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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1922
Page
9
Publication details show Bridgeport Telegram dating from 1501 with subscription prices and publication schedule. It notes daily issues except Sunday, measures circulation claims, and lists Associated Press and foreign advertising representations.
A miscellany of brief items notes editorials on B M Jewell and union leadership, President Harding, and legal limits under Prohibition. It comments on politicians, a Nashville election win, Saratoga yearlings selling for 107000, Lipton challenges, French women track athletes, rising New York booten deaths, Elks blemish pleas, and the Anne Society forming in New York to curb auto accident losses.
Residents founded the Library for American Studies and the Italo-American Association to foster US Italy ties. The Palzzo Samati library houses 10,000 to 15,000 volumes and American periodicals, with growing Italian and American readership. A Rome University summer course for Americans runs at Palazzo Salviati under ex Ambassador Tittoni, with lectures by Boni Venturi Gentili and others.
Unsettled conditions with snow and thunderstorms possible in Southern New England on Monday. Tuesday brings showers and a drop in temperature as high Atlantic winds shift. Persistent southeasterly flow along coastal areas expected with overcast skies and showers.
Calculated for the Telegram by the Middlebrook Almanac with copyright Dayhsha Saving Time. Sun rises 5 53 a m. Sun sets 6 04 p m. High water 42 11 p m. Low water 2 0 cere SHG P M.
In the Ullman dinner dispute, Attorney General Healy backs a party shakeup while urging that the Connecticut insurgents present clear principles. The piece argues for leaders guided by principles over personalities, warning that ousting a boss without a stated program risks broader discontent and calls for a unified, policy-driven reform.
A New York Sun reader laments chicken egg farming profits amid fierce cost disputes. He urges lawmakers to require cost accounting, seal eggs, regulate hen housing, and punish loose hens, arguing legislation will boost efficiency and curb middlemen, to the consumer's benefit.
The Christian Century notes that the preacher is human and out of touch with life. A Michigan Baptist State convention discussion turns to theology amid a wireless score tally favoring Detroit. The old stereotype parson with a shovel hat and frock coat fades as the modern preacher becomes a regular figure in society. The stage and cinema lag in reflecting this change.
One hundred year old cloves worn by men were unearthed in a Greenland graveyard by Neorland, Danish gerentisi, representing the sole specimens of their kind. A costume well suited to hurried dressing is described, with a long cloth strip draped loosely. Farcy faced a lawsuit as an outfit cranked a flivver.
Liars Andre Tyidon, a famous psychiatrist, testifies that it is impossible to discern absolute truth from a riot or fire scene. He notes that 1,000 witnesses would each have a unique impression, making a complete picture impossible. A Sanauat gathering would yield 1,000 accounts needing fusion to approach truth.
Mars may be closest in six years with AtKust seen in 1924, while Prof. David Tood questions wireless contact but plans motion pictures to document exploration. He argues progress will come from study, noting humanity knows more about Mars now than Columbus knew of America.
A child narrator recalls a sped adventure in a new car with a speed cop later. Granddad shares a bygone drive with a horse that hauls a heavy cart, praising speed despite muttered disbelief from the kids. The tale blends memory and mischief as bedtime stories unfold.
Birmingham Ab Aug 1 Associated Press reports the Southern Baptist Education Board forms a committee to locate Christian scholars to write first class textbooks upholding the Bible and its inerrancy. A Standardization Commission is also established to raise 120 Southern Baptist colleges to top educational standards and secure fuller financial support.
Dr. Copeland explains eyestrain stems from imperfect muscular balance between the two eyes and not from vision itself. When eyes fail to work together, constant effort can cause headaches, neckaches, and even nervous breakdowns. readers are urged to consult a family physician for proper diagnosis and treatment.
Howard Motter of Hobart Michigan spotted a broken rail near his home on a Pennsylvania line. He tore a ribbon from his mother's hat to flag the approaching 50 mile an hour train, preventing a likely wreck. A railroad man credited the boy for averting disaster.
An aged poem-narrative contrasts a boy torn between chores books and games with adults who push for nobler aims. He resents advice yet the rhythm shows his pull toward sport and friends, ending with the chorus that the kid is right about choosing play over duty.
Angelo Patri discusses aiding children with visible disabilities or differences. Parents fear stigma and seek clinic help, noting glands or overwork as possible causes. The piece urges openness, early professional evaluation, and engaging supportive communities to enable growth and happiness.
Eight alleged moonshine readers were arrested in Burlington as state police and county authorities conducted raids. A large quantity of liquor was seized with several suspects bound over on bail. Also reported, in New York a divorce action by James A Stillman against Anne A Stillman will have a referee's report filed with Supreme Court Justice Morehouse via Yonkers on October 1.
A brief notice from The Bridgeport Telegram Information Bureau in Washington requests readers enclose two cents with a fre agy for return postage regarding the Canning Booklet. Names and city state details appear partially readable as Siret city State.
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