Bridgeport Telegram Subscription Rate Notice 1891
Bridgeport Telegram announces subscription rates and publication details. The notice lists daily publication, cost in advance, and addresses for the Post Line publishing office and circulation departments, with references to staff affiliations and advertising representatives.
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Post PusLine Hing CO
Middle St
Bridgeport
Telap
Astogiata
Prova
Nana
Metothereine
le York
Force
Editorial notes and fractured maxims from a busy era
An assortment of pensive lines and quips about daily life, fashion, debt, weather, and social norms. The jumbled prose references summer, an auto, buses, a fly, a screen door, and a vague call to frugality, with stray phrases about Bravery, immunity, and peculiar remarks on police and lipsticks.
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Busytom
Weather Outlook for Atlantic States Saturday and Sunday
Generally fair weather expected Saturday and Sunday with moderate temperatures. Winds shift from north to easterly along Sandy Hook, with gentle to moderate across the region. high pressure remains over the Atlantic states and a few scattered thunderstorms noted in the past hours. Temperatures near or above normal in the central Atlantic and Ohio Valley while far Northwest readings decline.
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Sandy Hook
Heatteras
Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Western Plateau
Atlantic
East States
Elwood Case Ends in Dismissal of Blackmail Charge
Fairfield hails Constable Hexekiah Elwood as innocent after the dismissal of the blackmail case. Jude Grout asserts the officer’s innocence and locals praise his non salary role and effective local enforcement. The piece criticizes state police methods and questions their value beyond rural enforcement.
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Elwood
Fairfield
Hexekiah Elwood
Jude Grout
Connecticut
Hartford
Telegram
Bridgeport
Motor Vehicle Department
Lnis
Motor
Lincoln Barnum Misattributed Quote Debate
A discussion traces the misattribution of the line you can fool some of the people all of the time to Abraham Lincoln. The piece argues Barnum originated the sentiment and notes Lincoln popularized a Parker edited version from 1850. It urges reading Barnum’s autobiography for a truthful picture.
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Lincoln
Barnum
Abraham Lincoln
Taft
England
Manchester Guardian
Nicolay
Hay
Theodore Parker
Boston
Parker
P.T. Barnum
Barnam
Selection of E. Earle Garlick for Assistant State's Attorney
The editor endorses E. Earle Garlick for Assistant State's Attorney, praising his conscientious service in the City Court and his key role in the Wade murder case. Justices and judges are urged to appoint him, arguing his vigor and leadership will speed up justice and keep the office well led in Bridgeport.
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Earle
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Fairfiaia
Garlick
Sr. Garbit
Cummings
Wade
Ling
Onice Ough
E. Earle Garlick
Dar
Uselsbant
Bridgeport
Norwegian cities run movin theatres as municipal ventures
Several Norwegian cities have taken over their moving theatres and run them as municipal enterprises markets and water. Christiania is making $350,000 a year profit. The idea echoes ancient Greek notions of the theatre endowed by the state. The author envisions an American equivalent for educational aims.
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Muntcipal Enterprises
Christiania Fa
Chis Ia
America
Diet advice row from early medical editors
A fragmentary note cites Webb Johnson and Sir Maroun Morris warning women about eating habits. It mentions three English medical men as famous diet experts and stresses common dietary predicaments. The passage reflects period concerns over appetite and proper nutrition.
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Askeci Webb Johnson
Sir Maroun Morris
James
Law and Order Theme Reflected in Censured Verses
A fragmented verse laments strict laws that confine expression and mobility. The speaker argues law forbids certain acts and images while urging endurance, loyalty, and unity to endure adversity and distant journeys. Strong language hints at prohibition, social limits, and collective resolve.
We’re on the road in free wheeling gypsy travel
A bohemian family declares nomadic life with packed car and dog. They leave a note behind, burn the keys, and vow to roam by lake and river with no fixed destination. They boast of camping gear, a close knit crew, and an open road ahead seeking simple wind driven adventure.
