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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1925
Page
10
Established 1891 subscription rates payable in advance. Bridgeport Telegram telephone Barcum 6100. The Post Publishing Co. open every night at 2 Middle St Bridgeport Conn. Associated Press disclaimer and circulation details.
A jumble of social commentary and quirky observations on work life perseverance love and progress. The writer riffs on aging classes of people thinkers laziness wealth and virtue with no clear single argument but a stream of opinion aimed at highlighting human foibles.
A compact reflection mirrors on wealth and fame not defining worth. It warns that inherited wealth or cheap publicity cannot buy lasting value and urges loyalty to conscience over crowd trends and loud laughter.
Eastern New York will have fair weather on Wednesday with showers and cooler coastal conditions on Thursday. Northern New England expected to see fair Wednesday, showers and cooler coastal conditions Thursday, with a northeast Gulf of St. Lawrence high pressure system moving east. Winds shift to northwest or north, with scattered showers in the midwest and Atlantic coast regions. temperatures generally lower, especially along the north Atlantic.
Reports from Paris describe unusual sun spot activity causing heat waves across Southeastern Europe with crops burnishing in a day and then cooling rains following. Astronomers note the power and brevity of spots, while American readings align with global patterns, though Connecticut enjoys milder weather.
Two Frenchmen maimed plan a nonstop Paris to New York flight to claim a $25,000 prize offered by a New York hotelman. The piece argues the feat hinges on sustained engine revolutions for 36 hours and notes advances in safety gear, while stressing the mental strain on pilots over the mechanical challenge. It also touches on President Coolidge’s son and a jest about the president’s own growth.
A 1924 review shows fire losses due to careless use of matches cigarettes and ashes totaling 29,045,007 dollars and the year’s total fire loss at 548,810,639 dollars. It cites defective chimneys stoves wiring and spontaneous combustion as major factors, notes insurance gaps, and urges care to cut costs.
A collage of lines from a vacation valedictory poem by Minna Irving Guge, lively chatter about engagement news, light humorous vignettes, and a pirate-voiced ventriloquist doctor tale. The prose blends humorous observations on aging, romance, and everyday mishaps with quips from readers and anonymous contributors.
Four European nations impose new trade barriers on U S farm goods with France blocking fresh pork, Germany weighing duties, Italy and Czecho Slovakia applying tariff schedules to implements and products. Officials warn embargoes prove costly as U S goods remain essential.
Charles L. Dennis leads a GOP reorganization push as district chairmen picks spark busy anticipation. A delayed announcement may occur while battles loom in each district with possible captains named from Burton to Mullaney. Boston Cambridge graft probes mix with liquor-law critique and looming 1926 campaigns. Maine to vote on standard time referendum and city measures. New Haven legalizes baseball in city limits for 1 to 6 pm admissions. Waterbury GOP deliberates mayoral candidates with Sandland or Wells as likely nominees.
A reflective piece contrasts yesterday’s storm with a return of sunlit skies and green meadows. It meditates on time’s healing, wind’s disaster fading, and the belief that sorrow will pass as light returns. The poem also critiques harsh religion and urges compassion over judgment.
A traveler recalls a camping trip after a long day in a flivver. The party cooks beans on tin plates, drinks simple brew, and enjoys sylvan scenes. They praise freedom away from city profiteers, while a hero sighs for home as night settles.
London August 11 AP The strange will of Field Marshal the Earl of Ypres omits his widow and two sons and daughter. The document leaves his entire estate of 25161 pounds to Edward Geoffrey Cox, the field marshal's solicitor, with no mention of his family. The 1918 Commons testimonial of 45000 pounds is noted as prior honor.
Report describes audience antics during a theater comedy with characters Lois and Slingy Hayes, a banana peel gag, pie in the face, and loud laughter. Include mentions of Vir, a fat man, and a closing note about the show. Also includes a classroom crack joke and a note inviting amateur humor submissions to Fun Shop Headquar ters Bridgeport Veteran.
A 1925 copyright prose argues that games and politics share a thrill for spectators and a struggle of skill versus luck. It contends business aims at results while play seeks performance, warning that party politics turn government into a game for competing factions.
Eleven members of Congress visited the Philippines recently as the independence issue preps for action. Prominent advocates argued for immediate independence citing a stable government and U S tutelage, while opponents warned against rushing without readiness and warned of betrayal of trust.
Connecticut Supreme Court upheld a workers compensation death claim for Manuel De la Pena of Bridgeport. Exposed to dampness and cold while underheated at Jackson Stone, he contracted influenza and pneumonia after being drenched on the job. Compensation to his family was allowed despite insurer objections.
Boston August 11 The firm Hunt Ellis and Co. was petitioned into bankruptcy with Dane tel J Lyne an attorney appointed receiver by Judge Lording Young. The firm faces liquidation as creditors move to wind up its affairs across Boston Fitchburg Hartford and Conn.
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