Bridgeport Telegraph Listing and Subscriptions Preserved
The Bridgeport Telegraph shows subscription rates payable in advance and advertising representation details. It lists offices and addresses, noting association with the Audit Bureau of Circulation and postal publication by The Post Publishing Co. in Bridgeport Connecticut.
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A. Tein
Tretegpalitag Tower
New
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Glass” Peoples Gas
Culeage
the Post Publishing CO
Middle Street
Bridgeport
Catin
Audit Bureau of Circulation
A LINE O CHEER BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS
A fragmentary verse piece shows a visitor knocking at a door and offering friendly cheer and human kindness. The hopeful accord promises a pleasant life, soothing cares and a joyous day ahead.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Uinta
Editorial Notes on 1928 Trends and Daily Oddities
A collage of notes on Washington's Birthday customs, women in the workforce, and general opinions. The item jokes about fashion, schooling rules, pre-season baseball, and grammar debates. It mentions Ford factory activity, Chinese eggs in the U.S., and Portuguese parking plants, with light quips on decorating spend and home brewing.
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United States
Tourksis
Caina
An Avenue of Petty Bribery and Passport Fees
Massimilian Harden condemns hostile attitudes toward foreigners and the costly passport formalities across borders. He argues abolishing passport fees where reciprocity exists would reduce bureaucracy, boost travel, and aid free trade, urging the American government to lead.
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Massimilian
Avithin
Book detectives and real ones outline Holmes style limits
The essay argues Holmes flaws reveal fiction, noting real cases like the Wall Street bombing and the Joseph B. Elmp murder baffle authorities. It criticizes New York Grand Jury for six months without source leads and questions why real detectives struggle despite clear clues.
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Sherlock Holmes
Wall Street
New York
Why Social Legislation Pays Employer
An early article argues fear and anger trigger adrenaline, boosting short term energy but causing fatigue when used long term. It claims worker anxiety over accidents, illness, or job loss drains energy, so guarantees against these fears aid productivity. It cites workers’ compensation, employer medical care, and group insurance as economic assets for employers.
President's Forthcoming Book Not Narrative but Philosophy
Washington report describes a forthcoming book by former Secretary Lansing, to publish March 3, not a narrative but political philosophy. It will quote the President and Lansing on differing views, with focus on Paris diplomacy, Mexico policy, and personal dynamics shaping history. The President intends to allow future narratives to recount events while preserving his lifetime perspective and public record.
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Norman Bapcogd
Washington
Lansia
Retary
Yiesson
Paris
Jymsing
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Lansing
Mexico
State Department
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Tistoviar
Reynes
Wbo
Waon
Tumilty
Tumnity
Depen
Teag
Trumpeau
Wilsoh'a
Wilson
Landis sentences bolster prohibition enforcement
Judge Landis imposes two year penitentiary terms and a $10000 fine on a landbreaker and sentences another offender to one year. The piece argues courts must impose prison terms to deter bootleggers, noting current profits and risk as deterrents.
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Landis
Federal Penitentiary
New York lawmakers plan budget cut to 10 million
The article argues New York legislatures aim to trim the coming year's state budget to 10 million, noting the cut is modest versus last year's 140,090,000 but frames it as a shift toward government economy. It urges public officials to heed citizen demand for fiscal restraint and warns against entanglements with foreign powers.
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New York
Sycho
Wise
The Hardest Test Walt Mason Sings Through Pain
A garbled verse piece features Walt Mason musing on life and laughter amid illness and taxation. It rails at the tax man and poverty with a weary, ironic cheer, noting forced smiles and stubborn resilience despite hardship.
Wealth of Cabinet Nominees Spars With Public Image
A Washington dispatch notes nine potential cabinet members with total wealth around 04,960,500. Charles Evans Hughes and Andrew Mellon are cited at 500,000 each, illustrating vast disparity in fortunes. Public sentiment shifts toward capable minds over wealth, as Mellon’s fortune is scrutinized while Hughes is praised for legal acumen.
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Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
Andrew W. Mellen
Mellen
Hughes
Bustams
Meilon
Aly
Mellon
Hoth
Sham
Tarminr Goveim Or
Lawden
Ihon
A Little Dog and Cat Verse Folio
A fragmented Worth-while Verse piece depicts a dog and cat scene with faded lines and partial words. The readable portions describe playful imagery and distant garden scenes, suggesting a light domestic poem from the era.
Bridgeport 1881 notices and local matters recap
Bridgeport notes from February 2 1881 cover church events and sermons by Rev M Z Pugson at the Pal Block Congregational Ghoral. a Baptist church inquiry meeting follows services. local issues include W W Tabor’s insanity case in Suffolk County and a police matter with Buck Wells. Also reported are an upcoming St Font all drill with Governor Bigelow, a Scientific Society meeting, indoor electric lighting trials, a paper at the society rooms, and a First Baptist church Paper Festival. Funeral notices for Henry Buckingham Esther Canfield Jane Russell and others, plus real estate and business notices and brief social notes.
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Baptist Murch
W. W. Tabor
Suffolk County
Scientific Society
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Glavenee Sterning
New York
Ding
Palmer
University
Barbour
Bridgeport
North Congregational
Daggett
M. TH. Pogson
Lew Tohnson
James L. iRyxbee
John Street
Seymour
Conntn
Thisey
Jane Russell
Robert G. Cryttenden
Ishemus Russell
Questions and Answers from a Washington Bureau Folio
A compilation of readers questions and terse replies on diverse topics. It covers definitions of hogs, use of paper for wheels, Horatius Cocles’ reward, the meaning of embarrassed debt, distances New York to San Francisco by rail and air, Roosevelt as a genius, the lotus plant, the Atlantic Ocean’s naming, Oklahoma Indian tribes, Wilkie Callieton readings, and the strength of peace in a restructured U S army.
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New York
Fra
A. C
Newport
San Francisco
Latin America and United States info group urges stamps
A fragmented reader notice describes a group called Washington Informacios Lures offering information about the republics to the South and requesting stamps in return for “reliable information.” The text shows garbled phrases and urges readers to mail a coupon to the specified address.
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United States
America
American Union
Sitera
Washington
Informacios
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