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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1922
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram shows subscription pricing by mail and carrier with advance payments and daily publication. The notice lists circulation details, Associated Press affiliation, and advertising representation with bureau references and distribution notes.
A garbled editorial note mixes scattered thoughts on debt, weather, health tips, romance, and public figures. It threads disjointed lines about Dana, Martines, a health hint on diamond wear, advice versus action, and cryptic mentions of politics and society, all presented as a collage of miscellaneous opinions.
The weather forecast reports partly cloudy conditions in the South and New England Thursday with cooler conditions Friday. A front extends from the Canadian Maritime provinces to the northern states, bringing above normal temperatures in parts of the Atlantic states and heavy rains in Texas and the Chin valley region.
Andrew Derbren 26 of Macon Georgia was sentenced to ten years in a federal penitentiary after pleading guilty to forging four government compensation checks totaling 421 dollars. He allegedly cashed the checks while recently treated at a veterans hospital and in the World War II era.
The Supreme Court upholds FTC authority over misleading labels on underwear and knit goods. It affirms that terms like merino wool could mislead buyers into thinking products are all wool. The ruling strengthens consumer protection and reinforces the FTC’s reach beyond food through the 1906 act.
Rhode Island lawmakers adjourned without ratifying a clause granting full city suffrage to all citizens. The Pawtucket Times urges continued pressure. editors note growing voter interest, especially among women, and predict action at next session. The piece also reflects on the pace of reform and compares suffrage to broader civil prerogatives amid a broader discussion of modernization and transportation.
A four year conflict in China pits General Wu Peifu against General Chung Tso lin. Report notes modern weapons including high power rifles machine guns and artillery while contrasting with earlier war gear of grotesque masks banners and loud gongs.
The text describes last year’s conversations carried over American telephone wires and notes a distance covered by those messages totaling 35,090,000,000 miles. It mentions six messenger boys working nine hours a day as a hypothetical measure.
The piece reflects on early resistance to labor-saving machinery and argues it ultimately raises living standards by moving workers into new industries. It notes old time sewing machine salesmen with buckshot in their pockets and concludes that labor-saving devices, including in the American telephone system, expand employment and productivity across society.
The Department of Agriculture advances a program distributing seeds worth 260000 dollars, tracing back to Henry J. Emsworth. Congressmen receive up to 20000 packages each of vegetable and lower seeds, with 960000 dollars in seed stock touted to yield millions. The piece notes weights and measures concerns, and hints at benefits to gardeners and voters alike.
A playful verse depicts an old farm hen with nine or ten chicks shrinking to three or four. It mocks illiteracy and arithmetic despite a nation of clucks. The poem warns children to study, lest they miscount and miss the signs of mature care.
Washington April 26 Dedication of a massive Grant memorial near the Capitol will be marked by ceremonies with surviving veterans of Union and Confederate forces. Edith Grant and Princess Cantacuzene will unveil, with Secretary Weeks presenting and Vice President Coolidge attending. A large parade precedes the ceremony.
A grass fire raced through the meadows near Bridgeport late at night, lighting the sky and prompting fears of a major blaze in the east end. No buildings were damaged as the flames were confined to grass and field area.
A poem about social grace and outward manners shaping judgment. It argues that true virtue stays hidden while public conduct at table and social setting reveals character, and that people will dismiss those lacking proper decorum despite inner goodness.
A 1920s style essay argues that harmony in parenting is essential for healthy child development. It stresses that both parents must share responsibility, avoiding clashes that split the child between caregivers. Clear, foundational values and mutual respect are urged for stable upbringing.
A $560,000 package of Liberty bonds reported lost by a Wall Street law firm disappeared while being transferred to an out of town institution. Chase National Bank President Albert Wiggin stated the bonds were insured and registered.
State Detective arrested Joseph Caron in Springfield on a charge of forging checks totaling 2050 dollars at the First National Bank of New Haven Connecticut. The accused allegedly forged two checks, one for 1780 dollars and another for 30 dollars.
Public health column explains how coughing sneezing and nose and throat discharges spread bacteria. It notes tuberculosis diphtheria pneumonia and other illnesses can transfer via droplets and stressed overcrowding and unsanitary contact as key risk factors. It includes reader questions answered by Dr Copeland on digestion weight and hair care.
A 14 year old asks how to handle a protruding bone in the throat region. The reply emphasizes seeking urgent medical evaluation, especially if symptoms include pain swallowing breathing difficulty, muffled voice, or persistent swelling.
A fragment notes that threads prepared on seven spools and wound are ready for hemstitching. These threads are claimed to mend linens better than ordinary cotton thread and are recommended for restoring worn linens.
A collection of reader questions answered by The Telegram Bureau in Washington DC. Topics include world geography, Egypt’s Wellathys, historical terms, haying with a one horse rake, American war deaths, and measurement of a nail. Answers cite the War Department, agriculture department, and linguistic origins.
New York April 4 at the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the newly formed American Society of Newspaper Editors, offers for the organization were elected. Yost was named president with Cope, Piper, Hopwood, and Beck as officers. Regional directors were selected to coordinate a country-wide editorial effort, listing representatives from Boston, New York, Portland, Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Houston, Omaha, San Francisco.
Readers are urged to obtain a free cement booklet issued by the Washington Information Bureau. The edition includes instructions, diagrams, and illustrations on cement use for home projects, plus tables on material mixing and durable construction. No charge. send two cents in stamps with a plain written request and coupon.
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