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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1958
Page
17
An excerpt discusses a dairy farmer and skim milk fed to pigs, critiquing price pressures on bacon. It notes farm bureau guidance, consumer and farmer cooperation, and questions readers about farming knowledge and column edits.
A cryptic note from M A D comments on a conversion year and the persistence of belief among adherents, suggesting a historical or religious discussion. The fragment indicates ongoing devotion and the idea that the date or period holds significance for many followers.
A quirky summary notes that redwood forests are managed under state law with seed production claims, a civic Redwood Circle promotes forest protection and logging improvement, and teens participate in logging contests. It mentions redwood qualities like durability, fire resistance, and park protections, plus a tangential item about magnetic compasses and the equator.
A reader can get an answer by Mal to any question of fact by The Bridgeport Post Information Bureau in Washington. The column covers topics from Pisces traits to arithmetic origin of the alphabet and medical queries, with brief expert replies.
A dated advertisement promotes a 30 page booklet titled Cats offering guidance on feeding and caring for kittens. It mentions the earths North Magnetic Pole and South Pole while urging readers to send 25 cents postpaid for Magnestic Doles. The copy is machine readable and faultily phrased but clearly markets pet care information.
The text cites Sir Andrew Clarke coining “living wage” in the November 24, 1900 Westminster Gazette. It lists Beltsville Small White turkeys can weigh under 7 pounds at 3 months, while the heaviest breeds reach about 70 pounds dressed. It adds that George Washington’s will was written by Washington himself, without legal help.
Advertising item for a Misses' sheath dress pattern by Marian Martin Pattern 9173 in sizes 10 to 22. Fabric options include shantung and cotton in pastels to vivid oranges and limes. 39 inch fabric requires 2% yards in size 16. Printed directions on pattern parts. Send 50 cents plus 5 cents for first class mailing to Bridgeport Post Pattern Dept. to receive the pattern by mail.
An old appeal promotes Pattern 717 two piece oven mitts and a face motif. Readers are asked to mail thirty five cents per pattern to Bridgeport Post 14 with name zone and pattern number, plus extra for a copy of the Nesthecraf Catalogue featuring crochet knitting embroidery and other craft patterns.
Lenten services announced for St. Pauls Episcopal and Huntington Congregational churches with a theme Great Words of Our Faith. Services alternate between locations Sundays at 8 p.m with topics Creation Fall Redemption Sanctification and a March 23 choir program. Holy Week events include Maundy Thursday and Good Friday observances and a Darkening of the Church service on April 4. Also noted are community notices on a Grange meeting program, a heart fund sale, and a hot cross buns sale by St Pauls Guild.
A reader advises men at a cock tail party to avoid grabbing or draping an arm around every woman they speak to. The note warns some women may welcome the gesture while others will resent it, stressing respectful behavior and awareness of boundaries.
The piece argues parents should have access to Accumulative Guidance Records and student aptitude tests used by schools. It criticizes rigid discipline and stresses collaboration between parents and teachers to guide a child, noting conflicts arise when records are hidden from parents and teachers’ backgrounds are opaque.
Alexander Kent Hartling a 55 year old Wethersfield State's Prison guard died in St Francis hospital Hartford from a brain ailment reportedly linked to injuries from an assault in the death house by Frank Patka who faces electrocution for slayings of two Bridgeport policemen The piece also notes boxing chatter about Joe Louis Nathan Mann bout and W C Fields returning to stage and a Bridgeport housing survey showing one family homes dominated 1929 to 1935 peak in 1929 and 1934
A humorous piece outlines how a tactful wife avoids public embarrassment and never derides her husband. It emphasizes subtle support, gentle correction, and preserving his dignity while maintaining the impression that he thrives with her backing.
A man sees a shop window sign reading Fishing Tickle and asks the owner if anyone has suggested the sign should be different. The owner replies that many people have teased them to change yet they still attract customers. The fragment hints at a humorous local exchange and an odd retail sign.
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