Bridgeport Telegram Subscription Rates and Post Office Note
A clumsy excerpt shows subscription rates by mail and city notices. It mentions Metropolitan Tower New York and Barnum Avenue, with references to The Associated Press and a post publishing company. The fragment lacks clear events or dates.
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Metropolitan Tower
New York
John Glass
Ay Peuples
Gus Biéz
Hones Barnum
Exenaner
EE Post Publishing
Middie Steger
Bridgeport
Cons
Audit Bureau of Eirculation
ARSOC
Associated Pro
ATED
Cheer Returns as Winter’s Chill Eases
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a shift from gloom to warmth and cheer. mentions of warmth cracking, stash up, and turning from worry to cheer as days brighten. Specific names or places are unreadable. overall tone signals a seasonal mood change.
Puritanical Moves Threaten Honolulu Street Shows
In Hawaii a push to ban public displays of the human figure prompts Honolulu officials to consider an ordinance restricting racy performances in public places. Critics warn new rules may push fashion to bathing suits, while opponents urge censorship of shows already.
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Honolulu
Hewaii
Hawaii
Maikiki Beach
Board of Supervisors
Pussyfoot Seeks India Mission For Prohibition Fight
American anti drunkness advocate Pussyfoot W E Johnson plans to sail for India by August end to push for dry laws in Bombay and Calcutta. He doubts rapid global prohibition but supports majority rule, calls Britain’s wartime liquor relaxations discouraging yet humorous. He notes saloon counts don’t curb drinking and one can still get drunk in fewer hours.
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London
Pussyfoot
W. E. Johnson
India
Far East
Bombay
Calcutta
England
Perliament
Johnson
Clinic on Auto to Aid Indians
A misread fragment notes a medical aid effort involving an ambulance or clinic vehicle for Indigenous people. The text references health issues such as pneumonia and tuberculosis, with unclear names and places due to OCR errors. The piece presents as a brief notice of a shipment or service aimed at treating illness among a Native community.
War era crime causes and respect for law cited by Joyce
William B. Joyce, president of the National Surety company, blames eleven factors for a nationwide crime wave costing about 16 million in losses. He ranks disrespect for the law as the chief cause, noting the role of war, economic strain, and social attitudes, and warns that elites set the example to respect or defy law.
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William B. Joyce
National Surety Company
Joyce
Jitneys in Bridgeport Face Legal Struggle and Public Support
The Bridgeport jitney clubs defy Public Utilities Commission rules as trolleys sit idle and riders surge. While courts may strike them down, drivers press on with informal rides and a defense fund, challenging regulation and envisioning a new, unregulated form of private taxi service.
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Public Utilities Commission
Bridgeport
Too Much Government Cartoon on Farm Life Cover
The cover image shows two men in a rowboat shouting for help while waving oars marked Help Special Legislation for Me. Uncle Sam watches from a pier and asks if they should paddle with him, illustrating excess government intervention during wartime.
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Sam
Lars
Bu Tt
Veiled Life of Violet Ingleby and a London Hatchance
In a London street Violet Ingleby loses a hat to a monocled man who offers payment. A car accident kills a flower seller and risks a baby boy, Ronnie Hastings. Violet hides Ronnie, faces a rising web of deceit as Ronald Hastings seeks the child and Olive Hale, a milliner, maneuvers through romantic and financial pressures.
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Viouge Inglueby
London
Vivid
Ronnie
Winlet
Ronadl Hastings
Auit
Olive Hale
Konmle
Violette
Hastings
Miss Clancy
Violet
Ronald Hastings
Olive Hate
Hasting
Reves Snetenie Sete
Miss Tagleby
Martin
Greek
Riboon
Tagleby
Glive
Olive
Sony Miss Ingleby
Olive Hile
Ronni
Marfin
Julbert
Vigtet
Ole Thant
Ron
Leslie Martin
Bridgeport Forty Years Ago in the Standard
A long column of local items notes progress with engine tests for the Derby and Haven rail project, rifle team matches, wheel clubs inviting participation in September, and requests for new Company 3B caps. It also covers new grange arms, town-house plans at Newtown, a poultry incubator exhibit, ships visiting Bridgeport harbor, a charity and civic scene, and a mix of personal notices, deaths, and accidents.
Origin of the word tjaze'l and orchard soil inquiry
Questions cover the African origin of the term Jaze used in New Orleans Creole music and the suitability of planting apple orchards in slate soils. Agricultural guidance notes water depth and shale decomposition for slate soils and briefly describes Hawaii's climate as equitably mild with rare storms.
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Walter Kingsley
New Orleans
Department of Agriculture
Correct English A Daly Quiz
Answers to Merday's Queries discuss meanings and usage of words. It explains distinction between egotist and braggart, with guidance on pronunciation and emphasis, highlighting how selfish prominence affects speech.
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Merday
Merrine
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Middletown Insane Asylum
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Milford
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American Bible Society
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