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Bridgeport Jelegram details subscription prices by mail and advance payment including two year and monthly options. Advertising contacts listed as I A Klein and John Glass of Chicago. Open daily with Barnum 610 phone, published by The Post Publishing Co. at 140 Middle Street Bridgeport Conn. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press.
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A LINE Q' CHEER Poem by John Kendrick Bangs
A poem urges revealing a divine spark within, guiding a person toward elevation and leadership. It speaks of inner light surpassing outward pride, promising a more victorious life and recognition among the shining lights of Earth.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Editorial Notes On A Roundabout World View
A collage of spoil rich reflections on politics and society. It notes Mexico, Ford, Berlin, Holland, sugar prices, husking bees, Philadelphia chemistry, Gov Coolidge, a transmitter debate, and Connecticut politics with remarks on Bridgeport and Middletown press.
Walt Mason Lyrics Jingle Anthem No 44
Verse satire praises America amid economic woes and social upheaval urging reform and patriotism. Speaker highlights taxes inflation strikes and foreign comparison while envisioning a future restoration of order and national pride. The piece blends humor with political commentary on early 20th century issues.
Rube Goldberg Cartoons Bring Daily Laughs
RUBE COLDBERG multiplies humor with his inimitable cartoons. He appears daily among exclusive features, delivering sharp satire and intricate visual gags that captivate readers.
Gas as humane weapon sparks wartime debate
Surgeon General Ireland argues gas casualties show gas as humane. Yet critics question whether any modern weapon can be humane. The essay notes gas caused 27.3 percent of casualties with low death rates and laments the shifting moral stance as nations adapted to poison gas in World War I.
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Ireland
France
Germany
England
Bernard Shaw
Iquore Shaw
Senatorial Sacrilege and Senate Mockery in Record
A fragment from a historic Senate debate condemns a sacrilegious motion linked to a doomed peace treaty. It notes Senator Sherman of Illinois joking that even criminals invoke God before crime and laments the Senate’s tolerance of such remarks. Senator Thomas adds a critique of the body’s value and its assembly’s ethics.
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Connecticut
Senate of the
United States
Sherman
Ilinois
Germany
Senate
League
Thomas
Motor Casualty Lists Highlight City Traffic Toll
A Chicago paper proposes daily motor casualty tallies and cites 600 deaths so far to shock readers. It argues both pedestrians and drivers share blame for rising accidents, urging warning boards, stricter traffic direction, and greater caution at crossings and in speed choices.
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Chicago
New York
League of Motorist
Jay Walker
The Red Cross Seal urged for letters and packages
The article encourages buying and placing Red Cross seals on mail. It notes the seals are unofficial stamps but attract more thoughtful reading, cost little, and require little effort while supporting the good cause. It urges readers to lay in supply and use them freely.
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Red Cross
Slippery Stuff Prompts Hazy Baby Reaction
A playful note observes a 20 month old baby reacting to a slick, sticky material. The infant’s thoughts are imagined as curious, with emphasis on the slippery texture and the harmless, humorous mood of the scene.
Fragmented Diary Excerpt On a Child’s Splashing Mood
A brief, fragmentary diary style note describes a child character leaving a room, enjoying splashing, and mentioning a bottle. The speaker notes the bottle, sacrifices of the world, and a nap, with casual reflections on behavior and affection.
Bridgeport Notes From Forty Years Ago 1878 Weather and Wares
Bridgeport diary items describe unusual springlike December weather, stray news on local arrests, a new signpost photographed at the court house, and remarks on shipping and local industry. The article mentions the Farist and Windsor Company’s steel output, freight aboard the Rosedale, and a City Court theft case against Mrs. Powler plus a deputy sheriff seizure.
Mural Sign Post Details and Local Court Actions
Odd city sign post described as a smooth wooden post with a small white plug hat appears altered overnight with glued limbs and a flamboyant lid. Court of Common Pleas case to restrain hiring workers and observers proceeds. selectmen accused of delaying prosecutions while patrols refer parents to officials over school absences.
Favorite Poems Wendell Phillips
The poem quotes James Russell Lowell from 1844, noting Phillips and the battlefield imagery. It depicts standing with the weaker side, rejecting gifts from the enemy, and seeking closeness to God amid slogans of fame and gold.
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Wendell Phillips
Lie
God
James Russell Lowell
Comment on the Press The Press thrift magazine note
A fragment discusses urban waste and paper recycling. It cites per city tonnage sent to dumps, the value of discarded material, and the role of old paper in pulp production. It mentions trees, boxwood, rags, and linseed waste in relation to paper manufacturing and costs.
