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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1925
Page
12
A collage of quips on towns cities uplift censorship and social behavior. The piece mocks great men from small towns, notes shifts from virtue to crookedness, and jokes about manners fashion and courtly letters. Concludes with a corrected sentence about estate distribution.
A reader defends political leaders as not all corrupt, argues the nation’s future depends on party power, praises school quality for the money, commends businesspeople as high minded, lauds national morals, and claims the country offers the best place to raise a family.
The eastern weather shows fair skies with slowly rising temperatures through Saturday and Sunday in the east of the Missis sippi area. North of Sandy Hook moderate to fresh northerly winds with fair conditions, cooler west to east transitions, and overall fair weather across most regions except Florida.
Local bankers warn that Florida’s real estate boom is a speculative gamble. Depositors pull funds to invest, while many move their families south chasing a supposed gold mine. Prices are inflated and optimism misleads newcomers. The piece urges caution and notes stronger returns exist back home.
A satirical account describes a controversial musical version of Black Person’s Cabin with Eva and Black Person performing dangerous tropes amid ukulele numbers. It notes rep shows touring rural areas and contrasts the musical with classic elements while signaling a dramatic finale and a public safety twist.
During a Vermont visit the president encounters roadside spectators at his boyhood home and church, where vandals steal hymnals and glare at the house.
A column denounces visitors who stalk the President and his family at summer homes, comparing them to locusts and urging official road closures into Plymouth Vermont to deter gawkers and souvenir hunters from invading Coolidge’s privacy. It argues these vandals are affluent, educated, and see a public figure as fair game.
A Berlin report describes a surge of suicide attempts as hunger and love drive many cases. Officials establish a crisis clearinghouse to collect reports, psycho analyze rescued cases, and provide employment or medical help rather than jail. The piece notes the U.S. treats attempted suicide as a crime.
The article argues that America's debt terms to Belgium are fair and honorable, with reduced interest and restitution of principal. It notes President Coolidge's approval, expected Senate passage, and counters calls for sweeping European debt remission as settled at Versailles. It claims Allied gains by other nations without similar repayments to the U S.
The article notes Mayor Bahrens' return after a fishing trip and his praise for the Sixth District Republican endorsement. It covers upcoming primary prospects, district party dynamics, and expected campaign reorganizations. It discusses Hylan vs Walker in New York and mentions women aldermen and Connecticut municipal diversity.
Poem fragment celebrates diverse people and a small boy whose heart is high with joy. The speaker notes varied body types and qualities while cherishing the little feller whose bright smile stands out. The voice reflects affection and hope as the child grows and brings happiness.
Stanley Dollar vice president of the Dollar line says in a Seattle telegram that it will be several weeks before a definite offer to purchase the American-Oriental Line, which operates from Seattle to the Far East, is forthcoming.
A collage of comic squibs and light social anecdotes captures a family writing jokes for laughter and income. A father, a writing man, twists into thought while a mother whispers, a boy confesses candy capers, and a gag about pills and pills prompts wary smiles.
Dr Balapate recalls a concert for the Firemens' Uniform Fund and a Paris romance with Mile Goufrette. He describes singing, a banner performance of Choisy's La Pantoufle, a sensational stage romance, and a six month affair ending when Goufrette wed Goullet. An inserted Q&A excerpt follows.
The speaker recalls marriage to Jacqueline describing her as buxom and Junoesque yet strong willed and argumentative. He notes conflicts over views and temper, using old fashioned terms to frame the domestic dynamic and social polish of their union.
Readers are invited to submit original humorous mottoes jokes anecdotes and bright savourlesques for publication. Submissions may be paid up to $10 per contribution and $1 per line for poners with compensation based on character and editor judgment. Manuscripts must be on one side only and sent to Fan Shop Headquarters Bridgeport Telegram.
A Senate fight over joining the World Court is framed as a partisan test. The piece credits Republicans Hay Taft Roosevelt and Root for early support of arbitral justice and argues Democratic senators back World Court with or without the League of Nations. It presents the court as a key step toward universal peace and warns against blocking progress.
A letter to the editor from Whitman Bailey of New Canaan, Conn. describes finding a brilliant green chrysalis on a stone wall. He likens it to the Monarch butterfly and details the transformation from green cradle to empty shell, noting gold dots and the emergence of red wings.
A brief exchange shows Koehler asking for weeks off this summer to loaf in the country for a rent and al bana. Boss replies that loafing might be a rest but not a real change. Ralph McCaskey is present in the dialogue.
A discussion on the value of questioning from wartime interviews with Lloyd George and Theodore Roosevelt. The piece argues curiosity fuels learning from childhood, explains grownups’ barriers to questions, and cites Bremners on sincere interest as key to personal influence.
A worker recalls taking orders from Hiram Haight at two dollars a day and learning the value of obedience. The speaker questions authority yet notes that following decrees kept wages growing and lent credibility to the boss, despite initial doubts and indignation.
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