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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1923
Page
20
Bridgeport Telegram, established 1892, shows publication details for The Post Publishing Co. at 340 Middle Street Bridgeport Connecticut. Notes open coverage day and night and and that the paper is audited by the Audit Bureau and uses Associated Press news.
Bridgeport hospital leads state in radium cancer treatment with Dr LaField noting radium as a pre operative measure and the hospital’s unique position in Connecticut. The piece highlights a Bridgeport health center role, typhoid control success, and calls for state support while reporting assembly action to study malignant diseases.
Forecasts indicate generally fair and warmer weather in South New England and across districts east of the Mississippi over the next three days. Local rains were reported in the Carolinas and North Atlantic regions, with moderate west winds and rising temperatures in Washington and New Haven observations.
An editorial lauds evening high school students for diligence despite social and economic obstacles and criticizes day students who attend for leisure. It praises the night class ethic as a model of American perseverance and suggests day students could benefit from their example.
The Waterbury Republican argues against three headed highway commission and notes broad opposition from lawmakers and business groups. It claims Governor Templeton and allies push preservation of a single agency, while critics call the plan impractical and unnecessary. The piece cites the Pecot hearing and Chamber of Commerce opposition as evidence of widespread skepticism.
Readers vent about free expression and anonymous submissions while noting illness and weather hardships. The letter discusses wedding superstitions, modern attitudes toward old beliefs, and concerns over altered photographs in transit, urging action against misleading images and urging social change.
A hazy, dreamlike passage mixes names, feelings, and surreal imagery. The speaker reflects on hope, loss, and resilience amid rain and night sounds, with shifting scenes of life, memory, and longing. The voice hints at struggle, small triumphs, and a stubborn will to endure.
President Harding will address a vast audience via radio from the Metropolitan Opera House on May 14 transmitted through WEAF New York. The event marks the twenty seventh anniversary of the Volunteers with John W. Davis as a guest of honor.
The will of Amos Bi provides a Saugatuck man with the bulk of the estate. Provisions include 310,000 in contingent interests and 4000,000 in additional sums. Litigation delayed settlement, which was recently resolved amid corporate name change and stock-capital adjustments for Bridgeport Machine and Loot Company to Instant Water Heater Company.
A collage of quiz items covers Aboriginal cloth made from paper mulberry sap and glue via sapling processing, tolerance of regimental drill for officers since 1911, biblical verse identification, river mouths Antwerp to Montevideo, platinum coinage and counterfeiting notes, haddock superstition about Saint Peter, an ancient proverb about velvet puree, and golf rule ambiguities illustrated by a match near a remnant window.
A poem argues that no matter a man’s vigor or flapper era bravado, time ages him in perception. It suggests if his heart remains keen and eyes bright, youth is still an inner feeling, but social judgment marks him as old, a “nice old joke” to the younger set.
In a neighborhood tale, families debate playground cleanliness and the need for a sand pile by the pond under the old sycamore. Paddy persuades the commissioner to install it, promising shady, damp fun for Wat and others, while children later sample mess and mischief in the fresh sand.
A man grabbed a handbag from a woman on Pequannock Street as she walked by. The incident, reported to police, involved a suspect later linked to the Bristol Chamber of Commerce and local fraternal circles. he previously served in city council and as secretary to a regional dealers association.
Under instruction by the Common Council streets are to be provided with semi permanent pavement. The streets listed include Tudo Verson Milne Parallel Ash Anson Worth Ogden street extension Alghland Sauforg and Pfaldort.
A reader asks about preventing scurvy in children and proper feeding. The article explains adequate nutrition, vitamins, and the use of sterilized milk and cod liver oil, plus fruit juices and beef broth, with guidance on when to seek a doctor for persistent symptoms. It also includes brief Q&A on skin blemishes, leg marks, dry feet, and height growth, plus how to submit questions to Dr Copeland for his column.
Bristol obituary reports former mayor James Cray dies after illness tied to sanitarian career. The brief note from April 14 mentions his service in the city and suggests illness and treatment details.
This fragment notes a query about severe leg cramps and potential causes and remedies. It hints at medical discussion but lacks concrete details or sources to confirm specific conditions or treatments.
Harold Lloyd lists his most enjoyed books including The Bible Webster's Dictionary Cambridge edition of Str Rhodes History of the United States and works by Spencer Cervantes Dickens and Mencken. notes copyright and alliance details with North African Newspaper Alliance.
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