Bridgeport Telegram Subscription Rates and Office Notice
Dunded 1894 Bridgeport Telegram announces mail subscriptions payable in advance with rates for ten three one and 118 354 Metropolitan Tower New York location details. Office open daily and nightly at middle street Bridgeport cann es audit bureau membership and Associated Press credits noted.
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Metropolitan Tower
New York
Chicago
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Cheerful Verse Fragment by John Kendrick Bangs
A fragmented poem line mentions daily moods and the idea of good days versus bad, with stray words about viewing the world as fine hours when all is complete and fresh. The legible phrases hint at reflection on temper and perception.
Editorial notes and city issues mix in January chatter
The fragment outlines editorial notes on enforcement timing, noise suppression dubbed Hush Week, a York City legislative probe into state culture and regulation, and public reactions amid reports from Germany. It mentions races, President Harding, and calls for public officials to face censure amid civic agitation.
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Harding
Dougherty Lays Claim Against William P Y Company
The document notes J Dougherty of 1496 Avenue files a claim after 15 years with the William P Y Company. Details are unclear due to OCR damage but reference to baseball August and a last 15 year period suggest a long association and an unresolved action.
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Whiaam J. Dougherty
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Avenue
Wiliam PY
Railroad workers urge wage restraint amid reform drive
The article reports railroad employees offering to arbitrate wages and accept wage reductions to cut costs, while rail executives push for lower operation expenses and rates. Harding calls for reduced rates and costs, urging cooperation to lower living costs, curb profiteering, and improve profits. Labor and management face pressure to align with public sentiment during the postwar period.
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Harding
Congress
Streight
France Pays Ten Billion Francs A Year To Rebuild War Damage
Robert de Jouvenal argues France funds army costs by taxing itself to force Germany to pay. He notes Germany cannot pay in money and could offer work, bricks, timber, and machinery instead. He critiques the third option of reparations while rebuilding profits flow to builders and military interests.
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Paris
France
Germany
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The Diffused Focus Lens In Motion Pictures
The article explains a new diffused focus technique using a two-lens system with slightly different focal lengths. When exposed, two nearly identical sharp images blend to create a soft, artistic hazy effect popular in movies and portrait work, highlighting math solving a complex optical problem.
Europe at risk and a 19th century warning
The piece contrasts 19th century philosopher Carlyle with today, noting Europe’s perceived decline as a recurring theme. It cites his 1831 warning about famine, fever, and social upheaval, arguing history shows “dying” Europe can revive into a new civilization, offering a lesson amid despair.
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Europe
Thomas Curyle
Carlyle
Carlile
Limitation of Armaments Promoted by Harding Message
President Harding urges broad armament cuts while insisting proportionate limits. The plan ties reductions to general limits and safeguards for seaboard possessions and vital trade routes, reflecting a balanced peace strategy.
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Harding
America
Great Seaboard
Public Welfare in the Gasinet Warns of Cabinet Limits
The piece critiques President Harding's welfare message as overlong and poorly grounded, urging efficient government structure. It argues for streamlined cabinets or coordinated departments, praising Secretary Davis's stance on open conferences and warning that excess talk harms industry. The column condemns anti vamp bills as impractical and chaotic.
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April's April: a hymn to spring’s beauty and mood
Walt laments grumpiness in April and celebrates the season's transforming light and color. He asserts April wakes joy and youth, contrasting dreary moods with the sunlit world that inspires gentleness, loyalty to spring, and shared optimism.
Questions and Answers From the Washington Bureau
A Washington telegram style Q and A asks about notaries public how the Navy temple and Parliament are structured and how ocean depth is measured by a lead weight on a wire. It covers notary practice naval offices Woodrow Wilson wife and English parliamentary members with a few stray notes on plaster cleaning and the horseshoe emblem.
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Pydhographia Office
Navy Department
Bridgeport Notes From The Standard April 15 1881
Bridgeport items recount local events on April 15 1881 including Mr Cel Frary seeking grinders for a cutlery firm in Meriden the St Josephs church temperance reading at Union suppers and notices of the Mapleson Opera Company moving through Boston. Reports mention a pedestrian Moore planning a walk New York to Boston and military matters about company reductions plus a Fairfield County Medical Society push to support a Bridgeport hospital with a $50 000 state grant condition.
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Opera House
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Fairfield County
General Mix
Sharps Rifle Company
Ralph Bagley
Bagley
Foxburg
St. Petersburg
Bradford
Clagen County
Ites
The Lower East Side Verse by Berton Braley
A vivid poem by Berton Braley celebrates life in the Lower East Side. It contrasts poverty with resilience, humor, and hope, portraying a diverse crowd that defies despair and finds pride in struggle despite harsh conditions.
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Hope
Lower East Side
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LyManity
Berton Braley
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