Bridgeport Telegram Briefs From 1891 Readership Note
Bridgeport Telegram historical snippet notes the newspaper’s founding year and publication details. It mentions subscription terms by mail and carrier, advertising bureau addresses in New York and Chicago, and notes daily publication except Sundays. It also lists Open every day and night and credits the Associated Press for news dispatches. A poem by John Kendrick Bangs titled A Line O' Cheer appears along with a reflection on Unbelief.
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Ae Klein
Metropolitan Town
New York, N. Y
Audit Bureau of Orientation
Associated Press
John Kendrick Bangs
Editorial Notes on Public Life and Holidays
A collection of pointed quips and observations on politics, society, and culture from the era. Notes lampoon hypocrisy and fame while touching on prohibition, advertising, and personal conduct. The voice blends humor with social critique, reflecting newspaper column mood of the period.
Snowbound Woes In Walt Mason Light Verse
Snow piles heavy across alleys as the poet laments coal scarcity and the cold. The speaker longs for fuel and warmth, describing a frigid room, frozen hands, and the irony of selling vast snow while no one buys firewood.
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Lus
Daie
Hell
The American Made Toy Revolutionizes Playthings
The article argues American toy makers surpass foreign rivals in ingenuity and practicality. It notes a shift from fragile gadgets to constructive educational models reflecting modern American childhood. It imagines how past generations would view contemporary toys like miniature automobiles and mechanized trains under electric displays.
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Iitdies
Santa Claus
Good Will In The Schools Address On Ill Will
A moral plea argues unrest in U S schools stems from ill will between teachers and authorities. It condemns low salaries, urges pay reforms to curb contagion to pupils, and calls for wages commensurate with service to restore civilization’s foundations of school and church.
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United States
Boston's New Police Define Reform and Duty
The Boston police force, built mainly from young ex-service men, earns growing approval as they perform their duties with minimal bias toward crooks or beats. Critics’ fears fade as reforms take shape, benefiting foreign quarters and new Americans who see the beat officer as government on the street.
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Boston
Last Word in Apartment House Constructure
The piece contrasts a New York apartment project claiming to be the last word in design with a 400 room Aztec community home unearthed in New Mexico. It argues ancient builders deserve more credit for their monumental construction given the tools and sandstorms faced.
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New York
Earl TW. Morris
Museum of Natural History
New Mexico
Adrial Sits Rejects Navy Medal Over Merit Concerns
Admiral Sims refuses a Navy secretary medal arguing that honors are handed out as pap. He objects to favoritism over merit, stating that deserving fighters are overlooked while less worthy receive decorations. An investigation or probe is anticipated to protect Navy morale and upholdJohn Paul Jones's traditions.
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Adiral
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Sims
John Paul Jones
United States
Bridgeport Thirty Nine Years Ago News Notes
Bridgeport residents anticipate a busy period with events at Rockville Opera House and a Wall Street extension debate. The city faces electric light and telephone service clashes, a theft of a display turkey, and notable weddings and local business changes.
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Oates
Kinglish Opera
R_ B. Stiles
Rockville
Opera House
Councill
Wall Street
Water
Summum Bonum and the Pursuit of Highest Good
A compact meditation on the chief good that endures beyond earthly pleasures. The speaker seeks a stable, intrinsic good higher than all else, urging the soul to abandon earthly delights in favor of eternal joy and divine fullness in God.
Thought Flashes on Time and Life's Precious Value
A compact reflection on cherishing time as life’s core resource. The quotation urges readers to value every moment, linking love of life to prudent use of time with a timeless Franklin cadence.
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Benjamin Franklin
Whitbur Grosshans Found Dead in Bed At 17
Wilbur Grosshans the 17 year old son of Mr and Mrs Louis B Grosshans of 84 Union Avenue was found dead in bed yesterday morning by his mother. Death was caused by heart disease per medical examiner Dr Garriek who was called. The youth was a nephew of Patrolman George A Grosshans of the Police Department.
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Wilbur Bb. Grossilans
Whitbur
Barber 18 Charged With Razor Theft
A barber alleged to have stolen 42 razors from Louis Dauigner at a shop on State Street. Theodore Bellu, 22, of Clinton Avenue, was arrested after four razors identified as Dauigner’s were found with him.