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Mrour Tite Thrift Magazine
United States
Hall School Community Center Meeting Highlights
Hall School Community Center plans a program for tomorrow night featuring Linge Manson with tricks, Duets by Minervie Bons and Rebecca Dubin, and several well known artists. A business meeting is to discuss plans and observers will be present.
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Hall Seheoat
Dave
Liberty
Linge Manson
Ouls
Manu
Minervie
Ask Questions Answers About World Facts in The Standard Telegram
A compact 1910s information bureau feature presents Q and A on topics from corporate hierarchy to royal finances and geography. It covers United States Steel, the King of England, Irish tenancy, coal discovery, Hell Gate, and crown jewels, with concise factual responses and source notes.
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Pecome
Washington
Frederic J. Haskins
Telegram
Standard Telegram Information Bureau
Frederick J. Haskins
Washington, DC. C
United States
Federal Reserve Board
United States Steel Corporation
Singland
C. FR
England
Prince of Wuates
Tam Lawton
Egypt
Mass
J. O'D
Ireland
Tomas Masiaryk
Czecho-Slovak Republic
G. T
Goding
Moravia
University of Chicago
New Republic
Hell Gate
Hell Cate
Long Island
Manhattan
United States Mint
Philadelphia
United States Assay Office
New York City
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Shah of Persia
Palace of
Ehernan
Vranece
Africa
India
Persia
Automatic men stage vaudeville at Industrial Work Center
An Automatic Machine Co employee presented a six act vaudeville show at the Industrial Woe Service Center on Barnum Avenue last night. Over 100 attendees enjoyed a comedy sketch by Ye A. Garthend and D. Cretella, with dancing after the program until 11:30. J. Bo Lathoance coordinated the sabre production and the dance pro featured quadritle and modern numbers.
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Automatic Machine Co
Barnum, Avenue
A. Garthend
D. Cretellane
Sass Sand
J. Bo Lathoance
Sabre
Annual Dinner of St John s Men Tonight
The annual dinner of the men of St John's Episcopal Church will be held this evening in the Parish House 763 Airfield Avenue at 7 39. Fred Atwater of the vestry will preside with Rev P Cavan Dawley Rev Philip Herridge and Rev Senhora Seriane as speakers. Alvin Breul will lead singing. The dinner is served by the rectors chapter for the men of the parish.
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Airfield Avenue
O'Elock
Fred Atwater
St. John's
P. Cavan Dauley
Society of the Divine Compassion
New York City
Philip Herridge
New London
Senhora Seriane
Alvin Breul
St John's
St. John’s
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Bridgeport Jelegram
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Telephone Barnum
Texchange
Audit Bureau of Circulation
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Mexico
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Michigan
Baltimore
Berlin
Holland
Iffoiland
Gov. Coolidge
Massachusetts
Bridgeport
Middletown Press
Republian
John Tu. Lyons
Walt Mason
Baily
Rube Coldberg
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Bridgeport Post
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Soae
BY Briggs
WAT
Everthing
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Swaysa
John Wilson
Joe
Montignani
Court House Green
Farist and Windsor Company
Windsor Locks
Gilbert
Betheat Co
Standard
Rosedale
Simeon B. Peck
Aaron Sanford
Newtown
T. K. Mallatt
Trumbull
Newtown, Turnpike Co
Tenry Sanford
Pfarlaiken
Central Flouse
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Danbury
Edward Goodale
Charles Phillipt
Covel & Woodrip
Vyrklippl
Waterbury
CG. MeAverton
Waterbury American
Zalman Condsell
Morris W
Seymour Bac
Daniel Tacey
Wartford
Thenry
A. Gilbert
Ate
A. Bethel
TH. Marsh
Elfy
Matilla Powler
Mooue
Sheriie Bartrany
John C. Wisele
Mii Street
Golden Hill
Door
Hartford
Pola
Leuravbaiiny
Col
Rowoasiton
Arto
Tartford
Burnhaart
És Courtenis
Knowlton
Reidgenart
Winnentiens
Nevada
Silver State
Mie
Thhimboek
Paekie Taeibmomeck
Winnemieent
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Kyowa
Vondueiur
Newshaven
Hewiford Row
Dan Stata
Shakespeare
Joli Stevenson
Jitmes Sexton
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Wiliwation
Layeoun
Lelde
Powers
Wil Sutton
A. Knapp
Amuney
Switzerland
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