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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1922
Page
10
Publication notice appears from The Post Publishing with address in Bridgeport Connecticut. It cites Members Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press credits and states republication rights for dispatches and local news.
A local column blends verse and editorial jabs on Valentine sentiment postal errors and public behavior. It mocks cruiser car conflicts and landlord profits while noting health hints and quirky quotes about poison booze and Kipling.
Tuesday and Wednesday expect cloudy skies with possible unsettled conditions. A broad disturbance moved northeast from a center over the lower lake region, bringing local snows in the Midwest and northern Atlantic states. Temperatures shift east of the Mississippi with fair weather in the north, rising in central regions. Wednesday brings more cloudiness.
A Connecticut trolley firm underuses advertising while Youngstown Ohio emphasizes heavy promotion. The Youngstown plan offers unlimited weekly passes for 1.45 dollars, encouraging use for church services, theatre, and lunch, boosting trolley patronage by about 30 percent without extra costs and even appealing to auto owners to try the trolley.
A historical notice recounts the first electric stage illumination 36 years ago during an Iolanthe performance at the Bijou Theatre in Boston with Edison on the switchboard. It notes prior experiments by Moses Farmer and rapid modern adoption, praising Edison and others for turning night into day and hinting at future innovations like canned sunlight.
A groomed clash erupts over seating plans for Princess Mary’s wedding at Westminster Abbey. Peeresses complain to the lord chamberlain about limited women’s seating, amid fears the arrangements may disappoint guests and crowds.
Fragmentary text mentions veteran bonuses totaling 191,839-200 and 165,500, with references to payments under legislation. It then drifts into garbled lines about Americans, the League, and unnamed entities, conflating social topics with unclear political context and unemployment claims. The passage is incoherent and lacks discrete events or identifiable subjects.
Reader witnesses a collage of names and places as a narrator recalls a strange scene. The text blends misread lines about neighbors, fear, and care, with odd details of hats, food, and a looming doom. The piece hints at communal tension, illness, and a peculiar ritual surrounding a figure named Brown and an aged presence among common folks.
Executive Director of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation reports the shell of contributions totals 240000 dollars from 24 states toward a 1000000 dollar goal. Oversubscription concerns arise as many donors give small gifts, with New York leading and Philadelphia and North Carolina showing sizable shares.
A dark quatrain of urban gloom lampoons poets who write sad verse while a bleak basement scene and cold weather set the mood. The speaker mocks a dour style yet asserts resilience in a cheeky, humorous closing note.
In a narrative about boys clothing Habby follows fashion trends at school with his mother’s cautions. The piece contrasts comfort versus style, noting stockings, knits, and new caps while emphasizing harmless trends and parental guidance on not feeling superior.
A fusion of medical views urges caution with diagnostic tools and ambient factors. Dr Copeland emphasizes that medical conclusions rely on multiple body systems and data beyond single observations or barometric effects. He discusses environmental influences like barometric pressure, temperature, and humidity on health, urging balanced use of instruments and sustained patient care.
Fragmented text discusses milk nutrition and health policy ideas, referencing government, farms, and labor in a garbled OCR fragment. It mentions milk supply, vitamins, and health reform themes with scattered proper nouns and unclear connections.
Patient asks if a birthmark on the face can be removed and by what methods such as X ray radium electric needles or carbon dioxide. Adviser recommends examination by three specialists to assess suitable treatment.
Fragmentary OCR notes show names like Haskin and city officials amid a muddled Washington context. The piece references a policy debate, a local bureau, and a suspicious timing note marked SEMPOt City 22. Details remain unclear due to illegible text.
Questions on race, perfume in religious rites, weather, auto parts, and geography are answered. The Telegram Information Bureau notes it cannot give legal or financial advice and asks for full name and two cents return postage. Answers cover named topics and historical references with brief explanations.
Distraught accounts describe efforts to use church jewels to aid Russians in need. The plan includes loans and sacrifices amid famine warnings, with references to Nowngrad. Observers note two tone colors and heavy burdens as relief ideas unfold.
A fragmentary tale from Grand Rapids Michigan dated February 15 describes Barhetine Van Cite whose father initially objected to her attending a movie. He relents and she recalls enjoying the film and its performances, though the text is incomplete and unfolds as an odd, partial reminiscence with scattered quotes.
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