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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1928
Page
10
Fragmented OCR shows an advertisement for Bridgeport Telegram with notes on daily publication by a press syndicate and instructs readers to contact Milford Fairfield area offices. Mentions Associated Press copyright and generic news attribution.
A Hartford Times column ponders Mark Twain's humor as dated yet enduring for Huck Finn, contrasting it with Dickens. It notes Twain's humane portrayal of folly and life in Mississippi, and argues the novel remains a timeless, vivid social sketch beyond juvenile humor.
A letter from Governor Smith argues that a fraction of wartime expenditus could fund peacetime improvements. Dr. Cadman suggests twenty days of British expenditure would demolish war infrastructure, while Smith posits tax money kept by citizens could improve roads, navigation, and wealth. The text weighs economic arguments for ending conflict versus funding peaceful, productive uses.
The piece argues global self government as a universal right beyond race or creed. It links England's India troubles to Indian self rule and asserts Philippine and Puerto Rican aspirations reflect the United States founding ideal of inalienable freedom. It condemns denying liberty as inconsistent with American principles and urges liberty through friendship rather than force.
The Daily Mirror reports on Congressman Wil R. Wood questioning federal publicity staff, likening editors to propaganda, and recalling Creel’s wartime chief publicity role. Johnson defends departmental public relations as information work, while Summers notes many such staff existed.
A garbled meditation on money power and virtue critiques vanity and publicity stunts, suggesting wealth seduces, promises break easily, and noble aims wrecked by pleasure. The speaker condemns public display and notes self-preservation from labor as a grim outcome.
A satirical column from Manhattan recounts Chinatown intrigue and social notes. The narrator mocks gullibility around antique furniture and scams, describes Madison Avenue versus 57th Street commerce, and portrays a city slang of snitches and pretenses amid pricey relics and social curiosities. The prose braids overheard tales of fake antiques, luxury obsessions, and social pretensions in a bustling New York milieu.
A reader writes about letters to the editor and the handling of anonymous or confidential submissions. The piece discusses editorial discretion, the protection of sources, and the balance between openness and privacy in published correspondence.
The Town Philosopher questions if Stratford’s City Manager is incompetent or a victim of political toes being stepped on. He asks why Mr Beer was kept in office and who the Probate Judge’s policy or the PCP candidates may be, urging voters to consider the town’s welfare and potential political manipulation.
The piece discusses the comptroller Garrity's budget recommendations as guidance, the Hartford city budget of about 10 million dollars and taxes, and the likely political climate in Connecticut. It notes delinquent taxes, upcoming primaries, McAdoo’s visibility, and political organizing in Bridgeport and other cities.
A neighbor's window offers a nocturnal tableau of children named Tommy Susanne Billy and Luowa. The loving narrator imagines them in beds guarded by misty angels as dawn nears, while a stray line references Americans paying for privilege and a desire to be angry.
Dr Cité laments war’s long toll on living veterans and the disabled, urging public recognition of the dead and mindful support for those scarred by battle. He stresses the need for humane care over spectacle, citing veterans in Arizona and across the states who live with lasting injuries.
Dr James Walsh lecture titled Laughter and Health at United Church forum last night stressed laughter’s health benefits. He described laughing as diaphragm movement that stimulates liver pancreas stomach and heart while boosting intestinal function and overall vitality. He argued laughter is uniquely human and urged cultivating it as the most precious health aid.
A dramatic narration portrays a man driven to kill his aunt Jane amid volatile thoughts and warped logic. It contrasts violent impulse with public calls for lawful order and critiques the justice system’s handling of such crimes. The piece closes with a defense of law and a wary verdict on aggression between nations.
A reader asks about Beaconsfield and courage as a defining trait, noting Gladstone’s tribute and Beaconsfield’s rise from obscurity to empire. The discussion expands into biographies that reveal moral contrasts, with Dante, Shakespeare, and Tolstoy cited, and ends urging patience with gravitas in preaching while seeking broader expression beyond solemn sermons.
In Oakland Maine on February 6 three Waterville women Mrs Harry Ware Mrs Eugene Strom and Mina Natalie E Cale aged 35 40 and 25 respectively were drowned when their automobile broke through thin ice on Messalonakee Lake. Driver Brett Morse 35 was rescued from the wreck and later treated after aiding others. About 200 men worked four hours to recover the bodies and cut a hole in the sedan to remove them. The group had driven onto the lake toward a camp despite ice four inches thick at the spot.
New York dispatch notes pressure on Governor Smith to finish census tabulation. Dr Haven Emerson, head of the Cities Census committee, warns that partial results hinder progress and questions high estimated costs. Controversy and alleged connections surface around administration and contracting with federal bureaus.
A brass panel once used for selecting punches now features decorative push buttons in molded bakelite. The buttons come in various designs and colors to match a room’s color scheme, allowing customization for different apartments. The fragment also references editors and a governor’s chair in a suggestive, unclear context.
New York Feb 5 Dr William Elliott Griffis 80 educator author and lecturer died unexpectedly at his winter home in Winter Park Florida Born in Philadelphia he served in the Civil War and later organized schools in Japan earning high honors from the Mikado He led several churches including First Congregational Ithaca and Piris Reformed Schenectady Survived by second wife Frances King Griffis two sons and a daughter
Partly cloudy Monday with increasing cloudiness and slowly rising temperatures across New York, Southern New England, and Northern New England. A northeastern disturbance has moved east, with a high pressure area south of Hudson Bay moving eastward, foretelling overcast conditions Monday and Tuesday in the Middle Atlantic and Mississippi states regions.
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