Bridgeport Telegram Details Publication and Rates
Bridgeport Telegram established 1691, published daily except Sunday by The Fost Publishing Co. at 149 Middle St Bridgeport Conn. Subscription rates shown. Open every day. Barnum 1¢6 telephone. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press credit notice.
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Fost Publishing CO
Barnum
Middle St
Bridgeport
Conn
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Editorial Notes on Small-Town Life and Wit
A collection of clipped observations on manners, gossip, aging, and social mores. It comments on pride, generosity, and hypocrisy in a provincial setting, noting the humor and flaws of neighbors, with stray lines about divorce, dialect, and old-time trades.
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British Museum
Newa
Sermon On Public Duty And Private Morality
A reflective sermon argues many good people ignore private life as essential to public good. It notes religion surpasses mere abstention and criticizes those who shield personal fortunes from scrutiny. It warns against assuming duty ends with law and condemns social prominence lacking responsibility.
Weather digest for New England and Mid-Atlantic region
Northern New England shows partly cloudy skies Monday with a sharp cold snap Tuesday. Eastern New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland report partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday fair as winds shift from the north. Atlantic coast warnings extend from Delaware to Eastport with rough seas. General trend is fair weather Monday and Tuesday across the North Atlantic states with low pressure over Newfoundland and a trough dragging across the region.
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New England
Maine
Beuthern
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Sandy
Wonda
Randy Hook
Hatteras
Frash Northyves
Waether
New Foundland
Ate
Lake
North Atlantic
Atlantic Coast
Telaware
Sreakwater
Eastport
Deserved Punishment for Senators Defying Party Lines
A political column denounces La Follette Frazier Brookhart and Ladd for opposing their party and seeks to strip them of seniority in Senate committees. It argues senatorial courtesy should reflect party loyalty and that these men act as a third party within Congress. The piece contends their aim is power to harm the party that elevated them and cites the election as a rebuke to their stance.
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Messrs. la Follette
Ladd
Frazier
Brookhart
Republican Party
Senate
Messia
LaFollette
Congress
America
Health contagion in rats improves rickets cases
Freethinker Col Ingersoll joked health could be contagious. Modern science shows health may spread as healthy rats housed with sickly ones recovered from rickets, as Dr E E Slosson reports on recent experiments.
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Col
Robert Ingersoll
EE. Slosson
Health is contagious in curing rickets and mental ailments
A historical observation notes that sunlight exposure in rats suggested curative properties and argues that health, optimism, and cheerful demeanor aid healing. It emphasizes a physician’s robust constitution and magnetic personality as influential in patient recovery, claiming inspiration and confidence are contagious in the sick room.
Bootleg signals tucked in Seattle bedtime tales
A Seattle radio station allegedly used nightly children’s stories as coded messages for bootleggers. The whimsical plots like Johnny Woodchuck and Billy Beaver allegedly signaled liquor runs while warnings by the Crow Lady warned of revenue agents. The piece questions whether to suppress or permit the coded code and its adult audience.
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Seattle
Pacific
Johnny Woodchuck
Billy Beaver
Crow Lady
Uncle Bunny
Fox
Ion
Puccini Remembered as Great Opera Composer of His Time
Music lovers mourn Giacomo Puccini whose operas such as La Boheme Tosca and Madame Butterfly earned him enduring fame. While some critics debate his place among ultra modern standards the public will long cherish Boheme Butterfly and Tosca as defining works in operatic history.
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Giacomo Puccini
Puccini
Tosca
Butterfly
Wagner
Gounod
Bizet
Leoncavallo
Mascagni
Verdi
la Tosca
Political pointers mirror party realignments in era of labor split
The piece notes AFL decision to eschew party ties, signaling the death of the La Follette reform line, while Battle Boo asserts the party endures. It suggests Democrats face losses akin to 1808, Republicans attract many ex Democrats, and mentions Springfield municipal races with three Republicans and one Democrat. It also covers a sparsely attended Democratic state convention and shifts within senatorial contests.
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American Federation
Labor
Itvel
Socialista
LaFollatte Party
Boo
Howe
Bryans
Leaks and Coal Freight Through Philadelphia Canal
One hundred years ago reports note scAnat Rt Reading has closed leaks and 150 boats with Behuylikth coal arriving for New York. More freight is expected to ease prices, with current rates cited at 92 a chaldron and freight 12 cents per hundredweight. The message questions chartered favoritism and legislative aims in benefiting certain groups.
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Philadelphia
New York
Citisens
Lerman Fe
Orran
The Heavens in December Orion Guide by Dr Brainin
December sky guide highlights Orion the Hunter with Capella Aldebaran and the Orion Nebula. Mentions Belt stars Betelgeuse Rigel and nearby stars. explains star positions and estimation of rising, with tips for recognizing the Belt and Sword. Continued on Page Thirteen.
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Orion
Capella
Aldebaran
Sword Belt
Immenge
Qgrien
Auriga
Taurus
Pleiades
Ike
The Fun Shop By Maxson Foxhall Judell
A vintage humor page features a tongue twisting sketch about Jack R. Acker backing a music show and clashing with Kiki Becker and Fraker. It blends light verse with Gertude Helter quips and seasonal jokes, highlighting lively banter, cheeky cartoons, and editorials from Wally the Mystic.
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Maxson Foxhall Judell
Acker
C. L. Edson
Jack R. Acker
Kiki Becker
Backer Acker
Uncle Joe
The Editors Gossip Show in The Fun Shop
The editor invites readers to contribute Baldpate style pieces with humor and epigrams. Mentions contributor Vance H Karpass as first Baldpate writer, supervised by Dr Traprock. Payments range from 2 to 10 for contributions and 5 to 5 per line for poetry, with instructions for submitting manuscripts to Fun Shop Headquarters in Bridgeport.
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George A. Baldpate
Baldpate
Vance Hkarpass
Dr. Traprock
Reuters
Anad
Fun Shop
Bridgeport
Telsaran
Grandmothers Have Their Important Niche in Life
Dr. Frank Crane extols grandmothers as essential to family life and guidance. A grandmother should offer advice without condemning youth, aging gracefully, and maintaining respect within the family. Her presence, influence, and wisdom enrich households, making each home complete.
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Frank Crane
Seelf
Medical Q and A From Doctor Copeland Column
Readers submit health questions about anemia tapeworm weight loss and chronic heart trouble. A physician advises medical examination to identify precise causes and tailor treatment. Enclose a self addressed stamped envelope for personal replies.
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Copeland
R Copeland
Doing It Early By Walt Maron
A humorous verse on pre Christmas shopping by Walt Maron. The speaker describes long weeks of store hopping to buy dolls, knives, and gifts for relatives, as crowds surge, voices rise, and the holiday rush causes weariness.
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Walt Maron
Sam
Lang
Bella
John
Sinusitis and respiratory illness advice from a 1900s column
A health column discusses common cold complications like sinusitis, noting mixed infections and how nasal sinuses can trap germs. It urges fresh air, good ventilation, hygiene, and prompt treatment for colds to avoid sinus involvement, then answers reader questions about gaining weight, skin care, and flat feet with concise medical guidance.
The Mounted Police by Anne Campbell
A fragment of a poem about a child fearing mounted police passing by the bed. The verses mention kidney trouble advice requests and a guardian house, with lines suggesting fear and a plea for calming guidance from a physician. The text blends poetry with medical queries and night-time imagery.
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