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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1923
Page
8
Bridgeport Telegram announces subscription by mail with rates 7.80 yearly 3.90 for three months and 85 weekly. Published daily except Sundays by The Post Publishing Co at 140 Middle St Bridgeport Connecticut. Open day and night with AP news and local dispatches.
A collection of brief quips and observations spanning humor and current events. Topics include Paris crime, a 25 year old raiding a home, earthquakes in the Society Islands, animal welfare, weather lore, European money use by express, a Turkish towel joke, a dog attack in Alabama, a Cincinnati ink firm profit sharing, river travel notes, diet and London doctors, winter window openings, a transplanted pig eye inquiry, Boston daylight robberies, and France advancing into Germany.
Fair weather in Southern New England Monday with a risk of rain Tuesday. Winds shift from northwest to north and northeast. Sandy Hook to Hatteras sees fresh winds. A western disturbance moves east bringing widespread precipitation east of the Mississippi within 48 hours. temperatures steady to slightly rising, with no major change expected in Atlantic states.
A portrait of Abraham Lincoln on his 114th birthday extols his humble upbringing in a log cabin and enduring optimism. It praises his laughter, good humor, and virtue, noting how Washington speaks through Lincoln and how his career from log cabin to White House embodies the American ideal and emancipation.
President Harding selected General Enoch Crowder to be the first American ambassador to Cuba after his army retirement, signaling a policy to use seasoned military leaders in civil duties where the United States has interests. If chosen for qualifications over mere service, the approach should prove satisfactory. General Leonard Wood leads the Philippines government, with Crowder assisting Cuba in its adjustments.
The article discusses using top retired officers in civil government, praising General Crowder for his diverse service from the Philippines to the Russo-Japanese War. It argues appointing him ambassador to Cuba would honor both nations and boost Cuban-American relations, while promoting post-retirement military leadership in government.
Connecticut advances a child welfare bill barring newspaper sales to minors from 8 p m to 6 a m. Proponents cite protection, while critics argue the measure harms youth independence and schooling, noting many former boy sellers thrived. The editorial urges fair hearings and cautions the bill may be laughed out of committee.
The El Dorado name traces from a South American king gilded in gold dust to a fabled city and vast golden country. The legend spread across continents, inspiring explorers before waning into a generic term for wealth. Also notes fashion trends with velvet and suede garments featured by a French actress.
The Connecticut Child Welfare Association is urged to reconsider its push for a street trading bill that would curb work by boys under fourteen in boot blacking and selling papers. The piece argues the law would harm boys who gain lifelong skills and pride from early earnings, citing supporters like Miss Mary Hall and Charles L. Ames of the Brown School.
A mordant urban fable rails at borrowing and vanity. The speaker contrasts Masons and Aloram Hughes with cautionary lines about lending, gratitude, and social climate. It ends with a warning that borrowers lose friends and face isolation as neighbors hide from the sham.
The Hartford Times discusses the Child Welfare association’s view on newsboy labor before school hours. It notes concerns about education versus earnings and questions whether early rising harms or helps children, referencing statistics and differing statutory interpretations. It defends newsboys' habits and self-reliance, arguing sales aid character development.
A fragmented Q and A list covers topics from Hopi men’s bangs to ages over 90, Philadelphia versus New York population history, earliest pharmacists in America, ship's husband duties, allonge on commercial paper, flat bottom boat displacement, ice tonnage estimates, and the piano invention by Bartolomeo Christofori with surviving grand pianos dating to 1720 and 1726.
A reflective verse contrasts two men Jim and Jack. Jim flees rustic life for the city and declines, while Jack stays home and prospers as a solid citizen. The piece argues fate is shaped by personal choices, not by urban influence, urging responsibility and self control.
A reflective essay on Abraham Lincoln, his lifelong sacrifice, and the moral lesson for children. It portrays Lincoln’s choices to forgo comfort, work hard, and endure hardship to serve the nation, urging readers to seek virtue, duty, and inner courage. The piece links Lincoln’s resilience to timeless moral growth and personal steadiness.
Chicago February 11 The nineteenth annual University of Chicago interscholastic track and field meet will be held on Stagg Field May 2 and 26 The event will run in two sections one for high schools and one for academies Last year the meet drew 608 contestants from 143 schools in twenty six states through two sectional events.
Cincinnati Feb 11 Pitcher Peter Donohue who has wintered in New Mexico will be operated upon this week for the removal of his tonsils August Herrmann president of the Cincinnati National League baseball club announced today Donohue will report to Manager Pat Moran at Cincinnati in March
Dr. R S Copeland discusses a calendar themed calendar as a broad health cure and urges readers to adopt a lifestyle of work, confidence, and common sense. He warns against wasteful worry and gossip, emphasizes nutrition, rest, and vigor, and invites readers to submit medical questions for his syndicated column.
The message advises seeing a specialist to determine if glasses are needed and suggests rinsing the eyes with warm water. It notes that thorough eye examination may be necessary and mentions rest as a possible measure.
Telegram readers critique the city sealers office and apportionment expenses including a claim of short coal weight. They question why public funds pay for oversight and joke about a new car budget. The item ends with news of a first Malayan tapir born at London Zoo and notes its white saddle markings that fade with age.
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