Bridgeport Telegram Ad Rates and Historical Commentary
Bridgeport Telegram of 1891 outlines advertising rates with options for 6 months 1 month and 1 week and notes open telephony connections for Milford and Fairfield patrons. The column includes a long historical quotation about abolitionist John Brown and a reflection on the era’s social conflicts and martyrdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartier
the Post Publishing CO
Middle St
Bridgeport
Conn
Telesnona Barnart
President Coolidge Opposes National Film Censorship
President Coolidge opposes a federal film censorship, arguing Americans know their own tastes better than a Washington committee. He praises improved movies and urges states to handle censorship, noting the customer at the box office remains the strongest referee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Washington
Brown of Osawatomie remembered in Salina obit
Salina Kansas Friday obituary notes Luke F Parsons last survivor of the band that rode with John Brown during the 1856 fighting over slavery. The piece recalls Brown born in Torrington Connecticut and the era’s violent border clashes and moral passions surrounding abolition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Kansas
Luke F. Parsons
John Brown
Connecticut
Whiean Brown
Dangers of Fat And The Life Extension Institute View
The Life Extension Institute links midlife fat to higher mortality, estimating about a one percent death increase per extra pound. It notes average versus best weight differ, with underweight people showing highest life expectancy. The piece suggests gradually cutting down calories, choosing bulky foods, and warns against overly restrictive diets while questioning women’s fat-reduction motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Extension Institute
Middle -Fife
Life Extension Institute Ia
Wheeler offers test to prove alcohol content
Wayne B Wheeler declares the wets Senate testimony a chaotic mix of inconsistencies and offers a single reliable standard to determine intoxication, claiming only a sober man can repeat it correctly regardless of prior drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Wheeler
Worldly youths and changing minds in a cynical age
An evocative note on sixteen year olds displaying world weary cynicism and evolving intellects. The text contrasts sentimentalism toward victims with sympathy for criminals, implying a critique of moral judgments and a call for nuanced understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynica
Political Pointers and Local Affairs Outline
Weekly political snapshot notes a quiet period in municipal affairs with hearings and meetings planned on water rates zoning and taxation. Mentions party reorganization, interparty tensions, Albany politics around Governor Smith, and potential shifts as leaders face reappointment, with references to elections costs and transit appointments signaling future political fireworks.
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Zoning Commission
City Hall
Rlde
GO. P
New York
Smith
Brooklyn
John H. McCovey
McCovey
Leon
Godley
Sober Drivers in Boats and Bottled Habits
A wary poem depicts sober boatmen who avoid booze and reckless driving. It praises careful behavior, recalls wrecks and fatalities, and notes drivers who drink only from safe sources while navigating rivers and roads. The piece blends cautionary imagery with a call for steady, responsible travel.
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Bus
Tryver
Ode to a Doctor Blessing Poem of Gratitude
A devotional verse praising a doctor for triumph over pain and healing. It thanks the physician for steadfast care, tired nights, and sacrifice, invoking God’s blessing and protection on the healer’s lives and hands. The piece frames medical service as a blessed vocation.
Why Prohibition Should Stand in National View
The text argues for unwavering support of Prohibition, citing Washington hearings and President Butler. It stresses law enforcement, public health, and moral duty, condemning repeal advocates and urging education beyond enforcement. It appeals to clergy, Attorn ey General quotes, and calls for voluntary support for the prohibition law for the common good. With wartime sacrifice cited, it urges Americans to surrender personal tastes for the greater good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Butler
Columbia University
Eshop Manning
America
Italy and U S Should Cooperate, Paper Says
Rome April 25 AP A Messaggero editorial urges United States Italy cooperation to advance near east and Mediterranean finance. It says American money should move from political centers to the Mediterranean and western Asia, with Italian hands and American dollars driving world progress through a maritime commercial banking pact to boost Italo American commerce across the Levant Western Africa Arabia and India.
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Rome
United States
Italy
Messaggero
Mediterranean
Europe
Asia
Lahor
Africa
Arabia
Faust
India
Love and Passion in Marriage Endurance and Loyalty
A 1920 essay argues that marriage rests on lasting love rather than fleeting passion. It distinguishes love from physical attraction, noting enduring love arises from character, esteem, and loyalty. Passion fades, but love can outlive storms and even endure through parental devotion and hardship.
