fair with cooler conditions in the north. Disturbances move eastward near Bermuda and from the Madison Bay region to the St Lawrence valley, with high pressure spreading over Manitoba and Ontario. Overall, Atlantic states see fair weather, with cooler conditions in the North Atlantic states by Wednesday night, and winds from the west to northwest along the coast.
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New York
North Atlantic
Samiy Hook
Sandy Nook
O Hatteras
Business Men and the Community Leadership
Wallace Denham, dean of the Ellvard School of Busin os, tells New York audience that businessmen must assume greater local leadership. He argues professionals have long steered community life due to broader education and cultural awareness, while business leaders show initiative lacking. The essay urges businessmen to specialize and engage in civic affairs without abandoning commercial success.
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New York
National Dry Goods Association
Wallace Denham
Ellvard School
Busios
Denham
Ness
Mr. Hoover
Owen D. Young
Dawes
Danham
Dean Denham
Radio Vision: Sight Transmitted by Radio May Follow Sound
At the American Chemical Society meeting in Baltimore C Francis Jenkins proposed a method called the prismatic ring to transmit sight over radio. He argued light and radio waves are related and that with a suitable transformer and a sensitive reproducer, seeing an operatic performance or football game could be possible via radio. Inventors already work on this problem and a future radio viewer may finally see as well as hear.
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American Chemical Society
Baltimore
C. Francis Jenkins
Washington
Jenkins
Bridgeport’s New Easton Reservoir Aims for Big Water Supply
The Easton reservoir under concrete pouring promises a surpassing addition to Bridgeport’s water system, with Hemlocks currently the known source. The plan includes a future Saugatuck river reservoir in Weston linked by tunnel to Hemlocks, serving up to 500 000 people with high purity.
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New Easton Dam
Bridgeport
Hemlocks
Danbury-Redding
New Easton
Park Avenue
New Easton Lake
Hydraulic Company
Saugatuck
Weston
United States
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Speculative Stocks and Probate Court Warnings
Estates passing through the Probate court show that even shrewd businessmen misjudge speculative stocks. Many inherit poor inventory values at a dollar a share or less. The piece notes several cases and warns small investors to avoid high risk bets and stick to conservative, safe investments.
Political Pointers on Bridgeport Demonstration Plans
Plan to oppose State Tax Commissioner Blodgett's ripper bill advances. Aldermen to Hartford on the fifteenth. women voters to send 109 to 150 delegates from twelve districts. Delegation open to all parties. transport debated. Local attorney Benjamin Gilman rumored for city court. caucus next week. Senate leadership shifts and General Assembly pace noted. Bridgeport election set for April 14 with Republicans seeking gains in council and ward races.
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Firtlain
Coun Il
Gibraltar
Democra
Bootlegger Gerald Chapman Seen as Typical Criminal Figure
The testimony links bootlegging to a broader criminal network, with Chapman portrayed as an emblem of a class profiting from illegal liquor. The piece argues many who enable bootlegging resemble Chapman, sustaining a system that rewards crime and erodes social order.
PEEPERS AND TREE FROGS IN SUBURBAN LIFE
A fragment notes tree frogs and peepers, describing color changes from white to black, their tree dwelling, claw shaped toes, loud piping notes, and limited jumping. It also cites that total Indian property in the United States is nearly one billion dollars, averaging about 3000 per infant, though not clearly connected to the frogs.
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Tuys Ap
Fun Shop Page Highlights Barnyard Bits And Campus Cats
The Fun Shop text features Barnyard Bits and Campus Cats as leading pieces. Readers are urged to submit more contributions and share preferences while noting the section's popularity and upcoming feature poems. The editor promises additional items and ongoing engagement with readers.
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PIE Fun Shop
Reader contributions invited with payment terms
Readers may submit humor epigrams jokes anecdotes and bright sayings for publication. Accepted material paid at 1 to 10 per contribution and poetry 6 to 41 per line. Unaccepted work not returned. Manuscripts must be single sided and addressed to Pen Shop Headquarters Bridgework Telegram.
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Pen Shop
Bridgework Telegram
Stop The Child Marriages By SOPHIE IRENE LOEB
A discussion of alarming child marriages in the United States citing the Russell Sage Foundation survey finding 667000 such unions across 80 cities and 187 under sixteen marriages in New York in 1918. The piece urges strong legislative action to prohibit marriages of those under 16 and protect children from coercive unions and their social costs.
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United States
Russell Sage Foundation
New York City
New York State
Assembly
New York
Ruesenl Sage Foundation
New York State Commission
Goms
Stream line power in speed and social ease in Crane essay
Dr. Frank Crane argues speed depends on both motive power and body shape for reduced air resistance. He cites aviation gains, stresses social tact and appearance as a "stream line" to progress, noting even strong will requires harmony with others and the ability to please. Copyright 1920.
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Frank Crane
The Fountain of Youth by Anne Campbell
A dated verse reflecting on youth, aging, and daughters as the fountain of youth. The speaker recalls grave memories and contrasts old aches with the joy seen in Shirley and Ruth, while critiquing thrift talk and savings as life moves toward old age.
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Anne Campbell
Shirley
Ruth
One Thing Sure In This Pamphlet Word
A fragmented verse piece mocks aging and the rush of youth versus age, noting seemingly contradictory hopes for strength and thrift. The text wanders through bold claims about labor, money, and time, blending garbled phrases and stray references to crabs and distant islands.
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Faree
The Chapman Case verdict shocks Hartford readers
The Hartford Courant notes surprise at the murder verdict in Chapmans case. It discusses public reaction, perceived courage and danger of Chapman, and the prosecution's strong presentation by State's Attorney Alcorn. It also mentions identification of Shean and the pistol fatality attributed to Chapman. In a closing aside, it states only Jefferson and Andrew Jackson were not church members.
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Hartford Courant
Chapman
Alcorn
Shean
Skelly
Wall
Sheily
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
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