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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1926

Page

12

Bridgeport Telegram Ad Rates and Office Details

Bridgeport Telegram outlines subscription prices by mail with annual and monthly options and promotes its publishing schedule. It notes contact details for The Post Publishing Co at 140 Middle Street and offers direct telephone connections for Milford and Fairfield patrons to advertise or submit news without toll charges.

Dany Fonept the Post Publishing CO Middle St Bridgeport Conn Telephone Barnum Milford Fairfield

Advertising religion gains movement via press and radio

The Associated Advertising Clubs of the World endorse a campaign to promote religious interests through media. Led by Dre Stelzle, the plan unites churchmen and publicity experts in an international, non denominational effort. Conferences, lectures, and courses in seminaries aim to inform ministers and publicists about publicity principles and church challenges.

Charles Stetzie Jelzien Associated Advertising Clubs Philadelphia Dre. Stelzle Sicale Ferigton Stelzle Cal

Who Are The Rich A Sparked By Wealth Question

A fragmented prose piece argues that wealth drives ambition and energy yet can corrupt, noting money as a tool or master. It contrasts commercial America with India and recalls a Greek philosopher who valued simplicity, asking who truly qualifies as rich.

Verome Paul America India Otc

Mind Heart and the Disposition of Wealth

A concise meditation on wealth and desire, questioning what it means to be rich and whether true richness requires clarity about its own meaning.

End of an Era in Big Three Football Breakup Seen

The football world awaits changes as Harvard Princeton series likely ends this year with Princeton at Cambridge. Harvard may face Michigan while Princeton could meet Dartmouth or Cornell. The Big Three era fades after fifteen years of dominance, with interest shifting to Midwest teams and broader sectional matchups.

Harvard Princeton Princeton Cambride Harvard Michigan Turtmouth Cornell Yale Harvard-Prineston Mid West

Liquor Advert Tents and Legal Quirks Examined

A discussion of the Volstead Act and customs actions against a shipment of European liquor advertisements. The piece notes technicalities about mailing abroad publications and questions the impact of liquor ads on morals and crime.

Willham Floyer Enforced Murderer Executed in Dinner Row

The condemned Willham Floyer faced death at Sins Sing 1 with a final meal described in crude detail of exotic dishes and common comforts. The account notes his calm demeanor and reflection on mortality as the hour of execution approached.

Willham Floyer Sins Sing Tong Island

Italians in World War Draft Numbers and Attitudes

The article discusses Italian Americans' stance on the draft during World War I. It cites Captain Pilsen on attitudes toward traitors and aliens, notes the total U.S. registrants by November 11, 1918, about 3,262,155 with 36 percent drafted for immediate service, and gives percentages of those not yet examined and those placed in classes for service. It emphasizes exemptions and citizenship implications as many did not become U.S. citizens.

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Italians Contribute Strongly. Call for Easing Citizenship Rules

The piece notes over 60 percent of Italians claimed exemption as aliens due to dependencies or wartime roles and praises their loyalty during the war. It argues immigration laws hinder citizenship and highlights Italians’ achievements in industry and public life, urging more welcoming policies to admit and naturalize them.

United States Tralians Brent Tilson

Political Pointers and New Haven Election Notes

A regional political update mentions Nicholas Tesing in the Twenty second district and Wheeler, a Bridgeport voter. It covers party enrollments, primaries, and city election plans in Bridgeport New Haven and New London as well as finances and debt levels, with speculation on party strategy and turnout. The piece cites figures like State Tax Commissioner Brodgett and references to local boards and ballots.

D. Farechit? Wheeler Bridgeport Memorial Park Wheels la Inyette Street Wheeler Morris RB Bealey Brodgett Ripper Bill Pleasure Beach

World Court tensions over Kellogg visit and Senate reservations

The World Court debate focuses on Kellogg’s visit and American reservations at the September Geneva talks. The United States will support rather than use the court, fearing advisory opinions, while urging favorable outcomes and smoother cooperation with other nations in maintaining international agencies.

Kellogg Hudson United States World Court America Senate League Geneva Trnin Conneil Europe Supreme Court of the Republic

Sentence Sermons And The Easy Path To Truth

A compact collection offers maxims on building on facts not wishes. It urges the right way remains the easiest path and warns against distorting facts. It notes respect for others battles, courtesy as a valued asset, and turning mistakes into progress.

