Post Office Rates and Publication Details
Early 20th century newspaper snippet lists subscription prices and advertising contacts for The Post Publishing Co. It mentions 1 year in advance, monthly, and weekly carrier rates, plus advertising and editorial offices in Bridgeport Connecticut. The piece includes a poem by John Kendrick Bangs titled A Line O' Cheer and notes Associated Press affiliations and circulation.
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la Bieta
Metropolitan ‘Tower
New York
N. Y
John Glass
Peoples Gas
Leah
Associated Press
Atwo
John Kendrick Bangs
Editorial Notes From A Turbulent Era
A collage of pithy observations on Prohibition, immigration, politics, and social life. Jokes about whiskey making, Navy commissions, Crown Prince trials, and Christmas bonuses mix with quips on auto ownership, postal service woes, and governmental reform.
Walt Masons Daily Jingle Reflects on Problems of Past
The piece recalls easier times and smaller troubles, contrasting them with current daily pressures. The narrator recalls cheerful days, then notes how problems have grown, arriving like trouble from Hoboken and disrupting routine.
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Hoboken
Rey
Trusts and the economic lesson of scale
The piece argues that big trusts are more efficient and preferable to many small ones, urging regulation and ownership for public good. It cites Roosevelt and Standard Oil as precedents, notes railroads and meat-packers as industries needing consolidated control, and advocates the historical spirit to seek causes over blame in order to prevent future conflicts.
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Cheadore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New York
Boston
Standard Oil Company
Mr. Rockefeller
Jimmy
Edward Grey
Edward VII
Balkan
Europe
Germany
Kreisler and the Legion in Bridgeport’s Wartime Spirit
Bridgeport welcomed Fritz Kreisler with a citywide ovation praising his wartime patriotism and American conduct. The piece contrasts Kreisler’s example with local Legion protests and critiques of Dr. Karl Muck, arguing Kreisler deserves greater esteem for his behavior as a guest and citizen.
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Kreisler
Legion
Bridgeport
Fritz Kreisler
United States
Ithaca
Syracus
Rochester
America
Karl Muck
Muck
Flo
Comment of the Press commentary on Connecticut journalism
The Press of Connecticut is praised for its steady, enduring service and youthful energy. It notes editors and publishers reflect public life and express the common good, amusingly calling Connecticut journalists a fine lot.
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Press of
Connecticut
New Haven Journal Courier
Clari
Harbford Courant
Chapin
Waterbury
Daily
Weekly Press
Wood campaign clash looms in Connecticut party row
The Hartford Courant signals a rift within the Wood presidential campaign in Connecticut as Colonel W. P. Procter challenges National Committeeman John T. King for control of the slate and influence over Ohio delegates. The dispute centers on past maneuvers and loyalty to party leaders ahead of the national convention. The piece contrasts King’s setback with Procter’s strong Ohio ties and hints at broader implications for the Wood bid.
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King
Greenwich
Connecticut
Hartford Courant
Leonard Wood
John T. King
W. &. Procter
Cheisnnaii
Wood National Campaign Organization
The
Courant
Procter
General Wood
Ohio
Iing
Senate
Clonneetans
Aenen
Wood
Favorite Poems From The Chambered Nautilus
A concise summary of the cited verse theme notes the ship of pearl imagery, the voyage through enchanted gulfs, and the spiral growth as the poet’s metaphor for memory and renewal. The fragmentary lines evoke sea saints, coral reefs, and the sailless, evolving dwelling as time passes.
Thought flashes laws of property and farming practice
A compact quotation from Emerson asserts that laws govern things as surely as men, noting property protection and farming choices hinge on odds of planting, weeding, and harvest, highlighting risk versus reward in agricultural effort.
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Emerson
Dear Fred and the Enis Island Inquiry Findings
The Saireenay of labor refuses to publish further findings from the Enis Island inquiry noting that disclosure would not serve the public good. It questions whether the secretary’s claim of public interest aligns with administration goals and contrasts with Secretary Wilson’s claimed tolerance for publicity.
