Bridgeport Telegram Subscription Rates and Publishing Details
Bridgeport Telegram, established 1891, lists subscription rates payable in advance. The paper is published daily except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co. at 0 Middle St Bridgeport Conn with around the clock office access and a Barnum 6100 telephone exchange. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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Associated Press
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Radio and The Printed Word Debate News Reach
A reflective editorial argues radio will not supplant newspapers. It notes early optimism about broadcasts fading as market and weather reports dominate. Readers choose news themselves, reading when convenient, while newspapers present curated, dense content for quick grasp and lasting reference.
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Chester S. Lord
New York Sun
Lord
Kiver
Worlern Spat
Gok Haven
Weather Forecast For South New England Snow Wednesday
A mid latitude disturbance off Cape Hatteras moves northeast with snow in the Middle Atlantic and southern New England. No major temperature changes Wednesday, rising Thursday. winds become northeast and gale force late tonight into Wednesday morning.
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Cape Hatteras
Canadian
New Foundland
Middle Atlantic
New England
Upper Lake Region
South Atlantic States
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Mississippi
middle-Missouri
Plain States
North Atlantic
Mississippi River
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Atlantic
Eastport
East Port
Water and drink habits shape health and digestion
The text argues that water is essential and often underconsumed, noting mucous membranes stay moist and stools stay fluid when hydrated. It debunks the belief that drinking water with meals harms digestion and contrasts costly spring water with free tap water, praising the simplicity and economy of drinking adequate water daily.
Inherited epilepsy linked to parathyroid function
Professors Dragsted and Luckhardt of the University of Chicago reported that inherited epilepsy may stem from faulty parathyroid gland function and could be controlled through these glands. They claim this finding could be the day’s most important news for those affected by epilepsy.
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Dragsted and Luckhardt
University of Chicago
Letters to the Editor From Telegram teadera
A collection of public letters and editorials discuss personal advice to a young reader about chaperoned outings, licensing plumbers in Bridgeport, property law in Connecticut, and a note on communal effort. The letters emphasize safety, professional licensing, legal inheritance rules, and collective civic achievement.
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TheGiver Walt Mason Sings of Rich and Poor Charity
The poem contrasts the rich man who funds a poor child’s Christmas tree with the weary poor who beg and share little. It rails at taxation and the burden on the wealthy while lamenting charity as a potential vice. The speaker argues wealth can protect against hunger but warns giving freely can seem sinful.
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Liu
One of Many United We Stand Lesson in Community Drive
The passage highlights collective motive driving a Community Chest drive, noting multiplied satisfaction and milestone success from coordinated effort. It reflects on lessons from the prior year and reinforces the maxim United we stand, divided we fall as guiding principle for public support and worker enthusiasm.
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Self Protecting at Sixteen in Bridgeport Night Out
A letter discusses teenage girls about sixteen in Bridgeport going out at night. The writer defends girls self control and independence, notes peers and sisters also go out, and cites parental stance stressing quick homeward return.
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Eidstoreth
Bridgeport
Bee Man Henry Jeffrey Burroughs Passes Away
The celebrated bee man of Woodbury Way, Henry Jeffrey, has died after living alone for years. His body was found several days after death. He was respected by the Gazette crew and known for deep bee knowledge and general curiosity, seen as markedly wise though labeled odd by some.
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John Burroughs
Sandy
New Milford
Betty Zane Heroine of Fort Henry Attack
Betty Zane, a heroine of the Fort Henry assault near Wheeling, ran from the fort to a log cabin, seized a powder keg, and returned under heavy fire from Indiana attackers. The 1770s siege shaped regional names and early wagon routes through Ohio, while other Qs cover seigniorage, city planning, sailing crews, train whistles, golf terms, charter parties, and Hot Springs rents.
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Batty Gana
Betty Zane
Fort Henry
Indiana
Wheeling
West Virginia
Betty Zene
Zapesville
Ohio
Puritan or Broad Minded? A Self View in Verse
A speaker contemplates being called Puritan or broad in taste. He rejects dirt for dirt’s sake yet defends fire over mire, praising true genius even when it touches degraded material. He rebukes puritan labels while praising pornography as a test of breadth.
Toy shop debate over real tools for children
A concerned aunt argues for real, functional toys that boys can hammer and cut with, challenging a shop clerk who insists the store stocks only traditional dolls, kitchen sets, and toy furniture. The aunt recalls department stores offering usable items, while the clerk maintains this is a toy shop and urges shopping elsewhere for real-work items.
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Rhadam
Auntie
Elert
Hitchens
Advertising Director Found In Alabama
New York reports Williarm P. Green director of the National Vigilance Committee of the Advertising Clubs for the World has been located in Birmingham Alabama after his disappearance on January 22 telegrams from Green and his wife led to the find.The club had offered a $5000 reward for information on his whereabouts.
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Ta National
Associated Advertising Clubs For the World
Pirmingham
Alabama
Green
Chorea and Its Care by Dr Copeland at City Health Office
Dr Copeland explains chorea or St Vitus dance, its childhood onset, possible causes like fever, heart disease, and eye problems, and stresses humane care, nutrition, dental checks, and overall health. Readers are invited to send questions to Dr Copeland for personal replies.
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St. Vitus
Questions and Answers on Medical Matters
The reader asks about a two year fistula with mild discharge and risk of neglect. The reply stresses not neglecting the condition and seeking proper surgical care to avoid serious results. Another reader seeks advice on large facial pores and is told to use alternating hot and cold compresses daily. A third inquiry about heart leakage is answered that it cannot be cured but proper adherence to doctor instructions is essential.
Interstate commission moves to issue nontransferable rail tickets
The Hartford Courant criticizes recent rail ticket rules as a step back from past practice. It argues mileage books and family-access limits evolved to widespread usage, and that new nontransferable trip tickets would restrict riders, challenging public convenience and business norms.
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Interstate Commission
Jones
Smith
New Haven
Yartford Courant
Free booklet on Declaration Articles and Constitution offered
The American Peace Society publishes a free booklet presenting the Declaration of Independence the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. Limited copies available to readers who fill out the coupon and include two cents for return postage.
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American Peace Society
Nerey
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