Bridgeport Telegram Established 1891 Rates Note
Bridgeport Telegram from 1891 shows subscription rates payable in advance with daily publication except Sundays. It lists Milford and Pate areas, a Milford phone line, and mentions an audit board of circulation. Includes a note about Associated Press membership and republication rights.
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Storms Always Beset Long Ocean Flights Say Early Flyers
Observers note that long ocean routes inevitably encounter weather challenges. From Lindbergh to Schice and Brock, every Atlantic flyer met a storm mid journey, regardless of initial conditions.
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Schice
Brock
Vayuill
Flagpole Sittng: A New York Endurance Wonder
Public curiosity draws crowds to a nine pole sitters stunt in New York an endurance act atop a flagpole. Spectators stare as a participant endures while others pay for the spectacle amid a nationwide surge in freak contests and competitive trends.
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New York
America
Crossing Accidents and Public Works Debates
A discussion on grade crossing elimination and rail safety as New York state funds a grand project. Flood losses are tallied by the Department of Agriculture with millions in livestock and crops lost across the affected area. The Nebraska Supreme Court faces a tax question on city owned businesses versus private competitors, amid debates on using public funds to place cities in private markets.
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Taxing private schools and professionals to support public needs
The passage argues private schools, booksellers, doctors, and dentists should pay taxes that support public services such as schools, libraries, health and dental clinics. It notes gasoline dealers may feel burdened but suggests many share this view and accept the broader public funding motive.
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Lincoln
A Tale of Three Nations on Debt and Aviation Subsidies
The piece contrasts France France subsidies aviation while owing the United States and England subsidizes merchant shipping. It argues Americans should forgive French and English debts but oppose government subsidies to aviation and the merchant marine as reflected in public and press discourse.
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United States
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Lindbergh
England
Italian Americans: Sacco Vanzetti case and loyalty in Chicago
A Chicago Italian American asserts that blame on all Italians due to the Sacco and Vanzetti case is unjust. He notes Italian Americans' peaceful, law abiding record and their devotion to the U S government, contrasting violence abroad with sympathy in the United States.
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Law's Delay Calls Lawyers to Think
A New Canaan Advertiser reflection argues the Sacco-Vanzetti case shows excessive delays in the legal system. It contends the legal profession must reform to restore public faith, noting the lay public no longer views lawyers as morally superior and urging practitioners to rethink their roles.
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Coming Back By Walt Madon
Poem laments Dempsey and Sharkey era rivalries and mocks a has been boxer returning to a rising field. It contrasts public praise for a comeback with the enduring scorn toward faded stars and the belief that past glory yields no real chance at a fresh ascent.
The Hermit Thrush by Anse Campbell
A Quaker guide and speaker lead a twilight ascent where the hermit thrush sings. The narrator feels rapture and tears as the bird’s song moves his lonely heart and the Quaker declares the thrush is saying prayers.
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Romance and broccoli in New York society talk
A NYC column blends gossip on Texas Guinan and broccoli adoption with notes on the fight season shifting to Chicago. It cites Broccoli seeds from Italy, then Long Island broccoli farms, and jokes about air travel growth and safer German planes prompting a rise in air taxis and pilots at Curtiss Field.
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SENTENCE SERMONS Reflecting on vice virtue and public life
A compact collection of aphorisms mocking prohibition, hypocrisy, and social mores. It jokes about income, crime, and decency while lampooning modern sobriety and advertising culture with scattered quips about alcohol, politics, and education.
Norwalk Board Sets First Meeting for Property Lists
The Norwalk board of assessors announces its first session on October 3 and daily sessions through October 29 to file property lists. Sessions will be held in the First District courtroom and City Hall, while war veterans are urged to file their 61,000 exemption with the town clerk.
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Flying Over the Atlantic by Dr Fra
The article recalls Lindbergh, Chamberlin, Levine, Byrd and crews crossing the Atlantic, citing available aircraft, skills, and instruments. Weather remains the major obstacle, especially fog and magnetized compasses, with radio beacons aiding location. Future control of weather could enable sustained, safer flights.
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Presidents and the unwritten rule of a two term limit
The piece cites Washington Jefferson Roosevelt and Coolidge on not seeking a third term. It notes Washington set a precedent, Jefferson framed two terms as a rule, Roosevelt invoked a three and a half year first term and Coolidge chose not to run in 1928. It argues these statements cemented the custom of retiring after two terms.
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Question from readers on marriage child welfare and faith
A reader asks whether to return to a husband who separated after a hasty marriage and child removal. The adviser urges heart to heart talks, repentance, rebuilding life, and guiding the child in faith, citing biblical counsel and mutual duty for the sake of the family.
Maker Of Ashtray Legion Protested Must Quit France
Paris August 29 Associated Press Thomas Ring a wealthy Michigan lumberman preparing to leave France at authorities request told American Legion members he was a victim of good nature. The ash trays depicted a Doughboy with a nude woman in his arms triggering objections. Ring said he did not see the drawing or mould and turned them over to Police Prefect Chiappe after criticism. Artist Ed Ferber claimed only a few trays were made and all withdrawn. He said there was no insult intention and Ferber has not been molested by authorities.
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New Haven Reports Twenty Mosquito Varieties
Long Island Sound shore residents complain of severe mosquitoes. Weather blamed for the surge as New Haven health officials identify twenty distinct varieties of the pest.
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Vulcan Detining stock falls as probe announced
New York August 29 Vulcan Detining Co common stock plunged on the New York Stock Exchange after officials said they were investigating the sharp rise from about 40 to 80 a share. The later session rebounded and closed at 40.75 a share. The inquiry covers all trades in the stock last week.
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Woodtick people erect new chapel from stone walls
In Wolcott Connecticut Stone walls built into a chapel after a fire destroyed the wooden church that had served Woodtick since 1886. Neighbors funded the reconstruction via socials, subscriptions, strawberry suppers and sales, using stones from nearby walls.
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Weather Summary for Eastern New York and New England
A weather brief reports showers likely Tuesday across eastern New York northern and southern New England with little temperature change. High pressure lingers over Newfoundland and Nova Scotia as seas and winds shift, with fog and overcast conditions from Sandy Hook to Hatteras.
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