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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1925
Page
12
The Bridgeport Telegram announces subscription rates and delivery details for 6 months and 3 months with daily, Sunday, and carrier options. The Post Publishing Co operates all departments from Milford and Fairfield via direct office telephone connections.
THL YLT CAPITAL, Reed, the superintendent of wheels capoulds a great truth: education is Bridgeport's greatest asset and the nation’s best weapon against adversity. He argues education drives economic growth, brain power fuels progress, and investment in schooling yields lasting prosperity for the community.
Freshent Coolidge advocates a future where farming drives industrial prosperity through adequate storage, credit, and cooperative marketing. He calls for government encouragement without heavy direct control, stressing independent business by farmers and a nationwide marketing framework.
The article describes rising public divisions over Prohibition enforcement and calls to curb President Coolidge. The Anti-Saloon League urges action while critics warn of political misuse, as opinions clash on Wills Stein Act and federal liquor policy amid national debate.
The piece outlines a tight ten week contest for a city post with candidates including George E H Wood and Bernard Bids, both allied with the administration. It notes expected council turnover, possible clerk office reforms, and ongoing party maneuvering as Democrats seek gains.
The coming Congress faces tax reduction aims amid a coal strike and debates over the volume of government spending. Leaders on both sides pledge economy, with limited chances for major new measures. The court issue draws little heat, as business keeps steady and policy pace remains slow.
A tangle of remarks on Republican policies, Senate rules, aviation inquiry, and public life. The text references Mather, Murrow, Bingham, Homer, Cummings, and Willie’s algebra request, with quips on gossip, marriage, enforcement, psychoanalysis, and real estate taxes.
Poem about a utopian world for children free from greed and misery. It envisions a serene realm where kids are content, focused on joy and truth, not wealth, with contrast to the harsh present world.
The fragment reflects a speaker praising wealth gained through toil yet haunted by hardship. Lines describe farming tasks, seed time, winter labor, and lifting burdens for survival. The voice laments material gains as transient, recalling past sweats, meals, and modest comforts as the price of perseverance.
Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes argues that marriage, while imperfect, best protects adults and children, discourages promiscuity, and represents an evolutionary, civilization based norm. She contends monogamy offers stability, loyalty, and societal welfare, despite faults and occasional breakdowns.
The historic Nettleton estate in Shelton, owned by Derby Gas and Electric since Charles H. Nettleton’s death, may be opened as a public park. Spanning Myrtle Street and Elm erdale Avenue, the grounds overlook the Housatonic River and include the mansion built in 187, a caretaker’s house along the river bank, and a sunken feature on the Myrtle Street side.
The article recounts Browns Pond on the Nettleton estate fed by a natural spring with an artificial outlet opposite. It notes drownings by local children, trespass issues, and the property's beauty with iris, myrtle, and flowering borders. It mentions the Vanderbilt era electric ties and a potential public sale discussion by the Colt Nettleton era.
Eastern New York coastal areas show mostly cloudy skies with a chance of light snow flurries in the north. Temperatures hold steady with little change into midweek, while New England also sees mainly cloudy conditions and minimal temperature shifts. Another pass foresees general cloudiness across the central states with scattered light snow risks in the north, and mild, dry conditions elsewhere.
A historical daily almanac snippet notes a calculation for Telsaram by The Canwright token and includes garbled phrasing about dates and weather. The fragment hints at calendrical rules and lunar considerations for a specific day in the year.
Sir Russell H Conwell founder of Temple University and famed lecturer died in Philadelphia. He visited Bridgeport several times most recently to speak his famous Acro of Diamonds lecture at First Methodist Church about eighteen years ago. He battled illness four years earlier canceling an engagement at Bridgeport High School. The tale of his rise from poverty to wealth and his Civil War service as a captain underlines a life devoted to charity education and hospital work.
The Italian community forms a committee to raise funds for debt relief owed by the Italian government. Joseph Danicucel presides, with Dr J Kovni and Mrs Wo Deceila as officers, aiming to gather pledges from lodges and societies and channel funds to the Italian government.
A fragment from a magazine page contrasts old noble life behind castle walls with modern realities. A humorous column questions education and relationships, noting slogans like paycholoy and professor queries about study and teen romance in a playful, era voice.
Fragmentary dialogue from a children's page yields a garbled anecdote about a pair riding down an avenue and discussing politics. It includes a captioned memory by Mary and a remark by a child about birth origins, reflecting dated attitudes.
A fragmented text argues for large scale fur farming of exotic animals at a Derby preserve. Claims include Australian and Mexican stock, chinchilla derivatives, and a plan to raise fur animals for Christmas markets. Contains garbled, sensational passages and editor notes asking for humorous submissions.
Fairfield awaiting Governor John H Trumbull on December 15 as residents plan a town wide flag display along the Post road to Roger Ludiowe High School where he will address students and dine with local club members before a scheduled public address. Local officials and reception committee members are listed, with further town court actions and zoning pleas noted.
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