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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1925

Page

12

Bridgeport Telegram 1891 Subscription Rates and Pub Details

Bridgeport Telegram 1891 notice lists subscription rates mail in advance and weekly daily publications. It identifies the newspaper as published by The Post Publishing Co at 140 Middle St Bridgeport Conn and notes exchange connecting all departments open daily. The paper is a member of Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press.

Licar Wenthsies Moanth Cartier THE Post Publishing CD Seephons Barnum Middle St. Bridgeport Conn Audit Bureau of Associated Press Associated Presa Dispatchea

Editorial notes on public morals and politics from a humorous column

A quirky montage questions blue laws and national character, musing on manners, taxation, and opinionated leaders. It jabs at Prohibition era policing, moonshiners, and social norms, with wry observations on tipping, charity, and crossword puzzles, all in a satirical tone.

Sentence Sermons on Habits and Virtue in Society

A reflective list questions spending time and money to form habits one might regret. It questions building gymnasiums for boys and girls in a school setting. It challenges arguing with the unwilling to face change and hiring the afraid for work. It questions demanding police honesty with special favors and funding good government while breaking laws. It ends with a call to avoid waving the Rag over desecrated ideals.

Weather Outlook for Eastern New York and New England

Fall and warmups forecast for eastern New York and northern New England with increasing cloudiness in the north and interior cooling in southern New England. Fair, then cooler Friday, rising interior temperatures Saturday. general fair conditions in the forecast district with lighter Atlantic winds and a gradual warm trend inland.

New York New England Atlantic New Foundland Hudson Bay St. Lawrence Mississippi River Washington, DC Washington Atlanti Sandy Wook Sandy Hook Watteras Weatier Fair

Business to the Rescue for Agriculture Leads in National Effort

The Chamber of Commerce of the United States endorses Secretary Jardine's view that 90 percent of farmers’ problems require practical solutions by farmers and local business allies. Business groups in banking, transport, and merchandising push for constructive programs to boost regional agriculture, signaling momentum and renewed farmer confidence.

Chamber of Commerce of the United States Chamber Chambers of Commerce Agricultural Bureau National Chamber of Commerce

Young Schnedler rises in Western Electric after thrift lesson

A New York City youth, W. A. Schnedler, once a Southern Bell clerk in Atlanta, gave a thrift talk that demonstrated how saving $2.73 monthly could grow to $5,000 and $27.21 monthly could become $50,000 in forty years at 6 percent. His talk led to higher duties in the telephone industry and a warning to young men to save diligently for old age, as compound interest works miracles.

New York City Western Electric Company W. A. Schnedler Schnedler Southern Bell Telephone Company Atlanta

What’s fit to print and the public eye on crime

An NYU journalism head seeks guidelines on what readers want as “fit to print.” A Wharton study shows front page space favors politics, government, science, art, and foreign news over crime. The trend suggests readers prefer constructive reports and fewer violent stories.

James Melvin Lee Department of Journalism New York University Lee Wharton School of Finance University of Pennsylvania Wharton School

Rigid Traffic Enforcement Promotes Safer Roads

Public awareness and strict adherence to traffic laws have reduced automobile accidents in many regions despite more vehicles. The Steering Committee notes fatalities fall where enforcement is rigorous, urging continued public cooperation and insistence on law enforcement to safeguard motorists.

National Conference On Street and Highway Safety

Lederer emerges as candidate for alderman seat

Adolph Lederer, former State Representative, is entering the race to fill the aldermanic chair vacated by Arthur A Baker in the near future. His supporters and party leaders have pressed for nomination, but with many candidates, party members fear a contest and intra party strife after final decisions.

Adolph Lederer Arthur A Baker Lederer

The Executioners by Walt Mason

Fragmented OCR yields a short, disjointed verse recounting sorrow and pity in a foreign city. The lines hint at a woman's plea for mercy and a ghostly farewell as wind and fate intersect in a somber scene.

Walt Mason Ars Sen

Keep On Pluggin by Anne Campbell

Poem about steady effort and persistence in labor. Narrator recalls a worker who kept on “pluggin” through hardship, plowing, milking, and trudging despite challenges, and notes newfound prosperity as a result of relentless toil. The piece uses regional dialect and humorous tone to celebrate perseverance.

Anne Campbell

The Fun Shop Edited by Maxson Foxhall Judell

An excerpted page shows bits of verse and dialogue. Characters discuss divorce grounds while humorous Tongue Twisters feature Esau Bok and Roebuck with a saw buck. A schoolyard snippet ends with a backstage style chat about a maid.

The Fun Shop Maxson Foxhall Judell Esau Bok Peter Feasel Roebuck Bok

The Social Promer Bride and Mother’s Wedding Etiquette

A playful account contrasts wedding customs with social pressures. The Bride endures numerous showers and journeys while her mother, The Bride’s Mother, dispenses six handkerchiefs and embraces readers with sharp etiquette observations. The piece ends with reflections on life’s contradictions and modern efforts in culture and music.

WHEN FEAPPERS FALL a Fern Shop Movie Prologue Dream

Scenes show Deadshot Cameron robbing a train then meeting Muriel Winthrop. Cameron vows to reform for love but pursues Muriel. In Reel 2 Cameron questions Mr. Winthrop while planning marriage. Reel 3 depicts a bank safe explosion as editorials tease spring and vacation humor from The Yan Shop.

Cameron Muriel Winjthrop Winthrop Mr. Winthrop Muriel Dick’ Camerin Grif Alen

Reader contributions invited for humor and poetry

Readers are invited to submit lunor epigrams jokes anecdotes and poems with original and unpublished material. Accepted pieces paid from 25 cents to 1 dollar per line or 1 to 10 dollars per contribution. Unaccepted manuscripts not returned. Send on Bond paper to Fun Shop Headquarters Bridgeport Telegram.

Fun Shop Bridgeport Telegram

Help For Those Who Help Themselves

Arthur Capper, Kansas Republican, addresses a Kan sas City gathering of twelve state Chambers of Commerce on farmer and city cooperation. He urges overhaul of freight rates, promotes inland waterways and Great Lakes St Lawrence projects, and supports Capper-Haugen style marketing legislation and agricultural credit reforms as steps toward permanent rural prosperity and shared national growth.

Chambers of Commerce Kansas City Congresa Inc Ohio Mississippi Missouri Great Lakes St Lawrence Congress Federal Land Bank Wold Ani

Fairfield Man Held for Reckless Driving

John Chouka twenty of 1m on street Fairfield was arrested yesterday afternoon and locked up at the Second Precinct station charged with reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle without a license after his antics at Beardsley Park entrance aroused locals with children playing on the grass Motorcycle Officer Buckley made the arrest Chonky was later released in bonds of $50 pending trial in the City court this inde.

John Chouka Atreet Firefield Beardsley Park Buckley Chonky Wen Delag

Below the Water Line by Dr Frank

A 1925 sermon-like essay compares what must be done versus what can wait, using ship ballast as a metaphor. It argues essential labor below the water line keeps a nation afloat while leisure activities above it reflect cultural life, urging nations to maintain sufficient resources to support living and enjoyment of arts.

Frank Maeterlinck Tim United States Venice

Navy Eyes New Anti Aircraft Guns For Ships

Washington April through extensive testing the navy notes antiaircraft guns will gain range accuracy and effectiveness. A new five inch weapon should reach Maryand on overhaul late this summer with a fire control system for battleships. Tests since June show high hit rates against smaller targets, signaling a possible shift in aircraft defense tactics.

Wasuelngton Marytind Navy Department Navy West Indies California Wilbur Bite Imade

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