Bridgeport Telegram Established 1891 Ad Brochure
The Bridgeport Telegram, a paper founded in 1891, presents a partial OCR fragment showing advertising prompts, circulation notes, and references to Milford, Fairfield, and associated press affiliation. It reflects typical newspaper boilerplate and distribution details from the era.
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Mal
Payahia
TIN
Bridgeport
Coun
Milford
Fairfeld
Associated Press
Fur Republiceton
Oewe
Sacco and Vanzetti review and Connecticut budget clash
A critical overview traces Sacco and Vanzetti's 1920 Braintree killings and subsequent trials, noting police clues, anarchist ties, and jury prejudice. It also covers Connecticut's pay as you go critique of capital investments and comments on Americans abroad and changing social norms of the era.
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Sacco
Vanzetti
Braintree
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Frederick Parmenter
South Braintree
Mass
Alexander Berardelli
Parmenter
Unis
Vanzett
Etime
Brockton
Webster Thayer
Dedham
Mexico
Brackton
Tess
Recused
Jude
Thayer
Ths
Artgiark
Tandvet
Vangetti
Smith and Jones
The Nice Nineteen Hundreds and Zenith fashions
A vivid column captures 19th century social life with long odds and ends: 102 degree heat in the Corn Belt, 47 straight days above 100, fashion notes on skirts and shirts, bustling nightlife, and the era’s etiquette myths. It mentions Carrie Nation, Ethel Barrymore, and the era’s luxury dining, hotels, and outfits.
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William McKintey
Corn Belt
Carrie Nation
Ethel Barrymore
Captain Jinks
Hose Marines
Tenry Lowe
Long
Collins
Doyle
Reitz
Jennings
McCraw
Bu Tt
Zenith
Rn Toile
Ilnenette
Letters to the Editor Invitation
Telegraph readers are invited to send signed letters expressing opinions. Names and addresses will be kept confidential if desired. Letters longer than 800 words may be shortened. anonymous submissions will not be considered.
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Telegram Teaders
Addresn
Stammering Children Urged Quarantine by Chicago Reader
An Indianapolis reader argues stammering should be quarantined like contagious diseases. He claims stammering is as catching as scarlet fever and diphtheria and warns it scars minds, lowers confidence, and hinders success. The letter favors professional treatment in accredited institutions for cure.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Benjamin N. Bogue
Moreoven
Police Protest Over Court Nol Loss, Stratford Letter
A Stratford reader complains that a city court nulled a case against a bottle breaker who struck a policeman after failing to pick up broken glass. The writer argues the officer acted properly to enforce a public safety rule and asks why the prosecutor dropped the case.
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Polterman
Main Street
F. W
Stratford
The Fortress by Anne Campbell
A poem urging to build a fortress for the heart life and soul to endure world arrows fate and grief, protected by faith and creed. It advocates elevation to the sky to conquer pain and guarantee happiness, ending with a stray line about inspectors from a foresty bureau.
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Anne Campbill
Political Pointers and Campaign Bets Across Regions
A page full of political speculation spans Republicans planning Moosehead vacations and potential bids in Maine, Alabama, and Georgia. Discussions touch on Coolidge’s 1928 run, Tammany politics, and the impact of past gaffes on nominations. Vivid regional notes include Mississippi’s legislative race and a proposed mail-order merger amid looming postal strikes.
NASTY MONEY BY DR IRA
Uncle Sam’s income tax topped two billion dollars for the first time in five years, closing June 20. The piece argues against government accountants and audits that punish successful firms, noting delays and penalties in tax reassessment and the harm to honest business. It urges encouraging enterprise and warns against punitive government interference.
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Ira
Uncle Sam
America
Washington
Manhattan Days and Nights in New York Gossip Column
A vivid, tongue in cheek column by L. F. Loree and others skeins through New York social and public figures. It parodies gossip, notes on prominent people, and odd anecdotes from high society and city life including references to Vanderbilt, Lily Langtry, Dolly Sterling, and Mayor Jimmy Walker.
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Freddie Gerhart
Lily Langtry
New York
Constantinople
Jimmy Walker
Napoleon
Mr. Wegoker
China
Chinatown
Ila
Fragmad
Pell and
Mott
Biblical Chronology and Critique of Victorian Authors
A Cambridge reader asks for the Bible's books in proper chronological order noting OT divisions from eighth to second centuries B C and NT sequence, while discussing George Eliot and contemporary novelists. The letter also reflects on Pharoah’s heart hardening as divine judgment and moral psychology.
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Cambridge
Mass
Samuel
Job
Daniel
Amos
Hosea
Isaiah i
Micah
Zephaniah
Nathan
Jeremiah
Habakkuk
Ezekiel
Isaiah
Haggai
Zachariah
Malachi
Joel
Jonah
Obadiah
Timothy
John
I Peter
Jude
Merrisen
Conn
George Elot
Anthony Trollope
Archibald Marshall
Trollope
Elizabeth
Haldane
George Eliot
Her
Times
Thomas G. Belby
George Huot
Daniel Deronda
Open race eyed for 1938 Republican nomination
The Daily Mirror notes Washington guessing on an open 1938 Republican nomination as Coolidge term may end. It cites Hoover ally hints of a 1928 bid, Hoover's denial, Dawes' age as a hurdle, and advisers weighing open competition before primaries.
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Washington
Coolidge
Rapid City
Hoover
Dawes
Lance
Mr. Dawes
The Borrower The cvetraga man and the debt
The narrator recalls Roland Rinktum who borrows money claiming he will repay tomorrow. He weaves evasive tales of sick relatives and mounting expenses to avoid repayment, exposing his habit of dodging a small debt with endless chatter and excuses.
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Cvetraga
Sollars
Walt Mason
Roland Rinktum
Marshallsea
James J
Weather report for New England and New York
Southern New England sees fair Thursday with possible showers Friday and little temperature change. Northern New England remains fair, then showers Thursday night or Friday. Eastern New York stays fair Thursday with Friday showers. Pressure trends show low over the Gulf of St Lawrence, with a trough southeastward and relatively low pressures over Ontario. High pressure across the North Atlantic states. Outlook calls for showers Friday in the region. Winds NW to fair north of Sandy Hook, with NE to E winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras.
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New England
New York
Gulf of St. Lawr Fence
Harrington
Ontario
North Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Lender Refusal Becomes a Harsh Lesson in Lending
Fragmentary excerpt shows a speaker dismissing creditors with a blunt morality. The speaker states they will neither lend nor expect repayment, offering a metaphorical “present” as a peck from their attack and advising the borrower to accept it without attempting repayment.
Sentence Sermons For the Man Who Tries And Trusts
A devotional piece aimed at readers who blend faith with effort. It praises perseverance, industry, intelligence, and steadfast belief in one’s work and self. The text extolls resilience, lack of defeat, and a spirit that endures without quitting.
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