Automobiles to Airplanes Under Free Market Drive

Mr. Mord summarizes Ford’s push to make airplanes safe and cheap through natural industry growth rather than subsidies. He seeks a high mile per horsepower engine and long daily air time, plus a reliable air cooled engine without ignition and a dependable navigation system. Since April 1925 all metal planes have flown daily with no accidents, aside from a fatal forced landing in Chicago May 18 1926.

Ite Uhlergo Ross Kirkpatrick Chicago

Prohibition Leads Supreme Court Docket Shaping National Policy

The 1920s era docket shows prohibition enforcement as the leading national issue in cases before the Supreme Court. Litigation reflects shifts from anti trust and labor to industrial development, with alien property questions and international law tied to postwar seizures and German interests.

Washrington Supreme Court Federal Trade Commission Congress Pew

A Field of Daisies by Anne Campbedf

A seemingly lyrical verse by Anne Campbedf celebrates a field of daisies in dawn light with playful imagery of dew and sunlit blooms. The text shifts abruptly to note a Broadway washing machine manufacturer securing an electric contract in New York at about 70 000 dollars annually.

Anne Campbedf Broadway New York

Answers to Everyday Questions by Dr S Parkes Cadman

An Evansville column features Dr S Parkes Cadman discussing religious mood, joy in Christianity, and the value of pursuing a constructive faith. It weighs modern pessimism, second marriages, and the role of civilization’s progress, urging steady resilience amid social tensions.

Parkes Cadman Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America Egypt Greece Rome Africa Borneo Richard William Cimuirch

Sailor Apologizes After Being Rescued From Sharks

Boston August AP Captain John C Scott of the United Fruit Steamer La Perla recounts saving boatswain John Hartley who fell overboard on August 11. Hartley thanked the captain and resumed his duties after the rescue in the shark infested Caribbean waters.

Boston John C. Scott United Fruit la Perla Caribbean John Hartley Hartley Scott Miacap Pim

Prophesier Sees World Events Echo Pyramid Foretelling

In Chesham England on August 1 AP reports Rev Walter Wynn claimed July events supported his forecast of a great disaster. He said his predictions drew from an architectural allegory tied to the Great Pyramid of Gizeh in Egypt and was interpreted as a warning.

Chesham England Walter Wynn Grzech Egypt

Aesop the fable man and his troubled fame

The piece recounts Aesop as a slave who gained freedom after long storms, aided by Croesus. It notes his skill at inventing fables to illustrate themes, the public’s weariness of his tricks, and the lone, persecuted path he walked. It also mentions Boswell recording his life and questions origins of his birthplace and fame.

Canada Martare Aesop Tulte Sally Old Croceus Hick Aesoptol

Playground salaries rise by 249 dollars from last year

Superintendent Robert A. Leckie announced the playground supervisors will earn 2219 for two months this summer, 249 more than 1970. The increase reflects the addition of Brooklawn playground in operation from July 1 to August 31.

Robert A. Leckie Board of Recreation Brooklawn

Italian Prince Shot by Poacher on Estate

Prince Don Umberto Ruspoli, a member of the storied Italian aristocracy born November 12, 1878 and a lieutenant colonel in the Grenadier of Bar daigne, was shot and killed today on the Ruspoli estate near Rome after he surprised a poacher. The Ruspoli family has long been prominent in society, with several members marrying American women.

Romer Don Umberto Ruspoli Italy Todany Ruspoli Rome Umberto Ruspoli Bardaigne

Weather report for Eastern New York and Southern New England

The forecast calls for local showers Friday and likely Saturday with little temperature change. Northern New England can expect increasing cloudiness Friday then showers Friday night into Saturday, with no major temperature shift. A high pressure area covers Quebec, New England, and Hudson Bay. Winds: north of Sandy Hook moderate, stronger along the coast with overcast skies and possible showers Friday.

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Temperature Calculation for the Telegram Almanac

A brief note describes temperature computation for the Shliddiebrook Almanac. It references methods used to estimate high and low readings and notes the role of atmospheric data in predicting daily conditions.

Shliddiebrook Almanac

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