Bridgeport Telegram Adverts and Publication Data
Bridgeport Telegram details its founding in 1891 and post office classification. Subscription rates, advertising contacts, and office location are listed, noting daily operation except Sundays and open days and nights. The paper credits the Associated Press and provides circulation and publishing house information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aenean
Metropolitan ‘Tower
New York
John Glass
Peoples Gas
The Doer Sails Outward For Distant Ports
The speaker declares a voyage by building two craft and setting sail through an unknown sea. They aim to reach ports where cargoes await and gather what the tide and wind grant to those who dare leave the shore.
Editorial Notes from a Curious Morning
A garbled mix of editorial notes mentions spring timing June daylight saving oddities and a claim that a sleeping sickness victim died. It all references public figures Col House D Annunzio and Judge Landis with jokes on fashion changes, divorce talk, and a Pacific flight plan.
William G Allen Prominent Local Figure
William G Allen of 436 Norman Street moved here in 1909 from Woonsocket Rhode Island to join William P Kirk Company as a steamfitter and now serves as superintendent of heating. He is a long time member of the Knights of Columbus for 28 years and has two children, Esther Partine and Frederick Wilm.
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William G. Allen
William G Allen
Norman Street
Woonsocket
R. I
William P. Kirk Company
W. P. Kirk Company
Allen
Order of the Knights of Columus
Esther Partine Wod ‘Frederick
Wilm
New price level forecasts amid deflation debate
The article surveys rival views on future price levels as wholesale prices slide from 1913 to 1921 and wages lag behind. Banks expect a return to 1919 prices while others predict levels above 1915, with timelines from Brad Street and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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National Bank of Commerce
Harbert J. Gillette
Brad Street
Federal
Yale Professor Honored by French Academy for Moon Tables
Professor E. W. Brown of Yale University receives honors from the French Academy of Sciences for his 30 year effort on tables of the Moon’s motions. The article notes the difficulty of the problem and Emerson’s idea to hitch a wagon to a star, linking it to Brown’s planetary dedication and practical achievement.
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E. W. Brown
Yale University
French Academy of Sciences
Prof. Brown
Emerson
New England
Space
Earth
No French propaganda in America, France urged to keep sane
The author condemns French efforts to organize propaganda in the United States and warns against adopting German methods. He argues France should rely on intellect and science, not emotional appeals, noting past losses while urging France not to lose its composure or mind in public influence campaigns.
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France
America
Friends of
Burt
submarines in the great war
Admiral Sims argues submarines prove decisive in modern warfare citing Germany's submarine campaign as pivotal in the Great War. He warns the United States lags in submarine development and urges rapid progress for defensive use.
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Admiral Sims
Bridgeport
Germany
United States
Not to be Dragged In by German Mediation Move
The piece denounces Germany seeking U S mediation in reparations as misguided and harmful. It argues President Harding and Secretary Hughes rejected the offer, stating the United States must avoid becoming a buffer or collection agency. It warns German diplomacy misreads American psychology and stresses a firm, non-neutral stance.
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United States
Harding
Hughes
Germany
Europe
How Fast Can You Read
Professor Juns E Downey from the University of Wyoming examines rapid reading rates and how individuals vary from two to fifteen words per second. The article discusses eye movement, pauses, attention span, and the idea that faster readers may comprehend better, with tips for testing one’s own speed and imagining reading readiness for journalism or advertising work.
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Juns E. Downey
University of Wyoming
Labor arbitration debated by press across states
A Cincinnati Times Star editorial urges Congress to require unions to honor arbitration agreements, calling for clearer rules and potential federal incorporation for labor bodies. Newspapers nationwide weigh Davis proposals, noting gains, resistance, and the need for specific legal changes to bind unions and sustain contracts.
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Department of Labor
Cincimnati Times Star
Davis
Congress
Canton News
Dem
Sne
Norfolk
If Everyone Did His Best Then Our World Could Shine
A reflective verse envisions a perfect society where every man does his best. It imagines fewer crimes and no police needed, with honesty, shared goods, and lasting, plentiful meals. The poet contrasts current complacency with an ideal, harmonious age.
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Walt
Mason
Bridgeport Notes and Society News 1882
Local meeting report from Gospel Temperance Mission with speakers John Cramer and Henry Price of Newark. Various church, municipal, and social items including Odd Fellows anniversaries, pew sales, and a Baptist society annual report. includes notices on a gate house project, constable replacement, and a death in Newtown with funeral plans.
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The
Gospel Temperance Mission
John Cramer
Henry Price
Newark
First Baptist Society
Marshall E. Morvis
Charles W. Hall
Ezra B. Silliman
James Potter
Willem H. Foskett
Jesse B Duncomb
Marshall B Morris
Albert Wisner
William Edmund Hawley
Marcus C. Hawley
Newtown
Trinity Church
Bridgeport
Hawley
Dinb
Gospel_Tamperance Mission
Water Street
Henry Brieeth
Jersey War Horse
John Connor
N. J
Jones
KX. J
New Jersey
Question and Answer Column on Tin Cans and curious facts
A Washington information piece presents a series of Q and A items. Topics include tin can construction being sheet steel with a tin coating, the Liberty Statue tablet inscribed July 4 1776, the Constitution serving as a museum in Boston harbor, Lesher octagon dollars not minted by the US, Lincoln wearing a 4-2 hat, a jointed snake myth, shipping articles defining seafaring contracts, and foncaliea fear described as Sitaphobia among the insane.
Going Back To the Old Well beaten Track
A verse recalls returning to a familiar doorway and memories. The speaker longs for the old house and tranquil evenings with honeysuckle scents. Voices promise a loved one returning soon, amid laughter and welcome in a trusted home.
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League of Nations
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Ips
Zeno
Buffalo ‘Times
Tos
Sommervial
American Federation of Labor
Chicago Tribune
Ind
Detroit Free Tresa Indi
Mobile Register
Providengs Journal
Uind
Standard
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
North Church
Mra. Walker
Auburndale
M. ¥. McMahon
Col
H. C. King
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Hartford
Odd Felowship
Steuben Lodge No
Turner Hall
Odd Fellows
Lessing Lodge
Concordia Hall
Ars
Constable Ingalls
George F. Wildman
Beach
High Rock Grove
Naugatuck Road
Supt. Beach
William Tomlin
Naugatuck Company, Oou
Preston
Dakota
M. Richardson
Pairfield Ave. M. E
H. Q. Judd
George H. Couch
George B. Hawhey
Duane E. Brewer
Common Council
R. T. Westendorf
Waltera & Rew
H. A. Bostwick
Scientific Society
Harvey
H. N. iPowera
D.id
Premdiea
N.S. Richardson
St Paul's
Richardson
Harvey W
Mra
Clara F. Nevers
Long Hill
Mandar
B. Comstock Betts
William Esmond Hawley
Marcus C
Sarah
A. Hawley
Washington
Telegra Information — Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
H. McC. A
Santi A
Pras
Navy
Boston Harbor
Charlestown Navy Yards
Lesher
Tor
Cole
Colorado
Abraham Lincoln
Voces
Arnold
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