Bridgeport Telegram Established 1891
The Bridgeport Telegram established 1891 announces subscription rates and payment terms for year, months, and week. It lists delivery options in the city, carrier rates, and toll-free direct line connections for Milford and Fairfield patrons to place advertisements or news items. The paper notes Open every day and night and credits the Associated Press for news dispatches.
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Rubber price fixing debate sparks calls for British controls
John Q Tilson of New Haven urges an investigation into rubber price fixing by Britain’s colonial government. Rep Hal of Tennessee backs the measure, accusing Great Britain of planning to raise US rubber prices to aid war debt, recalling the 1922 Stevenson plan and the need for the US to pursue its own sources amid rising tire costs.
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Democratic National Committee
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Britissh Erat Indies
US Department of Commerce
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America
Butler Attacks Prohibition Supporters in Letter
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler, former president of Columbia University, critiques prohibition advocates in a rambling letter. He suggests pro prohibition sentiment is driven by paid lobbyists of the Anti Saloon League and those who profit from the temperance movement, dismissing it as a mere political tool.
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Nicholas Murray Butle
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Anti-Saloon League
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Prizes for Families and the Dilemma of Social Rank
The piece critiques a plan to award a prize for the best family at the state fair arguing the term best family is ill defined. It questions who counts as a family and whether size wealth or upbringing should determine eligibility, highlighting the tension between valuing human welfare over livestock. It notes diverse examples of families across wealth, town, farm, and poverty and laments superficial judgments.
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Fragmented political pointers and stalled meeting details
Fragmentary notes describe a political meeting with incomplete names and actions. The record mentions attendees, a security or debt issue, and references to age, duties, and a potential timeline. The text shows confusion and scattered remarks about individuals and outcomes.
Missing or garbled text sermon prompt
Fragmentary prompt text appears garbled with misspellings and unclear meaning. No identifiable persons places or events. Unable to derive a coherent main action or outcome for a news style item.
Refusal to Raise Funds Sought for Cat Shelter Plan
A fragmentary tale portrays Mia Jig smith Jones, widow of two plutocrats, urging townsfolk to contribute ten thousand to build a home for stray cats in the slums. Residents resist, citing competing needs such as buying goods for children and a wife, while the town debate spreads through the community.
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Smith Jones
The Little New Year By Wane Caverrill
The poem depicts a small child awaiting the new year with playful, wandering thoughts and imagined scenes. It references December imagery and the passage of a year as the child looks toward January. The language mimics a child’s garbled speech to convey innocence and anticipation.
Germany's Outlook After Locarno and League Inclusion
A leading German editor argues Locarno and the London Berlin ratifications mark a victory for cooperation over punitive aims. The piece highlights how Versailles remains contested, but German policy shifts toward economic cooperation, improved Western ties, and cautious engagement with the League of Nations and Rapallo with Italy, aiming for stable recovery amid European powers.
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Versailles
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Air and Moisture Needed for Apples Storage
Pomology experts advise home apple storage relies on ventilation and moist air to prevent scald and rot. Specific varieties Stayman Delicious Baldwin Northern Spy Wagener and Wrinkled yes can keep through winter with proper air flow.
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Baldwin Northern Spy
Wagener
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Stark
Fragmented account of distant sinning and animal cruelty observations
A garbled historical column discusses distant acts of sinning by individuals and implied cruelty to animals. It references a southern city, workers, and reactions to disturbing events, with scattered names and fragments that hint at a broader moral discourse.
Christie sect eyeing annual pageant amid makeup talk
Fragmentary chatter recalls the Christus belles and their annual appearance with makeup. A puzzled speaker notes trouble after a late-night visit as a wife wails, while casual remarks drift to laughter and curious banter about bandit lore.
Christmas Cards and Daily Thought Calendar Exchange
Fragmented OCR reads about a Christmas calendar gift with daily thoughts and a riding crop joke. Several characters discuss what gifts people want and reference a Mrs Wilson, a diamond stud, and a radio set amid a chaotic dialogue of holiday exchanges and humorous expectations.
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Weather Map Confusion Tuesday Through Thursday Forecast
Fragmented and garbled weather bulletin reports rain and colder air across New England and New York regions. Expect rain Tuesday with changes to snow in interior sections, with colder conditions into Wednesday. Winds shift from north to northwest, with overcast skies and periods of rain or snow.
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Call for original verse and jokes at Bridgeport Telegram
The notice invites writers to submit humor, enigmas, satires, anecdotes, and poetry to the Bridgeport Telegram. Payments range from 2 cents to 1 dollar per piece, depending on length and value, with editorial standards and one side of paper requirement.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Treasury Grants Credit Privileges To Debtor Nations
Washington December 21 AP Foreign powers with funding settlements here will be allowed to continue financing in this country despite congressional opposition. The Treasury says formal ratification actions by Congress may be deferred but will not revoke the agreements. Officials note the policy expands support for foreign loans as nations seek stability and lasting arrangements.
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Wealthy Woman Injured in Gras Framingham Crash
A wealthy Framingham woman, daughter of Mrs Detimeina and wife of Dennison president of Dennison Manufacturing, was critically injured in a car accident. She sustained a skull fracture and scalp wound, rushed to a hospital while her mother and sister were en route to visit another daughter.
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Detimeina
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