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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1922
Page
8
Fragments claim Bridgeport Telegraph dating 1888 with subscription rate notes and noisy stray lines. The text includes partial phrases about mail payments, a poem fragment, and references to Bridgeport Middia Street and Barnum. Overall unreadable. no coherent event or facts beyond historical masthead scavenging.
A fragmented pastiche of humorous lines and observations from diverse topics. The collage references Hollywood marriages, fires in Michigan, a mosquito, trains, ship shipments, a New Jersey marriage lottery, bootleggers, sports results, and various oddities. It reads like a loose collection of quips and vignettes lacking a single narrative.
The forecast describes fair and slightly warm conditions for Tuesday and Wednesday across New England and the mid Atlantic, with high pressure dominating from the middle Atlantic coast to the northeast. Light to gentle variable winds are noted, with generally fair skies and some clouds near coastal areas.
Daily almanac calculated for Telegram by the Middlebreak Almanac. Contains sunrise and daylight timing, high water indicators, and weather hints. Fragmentary text includes Bun rises at 6 03 am and mentions high water and fog.
The Greenwich News and Graphic argues for a true reform movement within the Republican ranks to replace J. Henry Roraback with delegates and state committeemen pledged to definite ideas. It contends that party progress depends on issues and principled leadership, not on a scramble of professional politicians.
A pro free speech message cites Senator Hoar on resisting sectarian fear and endorses unity among Protestants and Catholics. The text argues for liberty, constitutional rights, and national resolve, urging Republicans to uphold duty over fear and celebrate American pluralism.
Chicago editorials urge rent relief as a nationwide shift begins. M. Walsh reports the Tenants League notes the building boom will ease depressions and curb housing shortages, with lower rents spreading from Chicago to other cities as a future certainty.
The passage argues that true civilization should protect the weak, challenging the natural law of survival of the fittest. It notes strong beings neglect the weak, and civilized society seems to revoke this law unless human life is at stake.
Robert Mankowski, a globe trotter and big game hunter, says he cannot make both ends meet on 321,000 a year. He seeks a raise in the New York courts. The piece notes some would view 20,000 a year as modest poverty amid big lottery prizes and few winners.
Helen Belen Krangoff, aged 14, traverses a 12000 mile solo journey from Japan to Germany. The trip, though long, is completed without incident. The narration notes women faced danger centuries ago and gained limited protections, while men’s status has improved but remains far from ideal.
Sir R. Baden-Powell addressed the International Boy Scouts conference in Paris urging that lasting world peace comes through educated rising generations. He warned progress will take more than one generation to reach this goal.
Dividends paid this month by industrial corporations will total 41,425,000 dollars, about 2,000,600 dollars more than August 1979 during the big 300m. The orange yields nearly four, with juice as ev es, durations real harder squeezing.
Report mocks a local figure, P Wheaton, claimed to be the best ditcin in northern Maine, with a tar paper shack home. The tale mentions a $50,000 windfall and advice from Sir Harry Cordeaux, while mixing speculation about Prohibition and American tourists amidst a chaotic, belittling tone.
Henry Wari ascends from a 98 employee operation producing 195 cars yearly to a vast enterprise with 78,060 workers and an annual output of 1,200,000 cars. The journey shows persistent growth and the reality that no invincible rule exists for success.
Walt Mason quips about sleepless nights and fatigue while a visitor, the Old Doe, warns of debt and hunger in a surreal scene. The discourse blends dreamlike imagery with practical scoldings about pay and provisions before the elevator departs.
A quirky report quotes Prof Toman Sissenon on elevatoritis a condition blamed on frequent elevator use. He notes sufferers in tall buildings experience nervous disorders and heart strain, with Bas nore de Bigorre cited as a spa believed to help via its waters.
In Sew York on August 14 District Attorney John E Ruston of Ninga County was acquitted of homicide charges after a motor accident killed Clifford Porter aged seven. Porter's father asked that the charges be withdrawn, convinced Ruston was not to blame.
Waterbury August 14 Thapor Hee says investigators abandoned the murder theory in the fatal shooting of Harris Simonsen a local druggist. The investigation found Simonsen personally purchased the revolver and cartridges used. The deceased had at first questioned suicide but health reasons are given as the motive.
Tokio August 14 The Japanese army is reduced under cabinet approved plans, with about 4000 artillerymen discharged under the ongoing reorganization. The move follows War Office proposals and cabinet approval as part of the broader military restructuring.
A verse celebration by Berton Braley extols Chet Pernallet of Belley France as the world’s greatest cook. The poem likens gourmets flocking to Bolley for Pernallets soups roasts and sauces, praising culinary mastery and palatable delights.
An early slice of Angelo Patri’s Our Children narrates Pete’s improvised bank in a child’s world. Pete hides coins in a dormer cupboard and a battered cupola, imagining the bank as a safe, smartly guarded space while his mother and siblings push him toward thrift. The piece riffs on trust in small savings and a child’s sense of financial security.
A health column by Dr Copeland discusses ventilation, temperature adaptation, and moderate clothing to prevent colds. It covers outdoor recreation, rest, sleep, and the risks of overheating, plus occasional patient questions about iron therapy, facial pores, eye yellowing, and violet ray treatment.
Washington reports U S Senator Brandeegee will accept invitation to preside over the Republican state convention at New Bayer. State Chairman Witugerald announced yesterday that S Cummings of Stam-BOTTE is named temporary obit. a Democratic state...
Readers could obtain a free information booklet by sending a question with name and address and a two cent stamp. The Bureau offers opinions on legal medical financial and domestic matters though it does not guarantee solving all problems.
New London August 14 Mrs Lois RB Robinson wife of W C Robinson a nationally known artist is in critical condition at Jaworne Memorial Associated hospital after an automobile collision on Lyncl Sh day. Doctors performed an operation to relieve pressure on the brain.
Paul Gabriel of 243 Logan Street was fined 29 dollars and costs in circuit court yesterday for keeping his butcher shop open on Sunday. He contended others violated the Sunday closing law, and warned that prosecutions would follow against other violators.
Washington reports soybeans rapidly gain major status in the corn belt replacing oats in part and aiding seed production. Growth in seed handling, oil and meal prospects prompt mills in Illinois and Indiana to plan large purchases, with inspectors noting increased acreage and new commercial outlets for soybean seed, oil, and byproducts.
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