Bridgeport Telegram Founded Seat and Subscription Notice
The Bridgeport Telegram announces its founding seat and subscription rates, noting foreign advertising representatives and daily publication details. It lists the Daily edition, address at 16 Middle Street, Bridgeport, and confirms adherence to Associated Press news use and Audit Bureau of Circulation membership.
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A Line O Cheer By John Kendrick Bangs
A fragmented poem fragment titled A Line O Cheer by John Kendrick Bangs reflects on youth and joy. It notes how memories of simple pleasures and boyish delight can ease stress and bring laughter, urging a return to innocence.
Editorial notes on politics and sport in scrambled tone
Fragmented passage critiques government policy and finance with distorted names and phrases. References to Corle beans, Frenzied Fi-Feance, Foxgied Finance, Lloyd George, Wilson, and Polish policy appear garbled. Concludes with a whimsical line about wind and democracy.
Lawrence T Gallagher Dominant Elks Leader in Bridgeport
Lawrence T Gallagher, long time figure in Bridgeport, Connecticut, renowned as exalted ruler of the Bacal lodge of Elks for a decade, retired from business about three years ago due to labor shortages and external pressures.
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Last Week For Boys At Camp On Steeplechase Island
The Board of Recreation announces the final week for boys at Camp on Steeplechase Island. Girls joined the program yesterday as the camp prepares to close later in September.
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Milford Caucus Delegates to Republican State Convention
Milford, Aus September caucus to select delegates to the Republican state convention in Hartford will be held Thursday at the town hall light. No contests are expected in the caucus of Milford Republicans.
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Bridgeport Demands Prompt Action on Transportation Plan
Civic groups in Bridgeport address Mayor Wilson and the Connecticut company with courteous wording yet clear resolve. They urge a decisive verdict on the transportation experiment, seeking a settlement that meets city needs with lasting assurance. The note hints at growing impatience and a drift toward inaction if a timely decision is not reached.
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Woolen mill economy and the shutdowns at American Woolen Mills
The piece argues the Lawrence mills shutdowns due to raw material shortages and, more critically, the human toll on workers. It condemns the owner Mr Wood for keeping plants closed when workers and communities face hunger and eviction, urging continued production to preserve livelihoods and factory viability.
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Where They Stand on the November Vote
The piece surveys Roosevelt Progressives amid Harding support and Johnson’s backing. It notes Harold Ickes arguing against marching behind Harding and predicts no bloc Progressive vote, but rather individual choices shaped by Johnson and Brandegee’s rare alliance and Wilson opposition.
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Honorable as a campaign trade name in politics
The piece argues that the title Honorable is misused in campaigns as a label for candidates. It warns the practice can libel the adjective and urges candidates to demand accuracy, noting some elected officials break pledges, making the honor concept questionable.
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Franklin quote on idleness and toil in counsel
A concise aphorism attributed to Franklin notes that idleness spawns trouble and ease breeds grievous toils, framing a stark view of work and rest.
Bridgeport Notes and Local Affairs in 1880
Bridgeport items report Major West and Mr Certis visiting home in Zidlople Pa and a move of Captain Christin Quicn to a new Insurance office. Meetings of charitable and police bodies discussed funerals and quarters overhaul. A double seal rowing race, railroad franchise talks, and a Sevenients Regiment reunion prep are noted, plus a Newtown incident with Curry and Costello. Also mentions Barnum’s invasion plan and a minstrel show at the Opera House with a strong crowd and numbered performers.
The Loafers and Walt Mason on Toil and Song
Poet Walt Mason laments idle loafers in the park while sheriffs seal away his wordly gear and his heated harp sparks thoughts. He questions why workers struggle to earn a living as the city’s marginalized fade into park benches and passersby murmur about thrift and duty.
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Largest Y M C A in Little Pueblo
Special correspondence from Punalwo describes Pueblo’s YMCA as the world’s largest in a small town, with a notable focus on expanding feminine membership. It details the nearby Colorado Fuel and Iron plant and its wartime housing and welfare systems, stressing YMCA control of camp facilities, worker and family access, and efforts to Americanize and integrate the community through education and broadened social programs.
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Unclear Birth and Burial Notices From Pembroke Street
Fragmentary notices record a birth in Bridge pays Pied-to city with ages and dates, and a burial event at Renokttild Canvi. Names include Miss Jennie Walden and Harriet A. Netehiint. Details are garbled and partially legible, limiting precise facts.
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Letters to the Editor Policy and Guidelines
Free expressions of opinion from Telegram readers invited. Letters must be signed with correct name and address, but name kept confidential if desired. Letters over 209 words may be reduced at editors discretion. No attention paid to anonymous communications.
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Is He Big Enonga To the Equa Mayor Seeks Higher Office
A reader questions Mayor Wilson's readiness to meet big issues, citing Coolidge era examples and Bridgeport concerns. The letter argues executive decisiveness matters for governance and criticizes perceived inaction and untested leadership.
Washington bureau inquiry asks about new aids for the blind
The Telegram Information Bureau, directed by Frederick J. Haskin, reports on the optophone as a new English invention enabling blind reading by sound from printed pages. It also covers questions on topics from parachute heights to the origin of the motto E Pluribus Unum and various trivia, plus a public appeal against rats and mice and immigration commentary.
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To-days Worth-While Verse by Alfred Tennyson
A scrambled OCR verse fragment titled To-days Worth-While Verse by Alfred Tennyson. It evokes workers, vision, commerce, and national sentiment with images of cities, winds, and industry. The text is garbled but preserves the poem’s tone and references to poets and universal slumber.
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