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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1923

Page

8

Bridgeport Telegram Exhahiiehed 1591 Subscription Rates

Bridgeport Telegram details subscription rates payable in advance with weekly and monthly options. The paper outlines carrier delivery and contact information for The Post Publishing Co. at 140 Biddle St Bridgeport Conn. The item notes Association with Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press news use.

Menthe the Post Publishing CO Barnum Biddle St. Bshdeeport Conn

Editorial Notes on Oddities and Illusions

Morning notes single out quirky items from headlines and gossip. It mentions a cartoonish world of showbiz, crime, sport, and social fashions with humor and speculation. A chaotic mosaic lists antics, rumors, and public curiosities from several cities.

Weather Forecast Fragments From Telegram Almanac

Fragmentary weather notes describe a disturbance over the upper St Lawrence Valley with showers in New England and the Middle Atlantic States. Monday through Tuesday expect showers then clearing with mild conditions, winds from the south shifting west, and coastal observations from Sandy Hook to Hatteras. High and low water times are noted.

Leatherman En Engle Reid Upper St. Lawrence New England Middle Atlantic States Sandy Hook

Weather and storms reflect 1800s atmosphere and claims

The fragmentary OCR describes a stormy season with references to summers and weather events, mentioning North Atlantic conditions, intense gusts, and ship and sea observations. It preserves hazy mentions of storms, temperatures, and sea behavior without coherent narrative details.

Radio Classics Describe Early Radio and Modern Inventions

A fragmented reminiscence traces the rise of radio and early machines, noting the public fascination with wireless sets and the shift from novelty to practical everyday use. It recalls the first era of pioneers, engines, and home experiments shaping a new communication landscape.

Fire Drills for Schools and Public Safety

A State Board of Education survey shows less than half of Connecticut high schools run regular monthly fire drills. Authors argue for mandatory, five to ten minute drills as essential to pupil safety and panic prevention. Regular drills should be enforced by the public and school officials.

State Board of Education State Education Board Cane Necticut

Officials urged to strengthen enforcement through parental provisions

Officials who are prone to lax enforcement face calls for stronger rules as parents can secure protections by expressing covictions in specific terms, ensuring enforcement remains firm.

Reckless tire racing endangers lives on New Haven line

Reports from locomotive engineers on the Bride sted line of the New Haven road and central New England railway reveal bold daredevil acts. Riders race their tires at high speeds to beat trains, prompting frequent near misses and urgent calls for official action to curb this dangerous criminal behavior.

leLar Tindranes Bridested New Haven Road Central New England Railway

Vanity Fair crowns Lawrence dullest author in world

Critics slam D. H. Lawrence as the dullest writer with Vanity Fair’s satire. The piece notes Kipling Wells and Barrie as preferred by readers, while deeming Lawrence’s ideas indecent yet deadly dull. Local discourse centers on obscurity versus literary merit.

Vanity Fair Dsr Lawrence Alwys Llis Namie

Fragmentary note on phonograph era information

A scrambled excerpt mentions phonographs alongside war era cues and daily information. The legible parts reference New York and a person or group involved in a historical media or communication context, but specifics are unclear due to damaged text.

A Memory by Anne Campbeln Dreaming by the Fire

A fragmented poem sketch recalling a warm memory by a fire and a house that guards longing. The piece hints at a cherished room, a well-guarded doorway, and a stair leading to another presence, all dissolving into dreamlike imagery.

Anne Campebeln

The Guide Foster Henry Van Liyke Mystery Recalled

A fragmented notice recalls a long ago guide or sermon with odd phrases and names. It mentions a strange phenomenon at a church and references dates, people, and places in a clipped post. The text reads like a garbled OCR page with scattered proper nouns and unclear events.

Unclear OCR snippet references athletic or event names

Fragmentary text mentions apparent names and ages with garbled phrases. No verifiable events, places, or dates present to ground a factual summary.

Noted French Choirs Probe Ancient Stone Decay

A French committee reports sulfuric acid from fossilized limestone roofstones as the cause of decay in Notre Dame like churches. The acid weathers stones, causing crumbling without immediate danger to living structures, as experts weigh preservation steps.

Pertorpe Notre Pieme Ehoniara Jit Callada

Answers to Questions Highlights From Old Inquiry Notes

A composite item lists several questions and terse answers on topics such as William Penn's burial at Jordan's Churchyard Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire and a Panama Canal treaty timeline involving Colombia Panama and the United States. It also includes farm crop value in 1922 Australian crops 12 228 488 pounds and details on Miss Violet McDougal Port Laureate of Oklahoma plus forest land owned by farmers 158 000 acres and a Tennessee buried Indian village Cisco Madison County alongside notes on early missionary Adiniram Judson and July cotton picking season in Texas.

Columbia Panama Canals United States Vanama Canal Colombia Panama Panama Canal Colompt

Love at First Sight Wedding Unearths Odd Counsel

A misread romance tale unfolds as Jane Lee and Humbré Roe intend to wed despite comic misprints and garbled dialogue. The article sketches their courtship amid quirky vows, awkward phrases, and a playful crowd, concluding with an intended marriage and a shared home.

Jane Lee Humbré Roe Richara Jane Michard Ehorsr Naig

Fragmented tale recalls a perilous accident at sea

A garbled eyewitness account describes a tense scene with a child narrator, a dangerous event, and rescuers as figures like Vernon and Johnny Anderton face a chaotic response. Names, places, and actions blend in a wartime era memory with sudden danger and shaky hope.

Liver disease and biliousness discussed in health column

The column describes biliousness as a historic term for a sluggish liver and related symptoms. It warns that overeating fats and poor digestion burden the liver and colon, leading to headaches and overall misery. Advice includes diet and caution against heavy fatty foods and constipation.

Guyner Core Wien Uiassart Hatte Mint Tivine

Medical Q and A column tips on mouth sores and eye care

Reader questions cover canker sores linked to constipation and remedies, eye itchiness from summer exposure corrected by glasses, and hand swelling treated with warm water, massage, and moisturizers. Dr Copeland notes inquiries may be answered personally if a self addressed stamped envelope is provided.

Dr. Copeland Coperardy R. S. Copeland

Gas lighting spreads through Britain and sparks local industry

One hundred years ago readers note Britain shifting from oil to gas for streets and homes, shaking oil and tallow interests. London gas stock rose in value before a new American plant advances. local agents study installation methods, with spring goals and a projected brighter Broadway. Bread prices and wheat trends are also mentioned amid broader urban changes.

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