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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1927
Page
8
A clipped Bridgeport Telegram page fragment discusses ration rates and postal ads, noting rate changes and telegraph service. It includes disjointed references to Milford, public notices, circulation, and a quotation about political hatred attributed to a Political Commissar. The text critiques propaganda and ends with a remark on xenophobia and state indoctrination.
The article discusses Standard Oil signing with German interests to produce gasoline from coal on a large scale, implying a shift from traditional drilling. It reflects on the broader impact, praising coal tar derivatives and hinting at future branding of gas by flavor and color amid evolving fuel and health publication debates.
A discussion of fashion evolution mocks Sir William Orpen on the change from 1880 to 1927, noting that today’s girl is often more lovely yet straighter and freer in limb. The piece jokes about 1927 fashions, Victorian dress, and references pirates and the Sacco-Vanzetti case, satirically tying art, era, and public figures.
A fighting letter accuses crusading groups of pressuring Lindbergh as a moral exemplar while he honors individual choice by smoking publicly. The piece argues the Sacco-Vanzetti affair undermined goodwill and criticizes radicals who frame Lindbergh as a saint, urging restraint and personal initiative.
The excerpt rails at public duty stoking hatred among nations, asserting true hate burns steadily and is not seen as hate as its embers cool. It references aging in the Red Army and the Living Age as a source for lessons, conveying a harsh anti communist sentiment.
Vancouver Sun debate over health information advocating natural methods by Drs Tilden McCoy and critics led by Fishbein. Elites push against surgery and serums, urging public access to commonsense health education and questioning medical gatekeeping.
In Manhattan a narrator observes a conversation with a beggar who explains his daily costs and routines. The beggar describes beggars restaurants and Bowery Y as paupers’ haunts, noting many professionals and amateurs in the city.
A collection of short, ironic maxims on judgment, meekness, and honesty. The notes joke about money, baseball, and bluntness, noting odd contrasts between behavior and consequences, with light humor about a Sunday newspaper and a traffic cop.
Charlottesville report on August 14 says the Jefferson centennial commission at Monticello urges recognizing Thomas Jefferson’s birthday on April 12 as a national holiday and establishing a Washington memorial to the author of the Declaration. William Gibbs McAdoo and Senator Carter Glass praised Jefferson as a philosopher, artist, and defender of human rights.
A reflective verse on purpose and vanity as the narrator weeds and tends gardens amid changing seasons. The speaker muses that personal efforts may be small against the cosmos while noting the earth’s cycles and enduring growth around him.
Washington August 14 The piece analyzes where the 1928 Republican National Convention might be held. It evaluates San Francisco Cleveland and St Louis as possible hosts, weighing Hoover Lowden Dawes and Longworth against neutral ground and regional loyalties. It notes Coolidge's decision not to run and predicts Chicago and other cities losing ground.
A San Francisco meeting of railroad superintendents heard that railroads should study and prepare to enter air transport. Speakers argued government subsidies or private initiative will drive the growth, with Lindbergh and Chamberlin cited as catalysts. The railroads, already strong in machinery and capital, are seen as the logical path to a profitable air service.
Thomas Millard, former advisor to the Chinese government, told the Institute of Politics in Williamstown that two years of American diplomatic work in China are a total loss due to anti-Chinese sentiment among diplomats. He argued private interests inflamed panic, and said salvage depends on the press and foreign correspondents, not diplomats.
Perrons who owned cars years ago and failed to settle taxes face liability as long as ownership or possession exists. Sheriff Maloney may seize cars or detain delinquents at North Avenue establishment and demand payment under Collector Challenger. July arrears total about 1 6 0,000 with 7 2 0 0 collected in arrears, marking progress against dead wood.
A nostalgic reflection on lasting love as the sun sets and a couple recalls youth, aging together, and the peaceful journey of life illuminated by love’s radiance.
A reader asks how to distinguish pity from love when a potential partner worries about marriage. The adviser says only love, united with equal respect and shared virtue, can meet the situation. If love is dawning, wait and see. otherwise avoid promising. A second letter concerns Bible infallibility and textual criticism.
Rapid City Maryland August 14 President Coolidge braces for bitter battles with the incoming Congress over farm relief tax cuts and national defense. Republicans hold a razor-thin Senate majority. Democrats plan clashes over $500 million in cuts while the administration eyes a $338 million surplus. General Lord warns the surplus could vanish with Mississippi flood control and other appropriations as Congress drafts a big naval program and farm relief measures. Coolidge supports limited tax cuts and favors cooperative marketing to help farmers manage surpluses.
Louis K. Hartman of 5 Lynes Place Norwalk reported to the Traffic Bureau that at 7 45 p m he struck Albert Amyder twelve of 385 Park Avenue while riding a bicycle The bicycle was damaged and the boy lent a fingernail Hartman drove the boy to the Emergency where he HALTER MES Sewers.
Arthur R. Kimball of Waterbury announced the State Chamber Executive Committee for the coming year. Named were Edward W. Allen of Sage-Allen, LeRoy W. Campbell of City Bank, F. B. Chase of Chase companies, Frank H. Johnston of Coal & Wood, James T. Moran of South New England Telephone, and Ernest E. Rogers of New London, with Henry Trumbull as treasurer. Belden remains secretary ex officio.
Eastern New York: Cloudy with showers in the south portion cooler central and north portion Monday Tuesday fair. Northern and Southern New England: cloudy with showers then cooler nights. A low pressure system extends from the mouth of the Saint Lawrence to Virginia moving eastward. High pressure over Canadian maritime provinces. Outlook for Wednesday shows showers along the North Atlantic coast. Winds north of Sandy Hook possibly strong southerly along the coast with rain and some wind. Monday night cloudy with showers. Daily Almanac compiled by the New England Almanac.
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