SENTENCE SERMONS THE TRUE GENTLEMAN
A reflective piece on character defines a true gentleman who apologizes when due, remains calm under pressure, values deeds over credentials, respects women, and avoids instigating trouble. It also notes parental debts and hints at future military naming trends if campaigns persist.
Y M C A Lifts Birthal Restriction On Voting Privilege
Milwaukie Apr 24 AP The birnatal convention of the Y M C A lifted restrictions on voting membership. The vote was 1174 for and 197 against, ending a heated controversy. The action makes the policy valid immediately. An earlier 1924 New York convention amendment had approved the change 1627 to 866. A provision will be voted on during the prov evasion. The pledge reads I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord and pledge myself to aid or carry out the purposes of the association.
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Milwate NG
Carty Hallot
Pallnt Hag
New York
Jesus Christ
Crippled Children Sanatorium Tug of War Over Land
State officials expect the Sea Side sanatorium addition at Niantic to face delays as condemnation fights with the McCook estate proceed. The case, led by State's Attorney Arthur M. Brown, questions due process and constitutional issues, possibly reaching the U.S. Supreme Court. The sanatorium serves children with tuberculosis and claims the land contains necessary curative qualities.
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Tuberculoss Commission
Niantle
Arthur M. Brown
New London County
Anson T. McCook
Charles A. Templeton
McCook
Brown
Irrank F. Healy
McCooks
China
Hugh M. Alcorn
Hartford
Charles W
Christopher L. Avery
Superior Court
Couns
United States
Supreme Court
Navy begins new effort to raise submerged submarine S-31
New York April 26 The navy launches a second salvage mission for the sunken submarine S-31. Three tugs depart Brooklyn Navy Yard with Sagamore Fa con Penobscot Ioka Vestal joining. The plan: raise the vessel from 128 feet depth about 14 miles southeast of Block Island and tow it to Brooklyn for search of remaining crew and to recover bodies, with about 20 sailors and 26 divers aboard.
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New York
Navy
Brooklin Navy Yard
Block Island
Ailva
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Newport
Weather Almanac for New England and New York
Daily almanac notes fair and cooler conditions across northern and southern New England and eastern New York. High pressure tracks from the Pacific coast toward the Midwest and Appalachians, with warming trend toward Tuesday for most districts though cloudy in places. Fresh westerly winds near Sandy Hook to Hatteras. Observations clocked at 8 p.m. per New Haven station.
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New England
New York
Michigan
Quebec
Docet
Wynnie
Pug Sound
Wyomi
Rockies
Appalachian
New Fourland
Bemuda
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic States
Inner Lake
Tennessee
Washington
England
South Atlantic
Sandy Ho
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Posting Yourself 1 A mixed historical digest item
Judge Marcus Kavanaugh of Chicago cites 1 in 219 as the odds of execution for deliberate murder in America. A set of brief notes covers autos leaving behind “butts,” two Lynn reporters risking fire to save children, a Biddeford council decision on free matches for night patrols, royal baby references, church attendance, English Civil War actions, Theodore Roosevelt supporting alcohol policy reform, and a wild cow finally brought down by a timely bullet.
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Marcus Kavanaugh
Chicago
America
Lavera
Nge Land
Tiftwaite
Aimp
Rca
E. Yeaton
Pigan
Lynn
Mass
Atory
Biddeford
Ottawa
Dominion of Canada
Daug
York
Great Britain
Princicaat Church
England
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Focal
West
Mary Mild
Anders
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Bridgeport Telegram
Milford
Fifield
Fairfield
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Associated Presa Fa
John Brows
Edmund Clarence Miedman
Virginia
Old Brown
Osawatomie Brown
Osawatomie
Army
Congress
Prast- Ment Coolidge
Cormsors
Errain
Georgia
Idaho
Brown OF
Havery
Herf
Hetvean
T. M Cullinan
Bandlta
Albany
Gongresa
Walt Mason
BY Anne Campbell
AELP
William T. Manning
Theas
John G. Sargent
Attorney General
Per
U. S
Near East
Messagero
The
Gentleman
Ooes
Hogee
Forty-second Bufflers
New Haven
Miduietrook Almanac
Bar
Atlanta
Anag
Ao de Atlante Oh
Blake Island
Banton Head
Dles Koftulo
Lo Uhlina
Elo
Elo Unicage Nat
Denver
Detroit
ROSS
Harteran
Ta de Javatonvile
Kapeas Rity
New Hasen
New Orleans
Nortfield
Norfolk
Portland
Cho
Rt. Louis
Ahington
Sunday Post
the Post
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