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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1925
Page
8
Bridgeport Telegram notes its 1891 establishment and publishes subscription rates by mail with advance payment. It lists contact numbers for Milford and Fairfield patrons and states access to departments via open lines. The paper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press.
Frederick L. Perry of New Haven writes to the New Haven Journal-Cournal tying Coolidge’s anti centralization message to Connecticut ripper legislation. He cites Bridgeport’s Ripper Ring and a Willard bill as examples of dangerous overreach and urges defense of local self government against state overcontrol.
John Rockefeller Prentice grandson of the late king works as a night operator in New Haven to finance his Yale education. He earned the James J. Hagan prize for independent study while paying his way without parental aid, honoring independence but raising questions about the scholarship’s intended purpose.
A fragment argues for awarding a scholarship to a deserving case, warning that giving to a self supporting candidate could jeopardize Prentice's independent drive and chance of success. The quotation suggests concerns about financial resources and risk to the recipient's motivation.
President Coolidge urges farmers and all citizens to value character, industry, thrift and self control as true wealth. He cites farm roots and historical lessons on integrity, warning that ease weakens nations. Local political notes cover Waterbury and Meriden elections and party shifts.
The piece argues that New York boxing judges favor betting outcomes, citing the Delaney Berlenbach bout as a prime example. It criticizes gambling influence on decisions, warns readers against betting, and asserts boxers generally act honestly due to high stakes.
In the fifth district a Democrat who briefly joined a Republican regime faces consequences. James J. Whelan, once assistant city clerk under Atwater, will be replaced January 1 by John Terricctany as varn ve clerk, with $1360 owed for past services. The move appears tied to partisan reassignments and Ripper appointee removals amid election fallout.
A jumble of satirical lines critiques human nature, law, gender roles, and progress. It muses on nicknames, personal identity, and evolving social norms with wry humor and perplexing modern references. The piece suggests cultural shifts threaten traditional values and civility.
A fragmentary verse laments taxes after death, imagining a tax collector haunting churchyard heirs. The speaker vows optimism despite impending demise, critiquing government levies and the burden on mourners and estates. The aria-like piece blends satire with mortality and social critique of taxation.
A distorted text fragment describes a child kneeling in prayer with a rosary and devotions. The lines mix altered spelling and garbled phrases, mentioning a cherub in the night and memory, producing an incomplete, non-graphic devotional vignette.
A humorous edited piece by Maxson Foxhall Jude ll on Christmas motifs features a docile reindeer, Santa imagery, and playful quips about holiday shopping and courtship. The spoof notes festive traditions, with verses and light social jests about weddings and suburban life.
The storm system shifts from Quebec to Maritime provinces bringing light precipitation to lakes region and northern New England while strong westerlies affect the Atlantic coast. Expect precipitation east of the Mississippi within 48 hours and rising temperatures in southern New England Tuesday. Small child humor concludes the page.
The fragment describes a ready-made Christmas list urging readers to check items like a back scratcher, a pretty stenographer, vacation with pay, and jewelry for mother. It also notes satirical exchanges about Christmas gifts, a humorous school page conducted by Gertrude, and an appeal for readers to submit original humor material for payment.
A farm authority critiques the President's agricultural program, arguing it offers little real help to present farmers. He dismisses heavy statistics and tariff fixes, warns against price fixing, and urges clear supply-demand language and cheaper credit to stabilize farming without delaying reform.
Denver December 13 AP The United States mint completed coinage of one million dollars in $2.60 gold quarter eagles. The minting responds to annual demand for souvenirs and gifts. Superintendent Frank E. Shepard noted the output as part of the year’s plan.
A compact meditation contrasts values from integrity over vanity. It urges choosing useful help over mere technical prowess and favors quiet civic virtue over public prominence, ending with a resolve to leave a better world for children rather than amassing wealth.
A 1926 Toledo Blade column reflects on the habit of accepting "good enough" work. It contrasts painstaking effort with carelessness, presenting the self as the unseen, silent force causing sickness and ruin. The riddle declares carelessness as the foe.
A reader argues the jury system is failing with biased jurors and uneven outcomes. He cites a Kansas bank case where guilt and acquittal split oddly, blaming intelligent citizens for dodge duty and urging reform of the ancient system.
Washington December AP reports the 1925 internal revenue receipts totaling 2 584 140 268.34 dollars, down from 2 706 170 257.00 dollars in 1924. Key sources include distilled spirits, fermented liquors, tobacco manufacturers, oleomargarine, and miscellaneous taxes.
Washington report from December 18 notes House aims to pass an $836 million tax cut this week while Senate considers seating Senator designate Ald P. Nye of North Dakota and debates adherence to the World Court. The Nye case sits with the privileges and elections committee as floor debate looms.
New Orleans December 18 A release reports the sale of Huyle candy business to a southern syndicate led by Rudell Bee of Hibernia Bank. The purchase price was not disclosed but a $7 500 000 subscription to the syndicate was announced to fund a substantial development of both retail and wholesale operations.
An article fragment records a political clash involving President and Alfred Cuertler with accusations of mockery. Guertler pleads that his remark was a slip of the tongue while Parmier Chancellor Reipel acts to manage the party response amid tensions and calls for action toward Uuert.
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