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Louis Dauigner
Wordin Avenue
State Street
Theodore Bellu
Clinton Avenue
Dzongner
Bella
Local Notices Dense With Marriages and Deaths
In this city Dec 24 Rev M H Pogson officiated John H Trusted and Nellie A Culver both of Bridgeport wed. Miranda Lewis aged 73 of this city died Dec 26. Funeral from Old Mil Hill Mon the 29 in New York Patrick J Tronston aged 70. Mineral from St Augustine's Church tomorrow at 3 pm.
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Har Rev Palmer
North Church
Mia
Te. Stride- Janda
N. ©. Miller
John I. B. Libby
FL. Townsend
L. L. Steward
Jt. H. Sanford
New York
Brooklyn
Norwalk
Bridgeport
Philadelphia
Therm
Hogers
John J. Phelan
Annie BE
Fitzgerald
Stratford
M. H. Pogson
John H. Trusted
Nellie A. Culver
Miranda
Daniel Lewis
Ewuneral
Old Mil Hil
Patrick J. Tronston
St. Augustine’s Chitvell Domorrow
Steinke Acts as Santa for Salvation Army
The Salvation Army room at 16 Clinton Avenue hosted Gill Steinke dressed as Santa Claus last night. Miss Laura Route of Bridgeport High School supervised a brief program with Santa messages. Each child received a stocking, half a pound of candy, a wall toy, and a new gift.
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Salvation Army
Clinton Avenue
Gill Steinke
Santa Claus
Laura Route
Bridgeport High School
Chesmas
Salvation Army Leadeswarters
Bureau closes for returned servicemen at Bridgeport site
Announcement said the Bridgeport and U S Employment bureau for returned service men at 603 Fairfield avenue will close permanently on December 31. After that date the Welcome Home registration bureau at City hall will handle employment services for veterans. An unrelated note mentions an Arab drinking cold water and never bathing at the seashore.
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Bridgeport
U. S
Fairfield Avenue
Welcome Home Registration Bureau
City Hall
Careeus
Treleda
Athletics Flourishing In German Army Tournaments
Reports from the British war office describe growing public interest in athletic events across Germany where both commissioned officers and enlisted men compete. In Dresden a mounted event saw an enlisted man win first, a regimental commander second, and a second lieutenant third, signaling a shift from prewar army practices.
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Cologne
Germany
Dresden
Joint accounts in dispute in Roberti divorce suit
In Superior Court a suit by the husband seeks to recover cash from joint accounts alleged to be withdrawn by Eliza Roberti. A $1,000 attachment is issued on a writ to John Roberti. The Robertis had joint funds totaling over $9,000 in two banks as of May 1, 1918, with claims of accounting and damages of 5,000. Roberti seeks alimony and contends against the divorce filing already in progress.
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Joan
Hirza
Roberti Wiloon
John Roberti
Eliza Roberti
Ben Roberti
Barnum
Hallett Street
Robertis
Jay 1
American Bank Trust Co
Farers’ & Mechanics Savings Bank
Roberti
Short Skirts and Etons for Spring Style
Cleveland designers forecast spring 1920 outfits with frankly short skirts, sport suits in bold colors, and varied trims. Three piece suits with bib fronts, peg waistlines, and tunic skirts appear, while Eton jackets and boxy coats dominate, with lengths from seven to ten inches above the floor.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
National Suit, Coat and Skirt Manufacturers Association
Eton
Prac Cal
British sociologist urges dropping high birthrate agitation
London statistician L. L. George told the National Birthrate Commission that pushing for a high birthrate should be abandoned. He argued that a high birthrate implies a high deathrate, slow social progress, low comfort, and high emigration.
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London
W. L. George
National Birthrate Commission
Textile towns rise in money as cloth prices soar
Bradford reports British textile towns are thriving with high prices for woolens. A shift to global demand lifts profits, with fabrics once priced at 60 cents now selling for 2.25 dollars, while shipments to Italy and New York are noted in transit.
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Bradford
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