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Bowe
Barry
Compo Beach Life Guards Prep for Busy Sunday
Captain Leroy B Sharman leads the War of Life Guards at Compo Beach with Addison Austin on vacation. New crew members and patrol shifts are named across the Main pavilion and waters near the three, as heat delays reduce tower duty to two periods. Guards on duty include Hddle Quinn Cavill Colyar Harald Keith and Irving Hulmbalit with Sniffen Kemper Kaith Nolan Johnson.
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Leroy B. Sharman Hie
Addison Austin
Noats
Hddle Quinn
Qm Cavill
G. Colyar
Colyar Paetrola
Harald Ikeith Papane
Ll O
Movie Misfire and a Giant Ice Wall Marvel
A movie operator armed with dynamite to spur a Birth of Incredible Ice spectacle misfired missing the shot by hair. He then witnessed a huge wall of ice and snow nearly a mile wide and two thousand feet high collapse in awe inspiring effect, delaying his setup as nature delivered a monumental scene.
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Bede
Reader Q Aks Questions On History And Science
The item presents a survey of questions and answers on diverse topics from religious history to astronomy and demographics. It cites figures on cemetery space, Bible revision dates, and a Michigan Senate candidate’s faith, amid queries about ancient dynasties and celestial disturbances.
Darby and Joan and their long married life legend
Darby and Joan were a married couple famed in local lore for a long and happy life together, said to have wed in eighteenth century West Riding of Yorkshire. The tale highlights enduring companionship and community memory.
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Darby
Joan
West Riding of
Yorkshire
OUR CHILDREN Going to the Farm by Angelo Patri
A mother questions her children about going to a farm for a learning experience. The girls advocate the trip despite cows, snakes, turkeys, and other farm realities. They argue about chores, independence, and the opportunity to learn, while the mother weighs safety and practicalities.
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Angelo Patri
Hoeien
le Country
Marlo
Tule
Coe
Ayla
Julie
Tim
Helen
Mather
Colmy
Hall
Wade
Mother
May Tate
Murle
Itchy Skin Disease Aids From Tiny Bed Insects
A health column discusses a widespread skin condition caused by parasitic insects called sarcoptis or wort seabigs. It describes the life cycle, symptoms, and self care including hot soaks, sulphur ointment, and protective sleepwear, plus when to seek a physician for examination and treatment.
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Ans
Copeland
M. B
New York
Unusual Stories About Unusual People In Texas
Farthly garbled report from Fort Worth dated August 4 discusses James Ferguson a former Texas governor. Indicted for misusing state funds, he was dismissed from office but remains a political force in Temple. The piece notes Ferguson running second for the U S Senate amid Democratic primaries and contrasts with Marl Mayfield a railroad official. Ferguson advocates temperance, farmer aid, no poll tax, and anti Ku Klux Klan support.
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Forth Worth
Tex
Ferguson
Governo of
Texas
Texay Ln
Marl Mayfeld
Muyfield
Moonlight Cruise and Bee Study At Beach Gathering
Around Beach, August event drew many residents and visitors with a lecture on bee behavior and the honeybee as a model of industrious work. Officials distributed government booklets and a small stamp vouchers exchange occurred. Attendees included Sally Crawford and Janet Crawford, Evelyn Sherman, Ruth Diamond, Dorothy Habhell, and numerous others.
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Wrice
Miex
Sally Crawford
Lea Williama
Addisay
Lucille MacRenall
Ruth Diamond
Dorothy Habhell
Karinang Creta Carlson
Araule Aizehell
Clauysa Taylor
Dorothy Ryan
Julian Pumorcer
Thomas, MacDonald
Fred Appell
Mitton Peck
Leroy Sherman
William Grumman
Jack Riardman
Toren Suiffen
John Hanlon
Skin Green
Barre Quinn
Addison Anstiny Perry Beers
Leo Willaima
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