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Wadmer
Fred
Syracuse
Enis Island
Hewls
Wilson
Bridgeport Notes Tidy Busy 1879 Evening Items
Bridgeport’s December 1879 scene includes church festival dates and town events, a Waterbury concern over a locomotive, ice skating on Payrott pond, a Scientific Society meeting in Wales Building, and an Opera Company visit. Local court actions, temperance meeting notices, and police reports mix with transport news and weddings in Stratford and Birmingham.
Telegram Information Bureau Seeks Public Inquiries
The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington D C offers prompt factual replies on any subject. Readers are urged to state questions clearly and enclose a 7 cent stamp for return postage. Inquiries are confidential and there is no charge beyond the stamp.
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Telegram! Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Frederic J. Haskin
Telegram
Telegram Information Bureau
Washington, D.C
New Year guidance and trivia from early 20th century column
Dr. Frank Crane offers New Year resolutions focusing on living one day at a time and personal growth. The piece includes quick historical trivia on circumnavigation by Kendrick and Gray, early Pullman cars, oleomargarine origins, South Dakota as the Sunshine State, and population density contrasts among states.
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Cc. A. G
Frank Crane
John Kendrick
Wareham
Mass
Columbia
Robert Gray
Boston
Globe
Niall Q
United States Patent Office
George M. Puillman
France
Napoleon Iit
Hippolyte
Mege
South Dakota
Sunshine State
Britain
T. A
Germany
B. A
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Nevada
Death of originator of tablet medicines
Schenectady New York December 28 Dr Robert M Fuller 75 years old dies at home He is credited as the originator of the toddler form of medicine Fuller served in the Civil War and was noted as a Mord theatre when Lincoln was shot
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Arrowsmith
Bridgeport
Lauraa
T. Harbor
New York
Rosedale
Schenectady, N. Y
Robert M. Fuller
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Telephone Barnum
Sli
the Post Publishing CO
Middle Street
Conn
Members Audit Bureau of Circulation
Earth
Navy
Heven
Siberia
Xico
Revolutionary League
Semeons
Hartford
Cabot Lodge
White ‘House
Holland
Kanquist
Anine
Main Street
Palamer
Hertford
Walt Mason
Briggs
Yale University
Thie University
Yale
Grace
Hod
Yre
Publc
Oliver Wendell- Holmes
John
Presbyterian Church
St. John's Church
Wall Street
Naugatuck
Yellow Mi
Lal
New Haven Road
Scientific Society In Wales
Mapleton Opera Company
Charlies Melville
Alicea Oates’ Opera Company
ID. M. Read
Housatonic
New York City
Merritt
O'Leary
Payrott’s
Park Ave
Hart
Bridgeport Liberal Society
Aurelius Steward
H. Cooley
Anna M. Middlebrook
Ean
Good Templars
Lundsey
T. W. Curtis
Mevidville
B. W. Hawes
Beardsley and Culver
W. K. Seeley
Edward W. Seymour
Robert E. DeForest
Mr. Hawes
H. S. Sanford and Lockwood and Beers
St. Paul’s Sunday School
Charles H. Morris
Robinson
Howe Band
Arnold
Ded. M. Read
Fenn & Boyle
Zalmon Goodsell
W. B. Hall & Co
J. E. Suarles
John Lyoh
Philadel
Charen Choh
Ry Joseph Treland
William Donahue
Cau
Frank
Bennetts
Water St
Zoe
Joan T. Benjamin
Seldest
Edward Benjamin
Stratford
Bridgport
Hylvester Clarke
Charles A. Ellis
New Haven
Hi Booth
Birmingham
Henry
Sheldon Deforest
Congregational Church
Oronoga Lodge
Stradford
William Blainey
N. G
Stevens
V. G
George H. Turner
Stiles Judson
George L. Lewin
William H. Stevens
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