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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1926
Page
13
A quirky collage from a mass produced Fun Shop page presents spoof editorials and readers letters. It lampoons Christmas seasons with playful misprints, mock social theory bits, and a long comic tale of a jewelry store burglary turned comic accident. The piece blends satirical captions with dateless snippets and humorous anecdotes about gifts and misadventures.
A lighthearted survey of readers interpreting a funny invitation note from The Fun Shop. Letters reveal misread phrases about gifts and celebrations including a silver wedding present request and a visitor’s invitation from Florida. Readers share interpretations and personal anecdotes.
A family conversation reveals a school survey on class failure and collective punishment. Peggy dislikes Miss Marie after a bad report, while the class reacts to a supposed fault by Wooly. The mother explains class spirit and how one student’s misbehavior affects all, prompting a plan to “take a failure” together. The father jokes about the teacher’s power and the costs of discipline.
In Binghamton New York a tinnery worker Tine the Pred Tsehonnzuk played a joke on his best friend Mike Jovyon sky thirty three, father of seven, by turning on a high pressure air hose. The force tore open Jovyon sky’s intestines, killing him instantly. An inquest was ordered to investigate the death.
The body of a man believed to be AC M Waite, fifty five, a renowned race track builder from Jacksonside, Fla, and New York City, was found washed ashore at Miami Beach. Waite is said to have built several tracks in various cities.
Declares how to decide when to use a finesse in Auction Bridge, explaining tenace patterns, sequencing, and when to apply King or Queen finesses. It notes mathematical odds favoring finessing with under eleven cards in both hands, and warns against blanket rules like never finesse with nine cards.
Yale raises more than five million in advance of the drive to add twenty million to the endowment for teaching. President Angell explains the need, citing rapid student growth and higher costs, and outlines selective admission policy as part of a quality over quantity expansion.
In Washington on December 13, the Supreme Court refused reviews in two immigration cases. It affirmed the exclusion of Fone Hang Leong and denied a writ of habeas corpus for Chin Wey challenging his right to enter the United States.
A citywide chain letter campaign promoting safety and accident avoidance unfolds as the new year begins. The notice lists Samuel P. Senior and other prominent figures, urging recipients to write nine letters to friends and count nine days for luck, with a curious wireless outfit to be installed at a church.
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