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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1922
Page
8
Fragmentary newspaper text from Bridgeport Daily Post at 40 Middle Street. Appears to cite publishing schedule daily except Sunday and reference to Audit Bureau of Circulation and The Associated Press. No clear event or person details available.
The text speaks of the Sun and Stars moving on endless courses and echoes a wish for calm and serenity. It urges leaving earthly stress behind to keep vexed spirits in tune with universal calm and harmony.
Editorial notes mockingly touch on weather, manners, and oddities. It jumbles thoughts about birthdays, resorts, sleep, legality, Japan, and farming while offering quirky aphorisms and puns. The piece reads like a collage of quoted phrases and wry observations.
Daily Telegram almanac notes a disturbance over Michigan moving to Maine with increasing intensity, another system over Georgia moving northeast. Expect mostly cloudy, colder conditions east of the Mississippi within 24 hours with frosts possible as far south as Central Florida Wednesday morning.
The five cent fare experiment on Bridgeport lines boosted trolley usage and public goodwill. If the Connecticut company adopts a permanent low fare, it could restore the system as a major public carrier, avoiding higher fares that may invite jitney competition and legislative pressure. A mechanised, volume-based approach is urged to return to profitability.
Hartford papers rail at public outrage over the jail scandal as the Long brothers serve a sixty day sentence for liquor violations. They allegedly dined in Sheriff Gable’s private room, a claim the article frames as part of a long history of indulgence and lax prison conditions.
The article profiles Charlie Brickley and Roosevelt as examples of starting from the bottom to gain true knowledge. It argues that early failures and plain work, not shortcuts, shape success, citing Brickley’s move to a Connecticut carpet factory and Roosevelt’s ascent, linking their progress to practical experience.
Walt Mason riffs on Wilhelm not wanting marriage, dismissing brides and gossip. The poem lampoons rumors of a wedding, urging readers to forget the subject and let him live as a bachelor, hidden in rustic quiet.
Cases of Joseph Journey and John Kovacs continued on liquor law charges in city court. Arthur H. Andraw paid 10 for speeding 33 miles an hour on North Main. Joseph Pregtono fined 20 for accident related issues. Arregiad third charged with overcrowding a jitney. William Rogery fined 10 for street incident and costs. Joseph Gullo paid 1 fine and costs after horse ran away injuring a woman.
An old health advisory urges milk for growing children and adults, noting a quart daily for kids and a pint for adults, and touts milk as balancing nutrition. It claims milk aids recovery and offers a free booklet by Dr. Rasanu, requiring a two cent stamp and coupon return.
Frederick J. Haskin of The Bridgeport Telegram Information Bureau in Washington requests two cents for return postage on a two copy Milk Booklet.
A narrator watches aquarium fish swim as he whispers “Poor fish” while pondering human conflict. He imagines the fish notice his gaze and imagine mockery back at him. The piece blends dreamlike reflection with a quiet meditation on war and the human condition.
A teacher recalls students presenting a dramatic reading on Abraham Lincoln. The lesson blends admiration with a rough, affectionate retelling, including a child’s Scottish inflection and a mother’s sorrow, portraying Lincoln as a “great man” who endured hardship and struggle for freedom.
The Senate Judiciary Committee agreed to expand the number of United States district judges by thirteen to ease federal court congestion. The panel also backed a provision that vacancies in judges' offices will not be filled until Congress authorizes. The action follows the bill's original draft and aims to expedite judicial work.
Recommendation by Chief Justice Tat and Attorney General Daugherty followed by conferences with U S judges and district attorneys to resolve pending legal matters.
William H. Johnston president of the Machinists announced the International Association of Machinists will join the United Mine Workers of America in a conference with miners and railroad employees to discuss ways to reduce shortages in water of mine and railroad workers.
A health column explains calories as heat energy units, compares carbohydrate fat and protein values, and estimates a daily need around 1700 to 1900 calories for an average man. It critiques overemphasis on calories, suggests balancing diet, and previews vitamins. It also includes reader questions about chest pain and chronic cough with advised medical evaluation.
Answers to medical questions are invited from readers. Inquiries may be mailed in stamped envelopes to Dr R B Copeland. Dr Copeland will respond personally to proper questions and publish as appropriate.
Dorothy Wasson, a seven year old harpist who had drawn attention in New York audiences, died at Greenwich Hospital after an operation for appendicitis. She performed in a New York recital on December 7. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wasson.
Unusual reports describe Wirt county events linked to Griffith 28, who allegedly killed Constable John Gott in 1913. Police, prison escapes, and multiple life sentences figure in ongoing pursuit as authorities seek justice for the deaths involving Thompson, Lucas, and Hough.
A reader inquiry column from The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington offers answers to varied questions. Topics include India Ink brilliance, muffling airplane engines, early Army nursing classes, and the Rock of Ages hymn origin. It cites sources like General Hospital Welter Reed and Letterman, plus the dynamite gunboat nickname for the Vesuvi.
Home kitchen guide describes dumplings from beef stock quenelles to liver balls and noodle balls. It covers ingredients like liver breadcrumbs flour salt pepper nutmeg parsley eggs milk and pork with directions to boil in stock and serve in soup plates for a hearty meal.
The annual fur auction in New York opened today with 400 080 skins offered at 25 to 30 percent higher prices than last year. Muskrat led the sale with other species including fisher, marten, otter, mink and mole. Sales run through the week totaling about 1 600 000 skins. Over 600 out of town buyers attended the opening.
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